Full Circle Associates

TappedIn, the vibrant, global online community for k-12 educators, has released its software as an open source application. Fantastic news! If you aren't familiar with TappedIn, pay a visit. Not only is the virtual world they created interesting from a platform perspective, but what makes it sing are the people. Become a member (free) and log on. See how long it takes before someone offers to lend a hand in your orientation.

OpenTap Home: "OpenTap is the open source system that underlies Tapped In, an online community of educational professionals developed by SRI International with funding from the National Science Foundation. It features a geographical metaphor of campuses and buildings with public, group, or personal rooms, integrated communication tools like chat, threaded discussion, and private messaging, and many other features."