tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50177598699368029762024-03-13T16:13:15.859-04:0023 Things for TeachersTeachers Need to Know About Web 2.0Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-4357645350121730172009-02-19T16:30:00.038-05:002011-11-22T11:24:26.498-05:00Welcome<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;font-family:verdana;" align="left"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We are happy to have you participate in this exciting, independent learning adventure!</span></div> </div></div><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In this self-directed course you will complete 23 Things to become familiar with a variety of Web 2.0 tools. Everything you need is available here so that you can work on your own time, at your own pace.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Using the links on the right, be sure to read the FAQs and Tips for Success. Then, when you're ready, begin working through the list of 23 Things (go in order). Enjoy your learning!</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><hr /><br /><p></p><p><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Wayne RESA’s <em>23 Things </em>is based on </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">The Learning 2.0</span></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" > program originally designed by Helene Blowers, Technology Director, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, and has been modified for use by Wayne RESA. The original program is loosely based upon Stephen Abram’s article, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0FWE/is_2_10/ai_n16133338"><span style="font-size:85%;">43 Things I (or You) might want to do this year</span></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" > (Information Outlook - Feb 2006) and the website </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.43things.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">43Things</span></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >.<br /><br />This online program was built using freely available Web 2.0 technologies that include: </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Blogger</span></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.flickr.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Flickr</span></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.youtube.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">YouTube</span></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >, </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.wikispaces.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Wikispaces</span></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >, <a href="http://delicious.com/">Delicious</a> </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >and </span><a style="font-family: verdana;" href="http://www.bloglines.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Bloglines</span></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >.<br /></span><br /></p><p></p><hr /><br /><p></p><p align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.resa.net/"><strong>Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency</strong> </a><br />33500 Van Born Road, Wayne MI 48184</span></p><hr /><br /><p><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/" rel="license"><img style="border-width: 0px;" alt="Creative Commons License" src="http://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/88x31.png" /></a><br />This work is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License</a>.<br /><br /></p><hr /><br /><a id="clustrMapsLink" href="http://www4.clustrmaps.com/counter/maps.php?url=http://resa-23things.blogspot.com"><img onerror="this.onerror=null; this.src='http://www2.clustrmaps.com/images/clustrmaps-back-soon.jpg'; document.getElementById('clustrMapsLink').href='http://www2.clustrmaps.com';" style="border: 0px none;" id="clustrMapsImg" title="Locations of visitors to this page" alt="Locations of visitors to this page" src="http://www4.clustrmaps.com/counter/index2.php?url=http://resa-23things.blogspot.com" /><br /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-88508080050279586982008-10-01T14:00:00.042-04:002011-11-22T11:58:12.564-05:00Thing 2 - Become a BloggerBlogs are websites containing entries (called “posts”) which appear in reverse chronological order, with the most recent post at the top of the page. Traditional websites require a bit of tech know-how, but blogs are easy to create and can be maintained by almost anyone, making them a great choice for classroom and educational use. Blogs first appeared as personal online journals, but now are used for all purposes and by all types of people, including organizations. Watch this video to learn more about blogs:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/NN2I1pWXjXI" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="355" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />If you can't see the video, <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs">click here to watch it on the Common Craft website</a>.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 2 you must:<br />A. Create your own blog<br />B. Register your blog in the <em>23 Things </em>project<br />C. Reflect on Things 1 and 2 on your new blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>A. Create Your Blog</strong><br />Now that you have an idea of what blogs are, let's see how easy it is to create your own! This is an important task, as you will be using your blog to reflect on your progress throughout this <em>23 Things </em>program. At the end of each Thing, you will be asked to post to your blog – and project facilitators will read your blog to verify that you have completed all tasks.<br /><br />There are many blog services available. We will be using <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Blogger</a>. Watch the following video to learn how to set up your blog, then go to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Blogger </a>and create your own. To sign in to <a href="http://www.blogger.com/">Blogger</a> use your Google account information. <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Be creative when naming your blog – </span><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">do not just call it "23 Things."</strong><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xosX4GorutY?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="355" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><strong>B. Register Your Blog</strong><br />Once your blog is created, you must register your blog address by completing the following form. Remember, your blog address is "_________.blogspot.com" - it's the unique address you gave your blog when you created it. Be sure to click the<span style="font-weight:bold;"> Submit</span> button after you've entered your information.<br /><br /><iframe src="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dFVYMC1Db2dXdDQ0LWUzOFRBcDNzMkE6MQ" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" frameborder="0" height="460" width="380">Loading...</iframe><br /><br />Once you've registered your blog, within 24 hours, it will be listed under “Participant Blogs” in right-side column of this website. That's so others can see what you’re doing – an important part of becoming an online community of learners.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><strong>Note: If you are just browsing this website as a guest, please do not register your blog address. You may work your way through the Things, but facilitators will not be monitoring your blog.<br /></strong></span><br /><strong>C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 1 & Thing 2</strong><br />At the end of each Thing, you will be asked to post to your blog. Your reflective post should provide insight into what you’ve discovered and learned. Write about what worked, what didn’t, what you might try in your classroom, any surprises, frustrations, or eureka moments. We will offer some blog prompts. You do not have to answer all the questions nor should you feel limited by them -- they are just prompts to get you thinking. Make sure that the title of each blog post refers to the Thing that you are writing about (by number) -- give this first post the title: Thing 1 and Thing 2<br /><br /><em>Why are you participating in 23 Things? What do you hope to learn? What new insights did you have during Thing 1? How does writing on the Internet, knowing anyone could read it, change how you write or feel about writing?</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-33736069569177887792008-10-01T08:51:00.017-04:002011-11-15T16:17:58.404-05:00Thing 1 - Intro to Web 2.0<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Y1jv_dnXF-uSIvjgsHYhge8JgpSr3ftLdSEOWOqAWmmY_m7af36u5ViO8KTpoctvKyv2RkqehlMTuPFMSSPzTU0NJ45Xqt7YoE-AIT2dxSQq0Gq1wLHd0IhI4rU2Ep1rGXVS7s7bXYQ/s1600-h/TIME-2006.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; FLOAT: left; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169948003894746338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Y1jv_dnXF-uSIvjgsHYhge8JgpSr3ftLdSEOWOqAWmmY_m7af36u5ViO8KTpoctvKyv2RkqehlMTuPFMSSPzTU0NJ45Xqt7YoE-AIT2dxSQq0Gq1wLHd0IhI4rU2Ep1rGXVS7s7bXYQ/s320/TIME-2006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />At the end of 2006, Time magazine’s Person of the Year was ‘You'. The cover showed a picture of a computer with an actual mirror in place of the screen, reflecting not only the face of the reader, but also the idea that 2006 was the beginning of the new improved Web. While this article is now nearly six years old, the development of Web 2.0 tools continues. This second generation of web-based services and software is characterized by its user-generated content and its capacity for facilitating collaboration and sharing between users. In the past we were primarily consumers of information but Web 2.0 allows us to also be producers of information using tools such as blogs, wikis, podcasts, and media sharing.<br /><br />Our tech-savvy students, who have never known life without the Internet, use these new tools daily, but mostly outside of school. <a href="http://www.p21.org/">The Partnership for 21st Century Skills</a> has stated, “Today’s education system faces irrelevance unless we bridge the gap between how students live and how they learn.” When students use 21st Century technologies, they are able to meet their intrinsic needs to form communities, ask questions, and earn audience and attention. Today's students will spend their adult lives in a multitasking, technology-driven, diverse world, and they must arrive equipped to do so.<br /><br />How can we as educators harness the power of these new technologies to engage and motivate students in the classroom? And how can students effectively use the tools to create, communicate, collaborate?<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To begin answering these questions and to complete Thing 1 you must:<br />A. Read the article, "A Day in the Life of Web 2.0"<br />B. Watch the video, "Pay Attention"<br />C. </strong><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Read the blog post, "Web 2.0 Is the Future of Education"</span><br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">A. Read this article</span><br /><a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/2299957?access_key=key-1y2sjdd3bujjcd4xqgxd"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">"A Day in the Life of Web 2.0"</span></a> by David Warlick. This article gives an excellent description of the application of Web 2.0 tools in a middle school setting.