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2:31	We're have a room full of librarians and technology folks gathered at the PDC for Kathy Schrock's webinar on web 2.0 and professional development. We should be starting momentarily.

2:34	Kathy's web site Diigo list of tools

2:36	Marlene Lin-Woo from Linworth welcomes everyone to the webinar and lets us know that it may run a little bit long, 60-70 minutes.

2:38	Kathy Schrock is a former librarian, a Google certified educator, and famous for her web site - Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators.

2:40	Today's webinar will cover an overview and defintion of web 2.0, some applications and demonstration, and questions and answers

2:42	Web 1.0 - the web we've known and loved since 1993; static web pages web 2.0 - information is served to the user and the user can interact with it

2:42	To produce something on the web 1.0 you needed HTML coding skills and programming skills

2:43	Web 2.0 simplified the creation of online content and allows us to share and connect and create with others of like minds and interests.

2:44	web 2.0 Vocabulary to know: web feed / newsfeed RSS Aggregator / News reader Tag

2:45	Aggregators - allow you to subscribe to changes in web content

2:47	Bloglines is Kathy's favorite aggregator. Google Reader is another popular aggregator that does the same thing. Netvibes and Pageflakes are also popular aggregators.

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Collaboration tools enhance sharing and communication on a project.
Bubbl.us is a collaborative mindmapping tool.
mindmeister is another mindmapping tool.
Chatmaker allows you to create a chatroom on the fly, then e-mail the URL to those you want to chat with.
Gliffy - online diagramming product
Skrbl - online whiteboard
voo2do - to do list maker
wiZiQ - synchronous presentation tool; can upload your own presentations or search for presentations created by others
Adobe Photoshop Express - photo enhancement program

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more collaboration tools:
Glide - do all of your work online! word processing, videoconferencing
Ghost - provides the user with an operating system and programs on the web; like an online desktop ("webtop application")
Penzu - personal journaling app
Zoho Creator - database creator and great survey tool
vyew - online presentation tool

2:58	Photo Sharing Flickr - the granddaddy of the photosharing sites; check out the Classroom Displays group for ideas

3:00	Podcasting Tools an audio file doesn't become a podcast until it has an RSS feed associated with it gabcast - uses the phone to create and publish the podcast podomatic - create, find and share podcasts for K-12

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Presentation Tools

animoto - upload images, choose music and let animoto create a video for you; can get 30 second video for free; can be embedded in blogs and other tools

letterpop - newsletter creator

glogster - easy to use; upload images, sounds and videos to create posters; there is an educational area with no ads

slideshare - a place to upload and search for slide shows; upload the file, then embed in your blog or other site; some creators allow you to download the slideshow and edit for your own purposes; offers a transcript of the text on the slides

sliderocket - allows you to import your powerpoint presentation as jpg files or convert to sliderocket format and edit slides online

voicethread - watch the voicethread about voicethread to get the idea; users can leave comments on voicethread presentations

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Social Networking can be very powerful.

Ning allows you to create your own social network. Classroom 2.0 is a social network created for teachers interested in web 2.0 and education.

Delicious is a social bookmarking site. Allows users to see each other's bookmarks.

Diigo is another social bookmarking site that allows you to create categories.

Twitter is a microblogging tool. Twirl is a Twitter client that you can install and have open on your computer all the time.

edmodo - a private microblogging platform; teachers sign up for accounts and create groups of students; can post homework, attach files; a cross between Twitter and Moodle

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Utilities

Cover It Live - what you are watching right now! a tool to blog information for people who can't be there

Media Convert - allows you to convert files to different formats

PicLens - can be used to view images in Flickr, MySpace

Web Resizer - allows you to easily resize photos for e-mailing or posting to the web

Zamzar - tool for file conversion; don't use if you're ina hurry

3:16	Video Sharing Tools Jumpcut - allows users to upload and edit video online TeacherTube - videos rated by educators; server can be slow; give yourself time UStream TV - YouTube - blocked in many schools, but has many videos that can support instruction

3:17	Why is it important to use web 2.0 tools with students?

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