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**Welcome to the EDU595 Special Topic: Internet Tools for Teachers Wiki** Hey everyone! Here's an interesting blog about education in the news: http://scholasticadministrator.typepad.com/thisweekineducation/index.html Hope you can check it out! Christine

=**Student Blogs**=

[|Jeannette]
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Student Wikis
Peter May Lindsey's Class Wiki http://hailey80.wikispaces.com/ http://aliciaj.wikispaces.com/ http://jordanconnors.wikispaces.com/ Allen [|http://har4410.wikispace.com] http://lcaleffe.wikispaces.com Laura Ann Naser Erin Strauch's Wiki http://missluffy.wikispaces.com/ http://tchropka.wikispaces.com/ http://chris1214tine.wikispaces.com/ [|Christine S.]

=**Week 1**= Blog Wiki [|Making Your Blog Student Ready] [|Web 2.0 Tools for Educators] = = Webtools 4U2 Use = =

=Week 2 - RSS & Wikis=

RSS In Plain English Video
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Putting RSS into context for education

 * http://k12online.wm.edu/part1/part1.html
 * http://k12online.wm.edu/part2/part2.html
 * http://k12online.wm.edu/rss4partseries/indexrss.html - a four part online presentation about RSS

= = =Week 3 -- Bookmarking, Photo Sharing, Folksonomies & Tagging= = =

=Delicious=

Del.icio.us is a FREE online service that allows you to quickly organize bookmarks to various websites. Tagging allows you to easily create your own system for organizing and sharing sites you find.
 * Description:**


 * [|Click here] to watch a quick What is Del.icio.us video.

How Tos

 * [|Click here] to watch a quick video on setting up a Del.icio.us account.
 * [|Click here] to watch a quick video on creating a link library.
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 * Best Practices**
 * [|click here] to read the article "Using del.icio.us in Education"
 * I've used Del.icio.us to create link libraries for my staff. I create a direct link to the tags related to the groups that need the info. This allows me to constantly update the library without adding links to multiple sites.

=Tagging=

What is Tagging?
Tagging is the ability to mark digital content with hidden keywords. Tagging allows content to be organized and sorted.
 * [|click here] to see read about 30 tagging tools.
 * [|Click here] to watch a 10-minute screencast on some of the new concepts being suggested.
 * Grade Level - this would allow individuals to sort data by individual grade levels.
 * Subject Area - searching for subject specific content would be easier to find.
 * Date of Post - For articles and blog postings, this might be a nice feature when searching for up-to-date material.
 * Publisher - We tend to follow certain individuals and it is always nice to see the people related to the work.
 * Type of source - This can in turn be extended to a subcategory. Click here to add to the list of types of sources.
 * Educational Uses - How can the resource be used in education. Click here to add to the list of type of educational uses.

What is Flickr?
=Week 4 -- Podcasts and Creating audio Podcasts= = = All about Podcasts [|More Podcasting Resources] =Week 5 -- Creating Video podcasts and video sharing= = = =Week 6 --- Hacks, mash-ups and genuinely new stuff= = =
 * [|getmiro] - another player you may like
 * [|Keepvid] - lets you download a video from YouTube, etc.
 * [|Vixy.net] - converts on the fly
 * [|zamzar] - website to convert files to different formats - //Bookmark this one!//
 * http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs - test with this link (copy and paste it into zamzar)
 * [|media-convert] - another like zamzar. Your choice. Which interface do you like better?
 * Other sites: > >> a) [|http://online.movavi.com/] > >> b) [|http://www.mediaconverter.org/] > >> c) [|http://www.flvix.com>>]d) [|http://converttube.com]
 * [|ffmpeg] - for Mac. Converts just about any movie format to Quicktime
 * [|JingProject] - capture screencasts on your machine for free
 * [|screencast-o-matic] - another site to record screencasts for free
 * [|ooVoo] - free video conferencing
 * [|WizIQ] - another free video conferencing tool - excellent
 * [|Yugma] (yoog'ma) - POWERFUL skype plugin for video conferening! FREE!
 * [|Free Camastia: http://www.edsupport.cc/mguhlin/archives/2007/11/entry_3928.htm]

=Week 7 -- More Really Cool Tool=