<br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">B. Watch the video, "Pay Attention"</span><br /><strong style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal">Watch the following video and think about how it relates to the use of technology in your educational setting. Are you using any of these technologies or are these ideas completely new to you? Could you begin implementing some of the ideas described?</strong><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gT2E2F0DmyE&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gT2E2F0DmyE&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />C. Read the blog post, <a href="http://www.stevehargadon.com/2008/03/web-20-is-future-of-education.html"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">"Web 2.0 Is the Future of Education."</span></a> See if you recognize some of the trends that Steve Hargadon discusses in this post.<a href="http://www.stevehargadon.com/2008/03/web-20-is-future-of-education.html"> </a><br /><br />Congratulations! At this point, you've completed Thing 1 and you’re on your way to learning about Web 2.0 and how it can enhance teaching and learning at all levels. Your next step is to complete Thing 2.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-14715665657154628582008-09-15T17:27:00.156-04:002011-12-01T14:01:21.773-05:00Thing 5 - Managing Your RSS FeedsNow that you've subscribed to a few blogs using <a href="http://reader.google.com/">Google Reader</a>, what do you do next? You'll want to start reading your blogs regularly - just like you routinely read your email. And also, as you find more blogs you like and subscribe to more feeds, you'll need to organize your subscriptions.<br /><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 5 you must:<br />A. Learn to read and manage your subscriptions<br />B. Search for blogs of interest to you<br />C. Reflect on Thing 5 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><strong>A. Reading and Managing Your Subscriptions</strong><br />Watch the following video to learn more about using <a href="http://reader.google.com/">Google Reader</a>.<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MBFeCVeqhAM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><strong>B. Search and Subscribe</strong><br />Now that you know how to subscribe (it's O.K. to look back at <a href="http://resa-23things.blogspot.com/2008/09/rss1.html">Thing 4</a>), it’s time to find blogs of interest to you. Have a look at these two blog search tools and subscribe to any interesting blogs you stumble across. Create folders and organize your subscriptions in a way that makes sense to you.<br /><br /><a href="http://blogsearch.google.com/?hl=en&tab=wb"><strong>Google Blog Search</strong></a>: This is a keyword search. Just type in your search term(s) – all your results will be from blogs and not other sites. Do notice that your search results indicate how long ago the blog posting was made.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.technorati.com/"><strong>Technorati</strong></a>: When you enter a search term, be sure to indicate whether you want to search for blogs or posts. Click on "Refine your search" at the top of your results list to narrow your search results. You can also click on Blog Directory and browse blogs by category.<br /><br /><br /><strong>C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 5</strong><br /><em>RSS can be a difficult concept for some to grasp right away - what questions do you have? </em><em>It's easy to feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of blogs out there - how do you handle information overload and how do you think RSS might help with that?</em><em></em><em> Find anything in your searching that you'd recommend to others?</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-2817624312779212262008-09-15T17:27:00.154-04:002011-11-22T16:38:35.866-05:00Thing 4 - What is RSS?As you begin reading more blogs, you may find it difficult to keep up with all the new posts. Or, perhaps your students start blogging -- how will you manage to visit thirty or more different blogs on a daily basis? Fortunately, there is another Web 2.0 technology that has changed the way we receive new online content. It’s called RSS. Some say RSS stands for “rich site summary” while others say it stands for “real simple syndication.” Either way, what matters is that RSS is a cool tool that you need to be using.<br /><br />After setting up an RSS account, you will learn how to subscribe to blogs and other sites that publish new content on a regular basis (like news headlines). These sites offer “feeds” of their updated content. Whether you subscribe to one blog or a hundred, all you have to do is visit a single site and be instantly updated on what's new on all your favorite blogs. Watch this video to understand more about how RSS works.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0klgLsSxGsU?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0klgLsSxGsU?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />If you can't see the video, <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english">click here to watch it on the Common Craft website</a>.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 4 you must:<br />A. Log in to your Google Reader account<br />B. </strong><strong>Subscribe to blogs using three different methods</strong><br /><strong>C. Reflect on Thing 4 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><br />There are a variety of RSS services - called aggregators or feed readers. One of them is <a href="http://reader.google.com/"><span style="TEXT-DECORATION: underline">Google Reader</span></a>. It's a useful aggregator because it stores your RSS account online so that you can access it from any computer. No more having different blogs bookmarked on different computers.<br /><br /><strong>A. Log In to Your Google Reader Account</strong><br />Go to <a href="http://reader.google.com/">Google Reader</a> at <a href="http://reader.google.com/">reader.google.com</a>. Since you've already created a Google account, just sign in to Reader with your Google account information.<br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 141px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5521604460211051314" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiyyyBVK7BnkV0J7XP8IXp34d8G9I5Ttkd3WNE2x2H2whwTF5EwSFgjFlE-wtQ24d00BYa-X8tTWiT5UsXD49Bk9jdel2NYcGfi2TtoOztw_68XFL4dmQ0U0MmWGnM_6O91J1sUCzz1O4/s400/2010-09-27_10.31.08.jpg" border="0" />The first time you log in, you will see a welcome screen. Your next step is to start "feeding" your reader by subscribing to a few blogs.<br /><br /><strong>B. Three Methods of Subscribing</strong><br />1. Use the SUBSCRIBE button<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Subscribe to </span><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/"><span style="font-size:85%;">Free Technology for Teachers</span></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> & David Warlick's </span><a href="http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/"><span style="font-size:85%;">2c Worth</span></a>)<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br /></span><span><span style="font-size:85%;">NOTE: The updated version of Google Reader uses a red SUBSCRIBE button instead of the Add a Subscription button as shown in the video.</span></span></span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/FcdbyP_0K8w?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/FcdbyP_0K8w?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></p><p><br />2. Use the RSS button on the site<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Subscribe to Karl Fisch's <a href="http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/">The Fischbowl</a> and <a href="http://budtheteacher.com/blog/">Bud the Teacher</a>)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span>NOTE: The updated version of Google Reader uses a red SUBSCRIBE button instead of the Add a Subscription button as shown in the video.</span></span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_T8gMO2O7U?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/s_T8gMO2O7U?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /></p><p><br />3. Use the Subscribe toolbar button<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(Subscribe to Will Richardson's <a href="http://www.willrichardson.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Will</span></a>)</span><br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/OeaMxza2jqg?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="425" frameborder="0" height="344"></iframe><br /><br />Now that you've subscribed to several blogs, you'll want to become more comfortable using <a href="http://reader.google.com/">Google Reader</a> to organize and read your blogs. Thing 5 will help you learn to do just that.<br /><br /><strong>C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 4</strong><br /><em></em><em>How might you use RSS in your personal or professional life?</em> <em>Which method of subscribing do you prefer? What didn't work or doesn't make sense?</em><br /><em><br /></em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-60598964536755164222008-09-15T17:27:00.145-04:002011-11-21T12:34:06.747-05:00Thing 3 - Blogs in EducationAs you've seen, blogs are easy to create and maintain and can often be created for free using one of a number of blog services. They also encourage interaction through the use of comments and many services allow users to upload media (images, videos). For these reasons, blogs are great classroom tools. Educators use blogs as student writing spaces, classroom organizers, professional reflection spaces, and for many more purposes.<br /><br />Take a few minutes to have a look at these education-related blogs. Some of them are intended to be used with students, others are not. Remember that people express themselves in different ways and you may not enjoy everyone's writing style or the content of their blogs. They are merely examples of how educators are blogging.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.jameslogancourier.org/">James Logan Courier</a> - high school student journalism<br /><a href="http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=1337">Mrs. Cassidy's Classroom Blog</a> - 1st grade, Moose Jaw, Canada<br /><a href="http://teachinglearnerswithmultipleneeds.blogspot.com/">Teaching Learners with Mutiple Special Needs</a> - resources<br /><a href="http://www.librarian.net/">librarian.net</a> - putting the rarin back in librarian...<br /><a href="http://www.sciencefix.com/">ScienceFix.com</a> - middle school science<br /><a href="http://budtheteacher.com/blog/">Bud the Teacher</a> - about teaching<br /><a href="http://www.hoboteacher.com/blog/">Hobo Teacher</a> - comical, about teaching<br /><a href="http://ghsprincipal.edublogs.org/">G-Town Talks</a> - from a school superintendent<br /><a href="http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/">Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day</a> - for ELL, ESL, & EFL<br /><a href="http://theedublogger.com/check-out-these-class-blogs/">Check Out Class Blogs!</a> - nice list of classroom blogs<br />List of <a href="http://supportblogging.com/Links+to+School+Bloggers">blogs related to education</a> in various categories<br /><a href="http://www.onlinedegrees.org/top-100-technology-blogs-for-teachers/">100 Most Inspiring and Innovative Blogs for Educators</a><br /><br />Then, give some thought to how you might use a blog in your classroom. Read <a href="http://web20intheclassroom.blogspot.com/2008/10/ways-to-use-blogs-in-your-classroom-and.html">this good post</a> for some ideas.