A logical learning sequence for web 2.0 technology? - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T23:26:13Zhttps://www.classroom20.com/forum/topics/649749:Topic:104247?commentId=649749%3AComment%3A105202&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI think you need to decide wh…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-02-01:649749:Comment:1052132008-02-01T20:40:00.577ZWmChamberlainhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/WmChamberlain
I think you need to decide what you like to do on the web. Do you like to read blogs? Do you take pictures? Do you like listening to podcasts or watching videos? Whatever you choose, your interest and excitement for it will spill over to your students.<br />
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I understand completely your feeling of being overwhelmed. I still feel overwhelmed and I have been learning about 2.0 for over a year. I started with blogging. My first posts were just words, then I added some photos, then videos. Eventually I…
I think you need to decide what you like to do on the web. Do you like to read blogs? Do you take pictures? Do you like listening to podcasts or watching videos? Whatever you choose, your interest and excitement for it will spill over to your students.<br />
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I understand completely your feeling of being overwhelmed. I still feel overwhelmed and I have been learning about 2.0 for over a year. I started with blogging. My first posts were just words, then I added some photos, then videos. Eventually I started creating my own content, but this is a process. From there I have tried wikis, video creation, and audio creation. My next project is podcasting.<br />
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If you would like to see my progression <a href="http://mrcsclassblog.blogspot.com/">go to my blog</a> and look back through my archives. <b><i>Don't feel pressured to run the marathon until you have practiced running for a while.</i></b> Ellen,
Welcome to Web 2.0, y…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-02-01:649749:Comment:1052112008-02-01T20:37:00.249ZGary Millerhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/GaryMiller
Ellen,<br />
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Welcome to Web 2.0, you have arrived. There are a couple of good ways to find RSS feeds. One is to click on the "Top 1000" link under "Additional Features" and check out some of the top feeds. Another is to copy from someone else. You can look at my feeds at: <a href="http://www.bloglines.com/public/gmiller">http://www.bloglines.com/public/gmiller</a><br />
Look in the Education folder. The first one there is Will Richardson's Blog. He always has interesting subjects. You can also see his…
Ellen,<br />
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Welcome to Web 2.0, you have arrived. There are a couple of good ways to find RSS feeds. One is to click on the "Top 1000" link under "Additional Features" and check out some of the top feeds. Another is to copy from someone else. You can look at my feeds at: <a href="http://www.bloglines.com/public/gmiller">http://www.bloglines.com/public/gmiller</a><br />
Look in the Education folder. The first one there is Will Richardson's Blog. He always has interesting subjects. You can also see his blogroll here: <a href="http://www.bloglines.com/public/wrichard">http://www.bloglines.com/public/wrichard</a><br />
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Hope this is helpful. Be ready to be very busy reading. There is so much info that you can never get to it all, but this will help you find some of the important stuff without working to hard. You might also notice that I have Classroom 2.0 in my blogroll. That way I get feeds from this site and don't have to come here to check if there is something new on here.<br />
Enjoy,<br />
Gary Hey everybody! I got Richards…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-02-01:649749:Comment:1052022008-02-01T20:00:29.819ZEllen Phamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/EllenPham
Hey everybody! I got Richardson's book yesterday, have read about half (first reading, not going through all the links yet), and have set up bloglines and subscribed to a few news feeds, as well as using RSSmix (it was a little easier for me to figure out than blogdigger) to combine the feeds from my ning networks into one easy to use feed! Now I know why people in this classroom are so intelligent and informed!<br />
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I think it's important for me to check my RSS feeds daily for the next couple of…
Hey everybody! I got Richardson's book yesterday, have read about half (first reading, not going through all the links yet), and have set up bloglines and subscribed to a few news feeds, as well as using RSSmix (it was a little easier for me to figure out than blogdigger) to combine the feeds from my ning networks into one easy to use feed! Now I know why people in this classroom are so intelligent and informed!<br />
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I think it's important for me to check my RSS feeds daily for the next couple of weeks, so the tool doesn't become just one more thing on my toolbar, so I assimilate the power of RSS feeds and know where I might want to go with them. It's exciting! The power of collecting information corralling it somehow. I hope this is the first step to me feeling/being more directed and less scattered and overwhelmed.<br />
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Anybody have any feeds they love that they want to share? And if I'm missing something or making obvious mistakes, <i>please let me know</i> (like I really should go with blogdigger because of.... or any other detail I might have wrong.)<br />
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Thank you for letting me share my beginner's mind with you. It's very helpful; I don't have anyone in "real life" to share this with yet : ) I recently found this graphic…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-02-01:649749:Comment:1049832008-02-01T03:27:17.381ZElizabeth Davishttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/lizbdavis
I recently found <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fncll/1829938057/sizes/o/">this graphic</a> that does a really nice job of explaining the difference between blogs, wikis and discussion forums.<br />
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I've done a few <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast">screencasts</a> that might be helpful to you. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=99B2EF26AA097719">Three on Google Reader</a>, one on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGXElviSRXM">Del.icio.us</a> and one on…
I recently found <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/fncll/1829938057/sizes/o/">this graphic</a> that does a really nice job of explaining the difference between blogs, wikis and discussion forums.<br />
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I've done a few <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screencast">screencasts</a> that might be helpful to you. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=99B2EF26AA097719">Three on Google Reader</a>, one on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGXElviSRXM">Del.icio.us</a> and one on <a href="http://edtechpower.blogspot.com/2008/01/getting-started-with-twitter-screencast.html">Twitter.</a> Great advice, Anne. I just st…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-01-31:649749:Comment:1048082008-01-31T19:11:46.711ZEllen Phamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/EllenPham
Great advice, Anne. I just started using delicious for my own bookmarking. What else do you use the site for?
