1. Collaboration and Communication Tools in Teaching and Business – Who’s doing what?
How can busy professionals work more effectively with the help of Web 2.0 tools and methods?
How can teachers reach students in fun and meaningful ways?
What role does social networking have in the professional world?
We would like to hear what has worked for you!

2. Your Presenter Jim Bergquist Cisco Program Coordinator, Lakes Country
You can download this powerpoint after the conference

3. What is Web 2.0? Communication, Collaboration and Sharing
Content production and manipulation for everyone*
… and there are more!
Ning
Forum
Skype
Facebook
Blog
Flickr
Twitter
Wiki
Wikipedia
Google Docs
Podcasting
YouTube
RSS Reader
Web Conferencing
* Credit:

4. How can we cope? Don’t get overwhelmed Define your needs
Research what has worked for others
Start learning with one or two tools or apps
Decide how much time you can invest

5. Want to use Social Networking in your teaching?
In one study (286 students), 94% of students used Facebook for class-related work
Class work
Discuss Lectures
Exams
Gain clarification
Vent concerns
Even though the class had BlackBoard !
Credit:

6. Have concerns about endorsing Facebook as your educational tool?
Consider Ning, a flexible social network
“Walled Garden” approach *
Allows student access only to content approved by the teacher
Public or private
Can invite members, create groups
Ease of Use, visually appealing
Ease of management
* Credit to Bethany Smith, link on previous page

7. More about Ning Elements can easily be arranged on the page
Can add a few apps called “widgets”
Example:
Forum
Events
Slide show
Blog
Twitter
Chat
Members, Groups
Videos
Text box
Music
Widgets

8. Ning Google Maps Google search Driving Directions RSS
Widgets – Insert piece of code into text element. You are “on your own” in finding and testing these.
Widgets can include
Some third party apps are available too, such as Huddle collaboration workspace
Google Maps
Google search
Driving Directions
RSS

9. Facebook to publicize your organization
Fans can see upcoming events

10. Just for fun… Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address on Twitter (140 character limit)
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposi That’s it!

11. Web Conferencing It can enhance distance learning and in-person classes
Examples: WebEx and Elluminate (fee-based)
CoolConferenceLive
Free web conference room
Paid upgrade if you want it
Use their conference phone service (long-distance charges) or use Skype

12. Share a Powerpoint online

13. Group video and voice chat - mebeam
Can this be used with coolconferencelive?
Free!

14. Polling a class with ipod touch
Use Google Forms. A sample is at: *
Activity: fill out the three questions using your ipod touch, iphone or laptop
I will collect the results
* allows you to create short URLs.

15. Polling a class with ipod touch

16. Polling a class with ipod touch
Results are sent to a spreadsheet at Google Docs

17. Make a quick presentation from web pages (or ask your students to do it!)
, then paste in your addresses
The site generates a URL
Navigator

18. Make a quick presentation
“Play” the pages like a slide show!

19. Skype- you can also make conference calls, and it supports regular phones

20. Skype- you can make a call from your ipod touch! (need wifi)
Use the original earphones with built-in microphone
Free app

21. Collaborate with Google Docs
Google Docs is in here
I am logged in
We will edit this file

22. Two people online, editing

23. Google Reader (RSS)
RSS: Receive “information” you are interested in…

24. Filter YouTube for videos you want
Then optionally subscribe with an RSS reader
YouTube is
Searching for tagged videos:
tagname here]?client=ytapi-youtube-browse&v=2
For example:  
This will return all videos tagged with the word elephant.
Title or text search:
url-encoded search term here]&client=ytapi-youtube-search&v=2
This will return all videos with the words chemistry experiment. Note that the “%20” can be used to indicate a space between words.

25. Subscribed in Internet Explorer RSS Feeds

26. Q & A
What web 2.0 tools have helped you and your students?

27. Resources
Blogs, Wikis, Google docs: Which is right for your Lesson?
A Strategic Approach to Social Learning
Classroom 2.0 – Web 2.0 and Social Media in education
The Power of Educational Technology

28. The End