The Cutting Edge What’s new and how it affects you! Presentation by-Kim Peddle

Web 2.0 The Live Web Sites that enable users to build communities and stay connected In Web 1.0 you go to the sites that interest you In a Web 2.0 environment the information comes to you-It’s all about information and communication

Blogs Web pages that generate a “behind the scenes” code called XML Web logs, also known as blogs, allow users to publish information easily. Readers post feedback, allowing bloggers to interact with their audience. Vicki Davis- David Warlick- Anne Davis of the Georgia State University- Will Richardson-Blogvangelist ed.com/ ed.com/ My classroom blog-

Blogs Find other classroom blogs at a blogs only search engine David Warlick- Telling the New Story-expert on Web 2.0 and accessing and using information in your classroom-His Blog He created a blogging tool for classrooms that I use- Best for students and teachers! Other places to start your own blog – – –

RSS feeds Information you are interested in comes to you when you “subscribe” to a website. This is called RSS or Real Simple Syndication. Simply click on the XML tag or copy the URL into the aggregator to subscribe Netvibes and other aggregator services allow you to subscribe to blogs or other types of information that interest you-so the information comes to you!Netvibes Using Netvibes or another aggregater, you can access your web feeds from any computer that has internet access Will Richardson has written an excellent short essay called RSS: A quickstart Guide for educators which can be found at

Netvibes A Web 2.0 desktop that allows a personalized starting point providing customized –RSS feeds – –Photos through Flickr –Bookmarks –Local weather Another on0line photo service which lets you have private Albums- Bubbleshare -

On-line Calendar Airset - Online personal calendar –Have your daily schedule ed to you –Can be sent to your cell phone

Social and On-line bookmarks Delicious- just type it in- it works! This tool can be added to your internet browser toolbar-(such as Internet Explorer or Firefox) for easy access and tagging My delicious account The other teachers on my team are part of my network.

Podcasting A term combining the words iPod and Broadcasting Refers to a way for a person to create and deliver audio content as a broadcast In a educational setting, teachers create podcasts and students, parents, or other educators subscribe to them Easiest to subscribe to podcasts in iTunes YOU DON’T NEED AN IPOD TO LISTEN TO PODCASTS! Look for ideas for podcasting at Some interesting podcasts to consider (from the top 100 podcasts list in iTunes) –NPR story of the Day –National Geographic Video shorts –NECC Live-listen to keynote speakers and other presentations

Websites for Teachers School World Software-My Teacher Pages.com offers easy to create and maintain web pages for teachersSchool World Software-My Teacher Pages.com Educational templates Unlimited Number of Pages Calendar Center Area to view other teacher’s websites Password protected access to pages for parents Approved for use in our district