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New Ways To Connect and Communicate
Worldwide
Twitter is a micro-blogging application and web
site that allows you to send and receive messages
via the web, SMS, Instant Message clients, and by
third party applications. Posts can be only 140
text characters in length. People use Twitter to
communicate. This might be one-to-many, or it can be
as part of an online conversation.
For more,
visit
Twitter
and the
Web 2.0 page
of this site.
Skype
is a
peer-to-peer
Internet telephone
network
that allows for users to
call
other users from their computer and communicate via
microphone,
as well as call and be called from regular phones.
Handy features include: instant messaging, file
transfer, voice and video conferencing.
del.icio.us
Social
Bookmarking
You
can use del.icio.us to:
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Keep
links to your favorite articles, blogs, music,
resources, and more, and access them on the web
anywhere.
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Share
favorites with friends, family, coworkers, and
the del.icio.us community.
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Discover
new things. Everything on del.icio.us is
someone's favorite -- they've already done the
work of finding it.
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Ms. Shanks' del.icio.us
Bookmarks
WHAT'S A PODCAST?
.A
podcast is an audio program, much like talk radio,
but you get to decide when to listen. Podcasts can
be intellectual, newsy, personal, educational,
comedic, editorial, trashy, political, amateurish,
musical, or
anything in between, so you
have to be careful and experiment to find the ones
that are appropriate for you. Podcasts are being
made with increasing frequency about every subject,
including audio books The fun part about podcasts is
that instead of reading content on a computer
screen, you listen to the new content
on an
iPod
or another mp3 player. Or you can listen to the
show online. Or you can save the program, burn a
CD of it, and listen to the CD. Best of all,
podcasts are FREE!
http://www.podcast411.com/
Today
there are a number of these audio shows available.
Podcasts are usually mp3 files, just like the music
you probably already have on your computer. To get
some podcasts you will download an aggregator
-- called a “podfeeder” or “podcatcher”
– to start and maintain a set of “subscriptions”
that are checked regularly and automatically for
updates. The updates or podcast programs will be
delivered directly to whatever file on your computer
you choose. They will stay there until you can
copy/transfer them to a mobile device or burn them
onto a CD.
The most
popular aggregator is
iTunes,
which you can download and install for free with
just a few clicks. iTunes has a built-in directory
where you can search for and subscribe to a podcast
with a push of a button. But not all podcasts are
listed in iTunes and it has some limitations, so
check out a few before you decide.
(From
www.wikipedia.com)
Podcast
Software:
Juice,
RSS Radio,
iTunes,
Doppler
 To
find some podcasts on topics you are interested
in, go to
www.podcastalley.com,
www.podcastpickle.com,
www.ipodder.org,
www.itunes.com,
or another podcast directory.
MORE ABOUT
PODCASTS
How can
I listen to podcasts?
Podcasts are broadcasts
that you can play on your iPod
or other portable
audio device, hence the name.
However, you don’t need an iPod to listen to
podcasts. You can get them delivered automatically
to play on your PC or Mac every time there is a new
show. There are three steps involved in setting up
your computer to receive podcasts regularly.
1. Get
some podcast software
You have
to download a piece of software which will search
the web to find the latest version of the radio
program you want. iTunes
is an easy way to get hold of podcasts and organize
your music on your PC or Mac.
2. Add
the address of the 'feed' to your software
Once you
have the software, choose the radio program, or 'podcast',
you want to have delivered automatically to your
computer every time a new episode is released.
To 'subscribe' to a program, you
copy the address of the podcast 'feed' from the web
page of the program and add it to your podcast
application. (If you use iTunes, push the purple
microphone icon. If you don't, push the orange XML
or RSS button to get the feed’s page. Then copy the
URL into your feed reader. You’ll know you found
the RSS feed because it looks like this:
3. Start
downloading
When a
new show that you have subscribed to becomes
available your software will automatically download
it. You can listen to the mp3 on your computer or
transfer it to your portable player to listen to
later.
The
software will automatically download any subsequent
shows as soon as they are available.