Great advice, Anne. I just started using delicious for my own bookmarking. What else do you use the site for? Ruth, what a wonderful, gener…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-01-31:649749:Comment:1048062008-01-31T19:09:14.063ZEllen Phamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/EllenPham
Ruth, what a wonderful, generous site! It will be great to have a class to follow along with as I read Richardson's book.
Ruth, what a wonderful, generous site! It will be great to have a class to follow along with as I read Richardson's book. The vote is in! I better go g…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-01-31:649749:Comment:1048042008-01-31T19:08:18.292ZEllen Phamhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/EllenPham
The vote is in! I better go get Will Richardson's book, on the double! Thank you all for responding to my little plea, "Help! I'm drowning in a sea of nformation!" Really, it is so kind, and encourages me to keep going.<br />
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I am hoping to use what I learn to help other elementary teachers to take the plunge into "communication technology." Once I "get" it, I want to break what I learn down into absorbable chunks with the hope that more teachers, especially those in the elementary classroom, will…
The vote is in! I better go get Will Richardson's book, on the double! Thank you all for responding to my little plea, "Help! I'm drowning in a sea of nformation!" Really, it is so kind, and encourages me to keep going.<br />
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I am hoping to use what I learn to help other elementary teachers to take the plunge into "communication technology." Once I "get" it, I want to break what I learn down into absorbable chunks with the hope that more teachers, especially those in the elementary classroom, will feel capable of using the technology- kind of like an easy reader on the way to fluency : )<br />
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I'll keep you posted on my progress, dear teachers! Here's the best place to star…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-01-31:649749:Comment:1045952008-01-31T16:17:09.087ZAndrewhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/berkshirecat
Here's the best place to start:<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blogs-Wikis-Podcasts-Powerful-Classrooms/dp/1412927676?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201795897&sr=1-2">Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms</a>
Here's the best place to start:<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Blogs-Wikis-Podcasts-Powerful-Classrooms/dp/1412927676?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201795897&sr=1-2">Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms</a> Here is a link to a class tha…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-01-31:649749:Comment:1044942008-01-31T11:55:13.596Zruthokoyehttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/arokoye
Here is a link to a class that really helped me... <a href="http://edc921.blogspot.com/">http://edc921.blogspot.com/</a> When I "discovered" it, they were using Will's book as a text...
Here is a link to a class that really helped me... <a href="http://edc921.blogspot.com/">http://edc921.blogspot.com/</a> When I "discovered" it, they were using Will's book as a text... I would like to endorse Nancy…tag:www.classroom20.com,2008-01-31:649749:Comment:1044872008-01-31T10:45:50.913ZAnne Mirtschinhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/murch0
I would like to endorse Nancy's remarks in that you should start small, taking slow steps to absorb each type one at a time. I tried all of them at once last year and was lost 'in cyber space' for quite a while until after a huge learning curve I now can see the difference between and potential of each. If I had my time over, I would start with social bookmarking with delicious and commence blogging. For students, I usually commence by getting them to place comments on other student blogs. This…
I would like to endorse Nancy's remarks in that you should start small, taking slow steps to absorb each type one at a time. I tried all of them at once last year and was lost 'in cyber space' for quite a while until after a huge learning curve I now can see the difference between and potential of each. If I had my time over, I would start with social bookmarking with delicious and commence blogging. For students, I usually commence by getting them to place comments on other student blogs. This gives them an insight into the nature of blogging before they set their own up. As I became more confident with this web 2.0 software, I would commence setting up a wiki.