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COMMUNICATING & CURATING IN THE CLOUD!

Curating & Communicating in the Cloud - for Education

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Using Pinterest, Diigo, Tackk, ScoopIT, and Twitter for Edu and PD.

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  • 1. COMMUNICATING &CURATING IN THE CLOUD!

2. GO TO: WWW.PRIMARILYEDTECH.WEEBLY.COM TOCOMPLETE THE SURVEY.FIND IT UNDER TECHNOLOGY BOOT CAMP-COMMUNICATEAND CURATE IN THE CLOUDPADLET WALL:HTTP://PADLET.COM/KISHA4TECH/5ZJ6RVOE5J 3. AGENDAComplete surveyPLU discussion & tech boot camp scheduleEdmodo overview (tech boot camp group join code: fvq7rk)Tic-tac-toe PD (win a prize!)Small group discussion: what is the cloud, what are some ways you use the cloud tocommunicate and curate information?Presentation of toolsWork timeExit ticket: 4. OBJECTIVESPARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO: DEFINE AND UNDERSTAND THE PROFESSIONAL VALUE OF SOCIALBOOKMARKING/NETWORKING SITES. IDENTIFY DIFFERENT SOCIAL BOOKMARKING & ONLINE COMMUNICATION TOOLSAND THEIR FUNCTIONS. 5. LETS GET STARTED DESIGNATE 1 PERSONTHE PADLET PERSONDiscuss in your groups:What are your thoughts about finding and sharing informationin the cloud?Padlet word wall & parking lotHttp://padlet.Com/kisha4tech/5zj6rvoe5jI DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE ANSWERSNO ONE DOES.BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTIONTHAT WE CANT ANSWER TODAY, LEAVE IT ON THE PADLET WALL OR WRITE IT DOWNAND I WILL FIND AN ANSWER FOR YOU! 6. PINTERESTWhy we like it! Easy to use Highly visual Easy to share and collaborate on boards Easy to search for interests Stay up to date with email alertsHow can pinterest be used in the classroom. Online resource landing page for students(online activities, guided research) Parent online resources Copy the link and paste or make a QR code and send home with kids or paste at your door.WWW.QRSTUFF.COM IS A GREAT QR CODE MAKING SITE! 7. Diigo 8. Robust social bookmarking toolFree educator accounts. Educators can create student accounts (no email required).Diigo for EducationGroup collaboration, guided reading/research, checks for understanding, summarizeimportant points, take screenshots & markup for the more visual learner, start discussions& respond to members sticky notes.Parents - guided reading (article posts) 9. SCOOP ITEasy to stay current with what is going on and share interesting information.Steady emails to topics you are interested in.First 2 topics are free.Scoop it will suggest articles for you.Share the link to your page.Http://www.Scoop.It/t/ed-tech-trends-by-mcrogers 10. Communicate withTackk 11. TACKKTackk is a free tool that helps you create online webpages quickly and easily. The pagesare then published online instantly for you to share and promote.Why we like tack Easy to use & share FreeTackk in EducationCreate pages for unitsStudents can create pages to demonstrate understanding & share with audience beyondthe classroom- examplesUsed across the curriculumNewsletters 12. TWITTERWhat do you think about Twitter in Education?How can we involve our students and parents in twitter? Would we wantto? Why or Why not?Can students come up with classroom tweet?Lets look at a twitter account:https://twitter.com/MsLsClass# is a topic strandor category@ is a username