Resources

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Access the links to all of these sources from the "Making Heads or Tails of Web 2.0" Powerpoint presentation:

Web Browsers:

Firefox Chrome SeaMonkey

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, 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 on paying 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.

Moodle Samples:

Create your own Moodle classroom on GlobalClassroom (or, ask me how)

http://moodle.sandi.net/

http://imoodle.imgsoftware.com/worcester/

http://roseburg.eduhost.org/

http://moodle.howeschools.org/moodle18/

http://westerly.k12.ri.us/moodle/

http://bhs.berkeley.net/index.php?page=moodle

Ms. Faden is a Moodle Consultant

The first and only strategic solution for connecting K-12 communities: (not Open Source) Schoolwires (used by Alameda County)

Google for Educators Clear and Understandable Applications for Students, Educators, and Administrators

Online Magazines:

Education Week

Important News regarding Campus Technology and Security

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:

California Educational Technology Professionals Association

Advanced K-12 Technology Leadership

Technology in Education:

http://www.cited.org/webinars.html

For Teachers:

Edutopia

PBS for Teachers

AVG Personal Antivirus

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

School Technology Funding:

Technology Grant News and Index

Non-Academic Content Management System:

Joomla Information

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

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Google has a wonderful array of applications and resources for educators and students. To start, go to Google, and pull down, more

Marin Documentation Group

Training

Resources

How to Access Google Applications