Social_Bookmarking

= ** EDU 356A Technology in the Classroom Agenda ** = === **//Class Session Objectives://** ===
 * **KSDE Objective #12 -** The educator understands the role of technology in society and demonstrates skills using instructional tools and technology to gather, analyze, and present information, enhance instructional practices, facilitate professional productivity and communication, and help all students use instructional technology effectively.
 * **S8. P6 -** use technology to assist in communicating effectively with students, parents and colleagues.
 * NETS-T #**5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership (ISTE NETS-T)**
 * Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers:
 * participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.
 * exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others.
 * evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in support of student learning
 * contribute to the effectiveness, vitality, and self-renewal of the teaching profession and of their school and community


 * NETS-S - **#2. Communication and Collaboration**
 * Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
 * interact, collaborate, public with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
 * Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats
 * develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures
 * contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problem



//**Essential Question:**// How can I improve myself?

Class Activity:

 * // Social Bookmarking and benefits to educators//
 * Defined by //"Wikipedia"//
 * // In a social bookmarking system, users save links to [|web pages] that they want to remember and/or share. These bookmarks are usually public, and can be saved privately, shared only with specified people or groups, shared only inside certain [|networks], or another combination of public and private domains. The allowed people can usually view these bookmarks chronologically, by category or tags, or via a search engine. //
 * 12 Reasons to use Diigo
 * 7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking
 * [|ELI7001.pdf]

Diigo: Diigobuzz is the creator on Vimeo media type="custom" key="6955757"
 * 1) Vi//sit// Diigo
 * 2) //Log into account//
 * 3) firstnamelastname
 * 4) "Teachers"
 * 5) //Join "//Kansas Teachers //" group//

Delicious: Mark Barnes is the creator on Vimeo media type="custom" key="6955783"
 * Students can join the social bookmarking site as well (optional)

LiveBinders: The Knowledge Sharing Place created by Steven Anderson media type="custom" key="6955871"
 * Here is my podcast episode interview of Tina Schneider and Barbara Tallent. These two ladies are the founders of LiveBinders.
 * media type="custom" key="6956047"

//Homework for Week#5://

 * Write a blog post on three resources discovered during exploration of resources as well as throughout the week.
 * The blog post should contain three elements in each review: (i.e. Writing Prompts)
 * Overview
 * How it can be used in a classroom
 * Strengths & Weaknesses
 * Watch the "Flipped" video that wraps up this week and provides an introduction to next week.
 * **Blog posts are to be posted by 6pm CDT Sunday, October 2nd.**