RSS Feeds / Internet Research Practices (Scott)

8:00-8:30 Morning Conversations

8:30-9:15 Growing Up Online Video Segment & Discussion

9:15-9:30 Respond to readings

9:30-11:30 Part One: RSS Feeds - John



We'll explore the practice of using online "aggregators" (or "readers") such as Bloglines (or Google Reader) to subscribe to blogs and other websites via RSS feeds.

Links:
http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rss

Create your own RSS aggregator with Bloglines
http://www.bloglines.com

Other readers:
Google reader http://www.google.com/reader/

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11:30-1:30 BREAK for LUNCH and INDEPENDENT WORK TIME
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1:30-3:30 Part Two: Using Web 2.0 tools in classroom research and presentations - Scott and Paige

Key Question

• How might Web 2.0 tools be useful in research projects with students? Participants will explore tools that help students record and store their information as well as present their findings publicly.
  

Recording/storing information: Web-based document storage and sharing, keeping a reference list

Paige's Case Study
NY Times Hmong Rapper Video
Voicethread
Resources

• Locating articles by Lexile using GALILEO/EBSCO
  
• Storing documents online and sharing them with students: http://www.scribd.com/, http://www.thinkfree.com/, http://www.box.net/

• Managing all of your research sources and keeping a bibliography:http://www.zotero.org/

http://www.zotero.org/videos/tour/zotero_tour.htm

3:30-4:00 Birds of a Feather or Reading/Conference Time

4:00-4:30 Discussion with Bob

1. if you could choose one tool we have used this week that is your favorite, which one would you choose and how do you see yourself using it? why?
2. which tool are you least likely to use? why?

4:30-5:00 Daily Reflection

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new study on social networking:

http://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice/Multimedia_Videos/social_network.htm