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Techcellent Wikitopia

 

 

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The purpose of Techcellent Wikitopia

is to provide clear instructions for using FREE Web 2.0 Technologies within the classroom.

 

The goal of Techcellent Wikitopia

is to help teachers prepare students for taking future online courses.

 

$ My Moneyback Guarantee $:

(Did I mention that ALL the tools listed below are FREE technologies?)

ANY individual who works her way through the following tutorials WILL be ready to take an online course!

 

BACKGROUND OF WEB 2.0
What are 21st Century Skills?
What is Web 2.0?
Informative, Interesting & Inspiring Technology Videos
THE FUTURE OF THE INTERNET

What will Web 3.0 be?

Of course the cutting edge thoughts about 3.0 are in Blogs!

 

THE FUTURE OF EDUCATION
Want to get an MIT education for FREE?
Want to sit in on a U.C. Berkeley Class from your couch?
Delivery of INTERACTIVE Online Course Content

 

EXAMPLES OF PLAYING NICE IN A DIGITAL WORLD
Nettiquette Rules
EXAMPLES OF MY STUDENTS' MASTERY OF WEB 2.0 TECHNOLOGIES

 

WEB BROWSER
How to set up your Firefox preferences
How to download a file to your computer
How to browse the internet using Firefox tabs
How to access the Firefox web history
How to create & organize Firefox bookmarks
How to set up RSS feeds
How to customize the Firefox web browser

 

WEB SEARCH
How to collect important info in one iGoogle dashboard
How to perform visual searches using Google
How to perform text searches using Google
How to perform specialty searches using Google
How to effectively read Google search results
How to determine the validity of web pages
How to effectively read the Wikipedia

 

EMAIL
How to sign up for your "professional" Gmail account
How to adjust your Gmail settings
How to send/reply to an email & manage conversations in Gmail
How to manage contact lists in Gmail
How to label your Gmail emails (put them in a "folder")
How to use Gmail to back up your documents

 

ONLINE STORAGE/BACKUP
How to access your Google Web History
How to create & organize Google Bookmarks
How to use Google Docs to back up your documents
How to organize the Google Docs Homepage
How to set up your Google Reader (for RSS feeds)
How to create your Delicious/Instapaper online bookmarks
How to securely store your logins & passwords.

 

CREATING ONLINE CONTENT

Google Docs

(A Collaborative-Online "Office Suite")

How to create notes online using Google Documents
How to effectively take Digital Research Notes
How to translate information into another language
How to create presentations using Google Presentations
How to collaborate/publish your Google Documents & Presentations

Google Groups

(Discussion Board Forums)

Discussion Board Forum Ettiquite
How to set up your Google Group account

How to manage your Google Group

How to invite & accept invitations to a Google Group
How to create your Google Group profile
How to edit & make comments on your Google Group web pages
How to post & reply to Google Group discussion forums

Google Sites

(Wikis)

Wiki Ettiquite
How to set up your Google Site account
How to navigate your Google Site settings
How to edit your Google Site pages

View the future of the Web in Google Labs

Look into the past Google Lab Graduates

 

WIKIS
Wiki Ettiquite
How to set up your PBWorks Wiki
How to edit your PBWorks Wiki

 

BLOGS

How to post an entry in your EduBlogs (Wordpress)

How to set up your EduBlogs (Wordpress) account

 

SOCIAL NETWORKS
How to set up your Ning account

 

VIDEOCONFERENCING
How to set up Videoconferencing in Google Chat
How to download Skype
How to set up Videoconferencing using Skype

 

VIRTUAL WORLDS
Virtually Endless Creative Possiblilities
How Second Life works

 

PODCAST RECORDINGS
How to create your podcast
How to post your podcast

 

SCREENCAST RECORDING
How to download Jing
How to create your Jing screencast

 

SCREENCAST/VIDEO HOSTING
How to set up your Screencast account
How to post your tutorial using Screencast
How to post your tutorial using TeacherTube
How to create your own video channel on YouTube

 

TESTS/SURVEYS
How to create a test/survey using Google Forms
How to create a test/survey using Surveymonkey

 

RUBRICS
How to create a rubric using Rubistar
How to create a rubric using Recipes 4 Success

 

After working through all the above modules, you have improved both your reading comprehension & the ability to follow directions!

These skills will serve you well while taking online courses!

 

The only skill left for you to improve (no matter how fast you currently are) is your typing ability.

Remember:  The faster and more accurately you type, the faster you will finish your work!

 

TYPING
How to improve your typing speed

 Disclaimers:  Although nearly all Web 2.0 technologies are internet-based and accessible through any computer operating system platform;

as a fanatical Mac user, these instructions were specifially written while using Apple computers.

 

Additionally, the TITLE of each table links to my preferred online tool (and those that I will support for you).

Although I have selected to use each of the FREE tools identified, I do not receive any compensation for referring you to these companies,

nor do I claim that any of the above tools will be the "best fit" for meeting your specific needs.

 

If you wish to experiment with other online tools, the following site has a wonderfully comprehensive list that includes:

summarizing descriptions, required platforms, and direct links to each developer's site (unfortunately, instructions for use are not included).

DiRT:  Digital Research Tools

 

Finally, although all these products are FREE for educational use,

many fine people have spent a tremendous number of work hours creating these tools.

If you find yourself regularly using any Web 2.0 technology,

please donate or pay for the upgraded package.

DO THE RIGHT THING

(and I promise it will come back to you in the end)!


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craig_miller said

at 11:10 pm on Oct 20, 2009

As this is a continual work in progress, PLEASE let me know of any misspellings, grammatical errors, dead links, or unclear instructions.
Additionally, PLEASE send me the web addresses for any cool FREE Web 2.0 Tools that make good candidates for addition to the Techcellent Wikitopia.

Thanks,
Craig

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