4. Start
listening
You can
listen right on your computer with your media
player, burn a CD of the shows and listen to that,
or transfer them to your portable digital device
just like you would a music file. Some aggregators
will even perform the transfer automatically
whenever you sync your device.
WHAT IS
RSS?
RSS refers to Really
Simple Syndication. Put simply, it's a process
whereby specialized software called news
aggregators, RSS readers, feed readers,
feed aggregators or news readers
can be scheduled to go and find news, key words,
web logs, blogs, or other specific web content
that you have requested. (See also
Podcasts.)
You don’t have to go check any web
pages about your favorite topics to see what’s
been posted or changed recently. Nor must you
do a laborious web search on your topics – the
aggregator checks and delivers the new content
to you automatically (assuming
the sites have RSS feeds and you have subscribed
to them). The software and service are usually
free. To use this technology, obtain an
aggregator (download the software). Your
aggregator automatically receives new items or
news from the sources you specify at the
frequency you specify. An itemized list
will arrive at intervals on your computer or
mobile device giving a very brief description of
each update/feed. You can then scan the list of
new items in minutes, saving you hours of
finding the referenced sources on your own. You
can then visit only the sources which
interest you if you are so inclined. RSS
can also be used to deliver audio or video
feeds called podcasts and vlogs or vidcasts.
For more information go to
An Introduction to RSS
News Feeds.
See also
a list
of news aggregators.
WEB
2.0 VOCABULARY
Asynchronous – not in real time, usually
related to discussion boards, responses do not
happen simultaneously.
Blended course
– a course that mixes an online
component with a traditional classroom meeting.
See also Hybrid.
Blog
–online journal-type page(s)
that allows publishing and commentary
Browser
- what you use to access the
Internet; FireFox, Internet Explorer, Safari,
Netscape
F2F
- face to face, traditional
meeting in real life
FTP
- a way of loading your files up
on an Internet server
Hybrid
- a traditional course with a
web-enhanced component that extends learning
beyond when your class typically meets.
Podcast
– time-shifted audio that can be
subscribed to.
RSS
- real simple syndication. The system that lets
you subscribe to web page updates, blogs,
podcasts, etc.
Synchronous
– real time, chats and webinars
Webinar
– a live learning event that
usually combines images and audio and allows
participants to interact online
Wiki
– an online “space” for shared
document creation/editing
Web2.0 – the new world order online;
simpler, cleaner and more interactive internet
Bias -
a prejudice in a general or specific sense,
usually in the sense for having a preference to
one particular point of view
Bliki – a wiki that
is also a blog
Credibility -
the believability of a statement or source, and
the ability of the observer to believe that
statement.
DRM – Digital
Rights Management
Folksonomy -
collaborative labeling system that lets Internet
users to categorize content such as Web pages,
online photographs, and Web links. The labels –
called tags – help to improve search engine's
function. Labeling is called tagging. Two
well-known websites using folksonomic tagging
are Flickr and del.icio.us.
Long Tail –
Generally used (in technology and web
discussions) to describe the concept that there
may be a large number of early-adopters or
early buyers of a new technology, but their
numbers trail off quickly. However, the lower
numbers last for a longer period and may add up
to a higher total than the early-adopter group.
(simplified)
Mashup- a website or web application that
seamlessly combines content from more than one
source into an integrated experience.
Social networking -
a category of Internet applications to help
connect friends, business partners, or other
individuals together using a variety of tools
like blogs, folksonomy, etc.
Vlog – video blog
XML -
Extensible Markup Language, XML is a way of
describing data and an XML file can contain the
data too.
WHAT IS A
BLOG?
"Every day, millions
of online diarists, or 'bloggers,' share their
opinions with a global audience. Drawing upon
the content of the international media and the
World Wide Web, they weave together an elaborate
network with agenda-setting power on issues
ranging from human rights in China to the U.S.
occupation of Iraq. What began as a hobby is
evolving into a new medium that is changing the
landscape for journalists and policymakers
alike."
