1. Web 2.0 Tools for Administrators
Dr. Gretchen Skrotzki
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2. Dr. Gretchen Skrotzki
I live in Bishop, CA; the picture above is of the area surrounding Bishop during the Fall season.
Hobbies:
Fishing,
Gardening,
Hiking,
Hanging with my chocolate lab, and of course, loving on my family!
I am the vice principal at Bishop Elementary School. This is my principal and I at our “Welcome Back” breakfast this year.

3. Who are you? Why are you interested in Web 2.0 Tools?

4. What is WEB 2.0?
Web 2.0 is a revolutionary new way of creating, collaborating, editing and sharing user-generated content online. It's also about ease of use. There's no need to download these tools.
Anyone can master many of these tools in minutes. Technology has never been easier or more accessible to all.

5. Why use Web 2.0 Tools as an Administrator?
--Cost effective
--Easily Accessible
--Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants---Your school community is using these tools---shouldn’t you?
--Improved Communication for events, meetings, school scores/report cards, emergency information
--Pride! Share your school’s story

6. Create your Digital Footprint (Share your story)

7. Why is it important to create your Digital Footprint?
“Your digital footprint paints a portrait of who you are as an educator, leader, school, or district. Make sure it conveys your true values and work.” - Eric Sheninger
*Eric is a Web 2.0 guru.

8. Best Practices to Telling Your “Story”
--Keep it Professional
--Remember your role within the school community
--Think before you post--You can’t take it back
--Inform community on how you will use the social media (develop policies)
--Target your audience--know who you are talking to and why
--Update regularly

9. How do you protect your Digital Footprint?
Google Alerts
Mention.com (alternative to Google Alerts)
Tweetdeck.com (manages your social media)
Hootsuite.com (manages your social media)

10. Web 2.0 Tools for Creating Your Digital Footprint
Blogs
Wikis
Collaboration Tools
Social NetworkinG
*Added bonus---Web 2.0 tools to make your life easier!

11. Do you have a blog? If not, why?

12. Why Blog?
Blogging is a mode in the Professional Learning Network (PLN). It allows you to converse with other administrators around the world.
Blogging is a way to share ideas (YOUR STORY) with other educators and get ideas in return. You can share your ideas blogging, and often you will receive a comment or an from a fellow administrator that leads you to other ideas.
Blogging is a way engaging others in discussions about topics that matter to you. By posting on topics of interest, a user can engage a potential global audience in a discussion on that topic. The ability of readers to leave comments makes it possible for others to engage in that world-wide education conversation.

13. Learn about other People’s Digital Footprints VIA BLogs
--21st Century Blog
--Edudemic (many blogs)
--Connected Principal's Blog
--TICAL (Tech. Info. Center for Admin Leadership)
---Darcy Moor's Blog
--A Principal's Reflection
---The Principal of Change

14. Create Your Own Blog Wordpress Blogger EduBlogs(Great!) BlogStarter
WIX
Type Pad
Weebly

15. Blog tutorial
Via wordpress

16. Does anyone have a wiki page?

17. What are wikis? Why create a Wiki??
*Wikis are editable Web sites and, like blogs, they require little technical skill to master. Wiki toolbars look just like those in common word-processing programs; when you're finished saving contributions to a wiki page, your work is automatically posted online.
* The difference between a wiki and a blog is that wikis are designed for collaboration among groups of users. Anyone with the shared wiki password can edit the content on a wiki at any time. Wikis also provide discussion boards for every page, enabling users to engage in ongoing conversations about their developing project.
Consider finding a few Colleagues to write about teaching and learning together. Divide your topic of interest into subtitles or sections. Colleagues could be responsible for creating content for their area of expertise; they could generate key ideas, add links to external resources, upload appropriate documents, or embed interesting videos.

18. Sample wikis
PB works
Educational Wikis

19. Create a Wiki --Wikispaces --PB Works --Wetpaint --Zoho
--Multiple Sites Listed Here

20. How to create a wiki

21. Do you use collaboration tools and social networking
Do you use collaboration tools and social networking? If so, what do you use?

22. Collaboration Tools and Social Networking Sites
Social networking and online collaboration tools allow:
--Development of a more social/collaborative view of learning
--Improved motivation, engagement, and/or active involvement
--Creation of a connection in real life learning
--The ability to share “your story”

23. Collaboration Tools --Google Docs --Doodle (Meeting Planner)
--Animoto (presentation tool)
--Mindomo (mapping and planning tool)
--Live Binders (an online digital binder)
--Sliderocket
--Padlet
--Photopeach (engaging slideshows)
--Jott (Share moments by posting pictures and videos to your story or send them privately to friends and group chats)
--Canva (graphic design software)
--ACMI Generator (storyboard generator)
--Glogster (Multimedia Interactive Poster)

24. Social Networking Sites
Can provide value in education:
--they provide a way for educators to share information and resources with an extended community of educators.
--they create professional learning communities, and improve school wide communications with students and staff.

25. Social Networking Sites (Connecting with others)
--Ning (social and professional)
--LinkedIN (professional)
--Facebook
--Twitter (social and networking)
--Awesome Administrators
--Educational Networking
--Pinterest
--Diigo
--Flickr

26. Other useful web 2.0 tools

27. Symbaloo - Your Bookmarks and favorites in the cloud
A personal Desktop sharing tool. Can be used to share links or bookmarks with others

28. Evernote Notemaker across devices

29. Smilebox Used for collages, scrapbooking, presentations

30. Wordle Create wordclouds

31. Voki Create a character for presentations