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WORKSHOP - sites update 5-30-2009
WIKI: http://nlstt.wikispaces.com/


 * Participants - Worksheet - Short Versions **
 * Day 1**
 * 21st Century Skills**
 * Web Literacy and On-Line Safety -** Researchers
 * Web 2.0 Tools : Communication Tools - Blogs**
 * Tutorial Designers**

Serve as a catalyst to position 21st century skills at the center of US K-12 education by building collaborative partnerships among education, business, community and government leaders Every child in America needs 21st century knowledge and skills to succeed as effective citizens, workers and leaders in the 21st century. []
 * 21st Century Skills **
 * MISSION STATEMENT**
 * TWENTY FIRST CENTURY CHILDREN**

WiredSafety provides help, information and education to Internet and mobile device users of all ages. We help victims of cyberabuse ranging from online fraud, cyberstalking and child safety, to hacking and malicious code attacks. [|More about us...] [|http://www.wiredsafety.org/]
 * Web Literacy and On-Line Safety **
 * WiredSafety.org — the world's largest Internet safety and help group**

[|http://www.wiredsafety.org/wiredlearning/Evaluation/evalcriteria/index.htm#slide=1]
 * Flash Video on Evaluation Of Web Sites**

[|http://www.wiredsafety.org/wiredlearning/Evaluation/index.html]
 * WiredSafety- other information on Evaluation:**

• Looks Too Good To Be True • **[|About.com Urban Legends]** • **[|CDC Health Hoaxes & Rumors]** • **[|Hoaxbusters]** • **[|Vmyths]** • **[|Snopes.com]** > Ken Umbach's obvious but amusing satirical piece of writing for students in Early to Late Adolescence.** > Create your own genetically healthy child online.** > Shield your brain from mind control.** > Tom Way's scientific terminology demonises a substance we can't live without. The whole site is worth investigation. This site originated from a 14-year-old secondary school student's science project.** Even the web address indicates the status of this piece of scientific research. Check their Classics and Whatnot page for lots of other improbable science.**
 * Check these sites to verify spoofs, hoaxes, urban legends or myths you may have read about:**
 * [|http://www.lookstoogoodtobetrue.com/]**
 * Is this TRUTH or TRASH:**
 * **[|California's Velcro Crop Under Challenge]
 * **[|GenoChoice]
 * **[|Aluminum Foil Deflector Beanie]
 * **[|Dihydrogen][| Monoxide]
 * · Feline Reactions to Bearded Men

= Student Created Blog Policies [= Student_Created_Blog_Policies] = = Determining The Top Education Blogs = = [] = So, thanks to Postrank, here are the top 50 education blogs based on engagement over the last 30 days:
 * Blogs ****Lets practice a post: [|http://mytooltest.blogspot.com]/**
 * ** Rank ** || ** Blog Name ** || ** LINK ** || ** Feed ** || ** Engagement Score ** ||
 * 1 || Joanne Jacobs || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 19931 ||
 * 2 || Panda’s Thumb || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 19479 ||
 * 3 || BlogHighEd || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 10900 ||
 * 4 || High Techpectations || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 10647 ||
 * 5 || Ewan McIntosh’s Edu.Blogs.Com || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 7578 ||
 * 6 || Moving At The Speed of Creativity || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 5399 ||
 * 7 || Around The Corner || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 5396 ||
 * 8 || Dangerously Irrelevant || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 4756 ||
 * 9 || Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 4693 ||
 * 10 || CogDogBlog || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 4220 ||
 * 20 || The Cool Cat Teacher Blog || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 3128 ||
 * 21 || The Blue Skunk Blog || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 3095 ||
 * 22 || OLD Daily from Stephen Downes || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 3081 ||
 * 23 || Ideas And Thoughts || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 2974 ||
 * 24 || The Fischbowl || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 2945 ||
 * 25 || Free Technology For Teachers || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 2236 ||
 * 27 || The Reading Workshop || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 1884 ||
 * 28 || Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 1873 ||
 * 31 || 21st Century Learning || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 1609 ||
 * 32 || O’Donnell Web || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 1608 ||
 * 33 || The Thinking Stick || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 1555 ||
 * 45 || The Power Of Educational Technology || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 1048 ||
 * 46 || Creating Lifelong Learners || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 966 ||
 * 47 || Generation Yes Blog || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 899 ||
 * 48 || Teach42 || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 854 ||
 * 49 || 21 Apples || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 853 ||
 * 50 || History Is Elementary || [|LINK] || [|RSS] || 835 ||

