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GAC 21GAC 21stst Century Learning Century Learning FairFair

February 17, 2009February 17, 2009

Julia OsteenJulia Osteen

josteen@greateratlantachristijosteen@greateratlantachristian.organ.org

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Educational BloggersEducational Bloggers

Take a look at some of the articles on one of Take a look at some of the articles on one of the blogs listed below. Make a list of qualities the blogs listed below. Make a list of qualities that make a blog post effective.that make a blog post effective.

http://www.speedofcreativity.org

http://www.infinitethinking.org

http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/

http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com

http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100-education-blogs

Managing Blog ArticlesManaging Blog Articles

Utilize RSSUtilize RSS

RSS reader – Google ReaderRSS reader – Google Reader

RSS in Plain English - RSS in Plain English - http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=086faafd8c122981cc82

Adding subscriptions to Google Reader - Adding subscriptions to Google Reader - http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=3f29633b23791ee81d73

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Using your ReaderUsing your Reader The content in your reader can be The content in your reader can be

overwhelming because it will continue to "pile overwhelming because it will continue to "pile up" endlessly. BUT -- it's not actually there -- it up" endlessly. BUT -- it's not actually there -- it hurts NOTHING for you to skim and skip items hurts NOTHING for you to skim and skip items and mark them as "read" just by scrolling past and mark them as "read" just by scrolling past them. You aren't actually deleting anything.them. You aren't actually deleting anything.

In fact, learning to quickly scan and process a In fact, learning to quickly scan and process a lot of news items is an essential part of RSS lot of news items is an essential part of RSS literacy and information management -- the literacy and information management -- the important ideas will always come back around, important ideas will always come back around, and you will also learn to pare down your and you will also learn to pare down your subscriptions as you go. If you feel compelled subscriptions as you go. If you feel compelled to thoroughly read every item, you will remain to thoroughly read every item, you will remain completely overwhelmed and quickly "quit" completely overwhelmed and quickly "quit" your reader. Keep trying -- it gets easier! your reader. Keep trying -- it gets easier!

BloggingBlogging

MicrobloggingMicroblogging

TwitterTwitter Research ToolResearch Tool Networking – the key to Networking – the key to

twitter is to find people who twitter is to find people who send out meaningful tweets send out meaningful tweets and follow themand follow them

Contribute – those who Contribute – those who contribute tweets are more contribute tweets are more likely to be followed by likely to be followed by others thereby increasing others thereby increasing your networkyour network

Resources – since using Resources – since using Twitter I have come across Twitter I have come across more helpful resources than more helpful resources than ever beforeever before

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Tips from the NetworkTips from the Network

Online ConferencesOnline Conferences

K 12 Online Conference - The K12 Online K 12 Online Conference - The K12 Online Conference offers a free, innovative Conference offers a free, innovative opportunity for teachers to learn about the opportunity for teachers to learn about the ways in which Web 2.0 tools and ways in which Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used for teaching and technologies can be used for teaching and learning. Each October, during a two-week learning. Each October, during a two-week period, conference presenters post their period, conference presenters post their online "sessions," typically in video format, online "sessions," typically in video format, to the conference blog. The sessions, which to the conference blog. The sessions, which may be viewed online or downloaded may be viewed online or downloaded anytime, remain available on the web for anytime, remain available on the web for anyone to "attend." It's a conference that anyone to "attend." It's a conference that never closes.never closes.

Classroom 2.0Classroom 2.0

Classroom 2.0 is a social networking site for Classroom 2.0 is a social networking site for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education. Classroom 2.0 is technologies in education. Classroom 2.0 is hosted on a Ning platform.hosted on a Ning platform.

From the site: We especially hope that those From the site: We especially hope that those who are "beginners" will find this a who are "beginners" will find this a supportive community and a comfortable supportive community and a comfortable place to start being part of the digital dialog.place to start being part of the digital dialog.

GAC Faculty NingGAC Faculty Ning

Be part of the group of people working to Be part of the group of people working to keep content fresh on the Ningkeep content fresh on the Ning