The Horizon Report is a publication that seeks to idenitfy and describe emerging technologies likely to have an impact on teaching and learning. “Collaboration Webs” is one of 6 areas outlined in the report, and it’s expected to enter mainstream use in learning focused organisations within 5 years (if it hasn’t already done so). In the language classroom, joint projects with students at other schools (e.g. the German International School and the French Lycee in Sydney or schools actually located in foreign countries) can expose students to authentic use of the target language as well as offering a new cultural perspective. Collaboration Web applications include those that allow students in different locations to work on the same document or multimedia projects (e.g. Google Docs, Zoho Office, Jumpcut and SlideShare).  But the most exciting areas in relation to collaboration webs as far as language learning is concerned are (in my eyes) those that allow for the creation of a safe and secure and customized network. Ning is a prime example. Creating a workspace for a specific class, topic or assignment offers great opportunities for monitoring collective progress.  I could also imagine how great it would be to have a space with a particular partner school in Germany or France, in which students exchange information about each other, their work, their progress and even showcase some of their work.  Ning seems to remedy some of the concerns I had in relation to using social networking sites in the LOTE classroom. But it still involved a lot of effort and needs a teacher willing to set up, use and maintain such a space (…and you still need to find a suitable partner school at the other end who share the passion for integrating ICT….)