[|**Bloglines**] - Aggregator of choice. Ability to connect people together.See what people like [|Will Richardson] and [|Bernie Dodge] are reading, which really sets Bloglines apart. []

.[|Google Reader] – RSS aggregator. [|www.] [|**google**] [|.com/] [|**reader**] WorkShop Blog : [|Introduce Yourself To The Web] []
 * Blogs:** The versatility of blogs is what makes them so valuable. Blogs provide opportunities to reach out to a range of community stakeholders including administrators, other teachers and students, parents, and the community at large. Blogs have the power to give kids an authentic audience and It gives students a voice. []

Kinder Blog: []

[|Edublogs.TV], [] the newest tool from the [|Edublogs], the best educational blogging tool in the world. Edublogs.TV is a “video-hosting site dedicated to education.” You can upload videos, such as educationally useful ones from YouTube, and then Edublogs.


 * Researchers ** Google - []

Google News - []

Google reader - []

Custom Search Engine Creator - []

Mrs. Gray's Research Sites for Kids - [] (//Try these queries:// [|global warming], [|pollution])

NoodleTools - []

NoodleQuest - []

** Think Together ** Think.com is now part of ThinkQuest. A learning platform where teachers and students create learning projects, participate in a website competition, and browse a library of student projects. ** [] **

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WMi5TUJDso []
 * Tutorial Designers ** Abbott and Costello - Math - Explain this math problem:

Math Demos: [] Eric Marcos - [|proportions] - []

Jing - []
 * Scratch Tutorials[[image:file:///C:%5CUsers%5CDR.D%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_image002.gif width="1" height="5"]] ....** Designed specifically for youth, it allows them to create their own stories, animations, games, music and art. At the same time, they apply math concepts, design, problem solve and collaborate. To learn more about Scratch or download the program yourself, go to <[|scratch.mit.edu]>.

One of our writing standards is to explain how to do something. We had so much fun with the Scratch program that we decided to make computer tutorials so others could learn the basics, too. Click on a link to see what you can do with Scratch!

Video created by Grace H. and Natalie W. || = [|iLearn Technology] An edublog about integrating technology into the classroom = [] [|Simple Science] is a collection of informative science music videos for use in the elementary classroom. The videos can be used to reinforce science learning objective and science concepts. The videos can be watched from the website for free or purchased on DVD. [|Simple Science] video topics include: adapting, micro organisms, forces, changes, dissolving, how we see, changing circuits, keeping healthy, life cycles (flowers), gasses, water cycle, sun, earth, moon, changing sounds, moving and growing, habitats, keeping warm, solids vs. liquids, plants, friction, teeth, circuits and conductors, materials, rocks and soil, magnets and springs, light and shadows, air, atoms, DNA, Earth, electricity, insects, and magnetism. . **How to integrate [|Simple Science] :** For introducing or reinforcing science concepts. The songs and videos break down science concepts so they are easy to understand. Use [|Simple Science] with a projector for whole class instruction or set up a science center on classroom computers where students can stop by and watch the videos. [|Find out more] []
 * [|**Scratch - Making Buttons**] Video created Aurelio D. and Gavin B. ||
 * [|**Scratch - Making Backgrounds**]
 * Videos on Technology //In Plain English// **
 * [|Blogs in Plain English]
 * [|Computer Hardware in Plain English]
 * [|Computer Software in Plain English]
 * [|Online Photo Sharing in Plain English]
 * [|Phishing Scams in Plain English]
 * [|Podcasting in Plain English]
 * [|RSS in Plain English]
 * [|Social Bookmarking in Plain English]
 * [|Social Media in Plain English]
 * [|Social Networking in Plain English]
 * [|Twitter in Plain English]
 * [|Web Search Strategies in Plain English]
 * [|Wikis in Plain English]
 * [|World Wide Web in Plain English]


