Learning Web 2.0

I am going to try using Flock (Basically is it Firefox for Social Networking).
It has a RSS reader. I wanted to be able to read the items in my Google Reader. This is possible by creating tags in Google Reader and making the tags public. This then can be used to create a blogroll, but [...]

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I think that the more I utilize twitter, the more I realize the power of the network. The experiences of others are very powerful.  The ability to learn and share is enhanced greatly by twitter and other Web 2.0 technologies.
As I explore more and more of the technologies that are available on the Internet and [...]

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I am presenting this morning at the Missouri Distance Learning Association (MODLA) conference in Osage Beach, MO. (Lake of the Ozarks)

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Just loaded MaemoWordPy on my Nokia N800. I am using my stylus to type this entry. I am trying to figure out how this unit could be utilized in a K-12 educational environment? Open to all suggestions.
Keep learning and sharing,
Chris

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It has been a good year.
I learned a lot this year and hopefully people feel that I have shared a lot as well.
Learning and sharing about edublogs, wikispaces, OpenPD, Ustream, Twitter, Ning, and many other new technologies that we can utilize within the educational environment has been very energizing.
I look forward to next year and having Computer [...]

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Next week will be the last week for Computer Club (CC) at the buildings. It has given me a little more time with a few teachers this year to look at technology tools that could assist them instructionally, professionally and/or personally.
I will continue the Computer Club for teachers next year and try to coordinate the [...]

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Hello All or Noone,
I come to you tonight after several weeks of not writing an entry on my blog. I attended OpenPD this week learning from Sue Waters and others about blogging. I learned that it takes a committment to get your blog to be read and even though it may be read, you may not receive any [...]

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I am writing this blog entry from diigo.com using the toolbar and Send to Blog feature.
The annotations at the bottom of this entry are what I had highlighted using diigo toolbar on the OpenPD website. The “Topics” was a highlight and the “Welcome” was another highlight.
I will be participating for the first time this afternoon [...]

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Jason on web2oh4teachers.ning.com proposed a question this week, “How do you get buy in from your community?”. I think a great deal of this is just sharing ideas with teachers so they can pick and choose among the various tools that are available. I shared with 2 teachers at JH CC, 1 teacher [...]

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It was a short week at school.
Mon - Holiday
Tues - Sick
Wed - Work
Thu - Tech Plan Reviewer Camp
Friday - Presentation about LSTA Grant In Sync with Technology at RPLS
The Presentation today was at Rolling Prairie Library System and presented by Karen Egan, LSTA grant consultant with the Illinois State Library. Those in attendance were [...]

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