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 3 you must:<br />A. Post a comment on this blog<br />B. Post a comment to another blog of your choice<br />C. Look at your blog settings<br />D. Reflect on Thing 3 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>A. Post a Comment</strong><br />Scroll down to the bottom of this page and you'll find a link to "post a comment." Clicking it will allow you to leave a comment about this entry. Go ahead and do that. Then, remember that you can leave a comment for any of the <em>23 Things </em>assignment entries. (However, if you have a question that needs an immediate answer, it's better to email us!)<br /><br /><strong>B. Comment Again</strong><br />Comments are important in the <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&defl=en&q=define:Blogosphere&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title">blogosphere</a>. They provide feedback to the blogger, allow the blogger to get to know his/her audience, and connect bloggers who write about similar topics. Now that you're in a commenting mood, go back up to the list of education blogs (edublogs) listed above and post to at least one of them. Or better yet, visit the blogs of other participants in this project (listed on the right) and post a comment on one of them. Depending on the blog service used and settings applied, posting comments may require information like your name or email address, or they may allow anonymous comments. Some might have the comments setting turned off and not allow you to leave any at all.<br /><br /><strong>C. Your Blog Settings</strong><br />Login to your blog dashboard and have a look at the settings, including how to turn comments on/off (but do not turn your comments off, as we will leave comments on your blog!) Watch the video for a brief overview of blog settings.<br /><br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="355" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EksDvfsesLk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><strong>D. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 3</strong><br /><em>How might a blog support the work you do? How might you use a blog with students? How might they respond to a blog assignment? What concerns do you have about educational blogging?</em><br /><br /><br /><em></em><br /><br /><br /><em><br /><br /><br /></em><em></em><em></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-14954237244004555752008-09-15T17:26:00.132-04:002011-12-02T18:26:03.228-05:00Thing 9 - Online VideoNot too many years ago, only those with expensive equipment and advanced technical skills could produce digital video. That began to change as equipment became available to the average consumer. Today, equipment is cheap and ubiquitous – we can even capture video on cell phones – allowing just about anyone to produce digital video, anytime, anywhere, about anything.<br /><br />Enter <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> -- the premier video sharing site which made posting video to the Internet as simple as possible. Users create free accounts and, with a few mouse clicks, are able to share their videos with a worldwide audience.<br /><br />In the spirit of Web 2.0, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> is about more than just posting video. It’s also a community. Users provide feedback by adding ratings, typed comments, or “response videos” to the videos they watch. The result is a worldwide community that is connecting, collaborating, and communicating through video. And this community is having influence beyond the Internet as <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> videos are often featured on news and entertainment television shows.<br /><br />Searching <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>, you’ll find videos on just about anything, from old movie clips to teenage video journals. Be aware: although there are <span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">some </span>rules against inappropriate content, there are still plenty of videos which are unsuitable for the school environment. That, along with the fact that watching online videos uses a lot of bandwidth, means that <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> is restricted in most districts. You may want (need) to complete this Thing at home.<br /><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 9 you must:<br />A. Explore online video<br />B. Sign in to YouTube and leave a comment<br />C. Reflect on Thing 9 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><strong>A. Explore </strong><br />Spend some time exploring <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>. Search for your favorite television shows of the past, the subject area that you teach, favorite musical artists, or any topic of interest. At the bottom of the video screen look at the rating, number of views, comments, and video responses. If you find a video you enjoy, look to the left at who the video is from. Clicking on the name of the person will direct you to their <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> page. Click “videos” on their page to get a list of all the other videos they’ve uploaded. Not sure where to start? Have a look at some of these - some serious, some not so serious.<br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILQrUrEWe8">Did You Know 4.0</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4">Free Hugs Campaign</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnylM1hI2jc">In My Language</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">by an autistic woman</span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qqE_WmagjY">Carol Burnett Outtakes</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HttF5HVYtlQ">Laughing Baby</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw275056JtA">Water Cycle Song</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">Wayne RESA Science Consultant Dave Bydlowski</span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxsOVK4syxU">Taylor Mali on What Teachers Make</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">warning: some profanity</span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuyaVcqTgic">Honda Choir</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WhWDCw3Mng">Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir - "Sleep"</a> - <span style="font-size:78%;">and the <a href="http://ericwhitacre.com/blog/the-virtual-choir-how-we-did-it">backstory</a></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-Gp337eWtE">Pa and Ma on Math</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1Y73sPHKxw">Dramatic Chipmunk</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRH3iTQPrk">Baby Panda Sneeze</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6B26asyGKDo">Noah Over Six Years </a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdTBml4oOZ8">Pavarotti Nessun Dorma </a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs">Women in Art</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Extra (not required)</span>: if you are interested in the history of YouTube and its impact, watch this hour-long presentation by a Kansas State University professor: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU">An Anthropological Introduction to YouTube</a> -- don't let its title put you off, it's absolutely entertaining and fascinating.</span><br /><br />In addition to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>, there are other video sharing sites, some designed for a specific audience. Have a look at <a href="http://www.teachertube.com/">TeacherTube</a> and <a href="http://www.schooltube.com/">SchoolTube</a>, both of which feature school-friendly user-created video for teachers and students.<br /><br /><strong>B. Join and Comment</strong><br />Sign in to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> using your Google account information. Then, rate and leave a written comment on at least one video.<br /><br /><strong>C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 9</strong><br /><em>What do you like or dislike about YouTube? Did you find videos that would be useful for teaching and learning? Is YouTube restricted in your building?<br /></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-33561046774691600112008-09-15T17:26:00.131-04:002011-12-02T18:03:12.153-05:00Thing 6 - Photo Sharing with FlickrPhoto sharing websites have been around since the 90s, but it took a small startup site called <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> to catapult the idea of “sharing” into a full blown online community. Photo sharing is simply the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos to an online site, enabling the user to store photos and share them with others – either publicly or privately. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> has become the fastest growing photo sharing site on the web with over six billion images, and is known as one of the first websites to use keyword “tags” to create associations and connections between photos and users of the site. (More about tags in Thing 13.) The key element that makes <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> so unique is that online collaboration and community are interwoven as main components. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> also provides safe online storage of your photos.<br /><br />Watch <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/photosharing">this video</a> to better understand how photo sharing works.<br /><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/photosharing"><img style="MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628473167407043362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTBqHP7VsiMwONoChaO0eKgvX70nPY4M2eGz8aHp-D6YFi3TZF55tVs1Jwvo7sT3qq6SwwxgqX-7WmT-gsaUA5XHByC_S1bLFHEwp5ee_Sf55gC-86S5BYetfzpv_NUdwvXYUzbpGx3QM/s320/2011-07-12_10-29-08.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Photo sharing with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> incorporates <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_literacy">visual literacy</a> into teaching and learning. Students can search for photos to help with research or projects, and educators can upload photos for classes, school events, special projects and so on. Think about using <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> for presentations, art history/appreciation courses, geographic or historical tours, writing prompts, digital portfolios, field trips, simulated travel for foreign language classes, visual documentation of school events and student artwork, digital storytelling, and illustrating poetry. The possibilities are endless.<br /><br /><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 6 you must:<br />A. Explore the Flickr site<br />B. Search for and download a photo<br />C. Reflect on Thing 6 on your blog</strong> (include the photo you downloaded)<br /><br /><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">A. Explore Flickr</span><br />For a quick overview begin with the <a href="http://flickr.com/tour/">Flickr Tour</a>. Click on "Start the Tour" button. (It's not necessary to create your account yet - we'll be doing that later.) When you've finished the tour, watch the following video to learn about ways to explore the pictures on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr.</a><br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gGIsQX2n9FM?