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Spell It Out - - 0 views

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  • Emily Vickery on 26 Apr 08
     
    Apparel and accessories with IM acronyms and emoticons
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TechForum Midwest ~ Ustream ~ April 25, 2208 - 0 views

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    TechForum Midwest
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Sarah's Musings: Starting to feel the Twitter love - 0 views

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shared by Sue Waters on 26 Apr 08 - Cached
  • The parties I have been going to are those of educators who are interested in web 2.0 where I feel I have little to contribute because I am at the stage of of learning about web 2.0.
    • Sue Waters
      Sue Waters on 26 Apr 08
       
      I think that majority of my followers in twitter would feel similar to this that they are just starting out and are worried that they don't have anything to contribute. That is also the reason why many people are reluctant to comment on posts. The sense that everyone knows more than them so what do they have to offer.
  • The main reason for this lurking was that I didn't want to open my mouth and offend anyone, or waste people's time with trivialities.
    • Sue Waters
      Sue Waters on 26 Apr 08
       
      The key to Twitter is to see it as our own Personal Learning Network (PLN). Everyone has the right to use it how they want. If someone doesn't like how you use twitter than they can just go ahead and unfollow. Really it's no different from writing a blog. Similar etiquete but you are more likely to share the mundane in twitter. Twitter is also more like f2f conversations - if all you do is post links or ask for help you will never make the connections that make people want to conenct with you.
  • Nevertheless, I try to minimize my personal and social comments and keep my messages to professional topics.
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    • Sue Waters
      Sue Waters on 26 Apr 08
       
      I get so many people tell me that what they love the most is this glimpse of the mundane. Same as your blog. The funny stuff that happens to you Sarah is nice to hear about.
  • Sue Waters on 26 Apr 08
     
    The key to Twitter is to see it as our own Personal Learning Network (PLN). Everyone has the right to use it how they want. If someone doesn't like how you use twitter than they can just go ahead and unfollow. Really it's no different from writing a blog. Similar etiquete but you are more likely to share the mundane in twitter. Twitter is also more like f2f conversations - if all you do is post links or ask for help you will never make the connections that make people want to conenct with you.
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Digital Passports - 0 views

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  • Scott Weidig on 25 Apr 08
     
    This is the site where Steve will post the ppt from the Tech Forum session
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Top News - Tech encourages students' social skills - 0 views

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  • Emily Vickery on 25 Apr 08
     
    Tech encourages students' social skills Studies illustrate how some classroom technology can lead to student collaboration
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techLEARNING.com | Technology & Learning - The Resource for Education Technology Leaders - 0 views

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  • Vicki Davis on 25 Apr 08
     
    This webinar is Monday about Web 2.0 and I'm co-presenting. If you attend, you'll receive a 3 month free trial subscription to Atomic Learning. Preregister here. This will give you access to the series I did on Web 2.0 and how to set up an RSS reader, etc. Also, the new one I've done on Flattening your classroom will be available as well.
  • Vicki Davis on 25 Apr 08
     
    This webinar Monday has free three month subscription to Atomic Learning attached to it.
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The Easy Essay - Essay Writing Made Simple - 0 views

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    Fill-in information organization program
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ToonDoo - The Cartoon Strip Creator - Create, Publish, Share, Discuss! - 0 views

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  • Caroline Bucky-Beaver on 25 Apr 08
     
    Another cartoon creator web2.0 application.
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From the Annointed Few to the Collective Many - 0 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08 - Cached
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
       
      How sad!
  • the Internet has morphed from a presentation medium to an interactive platform in just a few years
  • a leading web analysis site
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
       
      I find this description of Technorati almost amusing.
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  • more than 50 percent of Americans aged 20-30 years old use Facebook
  • among Americans under the age of 35, social networking and user-generated content sites have overtaken TV as a primary media.
  • “Visitors to MySpace.com and Friendster.com generally skew older, with people age 25 and older comprising 68 and 71 percent of their user bases, respectively.”
  • We’re in the midst of a paradigm shift where individuals are indeed connecting “in ways and at levels that [they] haven’t done before”
  • Workplace communities
  • orkplace communities are designed to solve workplace-related challenges
  • talent management is about finding, developing, and retaining key talent within the organization
  • Ernst & Young, for instance, has a significant presence on Facebook in support of its recruiting efforts
  • Google, Home Depot, Enterprise Rent a Car, and Deloitte also are recruiting using Web 2.0 tools through YouTube videos and even alumni social networks
  • “If companies keep social networks out, they will be doing a significant disservice to their bottom lines
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
       
      Understanding networks is important to students. Knowing how to be professional and what is appropriate for different spaces is vital.
  • Between 2000 and 2020, 75 million Boomers will reach retirement age.
  • The only content service with mass adoption (greater than 50 percent) was Social Networking, and this was only among respondents under the age of 35.”
  • In addition, Millennials are the first generation to spend more hours online per week than watching TV (16.7 vs 13.6).
  • some of the characteristics of Millenials, which included a desire to work in  “[open] and flat organizations” as “part of a tribe.”
  • “heavy use of technology (messaging, collaboration, online learning) as a daily part of their work lives.”
  • robust and active communities will have an easier time recruiting talented Millennials
  • they have opportunities to meaningfully connect to their peers and supervisors.
  • A retiring Boomer who is an expert in a particular field could be an excellent community manager, blogger, or wiki contributor.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
       
