04.06.11

=Agenda for April 6, 2011=

=**The Cloud﻿**= media type="youtube" key="i_TaJLSkJbk" height="390" width="640"
 * What does a [|cloud center look like?] IBM Opens Cloud Data Center in Research Triangle, Data Center Knowledge, Feb. 4, 2010**
 * [|Cloud computing explained] from HighT3chDad from GoGrid**
 * [|The Cloud: Battle of the Tech Titans]from Bloomburg.com Businessweek, March 3, 2011**
 * [|Need more?] Cloud computing from Wikipedia**
 * Even more? Web 2.0 Expo conference [|musings] with experts**
 * [|Amazon Web Services]**

We've asked Ms. Latta to share with us a collaborative class project on literary criticism using Google docs slideshow. Ms. Lin will share using Google docs form to collect data for polling.
 * [|Google Docs] [|Netflix] Amazon [|Facebook] [|Twitter]**
 * [|Crocodoc]** HTML5 product that allows you to annotate //on top of// documents, powerpoints, and pictures **(**pdf, doc/docx, ppt/pptx, png, and jpg.)

**[|Google Apps and Bloom's Taxonomy](Kathy Schrock)**
 * Google Apps**


 * New [|social media guidelines]What are they all about?**

=**[|Twitter]**//**Hashtags (or pounding)**//= //**What is it?**// Another way to look up that hashtag at [|hashtags.org]
 * "For newbies: [|Just Heart the (#) Hashtag]" by Joyce Valenza in //School Library Journal, Dec. 30, 201//
 * The [|(#)Hashtag Phenomenon] from //Karlana's World//, April 5, 2011
 * [|Free Range: Hash]: by Susan Orleans in //The New Yorker, June 29, 2010//
 * What does that hashtag stand for?**


 * //Who do I follow?//**
 * Twitter [|hashtags in education]to follow
 * Another list of [|hashtags in education]from November Learning -- a Google doc
 * How does it look at a [|conference?]
 * //What if I want to see what's happening right now with a particular hashtag?//**
 * Google [|Realtime search] for hashtagged event
 * How to [|archive hashtags]for an event and get updates through Google
 * Can I have my own hashtag?**[|Twitter]


 * How do I set my [|phone] up to tweet for backchannel discussion.**
 * [|Twiducate] - the Twitter for educators**

=New stuff we found on the internet= Cool Tools for Schools wiki Clearinghouse of tools for collaboration, presentation, video, slideshow, research, etc. This is a great resource site for new widgets. [|Screencast-a-matic] Online screencast recorder (if you forgot your Interwrite) [|Skitch (for Mac)] Similar to above, but for Macs.

=**Thinking about education**= Sharepoint for reading and writing resources here at NG [|The Fisch Flip] [|Dale Eizenga]on the Flip in his math classroom.

=Ebooks and Kindles and Nooks, oh my!!= [|The e-book goes to school]A LiveBinder file from Buckhorn High School with loads of resources for using Nooks in the classroom

I'm always sad to see our meetings end, as I learn so much from what you are doing in the classroom. Thanks to David for presenting the 9th grade book choice and to Traci for sharing a great project on Google Docs and to Jessica for sharing Google forms. It really helps to hear from a teacher, who's worked out the kinks. You are all amazing. I'd love to release Twitter as there are so many educational uses for it. Also, kudos to Kim, the //Mistress of Cupcakes//. - //Pat//
 * Reflection**