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">B. Search for photos<br /></span>Go back to the main <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> page and try searching by tag. Tags are keywords people use to organize their photos. Enter a tag in the SEARCH box. Try volcano, Thoreau, frog, perspective, happiness, or some of your own. Remember that all photos are self-tagged by the person who uploads them. Your idea of the meaning of a tag may be something entirely different than another person’s. Also be aware that because anyone can upload photos and tag them as they wish, you may come across images during your search that you feel are inappropriate.<br /><br />Find a photo you want to download, and click on it to go to its page. To download the photo, right-click on the image and choose "Save image as..." Rename the photo and save it in an appropriate folder so you can upload it to your blog later.<br /><br />Be sure to consider copyright laws when using pictures from the site. When viewing a photo on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>, scroll down the page and look in the right column where you will see rights to the photo under Additional Information. If it says All Rights Reserved, you do not have the right to use it without obtaining permission from its owner. A good solution is to use photos that have <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons">Creative Commons</a> licensing which gives certain rights to users. Flickr photos licensed under Creative Commons can been accessed by using <a href="http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/?">Flickr Advanced Search</a> or the online tool <a href="http://compfight.com/">Compfight</a>. (Be sure to choose <em>Creative Commons only</em> at the top of the Compfight page.) The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/">Library of Congress</a> also has a collection of public domain photos on Flickr.<br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">C. Reflect - Blog Prompt for Thing 6</span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Create a post on your blog about one of the photos you downloaded. Why did you choose a particular photo? What is it about the photo that you found interesting? Be sure to include the image in your post. Use Blogger's </span><a style="FONT-STYLE: italic" href="http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=41641&topic=12465">photo upload feature</a><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> to do this.</span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-59819880310835117092008-09-15T17:26:00.130-04:002011-12-02T17:59:45.092-05:00Thing 7 - Share Your Photos Online<a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> is a great site to see other people's pictures, but you or your students may want to upload your own. With a free <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> account you can upload 100MB of photos each month. Imagine a collection of photos for Civil War study, a frog dissection, or a geometry project.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 7 you must:<br />A. Sign up for your own Flickr account<br />B. Upload photos<br />C. Reflect on Thing 7 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />A. Create Your Flickr Account<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><br />Watch the following video to learn how to create your account. Then go back to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> and do it!<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/TxRInm_cYBk?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. Upload<br /></span>Now it's your turn to upload some photos to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>. Here's another video to show you how.<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="344" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_7RVgHWx-Xg?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />You may want to add the tag RESA23 to at least one of your uploaded photos and mark it public. When you search the tag RESA23, you will see photos that all the <span style="font-weight: bold;">23 Things </span>participants have uploaded. <span style="font-style: italic;">Note: We have learned that you must upload at least five photos before a search for your tags will work.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 7<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">Think of ways you may be able to use Flickr in the classroom or in your work and share your ideas. What issues might you face?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-27407718184095794152008-09-15T17:26:00.111-04:002011-04-29T13:03:42.792-04:00Thing 10 - Embed and Download VideoYou've found a video on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> (or other video sharing site) that you want to comment on and share with others. What do you do? You could give them a direct link to the video. Or, better yet, you could embed the video into your blog (like we've done on this blog) with your comments right next to it. In places where <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> is blocked, you could also download the video using a third-party site. For this Thing, you'll try both.<br /><br /><hr /><strong><br />To complete Thing 10 you must:<br />A. Embed a video into your blog<br />B. Download a video<br />C. Reflect on Thing 10 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><strong><br />A. Embed</strong><br />Find a video on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> that you’d like to share with others and embed it into your blog as part of your reflective blog post.<br /><br /><iframe width="425" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/eZeOGmNJCXE?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><strong>B. Download</strong><br />Videos cannot be downloaded directly from <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a>, but they can be downloaded using various third-party sites. Download the video of your choice, using one of the tools shown here. Please keep copyright laws in mind -- you may show downloaded videos in your classroom under Fair Use guidelines, but do not upload the downloaded video file to other sites.<br /><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://keepvid.com/">KeepVid </a><span style="font-weight: bold;"> or </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://pwnyoutube.com/">PWNYouTube</a><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/SAs06GaVuqQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/SAs06GaVuqQ&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>As an alternative, <a href="http://www.zamzar.com/">Zamzar</a> also downloads videos, although the process takes a bit longer. Try it if you did not have success with the other sites:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gAd3SOYo348&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gAd3SOYo348&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 10</strong><br /><em>Add comments to the video you embedded. Why did you select it? Were you also able to download a video?</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-89643029766684024292008-09-15T17:26:00.100-04:002010-04-13T09:54:13.226-04:00Thing 8 - Fun with ImagesLike many Web 2.0 sites, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> has encouraged others to build online applications that use images found on the site. As a result, many people have created third-party tools called mashups. These tools help you find, organize, and use photos in various ways. You can locate photos based on color, create mosaics of photos, use photos in games, and much more.<br /><br />There are also online image generators that use photos from your computer, from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>, or from other sources. Most of us don’t have the time or artistic talent to create specialized graphics or logos for projects, but online image generators let you and your students create many types of images – framed pictures, posters, comic-style captions, and much more. Students can create trading cards of authors, scientists, historical figures, or concepts they've learned. Other possibilities include creating a calendar with images related to what you’re studying that month, a billboard advertising an event, or a magazine cover featuring a project team. You'll come up with plenty of ideas.<br /><br />This Thing is all about self-discovery and exploration. If you have colleagues who are also participating in 23 Things, you may enjoy exploring together.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 8 you must:<br />A. Explore some fun Flickr mashups<br />B. Play around with online image generators<br /></strong><strong>C. Post the result of your efforts on your blog</strong><br /><strong>D. Reflect on Thing 8 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />A. Try Out the Following Flickr Mashups<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">These tools are fun and it's easy to spend a lot of time! In fact, it could become your newest hobby! You will need the latest version of <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/">Flash Player</a> enabled for some of these.</span><span style="font-size:0pt;"><br /></span><a href="http://metaatem.net/words">Spell with Flickr</a> - We used this tool to create the header on the RESA 23 Things blog.<br /><a href="http://www.krazydad.com/colrpickr/">Flickr Color Pickr</a> - lets you find public photos in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> that match a specific color.<br /><a href="http://flickrsudoku.com/">Sudoku with Flickr</a><a href="http://flickrsudoku.com/"> </a>- – Instead of numbers, use images in your Sudoku puzzles.<br /><a href="http://www.deviousgelatin.com/montager/image.php">Flickr montager</a> - Enter a tag and this site will create a mosaic comprised of images.<br /><a href="http://www.pimpampum.net/memry/enter.php">Flickr Memry</a> – Traditional memory game created with <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> images.<br /><p></p><p></p><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. Play with Image Generators</span><br />Using the links below explore several image or text generators and play with them. Some require you to simply enter some text; others use images. Each works a little differently, so get in there, read the instructions, and create.<br /><a href="http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/">Big Huge Labs</a> - Here you might want to try the motivational poster, badge maker, magazine cover, movie poster, Jigsaw, or trading cards.<br /><a href="http://www.imagegenerator.org/">ImageGenerator.org</a> - This site represents one-stop shopping for image generators. You may find it more challenging to use than Big Huge Labs, but it definitely has possibilities.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. Place Your Creation on Your Blog</span><br />Often adding the image you created to your blog is as simple as copying and pasting the embed code that the page provides if you know how to do that. If not, just right-click on the image and save it to your hard drive before using Blogger’s image button to add it to your post - just like you did in Thing 6. Be sure to include a link to the image generator you used. And remember good taste - your fellow 23 Things participants may be reading your blog.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">D. