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= Welcome -- SC LMS Institute 2008 = June 18, 2008 Cathy Nelson, Presenter

A Look at Change
media type="custom" key="859403" Library Programs PPT borrowed from Doug Johnson Cathy Nelson's [|PowerPoint Slides]
 * Powerpoint - A look at how times have changed
 * Discussion on the way it was/the way it is now (either chart or small group created ppt)
 * Show and share groups work

LUNCH

[|"What is Web 2.0?"][|(part 1)] as defined by Will Richardson (video interview, 7:15) The Read/Write Web (beginning, 0:00) Using the Read/Write Web Capabilities to Connect Around Professional Learning (est. 1:32 in) The Role that Writing Plays in Reading (est. 4:15)

[|"What is Web 2.0: (part 2)] as defined by Will Richardson (video internview, 9:40) The Future of Education in a Web-based World (beginning, 0:00) The Education System Absorbing New Technologies (est. 3:21 in) Changes to Physical Space (est. 7:05 in)

**RSS**
What is it? Why is it a good thing to have?

The CommonCraft's [|RSS in Plain English] media type="youtube" key="0klgLsSxGsU&hl=en" height="355" width="425"


 * Using a Reader**
 * [|Bloglines]
 * [|Google Reader]
 * Will require an account (an online presence)
 * Many have searchable tutorials on YouTube
 * FREE, though there are others
 * Some of the others are free
 * Some are for a fee
 * Can use igoogle page
 * Can use [|Pageflakes]

**Blogs to read (my recommendations)**
__21st Century Teacher Librarian Focus__ Doug Johnson - [|Blue Skunk] Joyce Valenza - SLJ Hosted - [|Never Ending Search] Carolyn Foote - [|Not So Distant Future] Diane Cordell - [|Journeys] AASL - [|AASL Blog]

__21st Century Educators who are Forward Thinkers__ Will Richardson - [|Weblogg-ed] Scott McLeod - [|Dangerously Irrelevant] Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach - [|21st Century Learner] Dean Shareski - [|Ideas and Thoughts of an EdTech Lifer] Wes Fryer - [|Moving at the Speed of Creativity]



__**Should you blog?**__

 * Purpose
 * Audience
 * Conversation
 * Drill Bit Principle (coined by Doug Johnson)
 * 2 examples: [|TechnoTuesday], [|@ the CMS LIbrary]

Blog platforms
 * [|Blogspot]
 * [|Edublogs]
 * [|Wordpress]

Social Networking media type="youtube" key="6a_KF7TYKVc&hl=en" height="355" width="425"
 * [|Twitter]
 * Nings
 * [|TeacherLibrarian Ning] (created by Joyce Valenza)
 * [|Classroom 2.0 Ning] (created by Steve Hargadon
 * [|Facebook]

**Examples Resulting from 2.0 Tools**
[|Skype]

Voice Thread media type="custom" key="857991"
 * [|Mr Granito]
 * [|Alec Couros], Professor at University of Regina, Saskatchewan, CA
 * [|A book review]
 * [|Rachel Fryer]gets a haircut

Animoto
 * [|Mr.Granitio]

Podcasting in the Classroom
 * [|Mr. Granitio]

1:15 - [|Chrissy Hellyer] Taradale, Napier, New Zealand Educator (Using 2.0 Tools in the classroom, power of Social Networking) 1:30—[|Jennifer Wagner] California Educator (online projects, power of Social Networking) 1:45 – [|Lisa Parisi] (HB Project, power of Networking) 2:00 – [|Brenda Branson] / Betty Jordan (Skype, projects) 2:15 – [|Chris Craft] (Life Round Here, other projects)
 * Virtual Guests**

**Other Useful Resources!**
[|CommonCraft Videos] of ALL KINDS! The CommonCraft Show has many different "in Plain English" style video explanations available for purchase or free download on many differnt topic, including podcasting, Twitter, blogging, using flickr, and more. These are GREAT for staff development. Best, they are free for online use and available for download at a cost.

"WebTools4u2use" has great resources, including a link to blogs and their role in the media center.

[|ZamZar] is the place I go if I want to download a video from YouTube. ZamZar offers several formats that you can convert to, and I've even converted PDF files to Word documents. Even though I like to use videos (i.e. CommonCraft) embedded as above or from online, I like to have it temporarily downloaded for the possibility that I will not have connectivity. I use it as a safety net or plan b.

Flickr Bubbleshare Photobucket Creative Commons Podcasts/Podcasting Delicious (social bookmarking)/Tags Wikis Slideshare Google Docs, Spreadsheets, Presentation Tools, more
 * Topics I wish I had time to cover**:

Lori Sheldon ( a virtual friend) is doing a five day workshop this week, and here is her wiki agenda/guide/handout.