MILI Introduction 2009

Month 1 Catch Up - for those who missed the Month 1 training days and for those who need a refresher

MONTH 1 - PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

Resources/tools discussed:

• Social Networking
• Ning Step-By-Step Instructions
• Ning Help (Condensed Version)
• ART Evaluation of Assignments
• Plagiarism Proofing Assignments
• Research Project Calculator
• Dribbling Lessons  (Information Literacy Lessons Correlated with RPC)
• Personal Learning Networks
  • Blogs
    • Follow fellow MILI participants
    • 100 Best Blogs for Teachers of the Future
    • Free Technology for Teachers blog
  • Twitter
    • Twitter Training Resources for Teachers
    • twitter4teachers wiki - find teachers to follow, add your own Twitter feed
    • 100 Twitter Feeds for Teaching Advice
    • 18 People to Follow for Real-Time Education
  • Facebook - friend people you meet at conferences, meetings, work to always keep in contact
  • YouTube
    • 100 Best YouTube Videos for Teachers
    • Follow YouTube channels
      • All the Teacher Tube channels
      • mistermath
      • National Geographic
      • YouTube EDU
      • Science teachers - Periodic Table of Videos
      • Art teachers - Drawing Tutorials Online
      • Music teachers - Symphony Orchestra
  • Nings
    • Classroom 2.0
    • NextGen Teachers
    • Teacher Librarian Network
• Seth Godin & Tom Peters on Blogging (Video)
• RSS in Plain English from Common Craft (Video)

• Subscribing to Blogs in Ning (If you don't have an RSS reader, read below about setting up a Google Reader account)

• Ideas for Keeping Up

• Customizable Homepages (iGoogle)

If you do NOT have Google Reader

• Google Reader Help Videos

• Using Google Reader

If you DO have a Google Reader

• Try these Keyboard Shortcuts
• Explore the Help Section