2. WHY Why collaborate anyway?? You are content.....you have your lesson plans, you work within your own classroom, students/parents/admin are happy, you get through each day, and YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB!! What is the benefit of having other people's input on what you are doing.........right??

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4. Chinese Proverb “A single conversation across the table with a wise person is worth a month's study of books”

5. Jen’s Proverb “Many conversations across the “Internet” with wise people is worth a year’s study of books”

6. Being on your own island, is no longer an option

7. Wikis www.wikimatrix.org /

8. Why A Wiki? A wiki might be perfect for you if….. You’re tired of waiting for IT to help set your webpage up You want to increase student engagement using a safe online environment You want a no-hassle way to showcase your students work online

9. Why A Wiki? You want to eliminate excuses of lost homework or confusion on assignments You want a central location for your group to collaborate You want one place to put your thoughts & files to access them from anywhere You want to partner with someone online and share ideas and opportunities

10. Wiki Examples & Helps http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Example s+of+educational+wikishttp://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Example s+of+educational+wikis http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/ 10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/ 10-best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/ http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain- englishhttp://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain- english

11. Enjoy Your Wiki Whether you use your wiki for personal, classroom, or other professional work – enjoy the options that are now at your fingertips. Be sure to check out the more advanced opportunities in the Settings area such as setting up an RSS feed or using CSS to get that one of a kind look you might wish. Enjoy! And welcome to the world of Wikis!

13. Blogs www.weblogmatrix.org /

14. What Blogger Says A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world. Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules. In simple terms, a blog is a web site, where you write stuff on an ongoing basis. New stuff shows up at the top, so your visitors can read what's new. Then they comment on it or link to it or email you. Or not.

15. Why Blog World wide audience versus Teacher read/respond only Introduction to Netiquette Cooperation and Collaboration Possibilities Spelling, Typing, Grammar, Sentence Structure, Punctuation, Vocabulary, etc etc etc Parent/Teacher Communication (student scribes) Faculty/Administration Communication A view from the students’ eyes Portfolio foundation

16. Blog Examples & Helps http://www.monkeymagic.net/2009/04/27/a- teachers-view-of-the-benefits-of-blogging/http://www.monkeymagic.net/2009/04/27/a- teachers-view-of-the-benefits-of-blogging/ http://www.classblogmeister.com/ http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/show ?id=649749%3ATopic%3A32329http://www.classroom20.com/forum/topic/show ?id=649749%3ATopic%3A32329 http://www.education- world.com/a_tech/tech/tech217.shtmlhttp://www.education- world.com/a_tech/tech/tech217.shtml http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/09/12/creating -a-learning-community-with-your-elementary- school-blog/http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/09/12/creating -a-learning-community-with-your-elementary- school-blog/

18. www.twitter.com www.plurk.com

19. Twitter/Plurk Microblogging (140 characters or less) MANY MANY tools and add ons http://delicious.com/jlwagner/twitter http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/ http://www.scribd.com/doc/14062777

20. Differences

21. WHY?? To share information and resources with others who are interested in rethinking learning. To keep up to date with instructional ideas. Resources

23. Or Even More http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/ http://delicious.com/JLWagner/web2.0tools

24. Your Links

25. Thank You Jennifer Wagner projectsbyjen@gmail.com Twitter: JenWagner Projectsbyjen.com

26. LINKS http://www.twitter.com http://www.plurk.com http://www.wikimatrix.org http://pbworks.com/academic.wiki http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers http://www.wetpaint.com/page/education http://www.weblogmatrix.org/ http://edublogs.org/ http://wordpress.org/ https://www.blogger.com/start http://www.classblogmeister.com/

27. LINKS http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+ of+educational+wikishttp://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+ of+educational+wikis http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10- best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/http://itcboisestate.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/10- best-practices-for-using-wikis-in-education/ http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain- englishhttp://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain- english http://delicious.com/jlwagner/twitter http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/ http://www.scribd.com/doc/14062777