day3

=LITT Summer Institute - Day 3: The Read/Write Web in Education=

Sharing: Proof-of-Concept Projects

 * How'd it go?
 * How might you use this with your students?
 * ... in life?

**Blogs and The Read/Write Web**

 * Blog if You Love Learning: An Introduction to Blogs and the Read/Write Web

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Activity: Create and Customize Your Own Blog

 * Blog If You Love Learning (Continued)
 * Add a link to your blog to your LITT Page.
 * Optional: Upload your proof-of-concept project (from day 2) to your blog.

LUNCH

Wikis

 * Wiki While You Work: An Introduction to Wikis in Education
 * Add a link to your wiki to your LITT Page.
 * Optional: Upload your proof-of-concept project (from day 2) to your wiki.

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UPDATE: Due to spending additional time on Blogs and Wikis, we didn't spend any time on RSS or other services below. Feel free to explore these resources on your own!

RSS

 * It Really Is Really Simple: An Introduction to RSS in Education

Activity: Set Up An RSS Aggregator

 * Create an account at [|Google Reader]
 * Subscribe to some edublogs and other feeds.
 * Share items with your colleagues and/or students.
 * Add a link to your shared items to your LITT Page.

More Read/Write Web Services (Time Permitting):

 * [|Twitter]
 * [|Ning]
 * [|Flickr]
 * [|Edublogs.tv]
 * [|ustream.tv]
 * Optional: Add a link to your page on any of these services to your LITT Page.

Reflection Activity
[|Online Evaluation]

This wiki and the summer institute were originally developed by: [|Mark Wagner, Ph.D.] President, Educational Technology and Life Corporation