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ELI 7 Things You Should Know - 50 Resources | EDUCAUSE
Since May 2005 Educause has been creating the 7 Things You Should Know About... series around the newest emerging learning and teaching technologies. Written from an educationalist's perspective each 2 page pdf follows a similar format comprising
A scenario
What the Technology is
Who's using it
How it works
Why its significant
What the downsides are
Where its going and
Implications for Teaching and Learning
Check out the ever expanding collection.
McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Internet-Age Writing Syllabus and Course Overview.
This highly amusing look at the world of Web 2.0 as viewed through the INTERNET-AGE WRITING SYLLABUS AND COURSE OVERVIEW is a salutary reminder to those of us who have latently become besotted by the wonders of social networking that "All that Twitters is not told".
As Mr McSweeney suggests the course is the perfect antidote to those who are worried what to do;
"As print takes its place alongside smoke signals, cuneiform, and hollering ......."
I 4 1 wll B signing up 4 I cn hz writng skls
Web 2.0 Site Blocking In Australian Schools (2009 Education.au Report)
This 2009 report from Education.au looks at the current state of play regarding the use of Web 2.0 services across each of the education authorities in Australia. It aims to identify and suggest ways to overcome barriers associated with current site blocking practices in schools with regards to Web 2.0 services. The report draws on a range of survey and other investigations as well as consultation with key stakeholders. It then sets out a number of recommendations aimed at addressing issues related to current site blocking practices in schools place on teachers looking to use Web 2.0 to improve teaching and learning.
Eating The Elephant (that is ICT) and eating it one bite @ a time!
"Are you overwhelmed by the spectrum of choice in Web2 and ICT? This "taster" session will examine how to pick the cream from the crop of the field of Web2 and choose what will best support learning for your students. Great for beginners, we will also look at practical ideas for the management and implementation of ICT in your classroom." This great Slideshare from Kiwis Rachel Boyd and Tania O'Meagher has some sage advice for newbies, (and some older practitioners), re classroom adoption of Web 2.0 apps and activities.
Baltimore Public County Schools 23 Things Wiki
This series of tutorials is brought to you by Baltimore County Office of Library Information Services. On the wiki you will encounter the tools of the new Internet: Web 2.0 tools that are bringing our students in touch with the entire world through social networking, video, audio, and gaming sites. There are nine tutorials, each of which focuses on two – three Web 2.0 applications so there are 23 Things for you to do. There are many places for you to explore, experiment with, and think about creative ways to use this in your library or to collaborate with classroom teachers.
Prezi.com - The zooming presentation editor
With the help of Prezi you can create maps of texts, images, videos, PDFs, drawings and present in a nonlinear way. Move beyond the slide, it only takes 5 minutes to learn how to use Prezi.
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