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Web 2.0: Thing 10 - Twitter...
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23 Things Newington Teachers Need to Know. Thing 10 - Twitter. Twitter, tweets . what's all that about? Watch the video to learn more about this service. It is impossible to keep up with every new site, tool, gadget, etc. on the web. That's why we rely on reviews and lists to keep us informed on the best of what the web has to offer. Take some time to explore the standouts. To complete Thing 10 you must:. A Create a Twitter account and post a tweet. B Explore the Best of the Web 2008. 3 Blogs in Education.
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Web 2.0: Thing 18 - Podcasting
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23 Things Newington Teachers Need to Know. Thing 18 - Podcasting. Podcasting is one of the most exciting new technologies in education today. Whether you're a consumer of podcasts (you listen to them) or a producer (you make your own), podcasting provides a unique and growing way to share professional development, class content, and student projects. Podcasts are accessible, portable, easy to create, and best of all - FREE! To complete Thing 18 you must:. A Learn what podcasting is. The best way to learn...
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Web 2.0: FAQs
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23 Things Newington Teachers Need to Know. How does this program work? 23 Things is an independent learning program that encourages participants to take control of their own learning through online exploration and play. The program is web-based and not tied to a particular computer, so you can work anywhere you have Internet access. How will my progress be monitored? How long do I have to complete the program? This program will begin on Monday, June 21 and will end on Friday, August 27, 2010. You wil...
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Web 2.0: Thing 15 - Exploring "Cloud" Tools
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23 Things Newington Teachers Need to Know. Thing 15 - Exploring "Cloud" Tools. Is this a familiar scenario? You have a document on your home computer that you need to access from school. Unfortunately, you can't access your home computer from work. What if you could save documents on the web? That way you could create them at home or work and access them from anywhere. You can, thanks to something called Cloud computing. The following are two of the best that we've used. If you can't see the video, click...
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Web 2.0: Thing 16 - Time to Explore!
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23 Things Newington Teachers Need to Know. Thing 16 - Time to Explore! To complete Thing 16 you must:. A Explore a Web 2.0 tool. B Reflect on Thing 16 on your blog. Select one of the following tools to explore - or find one on your own. Set-up your account (if necessary) and play around with the tool. Be prepared to offer a review on your blog. Newington High School website. Or any of the Newington Public School sites) - Our websites are also tools that provide our community with information and links.
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Web 2.0: Thing 6 - Flickr Fun
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23 Things Newington Teachers Need to Know. Thing 6 - Flickr Fun. Is a great site to see other people's pictures, but you or your students may want to upload your own. With a free Flickr account you can upload 100MB of photos each month. Imagine a collection of photos for Civil War study, a frog dissection, or a geometry project. To complete Thing 6 you must:. A Sign up for your own Flickr account. C Reflect on Thing 6 on your blog. A Create Your Flickr Account. You may want to add the tag Newington23.
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Web 2.0: Thing 5 - Flickr
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23 Things Newington Teachers Need to Know. Thing 5 - Flickr. Photo sharing websites have been around since the 90s, but it took a small startup site called Flickr. To catapult the idea of “sharing” into a full blown online community. Photo sharing is simply the publishing or transfer of a user's digital photos to an online site, enabling the user to store photos and share them with others – either publicly or privately. Flickr. Also provides safe online storage of your photos. Photo sharing with Flickr.
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Web 2.0: Thing 8 - Embed and Download Video
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23 Things Newington Teachers Need to Know. Thing 8 - Embed and Download Video. You've found a video on YouTube. Or other video sharing site) that you want to comment on and share with others. What do you do? You could give them a direct link to the video. Or, better yet, you could embed the video into your blog (like we've done on this blog) with your comments right next to it. In places where YouTube. To complete Thing 8 you must:. A Embed a video into your blog. Reflect on Thing 8 on your blog.
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Web 2.0: Tips for Success
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23 Things Newington Teachers Need to Know. Work at your own pace, but try to finish an average of two "things" per week. Record all your usernames and passwords as you create them, and keep them in a single place. You may want to open the 23 Things blog in one window and the tool you are working with in another window (or tab) so that you can switch back and forth between them. If they experience difficulties using Safari as their browser). Many Web 2.0 tools are in beta. Beta sites change a lot ...Subsc...
