The class is designed to teach students about web applications, digital citizenship, personal network building, and social media responsibility and practice. This blog will be used to share with our readers the tools, websites, and web resources that students are learning about. We hope that you find a tool that you can utilize.

There are so many web applications available on the Internet that students may not even know exist. In this course, students will explore the Internet and take advantage of all that it has to offer. Students will learn that Google is more than just a search engine. They will discover various web applications that will help make their time on the Internet more effective and efficient. The web applications that will be explored include, but are not limited to: sharing buttons, blogs, avatars, RSS, social bookmarking, photo sharing/editing, audio and video, presentation, drawing, collaboration tools, and screencasts. Internet marketing and shopping sites will also be explored. Students will explore applications of which they can utilize to enhance both their learning and social experiences. Students will learn and practice digital literacy and responsibility, collaborate, share, create, socialize, and organize content, while demonstrating internet safety. Upon leaving this course students will be informed digital learner/citizen!


I LOVE LOVE LOVE looking for new tools to share with my students! I explore the web daily in search of new tools. I also gain knowledge from other Social Media blogs/websites who have found resourceful tools. Thank you to all of those experts who share their love for technology with the rest of us!


I also enjoy looking at the students creativity - through their blogs! My students love exploring Social Media! And will walk away with a collection of tools (their own Personal Learning Network) that will enhance their Internet experience both personally, educationally, and professionally.

Day 2 - Blog Posting

Each class period you will write a blog post on topics such as defining a personal learning network, using Skype in the classroom, and how to promote blog traffic. You will subscribe to each other's blogs using Google Reader and leave comments for each other.   You will make great connections and find common interests. You are expanding your learning opportunities and through the efforts of the Mrs. James, engaging with vast community of learners.

Explore blogs on blogger! - 15 minutes

Today you are going to be introduced to Google Docs!  You will explore Google Docs to see how you could utilize this tool!  Collaborate and create a post! Let's start sharing!  We will look deeper into Google Docs at a later date.

Google Docs
--click on the link - Google Docs Shared Document
--add your user name to the spreadsheet
--you will then add a gadget and add a link list of your classmates blogs as well as the class blog.

--Mrs. James will demonstrate Google Docs
--Students will create a new document and share it others by creating a new post and adding a link.


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