Change:  - Private journal, blog, discussion forum, or social network Nicenet - A free service that hosts both formal and informal learning. Yahoo Groups - A free service for Yahoo Mail members.Successful Practices:References: Rheingold, H. (1998). The virtual community.Wenger, E. Communities of practice:   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 252)

Change: he regulars in this place include noted authors, programmers, journalists, activists and other creative people who swap info, test their convictions and banter with one another in wide-ranging conversations. Services: edu 2.0 - A free service that hosts both formal and informal learning. Elgg - A server-based   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 242)

Change: learning. Elgg - A server-based open source software package to create social networks. Opencourse Collabortories - Hosts virtual communities developing, evaluating and using open, non-proprietary learning objects in their disciplines.Epsilen -Google Groups -Nicenet - A free service that hosts both formal and informal learning.Yahoo Groups -   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 132)

Change: Virtual Communities of Practice (VCOP) are technology-mediated communities in which people with shared interest participate in activities around a subject, problem, or event over a period of time as a strategy to draw conclusions, solve problems, learn, and make innovative changes. Learner Applications: Communicate, present, solve problems, practice, rehearse   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 83)