 * Day 2**
 * Official Scribes**
 * Web 2.0 Tools : Communication Tools - - Google**
 * Web 2.0 Tools : Communication** -Collaboration Coordinators - **Projects**
 * Web 2.0 Tools : Communication Tools - Podcasts**
 * Professional Development**

Google Docs - [] Google Docs for class notes, group projects - [] Darren Kuropatwa - [|Scribe of the Day] - [|Scribe Post Hall of Fame Wiki] The Life of Shakespeare - []
 * __ Day 2 __**
 * __ Official Scribes __**

[|**Google Docs and Spreadsheets**] - Google’s Docs and Spreadsheets ..it’s collaborative. While editing a document, you can invite other people to work on it with you. Windows or Mac, Firefox or Explorer, [] ( SIX words to define my life…Listen for LOGIN Directions and passwords

Cool things to do in Google Maps:
 * __ Web 2.0 Tools : Communication Tools - - Google __**
 * __ Google __**

50 Things to do with Google Maps Mashups
[|**See 50 MORE Things to do with Google Maps Mashups!**]**)**

Back for an encore are two posts which generated a huge amount of interest in 2006. I put together two posts which listed 25 things you can do with Google Maps mashups. __ Absoutely AMAZING: __ [|http://earth.google.com/plugin/tours/#flight1549] []

After you've seen them all, [|learn how to record your own tours in Google Earth 5.0]!

Try this []


 * GOOGLE EARTH **
 * [|Getting to know Google Earth]
 * [|New features in version 4.3]
 * [|Adding content]
 * [|Navigating in Google Earth]
 * [|Finding places and directions]
 * [|Marking places on the earth]
 * [|Showing or hiding points of interest]
 * [|Tilting and viewing hilly terrain]
 * [|Sight seeing]
 * [|Sight seeing]


 * Google Sky [] ** To help you explore the far reaches of our universe, we have teamed up with astronomers at some of the largest observatories in the world to bring you a new view of the sky. Using Google Maps this tool provides an exciting way to browse and explore the universe. You can find the positions of the planets and constellations on the sky and even watching the birth of distant galaxies as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope.

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 * Google Mars [] ** We've included three different types of data in Google Mars:
 * Elevation ** - A shaded relief map, generated with data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter ([|MOLA]) on NASA's spacecraft. **Visible** - A mosaic of images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera. Basically, this is what your eyes would see if you were in orbit around Mars. **Infrared** - A mosaic of infrared images taken by the Thermal Emission Imaging System

code [|Google Earth] - When the latest version was released, I was able to embed video into tours, look at the sky, and play flight simulator. Still provides goosebumps to students when they see familiar places from overhead. []

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In the last day of GLI, you will be able to put into practice something you've learned. You will choose a tool (or tools) that you're interested in and then work with a partner (or two) to create a project that illustrates how the tool might be used for a specific educational purpose. ||
 * Proof of Concept Projects **
 * Most of GLI will be about merely exposing you to exciting ways Google tools can be used in education. When you leave, we hope you will run with some of these ideas and implement them in your classroom—or in your role as a professional developer. Several of the activities you will participate in today will be interactive, but one in particular will require you to learn-by-doing as you create something new: the proof-of-concept project.

Welcome to Google for Educators
At Google, we support teachers in their efforts to empower students and expand the frontiers of human knowledge. That’s why we’ve assembled the information and tools you’ll find on this site. Learn more about [|Google for Educators]. []

Skype - [] Peyton Teaching with UStream - [] Arapahoe High School - [] World Summit Blog - [] DPS 109 - http://dps109.wikispaces.com/Skype [|Celeste's Story] ePals - []
 * __ Web 2.0 Tools : Communication __**__-Collaboration - **Projects**__
 * GLOBAL CONNECTIONS: **

[|Brand New To ePals] [|Tips for Starting ePals] //[|Our ePals Friend from Arlington] [|Choosing a project]// [|Travel Buddy Exchange] **e-Pals**
 * e-Pals [] Getting Started: Finding, Choosing and Collaborating via ePals

