Sharing+thoughts

Rate this DT Love this tool Like this tool Beware! Blogs //**What is this?**// - a web site on which an individual or group of users record opinions or information, etc. on a regular basis. //**Which one are easy to use**// - [| Blogger] //**Teaching & Learning**// -students can use this to share information that they have found pertaining to class discussions or to share their thoughts on a topic. //**Examples -**// My graduate education students in a Creative Inquiry course write in their blogs each week about the readings and even to share some stories about classroom experiences. Wikis - //**What it this?**//- a web site developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any users to add and edit content. 

//**Which ones are easy to use**// - Wiki spaces Teaching & Learning - Examples -   **Twitter **  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news about what you find interesting. Simply find the accounts you find most compelling and follow the conversations. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">At the heart of Twitter are small bursts of information called Tweets. Each Tweet is 140 characters long, but don’t let the small size fool you—you can discover a lot in a little space. You can see photos, videos and conversations directly in Tweets to get the whole story at a glance, and all in one place. //<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;">**How to sign up -** // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 80%; text-align: left;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Follow the link above (Twitter) to begin your sign up process. You will have to sign up using an email address and will need to create a password. Twitter will also ask you to create a Twitter name, or the that will be displayed when you tweet. You can simply use your name, or you can get creative and use something funny or witty. <span style="background-color: #fef8e7; color: #000080; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 80%; text-align: left;">
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<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;"> //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;">**How to get started! Otherwise known as how to TWEET.** // <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">Ok so now that you have a username and are logged in, you will need to begin to understand the layout. Under the home screen, you will see your profile and will be able to follow your twitter feed. To find friends, you can look under the search tab at the top of the page. Using this feature, you may locate other users. Not only can you add personal friends and family, but many celebrities, TV personalities, magazines, sports teams, etc. can be found on Twitter.

//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 10px; text-align: left;">**Teaching and Learning -** // To learn how to navigate this site, one must simply practice! First of all, Tweets are meant to be short and concise. Like it says earlier, you have 140 characters to say what you want. Within each tweet, you are able to do some pretty cool things though! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: left;">There are so many fun things on Twitter, and it is a fantastic way to keep in touch with people. Teachers are now using Twitter to teach. Having students write on a Twitter feed they created in their classroom can keep kids interested in the project and teach them to write in clear concise ways. Assignments can be given to have students follow certain newscasts or trends to see what sort of information they can find. Help Center: Twitter offers a helpcenter with great hints and advice on how to navigate their site. Should you have any specific questions, you can search their help center. Twitter also has a glossary of terms for those users that are VERY new to the social networking system. Here is an example of the home screen of Twitter. You can see on the left hand side there is your profile link at the top, the number of tweets you've made, how many followers you have and how many people you're following. It also has follower requests, suggested people to follow, and trends. On the right hand side, you have your Twitter feed. On the top of the screen is your home button, the connect button, the discover button, your profile (Me), the search option, settings, and the new tweet button. This should give you an idea of what Twitter will look like once you've begun to Tweet! **[|JustPasteIt]** What is this? A tool to share text or link with others in a very easy way. Do just as they say: Just paste it. Teaching & Learning ~ Examples //**What is this?**// FormatPixel allows you to create page-based presentations, including magazines, brochures, catalogues, and portfolios. Users can layout text and add images, as well as customize the appearance of the presentation using FormatPixel's online Web Top Publisher (WTP) program, shown below. Format Pixel is subscription based, but you can create one project for free.
 * For example, to tweet AT someone, meaning it will notify the person on their twitter that you tweeted them, you simply put an @ sign in front of their username.
 * You can add links to your tweet, with attached photos or websites.
 * Using hashtags to categorize Tweets.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-align: left;">People use the hashtag symbol ** # ** before a relevant keyword or phrase (no spaces) in their Tweet to categorize those Tweets and help them show more easily in Twitter Search.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; color: #555555; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; text-align: left; text-align: left;">Clicking on a hashtagged word in any message shows you all other Tweets marked with that keyword..
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Create online magazines featuring your students work over the course of the semester. Inexpensively produced, they have the look and flexibility of an online magazine, and can be shared and accessed by all. The software is appropriate for students in grades 6-12, as well as for college students or even departmental information and posting.
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FormatPixel's features are in no way confined to the humanities. Art students and writers can use it to compile a portfolio of their work to share, like the following: [] Departments can use the online format to share brochures for special events. Math and Science students can share presentations, research, and so on with their colleagues and/or classmates.
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<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Word Press is an online blogging website, which allows users to create and post blog entries. Users can enjoy Word Press for free, or can purchase an account, which provides more complex and visually appealing themes for personal blog pages.


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<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The possibilities for Word Press in the classroom and beyond are endless. For teachers, Word Press can become a personal web page on which the teacher posts important classroom information, assignments, external resources, additional information not covered in class, etc. Students are encouraged to log on to Word Press, view the teacher’s blog, and post comments. Such a feature becomes invaluable when fostering an online learning environment, or trying to boost a sense of community within a class.


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<span style="font-family: 'Cambria','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Students also enjoy endless opportunities with the site. Word Press provides a safe forum for students to post research projects, personal web pages, or personal resumes. In writing-specific courses, students can also enjoy the freedom of Word Press, using it as an electronic journal of sorts. Word Press allows students to feel as though they are published, increasing motivation and encouraging students to take responsibility for their work.