"Much has been written about the benefits of active learning strategies-using tools and techniques that engage students in ways
other than simply listening to an instructor and taking notes. In the
same way that clickers facilitate active learning,
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OTTAWA - A Conservative government obsessed with message control issued new guidelines to encourage public servants to use social media tools like Facebook and Twitter to talk to Canadians but they will be vetted like any other communication strategy.
This guideline is designed to provide specific guidance to Government of Canada departments on the use of externally facing Web 2.0 tools and services.
"In most online communities, 90% of users are lurkers who never contribute, 9% of users contribute a little, and 1% of users account for almost all the action."
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Twitter-like website for educators and children to use as a class or school. Embed text, images, videos, links and even Google Docs files. The site has a live chat functure open to just the class.
http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/ICT+&+Web+Tools
This tutorial is designed so that you can learn how to use the tools of web 2.0 for your classes or for fun.
* Each topic takes about a week to complete.
* Each week you will will be introduced to at least one website [or 'tool'].( You may also get information about an aspect of digital citizenship.
* Next, you have an activity to complete using the website.
* The last, and most important thing you need to do is to post about what you learned on your blog.
Topics: Digital Citizenship; Blogging; Avatars; Photos, Images, & Giving Credit; Finding Photos and Images; Good Manners and Commenting; Creating your own images; Creating Animations and Videos; Creating Documents and Presentations; Fun with Books & reading; Evaluating informational websites; Online Sharing
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