Session 1 - Learning From Others

This session will explore ways of using social software tools such as RSS, blogs, podcasts, YouTube and online communities (such as Facebook and Ning) to enhance your own learning and for use in your teaching. It will cover information on finding relevant blogs, podcasts and videos and using these tools to keep track of things that interest you related to education and other aspects of your life.

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*These items are examples of using these tools with students.

 Social Networking 101

• Social Networking in Plain English (Video)
• Social Network Service - Wikipedia entry (redirected from Social Netoworking)
• For Parents: Why do Teens Use Social Networking Sites - YouTube video by twenty-something Vanessa VanPettan about why teens use Facebook / Myspace
• Your Guide to Social Networking Online (Article)

Online Communities

• Facebook
• MySpace
• Ning
  • BTC Community eLearning - eLearning @ Bellingham Technical College
  • College 2.0 - Higher Education, Online Education and Web 2.0
  • Digital Internship Project - Connected Interns Make Better Teachers*
  • Willow Glen 2.0 - Not related to education, this Ning community is made up of people living in the same neighborhood.

Blogs

Podcasts

Education Podcasts

• EdTech Posse (Alec Couros, Heather Ross, Dean Shareski, Richard Schwier and Rob Wall)
• McToonish Podcast (Heather Ross)
• Grammer Girl - Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing
• TEDTalks

Other Podcasts

There are podcasts about sports, cooking, politics, TV shows and other topics that have little or nothing to do with your job.

• Cook's Illustrated Video Podcast
• Leaf's Games in Six Minutes (Video recaps of recent Toronto Maple Leafs games)
• Sesame Street Podcast (Video clips from the TV show)
• Vinyl Cafe Stories

You can also find free audio books of classics that are no longer under copyright protection on the LibriVox Web site.

For information on creating a podcast, see Session Two

RSS   RSS: A Quick Guide for Educators Learning 2.0 @ SIAST - RSS - Includes great directions on getting started with Google Reader   Readers Bloglines Google Reader How to create a Google account (video)

 

YouTube / TeacherTube

Great if you're looking for videos of educational resources or just looking for something entertaining to watch.

Learning 2.0 @ SIAST - YouTube - Includes information on getting started with YouTube.

• YouTube
• TeacherTube - YouTube for educational videos. Keep in mind that YouTube also has many educational videos.