      Blogging might be the answer for retiring boomers?
  • Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
     
    Business people and management should read this article about the transformation of business by using workplace communities. "Workplace communities are designed to solve workplace-related challenges" -- they focus on tasks. I would find it interesting to see a business REALLY use technology to change things. Having the business in a business network (OK a NING) and let people tag their posts with the business related PROBLEMS they are having and blog, video, or photograph it-- the tag cloud would tell the business IMMEDIATELY what the problems are in the company. The problem with this model is that there are few corporate executives who REALLY want to know the problems within their organizations. They don't want to be problem solvers, just opportunity creators. However, when managers open their eyes (and I'm a former General Manager myself) and see that two things give business opportunity: problem solving and innovation. And they are directly related. True innovation solves problems. Read this article and think about how you may solve problems using the networks you may now create. If you don't want everyone to know, keep it private and only allow people in your company in.
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Home - Microsoft Popfly - 0 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
     
    Using mashups is going to become an essential skill, I believe. Students should understand what they are.
  • Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
     
    Microsoft Popfly lets you make mashups and build web pages without knowing code. I am to the point I don't teach the detailed web site creation coding I used to. I teach RSS, embedding, creating wikis, uploading media of all kinds, but I just don't know how important coding is any more at the basic level. I want to spend some time tinkering with this.
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Computer Science Teacher - Thoughts and Information from Alfred Thompson : Popfly Coin ... - 0 views

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shared by Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08 - Cached
  • Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
     
    Information on popfly and windows live writer and how it may be used in the classroom. Cool post.
  • Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
     
    This is a fascinating blog post about how Alfred Thompson used PopFly to create a mashup activity for a classroom demo for teachers. He also took this document from word into Live writer to make a blog post. It is important to look at many ways to do things. I found this information very insightful and cool.
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Listening to the Audience (Twitter) at Web 2.0 Expo: The Balance of Value vs Entertainment - 0 views

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  • so I acknowledged them in twitter, and let everyone know we would quickly shift to questions, so the audience could drive the agenda. We received over a dozen questions, and I hope the audience was satisfied, lots of good hard questions from many folks on the ground that are trying to solve these problems: getting management to agree, measuring roi, dealing with detractors, etc. After which, I think we won him over: “Questions made the panel: Love hearing viewpoints from people with boots on the ground”
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
       
      This is the point, the audience (students) want the session to be relevant. They wan tto be part of it. That is WHY you should establish a backchannel. Then, the moderator of the panel should monitor the backchannel. I use a backchannel room on Chatzy. Jeremiah just used twitter. However, I agree that BACKCHANNELING is an essential best practice to a good presentation AND having a backchannel moderator. I would add that I like to also have "google jockey" dropping in links as well!
  • Now, the next panel (Greg Narain, Brian Solis, Stowe Boyd) wasn’t traditional by any sense, it was an experiment, where we crowd-sourced the agenda to the audience –they used Twitter. Greg Narain setup an application where members from the audience could message (@micromedia2) and their tweets (comments, questions, requests, answers, and sometimes jokes made at Scoble’s expense) were seen live on the screen.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
       
      This is a cool idea and something we may do in our NECC presentation about viral professional development.
  • he was waiting for that breakthrough insight.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
       
      This is an important point -- it is not just about being entertained -- people want MEAT and breakthroughs as well, especially if you're one of "those" people with a reputation for break through statements. Don't let backchannels become distracting -- keep focus and let them add to the presentation.
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  • Later, I talked to the gentleman who thought the session was negative, and his reason was because he was left out, and didn’t know how to get twitter started.
    • Vicki Davis
      Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
       
      Another good point, people feel left out when they don't know what you're doing. How about some "suggested prerequisites" or links published prior to a panel so that people will "get it??" I think the rules are changing and we are reinventing PD.
  • we can tell as people actually took the time to blog about it
  • I think our culture is being overrun by big mouths & squeaky wheels. Not everyone wants to jump into the mosh pit or finds it boring to have useful information presented in a structured format.
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MA21stCenturyLearning » home - 0 views

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  • Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
     
    I spent the day with Emily Vickery, the teacher/administrator at Montgomery Academy in AL, responsible for their PD. This is her wiki, where she shares with others at the school what they are doing. We talked about using RSS and diigo to give links. She is doing great work and will be presenting at NECC on July 2nd -- her students are going with her!
  • Vicki Davis on 24 Apr 08
     
    Wiki from Montgomery Academy-- teaching others at the academy how to use 21st century tools.
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Google Earth Lessons - 0 views

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  • Caroline Bucky-Beaver on 24 Apr 08
     
    Website of lesson plans focused on the use of Google Earth. Lessons categorized into : how to's , student controlled, teacher controlled, mini-lessons. Searchable by content area.
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