Current Technologies

The list below includes most (but not all) technologies used in school and, more importantly, used outside of school by children:

• The Internet
• Email
• Instant messaging (www.msn.com | info.aol.co.uk/aim | www.icq.com)
• Blogs (wikapedia definition)
• Podcasting (wikapedia definition)
• Social networking sites (currently popular: www.myspace.com | www.piczo.com | www.bebo.com | www.hi5.com)
• Chat Rooms (currently popular: www.teenchat.com | www.habbohotel.co.uk | www.penguinchat.com)
• Gaming Sites (currently popular: www.neopets.com | www.miniclip.com/games/en/ | www.runescape.com/)
• Music download sites (currently popular: apple.com/itunes/ | http://www.napster.co.uk/ | www-kazzaa.com/ | http://www-livewire.com)
• Mobile phones with camera and video functionality
• Smart phones / PDAs, with email, web functionality and cut down ‘Office’ applications
• Video Conferencing (www.msn.com | www.skype.com)
• Peer to Peer networking - P2P (Bit torrent, Limewire, Emule...)