TL-Jan-2011

Office of Educational Technology = All New Social Networking Tools for Classroom Use: =

// Global Collaboration to Expand Teacher/Student Communication and Collaboration //
===//Let’s face it: Social networking is here to stay. Whether it is Facebook or Twitter, or the next web application waiting to become a phenomenon, social networking is a part of our students’ lives. The only place where it isn’t usually present is in our classrooms. And yet, how many of us haven’t sensed our students itching to reconnect as soon as class is over? The moment they leave the classroom, the cell phones come out and the air is abuzz with various versions of, “Where are you?” or “What are you doing?”//=== //Imagine if we could harness this drive to connect for the purpose of learning.// //Is it possible to use social networking to further learning?// -William Kist

//**__Social Networking Tools for Educators__** brings the idea of collaborating, communicating, and creating to the next level. This workshop will allow participants to communicate in a Ning. Participants will recieve various resources about social networks and participate in activities that include sharing in a Ning community, updating a profile page, sharing links and most importantly finding people with similiar interests. All these tools will come together for a **Final Project**. Each participant will have the opportunity to review and evaluate a social network tool. They will create blog posts in a Ning Network.//

//**Agenda:**//

//**Welcome and Greetings**// //**Adobe Presentation**// //**Social Networking in plain English-Video**// //**Why use Social Networks?**// //**How can we use SN Effectively?**// //**Revisiting Google Groups**// //**Twiiter for Collaboration and Educational Database**// //**LiveBinder- A Walk through**// //**A place for Elementary Students-Togetherville**// //**Socialgo.com**// //**Grouply and Ning**// //**ARIS**// //**Navigating 21st Century Communities and reviewing features - Forum, blog, pictures, events, members**// //**Developing projects and sharing them**// //**Evaluation**//

//**Training Flow:**// //Welcome and Introductions// **Adobe Create Suite 5 — A complete communications toolset – Create, Communicate, Collaborate! ** CS5 is a major new release of the Adobe Creative Suite product line, and this session will cover what you need to know to give your students the advantages that CS5 has to offer. We will cover more than just new features in the software, but Tim Plumer—Sr. Solutions Engineer at Adobe Systems—will show you how to inspire students to create excellent graphics, sound and video as a way to demonstrate understanding in math, science, social studies and English. He will cover:
 * How Adobe Bridge makes it easy and faster to organize to the many files projects use
 * The tools in Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign that make easy to look like a professional
 * New interactive features in InDesign to create a slide shows and animation with ease
 * How InDesign allows you to create new ePubs for pad devices
 * The new CS Live tools and how they will change the way students work together

Come learn how the changes in CS5 can make your NYC students stand out—ahead of the pack. Also hear about the ISTE approved year long curriculum that’s available for CS5 offerings, the Adobe Certified Associate Exams that NYSED has approved for assessment. ** NEW Adobe Acrobat 10 – JUST ANNOUNCED! - At the end Tim will take a quick tour of the brand new Acrobat X (Acrobat 10) and how it impacts e-forms workflow and data collection and student e-portfolios that can archive the rich media assets they create during their school years into a portfolio that can be shared with college admissions officers and prospective employers. **

//Introduction Video> http://socialnetworking4teachers.wikispaces.com "In Plain English"// //Why use Social Networks> **Share out Session with Participants - wordle**// //**Many varieties of social Networking: from simple bookmarking of sites, to full applications that incorporate blogs, discussions, photos, videos, etc.**// //What are your options?//
 * //Presenter will create a Wordle to display to group as we share key words about Social Networks//
 * //[|http://go2web20.net]//(Library of networking tools)
 * Ning
 * Grouply
 * Twitter - A look at the resource Center of today
 * SlideshareUsing SN effectively:
 * togetherville - A secure network for Early Elementary
 * socialgo

Best Practices for an effective social experience:
 * Identify a clear purpose
 * Sharing resources
 * communication skills
 * updating frequently to maintain audience interest
 * Different uses

Working with a SN:
 * __ACTIVITY__:**
 * IDEA: Upload a PP to Scribd or Slideshare
 * Login to SN
 * Update> profile; blog; group
 * __**ACTIVITY**__: creating a write up of web 2.0 tools
 * Search internet for resource Link and add

[|http://www.go2web20.net]
 * Resources**:


 * http://socialnetworking4teachers.wikispaces.com/**

[|**Guidelines for using ning in a school**]

[|**http://www.educationalnetworking.com/**]

Video (Social Networking in education): [|**http://www.blip.tv/file/725573**]

List of Educational Spaces: **http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0+Resources#toc26**

List of Networking Tools: **http://web20guru.wikispaces.com/Web+2.0+Resources#toc24**//