Monday, September 14, 2009

7 Things You Should Know About....

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22 comments:

  1. 7 Things You Should Know About...Blogs

    Links to sites to create an educational blog:
    http://edublogs.org/
    (This site allows you to do a lot more than blogger.com but in order to get privacy status for your students (as authors and readers on the site) you will need to upgrade for a fee.

    https://www.blogger.com/start
    (A very basic layout provided by the google function- free to use and maintain but requires a gmail account)

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  2. 7 Things You Should Know About....Digital Storytelling

    Links to sites that provide student examples of digital storytelling:

    http://www.streetside.org/stories/digital-stories.htm

    http://www.storycenter.org/stories/index.php?cat=3

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  3. 7 Things You Should Know About....Social Bookmarking

    Links to sites that save bookmarks to a public Web site and "tag" them with keywords. You can usually search for resources by keyword, person, or popularity. Here are the two most popular sites (currently):

    http://delicious.com/

    http://digg.com/

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  4. 7 Things You Should Know About......Social Virtual Worlds

    Here is the link to the blog site & host/creator of the Meta-verse video for Social Virtual Worlds where you will find the video, commentary & links to current social virtual worlds:

    http://www.personalizemedia.com/2008-metaverse-tour-video-the-social-virtual-worlds-a-stage/

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  5. 7 Things You Should Know About.....Citizen Journalism

    Here is a link to a wide variety of sites that promote citizen journalism participation:

    http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=List_of_citizen_journalism_websites

    Common sites for citizen journalism include:
    http://www.ireport.com/ (CNN)
    http://www.youscoopit.com/
    http://news.yahoo.com/you-witness-news (Yahoo!)

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  6. 7 Things You Should Know About...Google Jockeying

    Here is a link to a website that has great search tutorials and recommendations for search engines:
    Tutorial/article: http://www.pandia.com/goalgetter/index.html
    Search engine types and tips:
    http://www.pandia.com/goalgetter/2.html

    This is a categorical list of useful search engines based on topic that could tbe useful in narrowing down and refining results:
    http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/06/19/100-useful-niche-search-engines-youve-never-heard-of/

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  7. 7 Things You Should Know About.....Zotero

    Here is a link to Zotero's online tutorial of how the feature works as a Firefox extension: http://www.zotero.org/support/screencast_tutorials/zotero_tour

    Great Q&A with IMLS on how libraries and museums are using the tool of Zotero, titled "How Do You Solve a Problem Like Bibliographies? Zotero!": http://www.imls.gov/profiles/sept07.shtm

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  8. 7 Things You Should Know About....Facebook

    Here is the Educause link to the first "7 Things You Should Know About....Facebook" article about facebook:

    http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7017.pdf

    Here is the 2nd Educause article called, "7 Things You Should Know About....Facebook II".

    http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7025.pdf

    Below is a link to the facebook site:

    http://www.facebook.com/

    Some interesting articles about Facebook by the New York Times:

    http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/news/business/companies/facebook_inc/index.html

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  9. 7 things you should know about...Ning

    Kindergarten teachers social networking (with links to other grade levels)
    http://kindergarten-teachers.ning.com/

    Classroom 2.0
    http://www.classroom20.com/

    Chula Vista Elementary School District social networking
    http://chulavista.ning.com/

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  10. 7 Things You Should Know about... Flickr

    Hi All,

    Here is a link to a YouTube Video on step by step instructions on how to use FLICKR

    1.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3R_MWGFvDEE

    I also loved this site I found called Tech & Learning. I found a very insightful article about Flickr in the classroom.

    2.) http://www.techlearning.com/article/4816

    I also really liked a public group I found on Flickr that is entitled Vist the World. The pictures in this group are amazing.

    3.) http://www.flickr.com/groups/world/pool/

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  11. 7 Things you should know about... VoiceThread

    1. http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/
    This website shows examples of student projects

    2.http://voicethread.com/?#q
    This website has many examples of ways to use voice thread--it also has a voice thread explaining what voice thread is!

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  12. 7 Things You Should Know About...Google Apps

    1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJT3pagjd8s
    Video on Google Apps

    2. http://www.google.com/apps/
    This website shows Google Apps available for personal use and for businesses and schools.

    3. https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=true&nui=1&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&followup=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&ltmpl=homepage&rm=false#
    Video showing an example of using Google Docs

    4. http://www.gmail.com
    Example of Google Apps using my account

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  13. 7 things you should know about . . . Creative Commons
    Another "world rocker"!

    1. Creative Commons web site
    http://creativecommons.org

    2. MIT Open Courseware - provides free access to MIT courses
    http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/web/home/home/index.htm

    3. Connexions at Rice University - more access to courses and information
    http://cnx.org/

    4. Link to "Nine Inch Nails" free music download on Creative Commons
    http://ghosts.nin.com/main/order_options

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  14. 7 Things You Should Know About...RSS

    1. A great YouTube Video that explains what RSS is and how to use it..

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

    2. A tour through google reader- a popular site to read RSS feeds

    http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlereader/tour1.html

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  15. 7 Things You Should Know About ... Second Life

    1. This is the website where you can download Second Life for free:

    http://www.SecondLife.com

    2. This is a great website that shows how you can use Second Life in your classroom and how to connect with other educators:

    http://secondlifegrid.net/slfe/education-use-virtual-world

    3. This is a video that shows how to set up your Second Life account and how to use Second Life:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zAb4XxnVMM

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  16. There is a good introduction for the Microblogging:
    http://microblogging.com/

    This is the great example of Microblogging:
    http://twitter.com/

    This is the link that provide the help to setup an account in twitter:
    http://help.twitter.com/portal

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  17. 7 Things You Should Know About………Skype

    http://www.skype.com

    1)By using Skype Community, people create their own community to learn a new language or skills.

    http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showtopic=364081

    2)This is the link how people organize the event and share their project through Skype blogs.

    http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2009/10/stand_up_and_take_action_with.html


    3)Here are the stories how people use the Skype.

    http://www.skype.com/intl/en/share/stories/

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  18. 7 Things You Should Know About...Data Visualization I and II

    Educase Information for Data Visualization I
    http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7030.pdf

    Educase Information for Data Visualization II
    http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7052.pdf

    Hans Rosling Ted Talk
    http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/hans_rosling_shows_the_best_stats_you_ve_ever_seen.html

    YouTube Video on the Stock Ticker Orbital Comparison
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J47OJ7scP-Q

    Sixth Sense TED Talk
    http://www.ted.com/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html

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  20. Example of a tag cloud data visualization on the right column of USD's Sally search engine (tags that appear more often are in lager font):
    http://sallypro.sandiego.edu/iii/encore/search?formids=target&lang=eng&suite=def&reservedids=lang%2Csuite&submitmode=&submitname=&target=growing+up

    50 Great Examples of Data Visualization from Webdesigners Depot:
    http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/06/50-great-examples-of-data-visualization/

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  21. 7 Things You Should Know About...QR Codes

    1. Some general information and links to videos showing you demonstrations:

    http://searchengineland.com/what-is-a-qr-code-and-why-do-you-need-one-27588

    2. A video from the UK about their emerging use there:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBja1blJ3GU

    3. Generate your own!

    http://qrcode.kaywa.com/

    4. More videos + suggestions for education:

    http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2009/10/19/will-qr-codes-take-off-in-education/

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  22. 7 things you should know about... Podcasting

    These are examples of podcasting for teachers and students.

    feed://www.intelligenic.com/kidcast/rss.xml


    http://www.readwritethink.org/beyondtheclassroom/summer/podcastsvideos/


    http://www.edtechtalk.com/

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