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 8<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">In the same post in which you placed your creation, briefly describe your experience completing Thing 8. </span><em>Which of these tools intrigues you and why? </em><span style="font-style: italic;">Was it easy, frustrating, time-consuming, fun? Share some of your ideas for using the images you can create.</span><br /><p></p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-4668911278234618602008-09-15T17:26:00.072-04:002008-10-03T12:17:57.476-04:00Thing 11 - Community 2.0Web 2.0 is all about community. The tools provide a function -- <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a> for sharing photos, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> for sharing video, etc -- but they also create a place for users to interact, exchange ideas, and connect. These communities bring people together regardless of geographical location, age, race, gender, physical ability, or any of the other ways that we might differ or separate. Formed around common interests, online communities often establish their own characteristics, norms, expectations, and terminology.<br /><br />One way that connections are made is through comments. Commenting is a very important feature of many Web 2.0 applications, including blogs. For new bloggers, it can be thrilling to receive that first comment from some random, unknown reader. It suddenly changes the way we feel about our blogs and our writing. We become more invested, more careful of what and how we write, because now we know someone is reading.<br /><br />While you may be doing this 23 Things project independently, you are a member of this online community who have come together to learn about Web 2.0. What are your fellow learners doing? How do they feel about this project? What new things have they discovered? For this Thing, you will reach out to other members of your community and make connections.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 11 you must:<br />A. Comment on participant blogs<br />B. Reflect on Thing 11 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>A. Comment</strong><br />Read these two articles for some tips on how to make good comments:<br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://lifehacker.com/software/top/special-lifehackers-guide-to-weblog-comments-126654.php">Lifehacker's Guide to Weblog Comments</a><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/294590/how_to_write_intelligent_comments_on.html?cat=15">How to Write Intelligent Comments on Blogs</a><br /><br />Then, take some time to explore a few of your fellow participants' blogs (listed on the right). Leave a comment on 3-5 different blogs.<br /><br /><strong>B. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 11<br /></strong><em>What do you like / dislike about leaving comments? How did you feel when you received your first comment? Why do you think commenting is so important in online communities? What might this mean for students who share their writing online?<br /></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-804531549623783442008-09-15T17:25:00.141-04:002012-01-14T09:13:10.242-05:00Thing 14 - Bookmarking with DeliciousIn thing 13 you were introduced to the idea of social bookmarking and tagging. One of the greatest advantages of social bookmarking is that you can access and add to your collection of bookmarks from any computer. Here are a few ideas for using <a href="http://delicious.com/">Delicious</a> in your teaching:<br />- Build a shared reading list<br />- Conduct research and share with peers<br />- Share student links for a classroom project<br />- Use a group tag to share resources with a working group<br />- Share links to current news items related to classroom discussions<br /><br /><hr /><strong><br />To complete Thing 14 you must:<br />A. Explore Delicious<br />B. Create your account and begin bookmarking<br />C. Reflect on Thing 14 on your blog<br /></strong><br /><hr /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">A. Explore Delicious</span><br />Many users find that the real power of <a href="http://delicious.com/">Delicious</a> is in the social networking aspect, which allows you to see how other users have tagged similar links and also discover other websites that may be of interest to you. You can think of it as peering into another user's filing cabinet, but with this powerful bookmarking tool, each user's filing cabinet helps to build an expansive knowledge network. Watch the following <span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">video</span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"> and then spend some time exploring <a href="http://delicious.com/">Delicious</a><a href="http://del.icio.us/"> </a>on your own.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/maElqvbJXxE?rel=0" frameborder="0" height="344" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"></span></span></span><br /><span style="COLOR: rgb(255,0,0)"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">B. Create Your Delicious Account<br /></span>Now create your account. Here's a video tutorial to walk you through the process.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/o6RJfUa51J0?rel=0" frameborder="0" height="344" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /></span><br /></span>Now you can begin saving bookmarks. <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">Watch this final video</span> to learn how, and then save at least 10 bookmarks to your account.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/1M-rWvnN5Ms?rel=0" frameborder="0" height="344" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 14</span><br /><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Include your Delicious username in this blog post so that others can view the bookmarks that you have chosen to share. Then reflect on how you think social bookmarking can be used in your teaching. Does Delicious seem to be a tool that can enhance your productivity?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-8700749955723043502008-09-15T17:25:00.135-04:002011-12-07T13:36:47.491-05:00Thing 13 - Social Bookmarking and Tagging<div style="text-align: left;">Social bookmarking is a system for saving a website so you can return to it later. Instead of saving “bookmarks” or “favorites” on a <span style="font-weight: bold;">single computer</span>, you save them to a web site accessible from<span style="font-weight: bold;"> any computer</span>. And instead of organizing bookmarks into a subject folder, you can assign them multiple labels (tags) so they can be associated with a number of topics. Your bookmarks can be shared publicly or you can save them as private - viewable by only you. Social bookmarking is also powerful in that you can search what others have found useful. There are a number of social bookmarking sites. We'll be using one called <a href="http://del.icio.us/">Delicious</a> (formerly called <a href="http://del.icio.us/">del.icio.us</a>).<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><hr /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong></strong> </div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>To complete Thing 13 you must:<br />A. Learn how social bookmarking works<br />B. </strong><strong>Understand tagging</strong><strong><br />C. Reflect on Thing 13 on your blog</strong><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><hr /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A. Learn About Social Bookmarking</span><br />Watch <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video/social-bookmarking">the following video</a> to better understand social bookmarking.<span style="font-size:85%;"><span><br /><br />NOTE: The Delicious site has changed since this video was created. Don't panic - we have updated instructions for you in Thing 14.</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video/social-bookmarking"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1BrNFgqQzas4AuL9JQW3ldTmJxGKRaMKoS0Vg9vCNITp0IK0DnO6WW8Twn8wwxgCowLzCbs2-jU-vzbiL2j08WRLXEIdFFwNZBibZEaJdw1UEqRX8kJOVIz3z8jnwPwibt9BLoPwMqY/s320/Social+Bookmarking-Common+Craft.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683053463053882978" border="0" /></a><br />Then read <a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/2329475?access_key=key-2a1e21h5jb4w9sxl5x8j">this article</a> to learn more about social bookmarking.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. Tagging<br /></span>In some of our previous Things we've already mentioned tags – when searching for blogs using <a href="http://technorati.com/">Technorati</a> and when searching for and labeling photos in <a href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</a>. Tagging is the process of assigning keywords or “tags” to online content. In the same way you stick labels on physical objects, you use tags to label digital elements such as web links, blog posts, photos, or other user-generated content. Once you assign a tag to an object, you can easily find that object later by searching the tag. You can assign multiple tags to a single object, and different people can assign different tags to the same object. Tagging is very “Web 2.0” because it supports social networking, sharing, and empowering users as well as producers of information. Tagging represents a significant shift in the way digital data is sorted, saved, searched, and shared in the 21st century.<br /><br />Other terms related to tagging are <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy">folksonomy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_cloud">tag cloud</a>.<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folksonomy">Folksonomy</a> is derived from "folk" + "taxonomy" and is very different from traditional subject indexing. Perhaps the most important strength of a folksonomy is that it directly reflects the vocabulary of the users. A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_cloud">tag cloud</a> is simply a visual representation of a collection of tags with font size representing frequency of use.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 13</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Share your thoughts about tagging. Is tagging a useful way to organize your digital resources and why? What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages? What is important to think about before assigning tags to bookmarks or other Internet content?</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-19204476485993370562008-09-15T17:25:00.130-04:002011-12-06T11:10:21.404-05:00Thing 15 - RSS RevisitedWell, it's probably been a few weeks since you've set up your <a href="http://reader.google.com/">Google Reader</a> account. Have you been checking-in to keep up with new posts? If it's been awhile and you're feeling overwhelmed by a large number of unread posts, just take a deep breath, exhale and relax. Keep in mind that subscribing to feeds is only helpful if you take the time to go back and check what's new. When checking <a href="http://reader.google.com/">Google Reader</a> becomes a habit, you'll really benefit from this tool.<br /><br />In this Thing, you'll learn about new types of feeds to which you can subscribe, and you'll also go back and clean up your Google Reader account.