Which+Outcome?+Which+Tool?

Sharon Benson
 * Which Outcome? Which Tool?**

Let's start by responding to questions posed to educators during the Metlife Survey of the American Teacher.

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[|What are our results?] [|Go to page 8. How do we compare?]

**When I'm lost in a sea of thought, what will help me save my thinking?**


 * //Which outcome?//**


 * 1) Once you open the "Which Outcome" document, read through the needs and outcomes listed within textboxes.
 * 2) Recolor the textboxes to reveal the priorities of your needs. Color those textboxes describing the greatest need(s) with red and those describing the least need(s) with green. Color those textboxes with "middle" need(s) with yellow.
 * 3) Move the textboxes around the page until their location makes you happy.
 * 4) Save your document to your computer.



//**Which tool?** // Once you open the "Which Tool" document, move the text boxes around to match needs and web-based solutions.

To explore examples of the free web-based solutions, explore a National Staff Development Council summary of tools that support meaningful professional development experiences. [|What are examples of these tools? Go to pages 5 and 6.] 46 sites accessible from wherever you are diggo.com - free account, free premium for educators - can highlight and annotate websites || teachertube: search by subject, topic - some good, some lame, can post own video. Some SD organizations post here zamzar is a conversion mechanism - can access videos from teachertube/youtube that may be blocked as converts to .wmv file. || wikispaces - experienced today skype - :) video conferencing : free || blogger.com - fairly simple blogs from around the world with video, pictures, podcast, text. || linkin - less focused but more **professional** slant...current/past/company website/twitter...public and private profile, will make suggestions for people with similar profile. Link to connections Facebook - integrates **social**, business, and personal. Follow friends. (R4 here - with fans) ||
 * Tool || Who will explore? || Observations ||
 * Social Bookmarking ||  Elisa Lewis || delicious.com (now owned by yahoo so need yahoo account)
 * Digital Video ||  Candy Core || easy web video: commercial website with popups and cost. Can't find free one.
 * Online Collaboration ||  Sana Brennan || google apps for education: free email accounts. Teacher can set up to control what students can and can't do. Almost like a webserver: shared documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and websites. Stop attaching and start sharing. Create groups - almost like a minisocial group...accessible from a mobile device.
 * Photo Sharing ||  Kirsten Omelan || caught up in photobucket: pretty easy after create logon. Create album. Can search and pull in shared photos. Can email photos to friends.Could be used to organize professional photos. Can insert as a link. Webshots looks like this. ||
 * Virtual Learning Communities ||  Cecilia Robinson || tappedin - school-age through university. If you are a student, the teacher should sign up. online personal learning. shared projects. a lot of research articles. keeping bells and whistles "simple" increases accessibility. Pulls together twitter and facebook. ||
 * Real Simple Syndication ||  Gary Loss || bloglines: really good application for middle/high school...focused sources for research. Organizes feeds - choose reputable sites. Multimedia components. ||
 * Blogs || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> Julie Horn ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Social Networking || Diane Peterson || twitter seemed the most limited because it's limited **140 characters** but can include links. Follow people (R4 here)

Some blog entries that may be of interest [|Is it okay to be a technologically illiterate teacher?] [|What I learned from Twitter today...] [|In which the whole world is all atwitter...] [|Teachers as digital learners...]

Getting started [|Twitter for Teachers] [|Finding Educational Blogs Worth Reading] [|Classroom 2.0]