Writingmatrix: CONNECTing students with blogs, tags, and social networking

Vance Stevens, Nelba Quintana, Rita ZeinstejerSasha Sirk, and Doris Moleropresenting at WiAOC 2007 Webheads in Action Online ConvergencMay 18, 2007

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Writingmatrix

http://writingmatrix.wikispaces.com

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What the project covers How to start a blog How to post to a blog How to edit a post How to TAG a post, and why

you should do this How to find others using the

same tags you've placed in your posts http://www.technorati.com

How to get the del.icio.us browser button and tag sites you visit

How to see who's tagged YOUR pages and find other tags they are interested in

What RSS is, and why it's important

How to subscribe to RSS feeds generated by other bloggers

How to open a http://www.bloglines.com account, and why you should do this

How to organize and follow each other's updated blog postings

How to open a http://del.icio.us account, and why it's important

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Partners

Nelba Quintana in La Plata, Argentinahttp://englishvirtualcommunity.blogspot.com/

Rita Zeinstejer in Rosario, Argentina http://caeb2007.podomatic.com

Doris Molero in Venezuela http://www.doris3meflcenter.blogspot.com

Sasha Sirk in Slovenia: http://rostilj.blogspot.com

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Blogger

Starting a blog(newly updated April 20, 2007 at http://www.vancestevens.com/blogs.htm

How to post Edit a post TAG a post, and why you should do this

For this project, we tag all posts, pictures, etc. writingmatrix(plus any other terms to describe a post)

More here: http://www.homestead.com/prosites-vstevens/files/efi/blogger_tutorial.htm

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http://www.technorati.com

Technorati scans blogs to find other postings with tags you search for

Tracking tags at http://www.technorati.com

E.g. http://technorati.com/tag/writingmatrix

The teachers will discuss their experiences with this

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RSS

What RSS is, and why it's important http://www.vancestevens.com/rss_edu.htm

Will Richardson’s RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators

http://www.weblogg-ed.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/RSSFAQ4.pdf

Blog post regarding his presentation "RSS: The New Killer App for Educators" http://www.weblogg-ed.com/2005/01/31#a3087

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http://www.BLOGLINES.com

How to open a http://www.bloglines.com account, and why you should do this

How to subscribe to RSS feeds generated by other bloggers in the project (in Bloglines)

How to organize and follow each other's updated blog postings

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http://DEL.ICIO.US

How to open a http://del.icio.us account, and why it's important

How to get the del.icio.us browser button and tag sites you visitJohn Pederson's del.icio.us guide for educators at Google docs seems to have a problem at the moment: http://pedersondesigns.com/2006/11/24/delicious-guide-for-educators-part-1-tools-tagging/ (but Google produces plethora of others similar)

How to see who's tagged YOUR pages and find other tags they are interested in

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Collaboration in online spaces

Wikis e.g. http://www.wikispaces.com http://www.pbwiki.com

Google docs & spreadsheets http://docs.google.com