Blogs,+Wikis,+Podcasts...Oh+My!

//Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts...Oh, My!//
January 25, 2008 USM in-service day Co-facilitated by [|Will Piper] and [|Matt Montagne]

Create the following accounts prior to the in-service day on Friday, January 25th:
 * Participants:**
 * Bev Pilarzyk || Jeff Ballentine || Neelie Barthenheier || Robin Buckley || Cristina de Vizcarrondo || Alison Dupee || Sarah Markwald ||
 * Adam Moreno || Ryan Murray || Cheryl Vaughn || Steve Villeneuve || Ben Zarwell || Jennifer Ziemke || Nancy Lieber ||

Collaborative Workspace-Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts

Resources:
Workshop Session Screencasts Related Books

[|Links and resources on blogs]
 * Blogs:**

[|Links and resources on blogs]
 * Wikis:**

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 * CommonCraft Videos:**

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[|Intro Message!]

1. [|Wikispaces account] - Be sure to visit this exact link when creating your wikispaces account and wiki. This is the link for teachers to create their ad-free wikis. When creating your wiki, try to keep it simple and something that is easy for you and your students to recall. Something like, USMLSfrench, USMenglish7, USMUSapUShistory, USMUSWorldCiv, etc. [|Screencast: Creating a wikispaces account]

2. [|Blogger account] - There are many other blogging services and tools out there, but this one is just about the easiest and it also integrates nicely with any other google services that you may already have (Picassa, google docs, etc). If you already have a gmail account, just sign in at blogger using your gmail username and password. You can then create your blog. For your blog, try to use the same thing that you used for your wiki (eg-USMLSfrench, USMMSChorus, etc). [|Screencast: Creating a Blogger.com account]

3. [|Gcast account] - This is podcasting tool that we'll use for this workshop. You can record a podcast directly to your Gcast account from a cell phone/LAN line or by creating a file on your computer and uploading it to your Gcast account. [|Screencast: Creating a Gcast account]

Advantage of Web2.0 tools: Powerful, easy to use, accessible from any internet capable computer, allow everyone to participate in content creation, and they're free (at least the tools we are showing you!) Will-chime in on how these tools can be used to engage students in the classroom. 1. View Videos-define blogs and define wikis 2. Overview of today's experience-suggested list of things to do 3. Questions-Exploration and Discovery
 * Intro-Welcome**