Week+4

This week, post a link to an article, resource, or video related to Week 4's topic:

 * Social Media & Web 2.0 Tools**

Include your name and a summary of your resource to explain its significance.

I found this free site for course development. I thought it was cool, but haven't gotten to "do" much on it yet. [|http://moodle.org/]there is also a demonstration site for you to "play in" at [|http://demo.moodle.net/].
 * Beth White**

// **Mike sez:** Beth, Moodle is actually a CMS/LMS in the same league as Blackboard or Angel. It's an open source (and free) solution that some schools have adapted instead of paying the hefty licensing fees associated with Angel/Blackboard/etc. I bet sometime in the next 5-10 years we'll strongly think about switching over to Moodle if we move away from Angel/Blackboard.

You can't actually do anything on Moodle's site except demo the software. We'd have to install it onto our own server here at Rhodes if we wanted to use it. //

Denis Spragg [] From YouTube a 5 minute overview video of "What is Web 2.0?"

Lisa Tracy: I found this page on a site that includes a number of links to a variety of information, including resources for non-profits to access technology. This page briefly explains that web 2.0 is an array of tools and technologies that allow more interaction online. It includes links to sites such as blogs and social networks clustered by category. Techsoup

media type="custom" key="5446151" width="375" height="375" For those interested in using Edmodo for one of your own classes, this video provides a detailed overview of all the features and how to set things up.
 * Michael Edwards:**

From Joel Harris: An oldie (in web terms at least) but goodie is Second Life. A virtual environment that encourages social interaction, Second Life has powerful tools that allow the instructor to create virtual classrooms with more "presence". Students create their own avatar and virtually meet at a designated area for classes. Using headphone and a mike, the class essentially becomes F2F in nature with at least synchronous verbal communication.Gamers are comfortable with this type of immersion and do well. Older folks - like me - get stuck in trees when they first start out on the learning curve. []

From Lynn Franck []

I found this article quite interesting, because even after watching the required videos and reading the required articles this week, I still had to ask myself "What are they talking about - I don't quite get it". After reading this "nuts and bolts" article, I gained a good understanding of what is truly meant by Web 2.0. This article describes the components of good web 2.0 course design. The building blocks of web 2.0 includes a profile page, forums, chats, groups, event calendars, directories, friending, and photos. I hope you enjoy this article.

From Jessica Dailey []

This site gives teachers easy access to web tool 2.0. Its in simple laungage and talks you though each and every step. I really enojyed being able to look at the exapmles posted and use their idea's. It also described talking about teaching techniques and what tools to use for what teaching style you prefer.

From Angie Heaton: I was very curious about prezi, so I did a little searching and I found this you tube video about how to create better presentations. A little long, but very interesting. The best part, it is free. I think I might putz around in it later this evening. I think it would be great for my anatomy slides. []

From Gina Garrett The link below is to an article, //E-learning 2.0 - how Web technologies are shaping education//, highlighting different potential uses for different Web 2.0 technologies. For example, I thought that Flickr was just for posting photgraphs, in this aricle there are other potential (academic) uses for the technology. []