Agenda

=Monday - Overview of Web 2.0 / Web 2.0 Tools=


 * What is Web 2.0?
 * Why is Web 2.0 important to a teacher or librarian?
 * What is a blog and why would I use one?
 * Traditional blogging - Blogger
 * Identify three or four blogs by topic - share with group
 * Live blogging - CoveritLive
 * Finding blogs - Technorati
 * Evaluating blog content
 * define criteria
 * find examples of handouts or prepare a handout
 * What is a wiki and why would I use one?
 * Are there wikis where teachers collaborate and share expertise and content?
 * Independent School Cooperative
 * Technology Integration in Education
 * NECC Ning
 * The Educator's PLN
 * Identify three or four kinds of wikis - share with group
 * What is a podcast and why would I use one?
 * Identify three or four types of podcasts - share with group
 * **Mini-project**

=Tuesday - Research Tools / Process=

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 * Research Process
 * Assignment calculator (University of MN)
 * Noodle Tools
 * What is the best way to find information?
 * Search tools
 * Google tools
 * timeline
 * wonder wheel
 * maps
 * Yippy (Clusty)
 * Mugurdy or Search Cube
 * Wolfram Alpha
 * ** Social Tagging Sites
 * Diigo
 * Fleck
 * Social Networking Sites
 * Nings
 * Online Communities
 * Twitter
 * What is the best way to evaluate information
 * NoodleTools: Choose the best search for your information need>> >>
 * What is the best way to take research notes?
 * Evernote
 * NoodleTools Note Cards
 * What is the best way to track sources and create citations?
 * Use of citation engines?
 * Zotero
 * Landmark Citation Engine
 * NoodleTools
 * [|Bibme>> >> >> >>]
 * **Mini-project**

=Wednesday - Collaborative Project Tools / eBooks= >>
 * What is the best way to organize group projects?
 * Google docs
 * Nexty project manager
 * Flickr
 * Annotate web pages - Sidewiki
 * [|Zoho>> >>]
 * eBooks
 * Google books
 * Devices
 * eReader software
 * **Mini-Project**

=Thursday - Presentation / Communication Tools=

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 * What are the range of options for presenting work?
 * How can 2.0 tools recreate existing assignments so that they are more interactive?
 * Presentation tools - Slide Share
 * Collaborative story telling - Voice Thread
 * What is the best way to find streaming video?
 * Snagfilm
 * Hulu
 * PBS video
 * YouTubeEDU
 * Teachertube
 * truveo
 * blinkx
 * yovisto
 * TedTalks
 * Publishing options
 * [| Issuu - You Publish]
 * [| Glogster]
 * What do we teach students about academic honesty?
 * Intellectual property issues
 * copyright
 * [|Creative Commons]
 * What should we tell our students about being online safely?
 * **Work on final project**

=Friday - Project Presentations=