<s>
Knowledge	B-Protocol
Forum	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
educational	B-Application
software	I-Application
designed	O
to	O
help	O
and	O
support	O
knowledge	O
building	O
communities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
generation	O
was	O
called	O
Knowledge	B-Protocol
Forum	I-Protocol
(	O
KF	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowledge	B-Protocol
Forum	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
asynchronous	O
Computer-mediated	O
communication	O
(	O
CMC	O
)	O
technology	O
that	O
provides	O
a	O
shared	O
discourse	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Institute	O
for	O
Knowledge	O
Innovation	O
and	O
Technology	O
(	O
IKIT	O
)	O
from	O
OISE	O
is	O
the	O
research	O
group	O
that	O
takes	O
charge	O
of	O
future	O
developments	O
of	O
Knowledge	B-Protocol
Forum	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowledge	B-Protocol
Forum	I-Protocol
(	O
KF	O
)	O
Server	O
is	O
implemented	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	O
and	O
Linux	O
platforms	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
(	O
KF	O
4.8	O
)	O
has	O
a	O
Client	O
written	O
in	O
as	O
a	O
hybrid	O
of	O
Java	O
applet	O
and	O
web	O
pages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowledge	B-Protocol
Forum	I-Protocol
has	O
some	O
basic	O
components	O
that	O
all	O
Learning	B-Application
Management	I-Application
Systems	I-Application
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowledge	B-Protocol
Forum	I-Protocol
is	O
not	O
committed	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
traditional	O
LMS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
consequence	O
,	O
Knowledge	B-Protocol
Forum	I-Protocol
requires	O
that	O
learners	O
and	O
instructors	O
take	O
an	O
approach	O
in	O
concordance	O
with	O
knowledge	O
building	O
theory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Knowledge	B-Protocol
Forum	I-Protocol
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
different	O
areas	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