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 15 you must:<br />A. Subscribe to a news feed<br />B. Subscribe to a tag feed<br />C. Clean up your subscriptions<br />D. Reflect on Thing 15 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>A. News Feed</strong><br />In addition to blogs, you can subscribe to a growing number of news feeds. Using one of the subscribing methods covered in <a href="http://resa-23things.blogspot.com/2008/09/rss1.html">Thing 4</a>, subscribe to at least one of the news feeds available on the following sites. Each site offers a number of feeds based on news topics. Select the feed you want, and add it to your account -- for most of them, you will need to copy the feed address (the URL) to paste into your <a href="http://reader.google.com/">Google Reader</a> account using the "Subscribe" button.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/tools/rss">Reuters</a><br /><a href="http://www.usnews.com/usnews/rss_info.htm">US News & World Report</a><br /><a href="http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/INFO/70912001">Detroit News</a><br /><a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/MISC/50930001">Detroit Free Press</a><br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/index.html">New York Times</a><br /><br /><strong>B. Tag Feed</strong><br />You've explored <a href="http://delicious.com/">Delicious</a> and learned about tags. Now, you can subscribe to a tag to keep up with all the sites saved under that tag. The format for a Delicious tag feed is: <span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/tag/____________</span> where the blank contains the tag to which you want to subscribe.<br /><br />Watch the video then subscribe to a tag of your choice.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/QjAdS8h5G9Q?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><strong>C. Clean Up</strong><br />Your <a href="http://reader.google.com/">Google Reader</a> account may be getting cluttered by now. Perhaps there are some blogs you no longer want to read or maybe you need to reorganize your folders. Take some time to do some "RSS housekeeping" now. The "Reader settings" link (click on gear-like icon at top right of <a href="http://reader.google.com/">Google Reader</a> page) takes you to your Settings page where you can clean up and reorganize your subscriptions.<br /><br /><strong>D. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 15</strong><br /><em>Is RSS becoming easier to understand? Do you recognize new benefits of using this tool? Do you remember to check your feeds regularly? Has it become a habit (or obsession!) yet?</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-10023458029001934592008-09-15T17:25:00.129-04:002011-12-06T11:08:43.829-05:00Thing 12 - Blog Widgets<center><br /><img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" src="http://c.gigcount.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEzMjMxODc1MTc1MDkmcHQ9MTMyMzE4NzUyNTMyMSZwPTk3NTA3MiZkPTAwMCUyMC*lMjBWb2tpJTIwV2lkZ2V*Jmc9/MSZvPWM*OTYxMTEyM2RiMjRjYjc5YzQyM2ZlNzIyNTZmMDQwJm9mPTA=.gif" border="0" height="0" width="0" /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" id="widget_name" height="267" width="200"><param name="movie" value="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/vhss_editors/voki_player.swf?doc=http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/php/vhss_editors/getvoki/chsm=944080e0a45165139c227e8e5436edf8%26sc=2660760"><param name="quality" value="high"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="width" value="200"><param name="height" value="267"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://vhss-d.oddcast.com/vhss_editors/voki_player.swf?doc=http%3A%2F%2Fvhss-d.oddcast.com%2Fphp%2Fvhss_editors%2Fgetvoki%2Fchsm=944080e0a45165139c227e8e5436edf8%26sc=2660760" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" wmode="transparent" allowfullscreen="true" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" name="widget_name" height="267" width="200"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">AC_Voki_Embed(200, 267, '944080e0a45165139c227e8e5436edf8', 2660760, 1,'', </script></center>Another way to build community is to provide interactivity to your blog. This can be done by embedding add-on elements into your posts. Called widgets or add-ons, these are little extras, sometimes interactive, that give your blog something special.<br /><br />For this Thing, explore a variety of widgets listed here (or find some on your own) and embed at least one into your blog.<br /><br />Take our poll:<br /><br /><br /><script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://s3.polldaddy.com/p/970398.js"></script><br /><br /><noscript></noscript><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">(FYI... had a really difficult time getting two widgets -- both the Voki and the Poll -- into this one blog post)<br /></span><br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 12 you must:<br />A. Explore blog widgets and embed one into your blog<br />B. Reflect on Thing 12 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>A. Embed a Widget</strong><br />Explore this list, select one and add it into your blog post. Look for embed code (review <a href="http://resa-23things.blogspot.com/2008/09/vid2.html">Thing 10</a> if you need help embedding) and copy it using the "Edit Html" tab when writing your post. You can find more by going to your blog settings and clicking the LAYOUT tab, then click "Add a gadget" to open the list of widgets.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.polldaddy.com/">Polldaddy</a><span style="font-size:78%;"> <span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)">interactive polls - like ours</span></span><br /><a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/widget/mini-clock-mini-relogio">Miniclock</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">just what it says, a mini clock</span><br /><a href="http://www.clustrmaps.com/">ClustrMaps</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">visual map of who visits your blog</span><span style="font-size:78%;"> --<span style="FONT-STYLE: italic"> look at our Clustrmap on the front page of this blog, we even have a hit from Africa!</span><br /></span><a href="http://www.voki.com/">Voki</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">speaking character like ours (may not work with Firefox) </span><span style="font-size:78%;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.google.com/ig/directory?synd=open">Google Gadgets</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">collection of Google widgets<br /></span><a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/">Widgetbox</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">huge assortment of widgets<br /></span><a href="http://www.widgetbox.com/tag/education">Widgetbox: Education</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">list of education related widgets<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/teachers/activitypacks/index.html">PBS Teacher Activity Packs</a></span> education related widgets<br /></span><br /><strong>B. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 12<br /></strong><em>Review the widget you selected. Are you getting comfortable with embedding code? Do you belong to other online communities? Are relationships formed online as meaningful as face-to-face relationships? Why do you think Facebook and other social networking sites are so popular with kids today?<br /><br /></em><em></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-36032519937094727882008-09-15T17:25:00.121-04:002011-12-05T13:04:59.762-05:00Thing 17 - Online ProductivityHow can we learn how to use all the Web 2.0 tools out there? It seems a new tool pops up every day. Who can ever keep up? Using Web 2.0 tools means having a spirit of adventure and a willingness to do some exploration, often with little or no instruction.<br /><br />There are so many Web 2.0 tools that are designed to help us get organized, create, and share with others. Some work well, some not so much. Each of us have to play around with the tools and make decisions about which ones we will incorporate into our work. No one uses ALL of these tools, just the ones that make sense for what they want to do.<br /><br />This Thing is designed to give you some choices and a chance to try out some productivity tools on your own.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 17 you must:<br />A. Explore an online productivity tool<br />B. Reflect on Thing 17 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>A. Explore</strong><br />Select one of the following tools to explore - or find one on your own. Set-up your account (if necessary) and play around with the tool. Be prepared to offer a review on your blog.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bubbl.us/">bubbl.us</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">brainstorm online with this free, concept mapping tool</span><br /><a href="http://show.zoho.com/login.do">Zoho Show</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">create, edit and share your presentations online</span><br /><a href="http://www.rememberthemilk.com/">Remember the Milk</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">create task list, share it, get reminders</span><br /><a href="http://30boxes.com/welcome.php">30 Boxes</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">online calendar</span><br /><a href="http://www.librarything.com/">LibraryThing</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">personal online bookshelf</span><br /><a href="http://doodle.com/">Doodle</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">online meeting scheduler</span><br /><a href="http://flashcarddb.com/">Flashcarddb</a> <span style="font-size:78%;">create a set of virtual flashcards for study</span><br /><br /><br /><strong>B. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 17<br /></strong><em>Give a review of the tool you explored - what worked, what didn't work, how might it be used in your personal or professional life?</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-19831580675940285412008-09-15T17:25:00.120-04:002011-12-05T11:10:09.899-05:00Thing 16 - Google DocsWeb 2.0 is all about collaboration. Using easy-to-use online tools, people around the world can work together in ways never before possible. Google offers collaborative workspace with <a href="http://docs.google.com/">Google Docs</a>, their online word processor, spreadsheet and presentation editor.<br /><br />With <a href="http://docs.google.com/">Google Docs</a>, you can create, store and share in a secure, real-time environment. That means you and your friend in, say, Australia, can be editing the very same spreadsheet online - at the exact same time.<br /><br />Users have to log-in. You already have a Google account, so you'll use that email address and password to log in.<br /><br />Watch and learn more about this collaborative tool.<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eRqUE6IHTEA&rel=1"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eRqUE6IHTEA&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />If you can't see the video, <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/about/custom#docs">click here to watch it on the Common Craft website</a>.<br /><br />Then, watch this video to hear what teachers, principals, and students have to say about using Google Docs for learning<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TYPjJK6LZdM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TYPjJK6LZdM&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 16 you must:<br />A. Log-in to Google Docs and update a spreadsheet<br />B. Explore Google Docs<br />C. Reflect on Thing 16 in your blog</strong><br /><br /><br /><hr /><br /><br /><strong>A. Update a Spreadsheet</strong><br />We've shared a spreadsheet with you. To access it, go to <a href="http://docs.google.com/">Google Docs</a> and log-in using using your Google account info (the same email and password you use to access your blog). You should see a spreadsheet titled "23Things Learners-Riverside MS." Click on the name of the spreadsheet and add your details.