Web of Influence by
Daniel W. Drezner, Henry Farrell,
www.ForeignPolicy.com
A
blog is a
website
or online journal in which entries are posted on
a regular basis and displayed in reverse
chronological order. The term comes from web
log. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or
adding an article to an existing blog is called
"blogging". The world of bloggers, blogs, etc.
is called the "blogosphere." Blogs focus on a
particular "area of interest", such as politics,
current events, technology, teaching, personal
experiences, and almost any other topics you can
imagine.
What
makes a blog unique and different from a
traditional web site or internet article is the
interactive nature of it. Readers can post
comments
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EDUCATIONAL
USES OF SOCIAL NETWORKING
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Google Docs – create, store and
share text based documents
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Google Spreadsheets - create,
store and share spreadsheet
documents
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Google Calendar – organize and
set reminders on a calendar that
can be synced up with multiple
sources including Outlook and
mobile devices.
Zoho
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Zoho Writer – online word
processor with spell check
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Zoho Sheet – spreadsheets that
can be created and shared
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Zoho Show – create, edit and
publish presentations
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Zoho Meeting – share desktops,
hold online meetings and web
conferences
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Zoho Notebook – create and
collaborate on content
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Zoho Planner – organize and
maintain to-do's, reminders and
notes
OpenOffice
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Writer - a text editing platform
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Impress - for multimedia
presentations
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Calc - for spreadsheets
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Draw - graphics package
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Base - for manipulating database
data
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Math - for performing
mathematical equations
NOTES
NoteCentric
This web based note taking
application is an easy way to store
and share class notes with friends
and help your organization efforts.
Account holders can easily invite
friends to join in on certain notes
for simple reading or collaboration
purposes. NoteCentric also has RSS
abilities, so sharing and reading
through feed readers is possible.
NoteMesh
Add some social flavor to your note
taking with this collaborative wiki
style class note taker. Users can
post their lecture notes, or
contribute to existing lecture
notes. NoteMesh wants to get
classmates to collaborate to create
a single definitive source for
lecture notes.
Wridea
While not particularly aimed at
students, this application is a web
based note taking application. The
freshly colored notes and web2 style
gives notes a clean look, while
brainstorming sessions and RSS feeds
make it easy to share and
collaborate.
Notely
This application has it all,
Calendar, To-do list, homework
organizer, course manager, notes,
link, contact and file organizer.
With the easily managed interface,
student users can focus their
efforts on things that matter most,
studying for the endless number of
exams.
ORGANIZATION
mySchoolog
This online application tracks and
organizes school lives. Lessons are
entered and organized into
categories, with weekly schedules
built by dragging and dropping
lesson planners and times for each
class. There is a to-do list where
appointments and homework lists can
be made and the ever important
reminders can be set and sent out
via SMS or email.
Stu.dicio.us
Missed a class or forgot your
schedule? Students can publicly save
notes and manage class schedules
here. Class schedules are easily
entered and tracked by class name,
day, time, school and professor.
Stu.dicio.us also has the ever
important to-do list, and note
taker. A major feature is the
ability to export all notes in HTML
or DOC formats for viewing, storing
and printing at later dates.
Toodledo
Quoted as the "killer task list
application" , this AJAX tool has
simple task entry, integration with
Google Calendar, iGoogle, Firefox,
and IMified. It has a developers API
as well as RSS support and importing
options for Outlook, iCal and
Remember the Milk. This one isn't
free; it costs $14.95/yr.
HiTask
This task tracker is a fun tool to
use to stay on top of things.
Colored tags can be applied so users
can easily identify and review
important items. Meetings or
reminders can be set by dragging
their instance onto a calendar and
into a time based schedule. Members
of teams can also be assigned
certain tasks by dragging the task
onto the person's name. It's a very
clean and east to use application.
It does not allow for unlimited
information, but there is an option
for a $12/year for a premium
account.
WHAT IS THE "FLAT WORLD"?
Flat world is a phrase popularized
in a book by Thomas L. Friedman
about increasing globalization,
competition, and international
economics called The World is
Flat.
Find out more.
WHAT IS WEB 2.0?
