'Web 2.0 paljastaa' photo (c) 2011, Janne Ansaharju - license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/

In yet another attempt to get at the enormous backlog I have of sites worth blogging about, I post a regular feature called “The Week In Web 2.0.” (you might also be interested in The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education In 2016 – So Far). I also sometimes include tech tools or articles about them that might not exactly fit the definition of Web 2.0:

Richard Byrne has just published Practical Ed Tech Handbook – Updated for 2016-17. You can get it free at that link. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Learn Web 2.0 Basics. Many of the links at the top of that post are a bit long in the tooth, but the bottom third is still useful. I’ve got to revise it soon.

Clarisketch looks like an excellent app for ELLs — you can draw and then record audio about it. Unfortunately, it’s only available as an Android app. I hope they’ll have an iPhone version soon. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Practice Speaking English.

Minecraft: Education Edition arrives November 1 is from TechCrunch.

Good news – again, from TechCruch – Google Drive gets more Google-like with debut of smarter search.