July+1,+2013+-+Monday

Day One New Learning!

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What is **one thing** you learned today? Perhaps it's a new way to locate or share ideas. a new tech tool, or something about yourself! Please share with others below by clicking "edit."I invite you to comment on each others' posts to continue the conversation. You can include links to your posts if you wish to point others to a site or upload files, etc. Remember to click SAVE when you're finished! -Teresa

I learned today the difference between web 2.0 and web 3.0. I had actually had never heard these terms before I saw them this weekend on the course syllabus. I looked them up before class but while I got the idea of web 2.0, I really didn't understand 3.0 until the example of the customized ads were brought up in class.-Michelle One thing I learned today is that Prezi is much more interesting than Powerpoint presentations. I thought that two of my peers used Powerpoints for their presentations last week, and that they just knew how to add cool bells and whistles. Now I know that Prezi has layers to it, adding depth to the presentation I may choose to create. - Kim Prezi has some great tutorial videos... that's how I learned the basics. Or Brad or I are happy to show you the tools to get started. TM I am now editing, for three reasons: to be sure I am comfortable with this tool for tomorrow, change there to their, and read the other posts. All good reasons!! TM :)
 * I learned that if Facebook were a country, it would be the third largest country in the WORLD! That is an incredible little statistic, and even though I'm somewhat "anti-Facebook" it got me thinking about what this means for me, for my students, and for the staff at my school...it's a digital world we live in. Sometimes I think I take that for granted because I try not to overwhelm myself with media. I'm starting to realize that I need to be more connected if I'm going to stay current in this profession.--Brie One of my goals (every year) is to read the news more often. :) Everyone has goals. TM ||

One thing I learned today was that Web 3.0 is the extension of web interactivity that enables search and social media sites to figure out what a user is MOST likely to want. For example, my husband was looking for used cars on Craigslist. When he would go to Google Maps for directions, the search box would autofill with the addresses of auto dealerships. This is both convenient and a little creepy. - Jodi Agree.

One thing I learned today is that I'm not as tech savvy as I thought! I'm fairly tech savvy with the technology I use frequently (i.e. email, iPhone, Kardashians On Demand!), ha ha!! :) but there are so many tech-related things that are "hot" in education right now that I've never even heard of! I was also reminded (re-learning!) that I can become tech savvy once again by taking time to try things out, like I did decades ago with new technology like Word, Excel, and Outlook. - Trisha

I learned that a Pathfinder is a list of resources to help students/staff/parents find resources on a certain topic--Heather Awesome. Today I learned how important it is to have additional support while providing tech PD. I love how Teresa and Brad differentiated tech instruction; they are very respectful and responsive to everyone's tech needs and questions. Also, I looked into current trends in library cataloging/categorization. One interesting example is modeling the organization of resources after book stores so that 'consumers' feel the library is user friendly. From today's introduction, I feel that if you are open to the 'library' as a sharing community, we don't feel as much pressure to be experts in every new social media; we can all take responsibility to teach each other different outlets and personalize social media based on our needs and interests. Looking forward to tomorrow! -Kelly Absolutely! I hope that y'all don't think you need to be experts... just open-minded and familiar so you can suggest options when a teacher has a need/problem that can be solved with a tech tool or process. Today I began to learn how to use my Delicious account to save bookmarks and add comments. I also learned how to "tag" my links to help organize them. At first, I didn't think it would be a great resource for sharing a list of pathfinders (Assignment 1), but after adding a couple links with "tags" I might be changing my tune. I'll reserve my final judgement for once I'm done with the assignment, but so far Delicious is more friend than foe. - Debbie love it.