RECOMMENDED READING: Blogs,
Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful
Web Tools for Classrooms by Will
Richardson
The term "Web 2.0“ is a
somewhat controversial buzz word
which refers generally to a supposed
second phase of development of the
world wide web. •In
educational circles Web 2.0 might
refer to novel web-based teaching
activities that are more
interactive, conversational,
student-directed, or project- and
inquiry- based. For an exceptional
presentation about Web 2.0 and
education, download
Ewan
McIntosh’s “Web 2.0 in the
Classroom”
(mp4 file).
Evidence of a shift from previous
web models could include:
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•the
transition of
websites
from information storehouses to
interactive communities and
collaborative venues.
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•a
shift in economic value of the
web, possibly surpassing that of
the
dot com
boom
of the late
1990s.
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•Teaching
and learning using the internet
in new and innovative ways,
i.e.,
weblogs,
linklogs,
wikis,
podcasts,
RSS feeds
and other forms of many to many
publishing;
social
software,
web
APIs,
web
standards,
online
web
services,
Ajax,
and others..*
•However,
a consensus on its exact meaning has
not yet been reached.
•
Companies or products that embody
these new principles and web
functions are
Google Maps,
Flickr,
del.icio.us,
digg,
Stumbleupon
and
Technorati.
What Is a Wiki and Why Should An
Educator Care?
The
term comes from the Hawaiian word
wiki meaning quick or fast. A
wiki is a type of
website
that allows users to add to and
edit a page or site and is
especially suited for collaboration.
Wiki also sometimes
refers to the
collaborative
software
itself (wiki engine) that make such
a website run.
Wikipedia
is, by far, the world's largest
English-language wiki. Most wikis
offer at least a title search, and
sometimes a full text search.
Some wikis allow completely
unrestricted access so that people
are able to contribute to the site
without necessarily having to
register as they usually would at
other interactive websites such as
Internet
forums
or chat sites.
Wikis can be used in education for
collaborative writing processes.
They offer a read-to-use means to
produce web sites and blogs whether
the students have web design
experience or not. A few ways to use
wikis in class are:
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Creating simple websites
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Developing projects with peer
review
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Tracking a group project's
progress
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Posting class notes and reviews
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Creating a Glossary
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Developing a series of topics
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Creating a book
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Discussing a topic or procedure
While
wikis are very accessible to nearly
anyone with good or bad intentions,
they can verify the validity of
additions to the entries. The most
prominent, on almost every wiki, is
a "Recent Changes" page—a list
showing recent edits, or a list of
edits made within a given timeframe.
Some wikis can filter the list for
profanity, etc.
Wiki vandalism
can be a problem but most
communities are self-policing and
deal with inappropriate changes
within minutes or hours. Of course
educational wikis should always be
created with clear parameters and
supervised closely.
Thanks to
www.wikipedia.com
BLOGROLL,
PODROLL
Ed
Tech
Web
Design / Web Based Apps
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Boagworld
Web Design
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Download
Squad
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Rule the
Web
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Web Worker
Daily
Language Arts
Gadgets, Mobiles, Etc.
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Buzz Out
Loud
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Chip Chick
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CNET News
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Cool Tools
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Coolness
Roundup
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Crave
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Engadget
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Engadget
Mobile
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Fisfor
Gadgets
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Gadgettes
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GBM Tablet
PC Forums
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Geek News
Central
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Geeked.
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Geeksugar
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Gizmodo
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Gotta Be
Mobile
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Infinite
Thinking Machine
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Inventoids
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JK on the
Run
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Lifehacker
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Make
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Mp3
Insider
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My Tech
Radio
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New York
Times Technology
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PhoneArena
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Pocket PC
Addict
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Pocket PC
Central
-
Pocket PC
Thoughts
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Popgadget
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Remote
Access
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Shiny
Shiny
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Slashdot
Review
-
Tech
Crunch
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Tech Dirt
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Techie
Diva's Guide to Gadgets
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Technorama
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This Week
in Tech
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TWIT
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USATODAY
Tech
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Wired Top
Stories
Podcasting
Social Studies
Futurism
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