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=What's the plan for 9 weeks? =


 * Summary: To help you identify and develop Web 2.0 tools in your classroom.
 * Web 2.0 applications and tools are of a highly "social" nature; our intent is for this class to be conducted online, using social media to foster participation and collaboration.
 * The class will span 9 weeks. In those 9 weeks, you will be introduced to a number of current Web 2.0 tools relevant to your classroom.
 * Each week will consist of a variety of activities and tasks you will be expected to complete. Each week will also have a number of suggested lessons, resources, and ideas to help you implement the tool in your classroom.
 * All three York Schools' technology integrators (Martha Borden, Eric Lawson, and Bryan Thompson), as well as Gregg Martin, will be heavily involved in the delivery of this course; they will be available online throughout to help you succeed.
 * You will build an online portfolio of your own Web 2.0 ideas for your classroom.
 * The course will award CEUs upon successful completion of all weeks' activities and tasks.

=Only 3 Face-to-Face Meetings:=
 * Week 1: Introduction & Setup
 * Week 5 - Midway check-in
 * Week 9 - Celebration & Wrap-up
 * All other weeks will be conducted online at your convenience. "Weeks" begin on Monday and end on Sunday night.

= Week 1: Meet your cohorts and learn more about the program. = = =  Task 1: Read & Join the [|York Schools 9 Steps to Web 2.0 blog] to find out about the program. Fill out your Blogger profile and add a picture of yourself.

Task 2: Discover a [|few pointers from lifelong learners] and learn how to nurture your own learning process.

Task 3: Respond to the first blog post from the class moderators: "What good are blogs to the classroom?"

Task 4: Create //your own unique blog// in Blogger for you to use for the following:
 * An online portfolio for classroom ideas and lesson development per week.
 * A place to practice for //when and if// you decide to use a blog in the classroom.

[|Adventures in Web 2.0: Introducing Social Networking into My Teaching]
Foreign Language and Web 2.0

[|Technology in our classroom], check out the Blog Challenge, a list of steps to help new bloggers become comfortable with this format. What good are blogs in the classroom?

A comprehensive look at many K-12 samples: http://movingforward.wikispaces.com/Blogs

 //DRAFT: WHAT ARE THE WEB 2.O TOOLS AND APPS PER WEEK GOING TO BE? I SUGGEST INCLUDING ALL ABOUT BLOGS IN WEEK 1; MOVE ON TO WIKIS WEEK 2.

OTHER SUGGESTIONS: - BY NO MEANS SET IN STONE....FEEL FREE TO INPUT.

WEEK 3 - PHOTO SHARING, IMAGE GENERATORS & TAGGING WEEK 4 - WIGGIO - ONLINE COLLABORATION WEEK 5 - MIDWAY CHECKUP. also cover SOCIAL PUBLISHING (SCribd) & WEEK 6 - ONLINE PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS (I.E. GOOGLE TOOLS) WEEK 7 - UNIVERSAL PORTAL SERVICES (UPS) (I.E. TRUNITY.NET)? OR ONE OF THE ITEMS BELOW WEEK 8 - SOCIAL BOOKMARKING WEEK 9- WRAP.

OTHERS: SOCIAL VIDEO (YOUTUBE)//, VIDECONFERENCING (ICHAT/SKYPE), BACKCHATTING (CHATZY, COVERITLIVE)

WE NEED A RESOURCE REPOSITORY FOR SAMPLE LESSONS, IDEAS, LINKS, ETC. Maybe the Trunity platfom is better for this? 