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 * Harnessing New Technologies **


 * Dr. Alec Couros **
 * couros@gmail.com **
 * @courosa **
 * skype: aleccouros **


 * Session Description: **
 * This session is an opportunity to probe deeper into the practical possibilities for open & networked learning. What is a personal learning network? How does one develop a digital identity? How does one connect with other passionate educators, and informal professional development opportunities? What tools and methods can be used to become a connected educator? What are the drawbacks, benefits, and implications for teaching in this new way; for faculty, students, and institutions? **


 * Outline: **
 * 1) What did you want to know? **
 * 2) Explanation via Short Prez **
 * 3) Explanation via. PLE Video **
 * 4) Shout out to Twitter **
 * ** Twitter in 60 seconds video **
 * ** Google Docs example (Writing Prompts) **
 * ** Hashtags overview **


 * 5) Go through tool demos **
 * ** Twitter **
 * ** Wordpress, Kidblog **
 * ** Google Reader, Google Bundles, FeedWordpress, Posterous **
 * ** Google Docs, Etherpad **
 * ** Delicious/Diigo **
 * ** IFTTT.com **
 * ** Flickr **
 * ** Google Plus, Facebook Pages **
 * ** Dropbox, Min.us **
 * ** Screencast-o-matic **
 * ** Symbaloo **


 * Background Reading: **
 * ** [|The Typical Teacher Network] - This diagram attempts to visualize the typical network of teachers.  **
 * ** [|The Networked Teacher] - Increasingly more teachers are developing rich personal learning networks (PLNs) through the use of social media (sometimes called [|Web 2.0 tools] ).  **
 * ** PLE Diagrams - Scott Leslie has compiled comprehensive list of individuals who have visualized their personal learning environments.  **
 * ** [|What Does the Network Mean to You?] - I asked the question of my network, "what does the network mean to you?". As a result, dozens of people responded via [|Voicethread] (through text, audio, video) to explain their thoughts on networked learning and professional development.  **
 * ** [|The Educator’s Guide to Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons] - Comprehensive article from Ronnie Burt.  **
 * ** [|The Twitteraholic’s Ultimate Guide to tweets, hashtags, and all things Twitter] - Comprehensive article from Sue Waters.  **
 * ** [|NCTE Definition of 21st Century Literacies] **
 * ** [|Connected Learning Infographic] **
 * ** [|2011 Horizon Report] **


 * 21st Century Learning in Practice (videos): **
 * ** [|Welcome to my PLE] (video)  **
 * ** [|The Networked Student] (video)  **
 * ** [|Teaching with Twitter] (video)  **


 * Communication/Networking Tools & Tutorials **
 * ** [|Twitter] **
 * ** [|Twitter for Teachers] (list of tweeps in various categories)  **
 * ** [|Twitter for Teachers] (another wiki with tools & resources)  **
 * ** [|Twitter Handbook for Teachers] (online document with tools & tips)  **
 * ** [|Tweetdeck] (most popular Twitter client, software download)  **
 * ** [|HootSuite] (another Twitter client, web-based)  **
 * ** [|Schoology] (free learning management system, course communication/creation tool)  **
 * ** [|Posterous] (very easy blogging/communication tool)  **
 * ** [|Tumblr] (media-friendly blog platform)  **
 * ** [|Skype] (most popular video/audio conferencing tool)  **
 * ** [|Wiggio] (group collaboration tool)  **
 * ** [|Evernote] (a great notetaking tool) - [|EverNote Webclipper] add-on recommended  **
 * ** [|Delicious] (the standard for social bookmarking)  **
 * ** [|Diigo] (advanced social bookmarking) [|MapMyFollowers] (easily map the range of your network)  **
 * ** [|Twitter Videos] (8 videos to help teachers starting using Twitter)  **
 * ** [|Wordpress.com] (a simple and free, hosted, blogging platform)  **
 * ** [|Wordpress.org] (where you can get Wordpress software if you want to host it yourself)  **
 * ** [|Kidblog.org] (Wordpress-based tool for hosting & managing student blogs easily)  **
 * ** [|Edublogs] (Free, Wordpress based blogging tool)  **
 * ** [|Blogger] (Google’s Blogging Tool)  **
 * ** [|Classroom Blogmeister] w/ [|Kathy Cassidy Example] .  **
 * ** [|Weebly] (easy to use website creator and blogging tool)  **
 * ** [|Wix] (free and easy, Flash website creator)  **
 * ** [|Edmodo] (easy but powerful, classroom social networking)  **
 * ** [|join.me] (video/audio conferencing tool)  **
 * ** [|Chatzy] (free private chat rooms)  **
 * ** [|Today’s Meet] (easy to setup chat w/ tags)  **
 * ** [|WizIQ] (virtual classroom for online teaching and learning)  **
 * ** [|Google Plus] (Google’s social ntwork)  **
 * ** [|About.me] (Identity management)  **
 * ** [|Twiducate] (social networking for schools)  **
 * ** [|Wallwisher] (online interactive bulletin boards)  **
 * ** [|Remind101] (texting tool for teachers/students)  **


