summer11class

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Monday

 * Introductions, goals, expectations, outcomes
 * Google docs journal (notes, reflections, comments, questions)
 * Google Docs in Plain English video
 * Minimum of one entry per day, tools you discovered, how you might use them
 * Web presence (containers)
 * Wikis
 * Wikis in Plain English video
 * Tutorials/how tos
 * Google sites
 * Our website
 * Tutorials/how tos
 * Moodle
 * Other sites
 * @Educator Pages
 * Weebly
 * [|Moonfruit]
 * Yola
 * Using Youtube Videos: @Zamzar
 * Google Calendar
 * Tutorials/how tos

Homework:
 * Continue building using your "container" of choice. (School site, wiki)
 * Explore the tools we explored today: Google Docs, Google Calendar...
 * Update your Google Docs journal
 * Bring digital photos for tomorrow

Tuesday
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 * Reflection..... answer questions that arose over night, plan for the day
 * DIIGO - social bookmarking
 * Save and retrieve bookmarks, organize by tags (labels), lists (folders), or groups, and share
 * Tutorials/How tos
 * Google Forms
 * Tutorials/How tos
 * Images (Creative Commons Search - finding copyright friendly images)
 * Flickr (photo sharing site - creative commons searching to get images that are copyright friendly)
 * Animoto (upload photos, add music, it creates a movie, embeddable)
 * Voicethread(add images, comment with voice or text, embeddable)
 * BigHugeLabs(turn photos into printable projects.... amazing site)
 * Potential Classroom Uses, Site 1 Site 2
 * ImageChef (photo editor)
 * Wordle (word clouds)
 * Blabberize (make a picture talk)
 * Aviary (photo music editor, creator)
 * FotoTrix(photo editor)
 * BlockPosters (create posters)
 * Vuvox (use photos, make slide show)
 * Tagxedo (word cloud creator - using shapes)
 * BeFunky (photo editor)
 * Continue previous explorations/building (school website, wiki, DIIGO...)

Homework:
 * Continue to build your web presence (class site)
 * Add to your Google Doc Journal
 * Explore the photo tools we played with today and feel free to share your findings either in your journal or with the class
 * Finish Google Form (if you haven't already)
 * Add bookmarks to DIIGO. Create a list.

Wednesday
Homework: Reflect in your Google Docs journal. Be sure to list your take aways as well as comments and questions. Continue work on your web presence and continue to explore the tools we have used.
 * Reflection..... answer questions that arose over night, plan for the day
 * DIIGO - revisit bookmarking, retrieving, lists and now GROUPS!
 * Google Docs - organizing into collections - sharing collections without having to share individual documents
 * Gmail (labels are folders) creating, sending to and editing groups within CONTACTS
 * Google Presentations
 * Web 2.0 Tools
 * Cartoons and Animation
 * Voki (education site)
 * [|Blabberize]
 * xtranormal
 * Hit Counter Site 1

Thursday

 * Google Reader
 * Blogger
 * BLOGS!
 * Glogster

>> [|Dabbleboard] >> [|Writeboard][|Stixy] >> Wallwisher
 * Google Maps
 * Google Earth
 * Lit Trips
 * Create Tours and another explanation
 * Interactive Spaces
 * [|Scribblar]
 * Doodle - polls!

Homework:

Explore these Web 2.0 MegaSites. Find at least one that you will use and be ready to share it with us. Lori's Web 2.0 Page 60 in 60

Friday

 * Google Sketch-Up: Educational Uses Lesson Plans Fresh Plans
 * Lori's favs, Mixbook, Prezi, Evernote, Spelling City
 * Google Groups
 * Google Labs
 * xtranormal
 * podcasts/catchers
 * Your finds:
 * Picnik photo editing and sharing
 * xtranormal movie creation tool
 * Storybird digital storytelling site, read and create stories, can use art that is already there, classroom fundraiser option, can order the books as well
 * Story Jumper digital storytelling site
 * Second Life virtual world
 * Prezi presentation tool alternative, non-linear
 * JayCut online video editing software
 * GradeBook/LearnBoost.com great for elem folks.. grading, lesson plans, seating charts, parent access, EGSN
 * Discovery Puzzlemaker create and print a wide variety of puzzles for kiddos
 * Artisan time lapse - watch artists work
 * Afterclass School Website Tool
 * Switcheroo Zoo make animals, build habitats, play games....
 * Planbook 14 day trial, then $25, lesson planning, export to word or as pdf
 * Listenmusic
 * Citysounds