• I would love to set up a "travel buddy" project for 1st or 2nd grade level students in my school. Years ago, I had done this via snail mail and would like to update it using ePals email.
==== • Basically, 2 classes (one from each school-preferably far away) would exchange a small doll or stuffed animal and send it to the other school along with a blank journal notebook. The receiving school would send the doll and journal home with a different student each night and the family would write down what "the doll" had seen or done that day. ====

Your group will be assigned a topic-research it and select a spokesperson to present the material
Discover the world—and expand yours! On **Geography Central** ePals Projects for Classroom Collaboration: **People and Culture** ePals Projects for Classroom Collaboration: **Global Warming** ePals Projects for Classroom Collaboration: **Habitats** ePals Projects for Classroom Collaboration: **Maps** ePals Projects for Classroom Collaboration: **Natural Disasters** ePals Projects for Classroom Collaboration: **Water** ePals Projects for Classroom Collaboration: **Weather** ePals **Search For Classrooms** Available Now ePals **Search For Projects** for Classroom Collaboration ePals **Teacher Forums** and **Projects Forums** What **specific features** are a part of ePals?
 * Human Rights** - ePals Student Voices are Heard
 * Demo -** **CILC //Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration//** (//CILC//)://CILC// provides consulting services and develops tools and resources to improve learning through Video Conferencing and //Collaboration// **[]**

= Collaboration Generation: Teaching and Learning for a New Age-Edutopia =

Articles

 * **Collaboration Generation: Teaching and Learning for a New Age**
 * [|World Without Walls: Learning Well with Others]
 * [|Collaborative Crusader: Creating a Twenty-First-Century Learning Community for Teachers]
 * [|Real World, San Diego: Hands-On Learning at High Tech High]
 * [|From Cornfields to Computers: Reinventing a Township for the Modern Age]
 * [|Taking the Initiative: A Sweeping Agenda for Twenty-First-Century Change]
 * [|Jobs of Tomorrow: Classifieds Our Students Should Get Prepared to Read]
 * [|What's Not on the Test: How to Turn Assessment into Learning]

Videos

 * [|Youth Voices: What the Next Generation Wants to Learn]
 * [|Transformed by Technology: The Future Is Present]
 * [|Adult-World Connections: An Internship with Real Impact for Rescuers]
 * [|The DNA of Learning: Teens Tackle Animal Poaching Through Genetics]
 * [|High Tech, Higher Learning: A School Grows Its Own Teachers]
 * [|Team Teaching: Two Teachers, Three Subjects, One Project]
 * [|Taking the Lead: An Interview with Larry Rosenstock]
 * [|Learning and Working in the Collaborative Age: A New Model for the Workplace]

· **__ Web 2.0 Tools : Communication Tools - Podcasts __** · **__ Podcasting __** • **Allows students and teachers to publish to a global community ..with global content** • **Distribute information** • **Share performances** • **Improve verbal skills** • **Oral presentation** • **Skill development** • **Address Multiple intelligence** • **Adjust to various learner skills** • Writing • Poetry • Scientific experiments • Social Studies reports • Interviews • Foreign Language • Public Speaking • Lecture and Notes • Tell me about your first…. – Day at school – Love • My Town • Science Experiments • Writers workshop • Lectures • Student dramatizations • News Broadcasts • Meetings • Beginners guide • School Concerts ** Demo - ** Listen to a sample PODCAST from WGBH …CLCIK HERE http://www.toolsfortheclassroom.com/Marshall%20Jr.%20and%20Louise_short.mp3 ** Demo ** Record a sample PODCAST – Script here – demo Podship Huskerprize – NEE 6 participants Edit a Podcast and add music: Audio Grabber [] a secondary Audio Editor ** MUSIC ** Free Play Music [|www.freeplaymusic.com] - Download 2 songs ** Demo - ** Jamendo Free Music []
 * PODCASTING and AUDIO EDITING **
 * Why Podcast ?**
 * All learners can be successful**
 * Ideas -Podcasting**
 * Travel Guide**
 * Demo - ** Audacity with Podcasting - []


 * Day 3**
 * Web 2.0 Tools : Communication Tools - Wiki**
 * Visual Literacy**
 * Contributing to Society**
 * Curriculum Reviewers**
 * Social Connections**
 * Additional Resources**
 * Proof of Concept Projects**