WRDSB+Web+2.0+Social+Media+Conference

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On Saturday, October 30th many Ryerson staff attended WRDSB's Web 2.0 Social Media Conference

We worked on a google doc (found [|here])

Here is a collection of our notes without duplicates and added comments!


 * Zoe Branigan-Pipe’s Presentation

__**Google Docs**__- each kids uses email or you can set up another account for them to use collectively (can’t tell who writes what in this manner so kids add names to all posted content) - lesson/weekly planning on a google doc that can be shared with OTs, EAs, parents, etc. - reminder to use Creative Commons Canada (videos, pictures etc license free)

__**Dropbox**__ - online memory storage with sharing capabilities [|__http://www.dropbox.com__]

__**Evernote**__ - awesome note taking and sharing [|__http://www.evernote.com__]

__**Delicious**__ - bookmark & tagging site [|__http://www.delicious.com__]

__**Diigo**__ - annotate, archive, organize content online [|__http://www.diigo.com__] ||
 * ** Developing a PLN (Tina and Carlo's Session) **

__http://tgianno22.wikispaces.com/PLN__ with Tina Giannopolous and Carlo Fusco -experiencing technical difficulties... but troubleshooting is still helpful -cool website: [|__http://georgecouros.ca/blog/__] -google chrome and tweet deck = helpful tools; tweet deck gives you most recent tweets, easier to filter the huge amount of information coming at you -now into social bookmarking. This is blowing my mind. Diigo (more student-friendly, facebook connection), packrati.us, delicious) -start small, follow a few people to start with  -check out Harry Niezen’s wrdsb list as a great place to start looking for people to follow  -professional twitter helps you find new ideas and share information with like-minded people.  -Personal twitter not as useful, there are other means of communicating with family and friends, like facebook, email and texting ||
 * **Non-fiction Writing Session (Mary Sue Meredith)**

[|__http://macmeredith.pbworks.com/__] - online, collaborative discussions, mostly with intermediates in mind...so far - neat to hear about how it motivates kids to do writing, especially at home via wikis - use [|__wordle.com__] or [|__tagcrowd.com__] for main idea - class twitter account to collaborate with other classrooms and to introduce how to use twitter - facebook in the classroom: facebook regulation users must be 13+ - [|__bitstrips.com__] - anchor charts with [|__prezi.com__] ||
 * __**Susan Watt’s 2.0**__

workshop-all of her links and points are found on these links

[|__http://oct30.weebly.com/__] [|__http://oct30.weebly.com/oct-30-pm.html__] [|__http://oct30.weebly.com/web-20-favorites.html__] [|__weebly.com__] -has a built in blog [|__http://todaysmeet.com/__] (Side note: you can save pdf files of your chats in today’s meet) create surveys in google docs google docs slideshow is very cool---collaborative learning (each child assigned one page in the slideshow) [|__http://primarypad.com/__] -note: can only have 16 people on at a time on the same document -less security -there is a difference in accessing Google between Safari & Firefox -in Firefox-do a search and then go along the left column to advanced search to wonder wheel (creates a graphic organizer where you can narrow your search even more) -LOTS of possibilities hidden within google! -note-don’t need a gmail address to set up account (can use wrdsb address!) [|__http://soundcloud.com/__] || - they are using facebook for back channeling - using wordle to make a definition of critical thinking - making a video to sequence photos using [|__stupeflix.com__] - internet is super slow right now so we haven’t seen it work yet but i will check it out later, seems like it’s got potential - a sqworl account and have bookmarked the other sights we learned about - find it at [|__http://sqworl.com/m3z6wr__] || - web 1.0 is ‘internet of the past’ - web 2.0 is ‘internet of the present’ - Digital Compass: decision making around what I do and how I do things on line. Directions have to do with different Opinions. Connecting various scenarios and what is right or wrong to do in those situations using the directions on the compass. Leads to discussion and the students should be the ones to come to the decision of the appropriate course of action for each scenario. [|__teachers.wrdsb.ca/watts__] for lots of great tips and web sites on digital citizenship - [|__zamzar.com__] allows you to download a you tube video into whatever you want in order to show it in your classroom || __**Podcasting**__ -doing audio podcasts -created podcast using Audacity Neat link from Tina [|__http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/09/300-resources-to-help-you-become-a-wordpress-expert/__] Example of student podcasting (on itunes) [|__http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/radio-willowweb/id73800253__] [|__http://mps.wes.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=115312__] [|__http://web.me.com/anitabk/Podcasting/Introduction.html__] [|__http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Podington_Bear/Meet_Podington_Bear/__] King Edward Public School does their daily announcements the night before as a podcast!!! How cool is that! [|__http://ked.wrdsb.on.ca/__] on home page! (they are on twitter too) Book Trailers on WRDSB library site [|__http://library.wrdsb.ca/read/book-trailers/__] Podcast example [|__http://library.wrdsb.ca/read/ola-forest-of-reading/white-pine/__] -on iTunes-check out Nathan Toft’s podcasts (Ottawa Carlton DSB) [|__portableradio.ca__] [|__http://portableradio.edublogs.org/__] [|__http://www.podkids.com.au/__] -free music sources (check creative commons but give them credit) || __**Social Media & Web 2.0**__ - argument for social media - better for brain development and student engagement (research) - increases working memory & connected to emotional intelligence - multi-tasking becomes normalized (kids are used to it, they are digital natives, have always been doing this) - gives kids a “space” to engage and develop skills with others - social media makes up for all the face time we’ve taken away - Ning as an alternative to facebook friends for schools (edmoto good too) NING- free through pearson - Flipbook creator [|__bennettonplay.com__] - file conversion site [|__http://www.zamzar.com__] - web 3.0 coming (augmented reality) scan bar code that links to sites, images, etc. ||
 * **Supporting Critical Thinking**
 * ** Digital Citizenship **
 * **Anita Brooks-Kirkland**
 * Jane Mitchinson-Schwartz