Presented by: Sheila Hoetger David Mitchell

1. Latest and Greatest in Technology Presented by: Sheila Hoetger David Mitchell

2. Web 2.0 Quick Definition Sharing Communicating User Driven Useful Sites www.go2web20.net www.allmyfaves.com

3. What is it? – Voice Over Internet Protocol • Uses • How to get it? • www.skype.com • Examples • Handout – Getting Started on Skype

4. Twitter is a micro-blogging site in which you can post articles comprised of 140 characters or fewer. • Twitter is a connectivity tool that acts like a giant conversation. You can read what others are saying, and they can read what you are saying. • Best Explained - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o

5. Getting Started on Twitter • A Twitter account is free. It is easy to start, and only takes a couple of minutes. Start Your Twitter Account here. • A ‘tweet’ is a post. Any time you post a new thought, idea, announcement or link, it is referred to as a ‘tweet’. • To monitor what someone is writing, you ‘follow’ them. When you follow someone, their posts appear in your Twitter feed on your Home Page.

6. Twitter Uses? • Uses • Personal vs. Professional • Who twitters? • Why Twitter? • Who is on Twitter? • Link here

7. Blogs • A blog(weblog) is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material. • Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. • Now becoming a verb – blogging • Best explained - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI • Examples?

8. RSS Feeds • RSS(Really Simple Syndication) is a family of web feeds use to publish works such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, video, etc. • Best explained - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU • Examples • Google Reader • Pageflakes

9. Questions? • Wiki (website) - http://tech-4-educators.wikispaces.com/ Contact us dmitchel@livoniapublicschools.org shoetger@livoniapublischsools.org