Twitter for Beginners

Please join Kim Caise and Lorna Costantini on Wednesday, March 24th at 7pm EST for a ‘Twitter for Beginners‘ webinar. The session will be in Elluminate and anyone new to using Twitter is invited to join us. If you are already an avid Twitter user and tired of training your colleagues and friends suggest that they join our session on March 24th.

During the session, Kim and I will walk the participants through the basics of using Twitter. Participants will sign up for a Twitter account and the use of the Tweetdeck application will be featured to demonstrate different aspects of using Twitter. Participants may create a Twitter account and download Tweetdeck for use during and after the Elluminate session.

Tweetdeck is a fantastic application to manage Twitter feeds but it is not required to successfully use Twitter. Tweetdeck is an easy application for beginners and helps Twitter users become more adept at using Twitter on a larger scale and for this reason we will be using this application in our sessions.

If you are new to Elluminate, you may want to join the session a bit early to make sure that you do not have difficulty accessing the session. You can use your computer microphone to ask questions or use the chat window to participate in the discussion using text only. The ‘Twitter for Beginners’ session will be offered through the ‘Host Your Own Webinars‘ group at LearnCentral.You can register for the session at the LearnCentral event page or email us at info@elearncenter.ca. This session is free and open to the public. If you are unable to register or email us prior to the start of the session, please still join us.

The “Twitter for Beginners‘ webinar will be the first session of our new venture and offerings of our innovative ‘eLearning Center‘ training center. Each week, Kim and I get requests for us to create webinars on a variety of topics for beginners.Our sessions will be designed to offer support and resources to beginners just starting to use web 2.0 tools and technologies. All of our training sessions can be customized for groups of employees or faculty members.

Test your system
Link to Elluminate room: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid n=2008350&password=M.438D554F4A450D77B901E14104C303

Short URL to Elluminate room: http://tinyurl.com/cr20live

Animoto Student Learning a Parent Focus

Flip video camera

If you are looking for a camera that is easy to use and does not require extensive video editing software or skills, I recommend using the Flip Video camera. I purchased the Flip Ultra to trial it’s use. Bought it at Walmart for under $200.00. Runs on AA batteries and has a built in USB connection. Really wanted to try the HD Mino but it is not available in Canada. This video by Computerworld gives a quick overview of how to use the camera. Still need to confirm that school USB ports will support the connection to the camera. If not, will have to purchase the USB connectors available as an accessory. The scripts on some of the blog posts are conflicting. Click the link to the blog post to see the videos.

Quick test video: Shot the scene at night – fluorescent light; saved to computer. Opened with Quicktime Pro; exported as a Flash file to upload it to my own server to use in this blog post.

The networked student – what parents & administrators should know

Being a networked educator on the fringe of classroom, I share the frustration held by many teachers and students. Talking about technology, talking about the way of the future, talking about preparing our students for the 21st Century only to see the conversations go no where.

When I talk about podcasting and blogging I see the excitement in the eyes of students, I watch teachers sit up ready to learn, ready to forge ahead only to see momentum stall, stop completely because administrators say not now.

The classroom of the 21st Century supported or not is forming and forming at the speed of light. We absolutely must embrace web 2.0 tools, learn how to maximize their potential and run with them.

The personal learning network that I maintain via Twitter continues to provide me with access to numerous resources. I am a student – a life long learner – a baby boomer – who lives in the 21st Century classroom – ask – “what’s wrong with this picture?

Common Craft produces excellent easy to understand videos about web 2.0 tools. I came across this video about the Networked Student because Heidi Gable and Cindy Seibel shared it with me on Twitter.

For all those parents and teachers and Directors of Education sitting on the edge, I ask and challenge – what are we doing to prepare our students for this evolving classroom.

Professsional development from EdTechTalk

Jeff Lebow has done it again
EdTechTalk broadcasting EduCon2.0 Science Academy Leadership conference.

The world of professional development is as close as your computer stage. No excuses about attendance and high cost of flights.

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