Diigo research

Now that you have found something to use as a basis for some research, goo ahead an start researching. You need to think of your searching skills that we talked about last week. One of the points of this assignment is to start using Diigo as a tool. You might want to look to see it there is a group in Diigo about your topic. Then you could begin to network with others who share your interest and see some of the things they are bookmarking.

Did you know VIdeo

Will Richardson on Education

What are your thought about this video? Are there implications to education? To your education?

Find a video on Youtube, Vimeo or SchoolTube or TeacherTube that teaches you about something you are passionate about.

Personal Learning Networks

Beyond Google: Other options for searching the Web

Check out this link. It offers some alternatives to Google.

Beyond Google: Other options for searching the Web

Searching on the Internet

We are going to be looking at some tips for searching the Internet. This infographic gives you a good start on some hints to make your Google search more efficient.

Created by: HackCollege

Monday is a catch up day.

By now you should have a Gmail account, blog, Diigo account, and set up Alerts for your email. You should also have set up Google Reader to feed the class blog entries into 1 place so they are easier to keep track of. Some of you have started following other people in Diigo. Feel free to look around Diigo to see if there are other people who have interests similar to yours. Diigo is a great start in developing your Personal Learning Network. You also need to be working on your presentation with your groups. It is to be done in Google docs. Feel free to chat online with the rest of your group if you don't sit by your group members.

We have had a lot going on in class, so today we just need to get caught up. I have graded all the posts and comments. If you need to get caught up on those, please do so. Since we are just getting started, I will still grade them. This week, however, the blog entries need to be done before the end of the week or you won't get points for them. Also, if you need to finish the presentations you started last week, please do so. Take time to talk with your group so you know how you will make your presentation.

Check your Alerts today. Please find one that you can blog about and make a blog post. I will grade all blog posts and COMMENTS after Friday so make sure you get it done before then :)

Evaluating web resources part 2

When you are done watching this video, continue finishing the presentation with your group. Your assignment for this week is to reflect on the activities we have done in class and think about how you might use them. Which ones seem to be more valuable to you? This post should have at least 5 sentences.

Evaluating web resources

During the last class we started discussing ways to evaluate web sites. With your group, do some research on criteria and standards you need to use when evaluating whether a web site is a good resource or not. Put together a presentation in Google and be prepared to talk to the class about what you have learned. Please start using Diigo to keep track of your resources.
You might try this site to get started:
http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic32.htm

Diigo Video

I thought you might be interested in making a slide show using your Diigo bookmarks. Here's a video showing you how to do this.

Diigo Basics

Here's a video showing you some of the basics of Diigo.

Networked student

Welcome to 21st Century Class

Welcome to our 21st Century Skills class. We will be looking at lots of tools available on the web that you can use to enhance your life long learning. Hopefully, you will learn a lot and have lots of fun!