Monday, January 12, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Resources
Access the links to all of these sources from the "Making Heads or Tails of Web 2.0" Powerpoint presentation:
School Technology Funding:
Non-Academic Content Management System:
Web Browsers:
Website, Blog, and Wiki Development Programs:
Document Sharing Programs:
Google Docs™ provides a program suite similar to Microsoft Office™. The documents reside on Google’s server, (also known as, "the cloud") making them accessible and sharable by registered users. They can be downloaded to client devices in Microsoft (and other) formats. Users log in to Google and access documents from anywhere: at home, in school, or on a trip. Google Docs is highly recommended for teachers and students, because it effects collaboration and saves time and lots of paper!
More importantly, Google Docs eliminates the dependency to upgrade Microsoft applications on individual computers.
Content/Learning Management Systems:
Moodle is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System, (LMS), or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It's a free Open Source web application designed to help educators create effective online learning sites.
Online Magazines:
http://www.thejournal.com/ T.H.E. Journal is dedicated to informing and educating K-12 senior-level district and school administrators, technologists, and tech-savvy educators within districts, schools, and classrooms to improve and advance the learning process through the use of technology.
Associations:
Technology in Education:
For Teachers:
An article about mistakes using blogs in a classroom: Ruth Reynard, Ph.D., "Avoiding the 5 Most Common Mistakes in Using Blogs with Students," T.H.E. Journal, 10/15/2008, http://www.thejournal.com/articles/23434
Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone.
What's a content management system (CMS)?A content management system is software that keeps track of every piece of content on your Web site, much like your local public library keeps track of books and stores them. Content can be simple text, photos, music, video, documents, or just about anything you can think of. A major advantage of using a CMS is that it requires almost no technical skill or knowledge to manage. Since the CMS manages all your content, you don't have to.
Who uses Joomla?
View these Joomla sites to understand the “look and feel” of Web 2.0 programs:
- United Nations (Governmental organization) - http://www.unric.org
- MTV Networks Quizilla (Social networking) - http://www.quizilla.com
- L.A. Weekly (Online publication) - http://www.laweekly.com
- IHOP (Restaurant chain) - http://www.ihop.com
- Harvard University (Educational) - http://gsas.harvard.edu
- Citibank (Financial institution intranet) - Not publicly accessible
- The Green Maven (Eco-resources) - http://www.greenmaven.com
- Outdoor Photographer (Magazine) - http://www.outdoorphotographer.com
- PlayShakespeare.com (Cultural) - http://www.playshakespeare.com
- Senso Interiors (Furniture design) - http://www.sensointeriors.co.za
How to Access Google Applications
Google has a wonderful array of applications and resources for educators and students. To start, go to Google, and pull down, more
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