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Just because you build a wiki, doesn't mean they will come. This has been my and other faculty members' experiences in using wikis in the classroom. We all know the feeling . . . the excitement of seeing and then using a type of software that should be just perfect to engage students and to enable community-building. We work during our break time to incorporate this learning technology in our course only to find out that students aren't that excited about it. I think one of the reasons for the lackluster student enthusiasm toward any type of new technology tool is that they need to learn it. I'm not saying that students are lazy . . . it's just that the internal question, "what's in it for me?" probably needs to be answered.

Though this article is written for the business sector, there are many great parallels with how we experience social media's acceptance in the educational realm. The suggestions that are given are readily applied to our setting, as well. In the enterprise, many employees think blogs are merely websites on which people talk about their cat or their latest meal. Many don't know the differences between and advantages of such tools as message boards, blogs, and wikis. They have heard of these terms in passing, but the demands of their day-to-day jobs have prevented them from recognizing the distinct benefits of each tool. Solution: It is useless to advocate for social media tools in a vacuum. Unless you're describing a solution to a practical problem, busy workers will not respond to buzzwords like "wiki," "blog," and "community." Your client usually has about a 30-second attention span in which you can sell a social media tool. An aide in my arsenal has been the excellent videos by Lee Lefever at Common Craft. Lee visually explains social media concepts "In Plain English." Common Craft videos quickly explain complex and sometimes unfamiliar technologies in a few minutes, sans the buzzwords, hype, and sensationalism. Problem: Cynical Clients Who Don't Want to Share Information Unfortunately, some potential SharePoint users balk at the technology because they have no desire to share their knowledge for the benefit of the organization. These individuals tend to equate their knowledge with job security; therefore, they feel nervous about sharing out of fear that they wouldn't be needed any more.

The Math Connection Workshop is a math problem solving workshop wiki for students around the world. Students create pose real world questions and problems in their own pages, and classes are partnered to work collaboratively with others.

Podcasting / Vodcasting * Podcasting in Education - great resource from a 5th grade teacher in Canada with definition, technical helps, ideas, curriculum links, and how-tos * Podcasting and Vodcasting: Flash Gordon meets iPod ... slideshare slideshow with general information, how to, and sites * Education Podca (EPNst Network) - site which houses podcasts as well as provides some tutorials * Audacity - free sound editing software * Audacity Wiki - Tutorials * Podcasting in the Classroom * Podcasts: a New Twist on Net Radio * Podcasting in Education Wiki * Podcasting Tools * Podcasting - Ann Bell * How to Podcast - nice tutorial with screenshots and graphics * Video Podcasting * Podcasting Software * How to register your podcast in iTunes * Smithsonian Podcasts * Teacher Tube * TitlepageTV * School Tube

A clever wiki demonstrating various academic skills - grammar, math, etch. Well done!

My wiki space

This wiki page contains some great links related to Understanding By Design.

Math wiki which includes Mathcasts created by and for students.

Here is a wiki I created to showcase some of the differentation strategies I have used with my language arts and French students.

2009 Horizon Report the web version * Browse Comments o by Commenter o by Section o General Comments * Contents o Executive Summary o Technologies to Watch o Key Trends o Critical Challenges o The Horizon Project o One Year or Less: Mobiles o One Year or Less: Cloud Computing o Two to Three Years: Geo-Everything o Two to Three Years: The Personal Web o Four to Five Years: Semantic-Aware Applications o Four to Five Years: Smart Objects o Methodology o 2009 Horizon Project Advisory Board * Recent Comments o Four to Five Years: Semantic-Aware Applications Semantic UMW in the NMC 2009 Horizon Report - Semantic UMW says: [...] practices, and ideas that could be significant for education. This year's re[...] * Links o 2009 Horizon Report (367k PDF) o 2009 Horizon Resources (tagged hz09 in delicious) o Horizon Project Wiki o NMC Horizon Project Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary (0) 2. Technologies to Watch (0) 3. Key Trends (0) 4. Critical Challenges (0) 5. The Horizon Project (0) 6. One Year or Less: Mobiles (0) 7. One Year or Less: Cloud Computing (0)

very nice wiki on how educators can create PLNs with web 2.0 tools

Donna Hebert's (Jeffco's own) awsome wiki for digital story telling!

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An interesting collection of web 2.0 tools for the classroom.

Fantastic compilation of Web 2.0 tools for educational use.

Tom explained that innovation falls squarely in quadrant 2 of Steven Covey's matrix: it's "Important", but "Not Urgent".