<br /><br /><strong>B. Explore</strong><br />Spend some time exploring <a href="http://docs.google.com/">Google Docs</a>. Try creating a new document or spreadsheet. Try uploading one from your computer. It takes awhile to get used to the feel, but it will make sense the more you play with it. At any time, you can click SHARE and give others access to your files.<br /><br /><strong>C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 16</strong><br /><em>How might you use this tool in your personal and professional life? What issues come to mind about using this tool with students (ie, they need email addresses to log-in)?</em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-39437127328214093682008-09-15T17:24:00.095-04:002011-12-06T11:14:18.411-05:00Thing 22 - Create a WikiNow it's time for you to experience using and creating a wiki. There are a number of wiki creation tools online, but we will be using <a href="http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teachers">Wikispaces</a> which offers ad-free space for educators.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 22 you must:<br />A. Edit an existing wiki</strong><br /><strong>B. Create your own wiki</strong><br /><strong>C. Reflect on Thing 22 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>A. Edit the 23 Things Wiki</strong><br />Go to the wiki at <a href="http://23things.wikispaces.com/">23things.wikispaces.com</a>. We've already started a list of ideas for using wikis in education. Add another idea of your own. All you have to do is:<br /><p>1. Click on "Edit this page."<br />2. Scroll down and click to place your insertion point at the end of the list. Press Enter/Return.<br />3. Add your contribution.<br />4. Click on "Save."<br /><strong><br />B. Create Your Own Wiki</strong><br />First watch this video.<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/edrdJBVIWm8?rel=0" frameborder="0" height="355" width="425"></iframe><br /><br />Then go to <a href="http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teachers">Wikispaces</a> to create your account and your first wiki. Once you've created an account with <a href="http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers">Wikispaces</a>, you can create multiple wikis. Experiment with adding and formatting text, inserting links, images, and video. Here's how:<br /><br /><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tw877F-Wy2U?rel=0" frameborder="0" height="350" width="425"></iframe></p><p>Try some of the other widgets too. Have fun - you can't break a wiki! For additional video tutorials explaining the features of Wikispaces, go <a href="http://www.wikispaces.com/content/wiki-tour">here</a> and click on the drop down menu to choose your tour.</p><p><strong>C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 22</strong><br /><em>In your blog post be sure to include the link to your wiki. Then discuss your feelings about using a wiki. How does a wiki differ from a blog? When is one more appropriate to use than the other?</em></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-33046602590545908342008-09-15T17:24:00.094-04:002011-12-05T13:14:31.244-05:00Thing 18 - Slideshare<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">Slideshare</a> is for presentations what <a href="http://www.youtube.com/">YouTube</a> is for videos -- a place where you can post your work and benefit from what is shared by others.<br /><br />Before <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">Slideshare</a>, posting PowerPoint presentations to the Internet was not an easy task. Now, it's as simple as can be -- after creating a free account, upload the presentation and get a unique URL so others can view it online.<br /><br />One of the best features of <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">Slideshare</a> is being able to search and view the work of others. There are some great presentations available there that can be used as is or to generate ideas for your own. Like YouTube, you can rate and comment on the presentations.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">Slideshare</a> presentations can be downloaded or embedded onto other sites, such as blogs. Here's an embedded presentation that you can click through using the arrows at the bottom (notice its great use of graphics, color, and text -- no boring bulleted lists in this one!)<br /><div style="width: 425px; text-align: left;" id="__ss_471857"><a style="margin: 12px 0pt 3px; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; display: block; text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/DaemonDigital/shift-happens-471857" title="Shift Happens">Shift Happens</a><object style="margin: 0px;" height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=shift-happens-1213710797316589-8&stripped_title=shift-happens-471857"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=shift-happens-1213710797316589-8&stripped_title=shift-happens-471857" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 11px; font-family: tahoma,arial; height: 26px; padding-top: 2px;">View more <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/">presentations</a> from <a style="text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.slideshare.net/DaemonDigital">Daemon Digital</a>.</div></div><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 18 you must<br />A. Explore Slideshare<br />B. Embed a presentation into your blog<br />B. Reflect on Thing 18 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>A. Explore</strong><br />Go to <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/">Slideshare</a> and search for presentations on subjects of your choice. Be sure to click the links at the top to view the most "Popular" and most "Downloaded" presentations and have a look at some of them. If you are a PowerPoint (or other presentation software) user, you may want to create an account and upload your own presentation.<br /><br /><strong>B. Embed</strong><br />Find a presentation to share on your blog (of any content). Look for the embed code -- remember when you embedded the video? Same thing. If you need to review how to embed, see <a href="http://resa-23things.blogspot.com/2008/09/vid2.html">Thing 10</a>.<br /><br /><strong>B. Reflect - blog prompts for Thing 18</strong><br /><em>What did you like about the presentation you embedded? How might Slideshare be useful in the classroom? out of the classroom?<br /></em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-66762820387910621562008-09-15T17:24:00.086-04:002011-12-03T10:06:47.719-05:00Thing 21 - Learn About WikisA wiki is a collaborative website and authoring tool that allows users to easily add, remove, and edit content. The name comes from the Hawaiian “wiki-wiki” meaning “quick." Characterized by ease of use, a wiki is an effective tool for collaborative authoring. Adding to a wiki is much like word processing and changes are instantly available. Wiki environments are usually text based, but can incorporate graphics, audio, video, and animation. You're probably already familiar with the world's best-known wiki, <a href="http://www.wikipedia.org/">Wikipedia</a>, an online encyclopedia collaboratively authored and edited by millions of users.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 21 you must:<br />A. Learn how wikis work<br />B. </strong><strong>Explore a variety of educational wikis</strong><strong><br />C. Reflect on Thing 21 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A. Learn How Wikis Work<br /></span>First, watch this video:<br /><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-dnL00TdmLY&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-dnL00TdmLY&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />If you can't see the video, <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">click here to watch it on the Common Craft website</a>.<br /><br />Then read <a href="http://www.scribd.com/full/2329317?access_key=key-15ceyq5uv7p8onanqny4">this article</a> to learn more about wikis.<br /><br />So why use wikis? Simply put, they are easy to use, free, require no special skills or software, and are accessible from any computer with Internet access and web browser software. To protect information on a wiki, sites can require users to log-in before being able to edit. The history feature within wikis allows you to easily keep up on what been changed and by whom, and earlier versions of a page can always be accessed.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. Explore Wikis</span><br />Wikis have great potential as an educational tool for both teachers and students because they encourage collaborative learning and resource sharing. Among the things they can be used for are:<br />- Collaborative writing<br />- Brainstorming<br />- Creation and organization of content and study guides<br />- Lesson summaries<br />- Group notetaking<br />- Dissemination of classroom information<br />- Literature circles<br />- Collaborative textbooks<br />- Resource collections<br />- Vocabulary study<br /><br />Take a look at the following examples to see some of the ways wikis are being used:<br /><a href="http://comparinghemispheres.wikispaces.com/">Comparing Hemispheres</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">- project between schools in NY and Australia<br /></span><a href="http://westwood.wikispaces.com/">Westwood Schools Wiki</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> - </span><span style="font-size:85%;">online space for Camilla, GA students</span><br /><a href="http://welkerswikinomics.wetpaint.com/?t=anon">Welker's Wikinomics</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">- AP Economics class at Shanghai American School<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><a href="http://survey-of-literature.wikispaces.com/">Survey of Literature Course</a></span> - 9th grade course site</span><br /><a href="http://arborheights.wikispaces.com/">Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki<span style="font-size:85%;"> </span></a><span style="font-size:85%;">- </span><span style="font-size:85%;">wiki as a school web site</span><br /><a onclick="javascript:urchinTracker('/outbound/flatplanet.wikispaces.com');" href="http://flatplanet.wikispaces.com/">Flat Planet</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">- students in Canada and UK examine environmental issues<br /></span><a href="http://geresources.wikispaces.com/">Google Earth Resources</a><span style="font-size:85%;"> - </span><span style="font-size:85%;">wiki to provide resources for a workshop<br /></span><a href="http://www.booktrailersforreaders.com/">Book Trailers for Readers </a><span style="font-size:85%;"> - spotlighting great books for kids and teens</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a href="http://www.wikihow.com/">wikiHow</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">- collaborative project to build world's largest how-to manual</span><br /><br />Want to see more?<br /><a href="http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis">Examples of Educational Wikis</a> – a large collection of wikis organized in (what would you expect?) a wiki!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 21</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Describe a wiki you found that inspires you to create one of your own. What hurdles might stand in the way of your using a wiki? What would it take to remove the hurdles? Is it worth the fight?