 * Curation Tools **
 * ** [|Scoop.it] (visual way to collect and display online resources)  **
 * ** [|Pinterest] (newly popular social curation tool)  **
 * ** [|Pearltrees] (powerful social curation tool)  **
 * ** [|Paper.li] (magazine-like curation tool)  **


 * Productivity Tools **
 * ** Google ( [|Gmail], [|Docs] , [|URL shortener] , [|Calendar] , [|Sites] , [|Reader] , [|iGoogle] , [|Trends] , [|Analytics] , [|Adsense] , [|Others] )  **
 * ** [|Open Office] (Free alternatives to Microsoft Office)  **
 * ** [|Dropbox] (free storage & cloud syncing)  **
 * ** [|AirDropper] (works w/ Dropbox to extend functionality) - similar, [|DropItToMe]  **
 * ** [|The Ultimate Dropbox & Toolkit Guide] (great guide with many useful tips) [|Wikispaces] (one of the most popular wiki tools, adfree for educators)  **
 * ** [|PBWorks] (another popular wiki tool)  **
 * ** [|LinkedIn] (important, career-based social networking tool)  **
 * ** [|Instapaper] (simple tool to save web pages for reading later)  **
 * ** [|Scribd] (easy document hosting & management tool)  **
 * ** [|Learnboost] (online grade management tool)  **
 * ** [|MapAList] (create and manage address-linked maps)  **
 * ** [|Exploratree] (online thinking guides; also collaborative)  **
 * ** [|Titanpad] (collaborative realtime writing)  **


 * Screencasting, Video, Photos, Audio **
 * ** [|Jing] (free software for screencasting and image capture)  **
 * ** [|Screenr] (free, web-based software for creating screencasts)  **
 * ** [|Screencast-O-Matic] (free online screen recorder)  **
 * ** [|Animoto] (easy way to create engaging videos from your imagery)  **
 * ** [|Flickr] (popular photo-sharing site, great for finding copyleft images)  **
 * ** [|Flickr Creative Commons] (photo-sharing that is user friendly); see also [|stock.xchng], [|Pics4Learning] , [|WPClipart]  **
 * ** [|Aviary] (popular media-editing suite)  **
 * ** [|Picnik] (image editing)  **
 * ** [|Jaycut] (free video editing)  **
 * ** [|Handbrake] (rip and pull DVDs (Mac)  **
 * ** [|KeepVid] (download videos from Youtube & other sources)  **
 * ** [|Zamzar] (online file conversion)  **
 * ** [|Lightworks] (free video editing software for Windows)  **
 * ** [|PhotoStory 3] (story maker for Windows)  **
 * ** [|One True Media] (create slideshows and share)  **
 * ** [|Soundcloud] (audio hosting & embedding)  **
 * ** [|uStream] (free live video streaming)  **
 * ** [|LiveStream] (another free livestreaming service)  **
 * ** [|Blip.fm] (social music service)  **
 * ** [|GrooveShark] (social music service, allows shared playlists)  **
 * ** [|8Tracks] (social music service, shared playlists)  **
 * ** [|fd’s Flickr Toys] (number of ‘toys’ for your images)  **
 * ** [|Picasa] (photo/video/slideshow editor, integrates with G Apps)  **
 * ** Free & user friendly sources of sounds & music: [|Free-Loops], [|freesound] , [|jamendo] , [|GRSites] , [|Open Music Archive] , [|Incompetech]  **
 * ** Free & user friendly video archives: [|Internet Archive], [|Public Domain Comedy Video] , [|Artbeats] , [|Entertainment Magazine] , [|Public Domain Torrents] , [|Free Public Domain Movies]  **
 * ** Free & user friendly media of all types: [|Internet Archive], [|Wikimedia Commons]  **


 * Presentation Tools **
 * ** [|Prezi] (popular alternative to Powerpoint)  **
 * ** [|Slideshare] (great way to host slide decks & create screencasts); also [|authorSTREAM], [|Slideboom]  **
 * ** [|Glogster] (alternative presentation format tool); [|GlogsterEDU] (for use with students)  **
 * ** [|280Slides] (similar to Powerpoint, but online)  **
 * ** [|SlideRocket] (another popular Powerpoint alternative)  **
 * ** [|PhotoPeach] (easy, sharable slideshows)  **
 * ** [|Wordle] (easy way to create word clouds)  **
 * ** [|Tagul] (another way to create word clouds)  **
 * ** [|Stupeflix] (another slideshow creation tool)  **
 * ** [|Dipity] (timeline creation tool) [|Voki] (creating talking avatars)  **
 * ** [|Xtranormal] (create movies via text)  **
 * ** [|GoAnimate] (create cartoons and animations easily)  **
 * ** [|Voicethread] (create interactive presentations)  **
 * ** [|VuVox] (create great presentations)  **
 * ** [|Little Bird Tales] (digital storytelling for primary/elem students)  **
 * ** [|Storybird] (create digital stories with beautiful illustrations)  **
 * ** [|Pixton] (comic strip creator)  **
 * ** [|FotoBabble] (create talking photos); see also [|Blabberize]  **
 * ** [|Museum Box] (aka Discovery Box) (puts media, docs, websites on the faces of a cube)  **


