Here is another example of how people are collaborating online to help each other in education. Email and websites (even without RSS feeds) are building community and being used to share specialized information to help other people. Below is an example:

StrongBad is a character on the famous Homestar Runner website, a Shockwave-based site that is a favorite of twenty- and thirty-somethings. StrongBad is most famous for answering emails that have been sent in by readers. Of course, he’s often snide in his responses and he tends to make fun of the emailer, but that’s the fun and joy of watching him answer the emails. :-)

Anyway, the most recent email that StrongBad has replied to was sent in by a middle school technology teacher, who wanted StrongBad to come up with an introduction that he could use in his new classes. StrongBad, a self-proclaimed technology expert, gladly complied. Visit http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail.html and click on “Technology” out of the list of emails. (After watching this one, I’m sure you’ll want to watch some others. They’re extremely funny. You can either click one off the list or click on “random.bat” in the top right corner to have it select a random one for you.)

So, looking for a good overview to technology at a middle-school student level? Look no further! :-D