</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-34775552233050399182008-09-15T17:24:00.082-04:002010-12-07T12:27:07.279-05:00Thing 20 - Finding and Subscribing to PodcastsBy now you've had a chance to explore a variety of educational podcasts, but how do you find exactly what <span style="font-weight: bold;">you're</span> looking for? The web hosts thousands of podcasts on every topic imaginable. You want to be able to locate good podcasts, listen to see if you like them, and then subscribe to a series.<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>To complete Thing 20 you must:<br />A. Learn about search tools for finding podcasts<br />B. Use iTunes to browse, download and subscribe to podcasts<br />C. Reflect on Thing 20 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />A. Search for Podcasts<br /></span>There are a number of search tools for locating podcasts. One is the <a href="http://www.epnweb.org/">Education Podcast Network</a> (EPN). This site brings together a wide range of podcast programming that is exclusively related to education. It includes podcasts created by teachers, students, and by noted experts in the field of education.<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.podcastalley.com/">Podcast Alley</a> is another search tool for locating podcasts. Unlike <a href="http://epnweb.org/">EPN</a>, however, it searches all types of podcasts on the Internet, so using it raises the possibility of coming across programs inappropriate for students. Narrow your <a href="http://podcastalley.com/">Podcast Alley</a> search by using the "Pick a Podcast Genre" drop-down menu at the top, left corner of the home page.<br /><br />Take a little time now to explore the use of these two podcast search tools. When you've finished, go on to section B where you'll learn about one more tool - iTunes.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">B. Use iTunes to Subscribe to a Podcast Series<br /></span>You've all heard of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes">iTunes</a>, but did you know it can be used to locate and manage podcasts? If you don't already have the free program installed on your computer, you'll need to do that first. Check out this <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/how-to/#video-install">short video tutorial</a> and then go <a href="http://itunes.com/">here</a> to download iTunes.<br /><br />Once you've installed iTunes on your computer, you can begin using it to search for and subscribe to podcasts. <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/how-to/#video-podcasts">This video</a> will show you how. When you find a podcast series that you like, subscribe to it so you can listen to new episodes as they become available. The easiest way to subscribe and listen to podcasts is to use iTunes as your aggregator, but you can also subscribe using your Google Reader account. If you choose Google Reader, use one of the methods you learned in <a href="http://resa-23things.blogspot.com/2008/09/rss1.html">Thing 4</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 20</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Include in your post the name of at least one podcast to which you subscribed. Describe your experience using the various search tools. Which do you prefer and why?</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-29639993604253361002008-09-15T17:24:00.067-04:002009-02-15T14:12:18.058-05:00Thing 19 - Learn About PodcastingPodcasting is one of the most exciting new technologies in education today. Whether you're a consumer of podcasts (you listen to them) or a producer (you make your own), podcasting provides a unique and growing way to share professional development, class content, and student projects. Podcasts are accessible, portable, easy to create, and best of all - FREE!<br /><br /><hr /><br /><strong>T</strong><strong>o complete Thing 19 you must:<br />A. Learn what podcasting is<br />B. Listen to a variety of podcasts<br />C. Reflect on Thing 19 on your blog</strong><br /><br /><hr /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />A. Learn What Podcasting Is<br /></span>Podcasting is the ability to create or listen to audio or video content either live or downloaded for later use. A podcast is similar to a radio show in that each show consists of a series of individual episodes you can listen to on your computer or on a digital audio player like an iPod. What distinguishes a podcast from a traditional radio show is that you can listen to a podcast whenever and wherever you want to, and you can subscribe to a podcast series so when a new episode is available, it automatically downloads to your computer. <span style="font-size:100%;">The word podcast comes from a combination of the words iPod and broadcast, but <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">you don’t need an iPod</span> to listen to podcasts.<br /></span><br /><object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vpciLIA0Kn4&hl=en"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vpciLIA0Kn4&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Besides audio only podcasts, there are also enhanced podcasts which include visuals along with the audio – something like a slide show. And there are video podcasts – sometimes called vodcasts or v-casts.<br /><br />As popular as podcasting has become, you may be surprised that the first podcast was produced just a few years ago – in 2004. In 2005, “podcast” was the <em>New Oxford American Dictionary’s</em> word of the year (incidentally, beating out sudoku, bird flu, and trans fat). Today millions of people subscribe to podcasts and more than 100,000 people are now creating podcasts. Interested in a particular topic? You'll probably be able to find a related podcast.<br /><br />Watch this video which does a great job of explaining podcasting.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y-MSL42NV3c&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y-MSL42NV3c&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />If you can't see the video, <a href="http://commoncraft.com/podcasting">click here to watch it on the Common Craft website.</a><br /><br />And if you're so inclined, learn about podcasting from a Ninja point of view.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/OEmss2lg-ug&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/OEmss2lg-ug&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />B. Listen to a Variety of Podcasts<br />The best way to learn about podcasts is to listen to a sampling of those available. You'll find professional development podcasts for educators, podcasts created by teachers to support classroom instruction, and podcasts created by students.<br /><br />Watch these two episodes of RESA's Tech to Go for a guided tour of educational podcasts.<br /><a href="http://mistreamnet.com/videtail.php?who=TTG100">Great Educational Podcasts - Part 1</a><br /><a href="http://mistreamnet.com/videtail.php?who=ttg101">Great Eduational Podcasts - Part 2</a><br /><br />Then to listen to podcasts directly, <a href="http://podcasting-in-education.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+Educational+Podcasts">go here</a> and start exploring.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">C. Reflect - Blog Prompts for Thing 19</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Which podcasts did you find interesting? Identify one or two podcasts and describe how you would use them in your work. (Be sure to include links in your blog entry to the podcasts mentioned.)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-40504113153916336692008-06-15T17:24:00.006-04:002011-12-03T20:49:50.571-05:00Thing 23 - The Journey Continues...Congratulations, you've made it to <strong>Thing 23! </strong>We hope, as you complete this program, you are enthusiastic and prepared to continue your journey of exploring and using Web 2.0 technologies to transform how you teach and learn.<br /><br />Because we want the focus of this Thing to be your final blog post, all you need to do is watch the following video and reread the blog post, <a href="http://www.stevehargadon.com/2008/03/web-20-is-future-of-education.html"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">"Web 2.0 Is the Future of Education."</span></a><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6gmP4nk0EOE?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6gmP4nk0EOE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Blog Prompts for Thing 23</strong><br /><em>Take a few moments to reflect on your journey. You've covered a lot of material over the past ten weeks. What does it all mean? How has your thinking changed between Thing 1 and Thing 23? Do you see the trends that Hargadon writes about in a different light than when you read about them in Thing 1? Has this program changed how you view the Internet or how you view education in the digital world? What plans have you made for using these tools in and out of the classroom? How will you continue to learn about Web 2.0 tools? What are your big "take aways" from this experience? </em>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5017759869936802976.post-31907697831540600662008-02-19T16:05:00.007-05:002011-11-15T14:00:33.948-05:00Tips for SuccessWork at your own pace, but try to finish one topic area (each topic contains 2-4 Things) per week.<br />
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Record all your logons, usernames, and passwords as you create them, and keep them in a single place.<br />
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You may want to open the 23 Things blog in one window and the tool you are working with in another window (or tab) so that you can switch back and forth between them.<br />
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Some Web 2.0 tools may work differently on different browsers. If you experience problems, try switching browsers. Make sure your browser is up-to-date. Most sites seem to like Internet Explorer and Firefox.<br />
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Be sure to use sites correctly -- some will not like the back button and clicking it may mean lost data.<br />
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Check your browser settings -- make sure pop-up windows are enabled, allow cookies, and make other setting changes as necessary.<br />
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Most sites like Blogger, Delicious, Google, Flickr, and YouTube will have a Help or FAQ section. Use these to help solve problems you may run into.<br />
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Ask a colleague for help. And offer your expertise to them.<br />
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Type a description of your problem ("can't change font size in blogger," for example) into a search engine. Odds are good that someone else had the problem and you might find the answer in a forum or group discussion.<br />
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When all else fails, move on to something else and try again later.<br />
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Many Web 2.0 tools are in beta. Beta sites change a lot and improve or add new stuff all the time. If something looks different, has disappeared, or has a new name, the functionality is probably still there. You just have to explore the site some more. That's life in the Web 2.0 world--challenging, exciting, changing.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com