 * Collaborating Thinking/Writing Tools **
 * ** [|Dabbleboard] (online whiteboard); see also [|Twiddla]  **
 * ** [|Skrbl] (Super-easy whiteboard)  **
 * ** [|TypeWithMe] (multi-author document creator)  **
 * ** [|Mind42] (collaborative mindmapping tool)  **
 * ** [|Webspiration] (collaborative mind-mapping tool)  **
 * ** [|Mindmeister] (online mapping and brainstorming)  **
 * ** [|Bubbl.us] (brainstorm and map online); also [|Popplet]  **
 * ** [|Writing Fun] (online text organizer)  **
 * ** [|Mindmaps] (One of nicest mind mapping tools on the ‘Net)  **


 * Referencing/Attribution Tools **
 * ** [|BibMe] (online referencing tool)  **
 * ** [|EasyBib] (another online referencing tool)  **
 * ** [|Plagium] (plagiarism detection)  **
 * ** [|Zotero] (great research tool for organization, citation, bibliographies)  **
 * ** [|Mendeley] (a free reference manager and academic social network)  **


 * Polls & Surveys **
 * ** [|Doodle] (easy scheduling tool)  **
 * ** [|PollEverywhere] (polling tool)  **
 * ** [|Polldaddy] (survey software)  **
 * ** [|Google Docs] (use the form / spreadsheet tool)  **
 * ** [|FluidSurveys] (Easy to use survey tool. Free & pay versions)  **
 * ** [|Survey Monkey] (online survey and questionnaire tool)  **
 * ** [|Shakespeak] (makes your presentations interactive, mobile voting)  **


 * Aggregators **
 * ** [|Netvibes] (personal, dashboard-like aggregator)  **
 * ** [|Symbaloo] (another popular dashboard-like aggregator)  **
 * ** [|Weblist.me] (easy way to quickly share links with visual interface- great for elementary)  **
 * ** [|Feedly] (Browser plugin to aggregate RSS magazine-style)  **
 * ** [|iGoogle] (also acts as an aggregator)  **


 * Media Resources **
 * ** [|Creative Commons] (find & license copyleft material)  **
 * ** i [|mgur.com] (Quick and Easy Image Hosting site)  **
 * ** [|CompFight] (interface for Flickr photo search)  **
 * ** [|FlickrStorm] (another interface for search Flickr)  **
 * ** [|MorgueFile] (public image archive)  **
 * ** [|CCMixter] (a community music site)  **
 * ** [|Internet Archive] (ultimate source for public domain and copyleft media)  **
 * ** [|The Open Video Project] (community around shared video clips)  **
 * ** [|Min.us] (great way to share photos and other files)  **
 * ** [|Vimeo] (free video hosting with exellent resources)  **
 * ** [|KeepVid] (download Youtube, Vimeo, etc. videos)  **
 * ** [|Blabberize] (add your audio to pictures)  **


 * Mobile Tools **
 * ** [|Blurb Mobile] (storytelling with photos)  **
 * ** [|Popplet Lite] (brainstorming, mind-mapping)  **
 * ** [|Audioboo] (record and upload audio)  **
 * ** [|SyncSpace] (interesting interactive white board)  **
 * ** [|PhotoSync] (easily transfer photos/videos among iOS and computer)  **


 * More Resource Lists to Explore **
 * ** [|Toolkit A-Z] (alphabetized resource list)  **
 * ** 50 Ways to Tell a Story (great resource from Alan Levine)  **
 * ** TeachWeb (great resource from Wendy Drexler)  **
 * ** [|Web 2.0 Tools] (great resource from CybraryMan - also see [|this] )  **
 * ** Small Changes; Big Returns (from Sue Hellman)  **
 * ** Cool Web 2.0 Tools for Schools (big wiki resource with tools sorted by function)  **


 * Examples and Information About Open Courses (and MOOCs) **
 * ** Social Media & Open Education (#eci831)  **
 * ** [|Call for Networked Mentors] (#eci831)  **
 * ** [|Call for Networked Mentors - Follow-Up] (#eci831)  **
 * ** [|CCK08/09] **
 * ** [|Digital Storytelling] (#ds106)  **
 * ** [|Change 11] **
 * ** [|CCK11 - Week 6 Readings] **
 * ** [|Personal Learning Environments Networks & Knowledge (PLENK)] **
 * ** [|The MOOC Guide] **
 * ** [|What is a MOOC] (video)  **
 * ** [|Success in a MOOC] (video)  **
 * ** [|Knowledge in a MOOC] (video)  **