Have you caught the wave? Google Wave, that is! Billed as a "personal communication and collaboration tool," Google Wave attempts to combine services such as e-mail, instant messaging, collaborative work spaces, and social networking applications into one convenient space.

EDUCAUSE, the higher education technology organization, provides a nice overview in 7 Things You Should Know About Google Wave. The Chronicle of Higher Education "Wired Campus" blog offers up some ideas on how it can be used for teaching. There's some talk that Google Wave could be used in lieu of course management systems (Blackboard, Moodle) and campus e-mail systems to communicate more effectively with students.

Want to know more. Check out the Google Wave video on YouTube. Want an account? Let me know. If I have Google Wave "invites" to send out.