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Today on horizon, my students set up their PLN (personal learning network) in their RSS reader -- we use Netvibes although some switched to Google reader. Here is how I will assess this: I am assessing the students on this by having them print the page out and turn it in -- I'm also checking over their shoulders in lieu of printing -- but I may not get to everyone. -- In this blog post, I've REQUIRED 6 things on the page -- each is worth 10 points -- with 2 of those points being for a properly edited title in Netvibes (so that they may see what is what!) -- and then I have them find at least four additional sources of information for another 10 points each. Knowing how to set up a PLN for a topic of study is a VITAL skill for the 21st century researcher. I like Netvibes because it is very simple -- one page interface.

Best practice on setting up a PLN as done for the horizon project 2008.

Digital citizenship resources pulled together.

This is the RSS page on netvibes that pulls together all of the most recent resources for advocates. If you have netvibes, this is a great tab to add to your group.

Building a PLN has just gotten easier.

Organizations are starting to get things together to create widgets to help academicians, authors, and others to build a very powerful PLN (personal learning network) with their igoogle or netvibes. They seem to prefer Netvibes for a couple of reasons - and I maintain an account on both, although I startup on igoogle. There are Bespoke repository service widgets and repository information widgets. They even have a page to see what these widgets do (also in this post.) Every modern student (and professor and teacher) should understand how to build a PLN.

Take a look at the widgets universe created by the Repositories support project -- you can see the widgets that they have and information. Some of these are particularly interesting -- I recommend taking a look if you are a researcher or grant write as some of these look like something you'll like.

More widgets - demonstrated here on netvibes.

the netvibes page for The Advocates for Digital Citizenship group

Netvibes is a free web service that brings together your favorite media sources and online services. Everything that matters to you - blogs, news, weather, videos, photos, social networks, email and much more - is automatically updated every time you visit your page.

The information at the advocates for digital citizenship, safety, and success about the I read blocked blogs week. This loosely joined group of educators has created a central clearinghouse for activities such as this. Create activities that fit within digital citizenship and join and post. We have a blog, wiki, and more information -- everything is linked at http://www.netvibes.com/coolcatteacher#Ad4dcss -- Join in.

I strongly encourage you to join in the growing international group advocates for digital citizenship, safety, and success just to see information that we have and to add to it.

Two dozen B.C. online student reporters with full access to the Olympics are popular with athletes and schools, http://www.netvibes.com/studentslive

Mediated Cultures: Digital Ethnography at Kansas State University

Use as an alternative to Igoogle, Netvibes and other similar pages.

Excellent article from Richard Byrne. 4 videos that all teachers should watch!

Students LIVE! is a program that invites twenty-four students from across Metro Vancouver and the Sea-to-Sky region to attend sport and cultural events during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and then share their experiences through social media tools. Twelve students will be selected for the Olympic Games and 12 will be selected for the Paralympic Games.

Excellent examples of HTML 5.