kBURST - Social Bookmarking
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Are you ready for a Social Bookmarking kBURST?
Did you know that there are over 15 billion web pages.
There are so many websites of interest that there may be some that we want to save and visit later. We could bookmark or add these sites to our favorites but that only saves them to that one particular machine.
Social Bookmarking is the new way to save those sites for later viewing. These are saved on a website instead of on a particular computer.
tags social bookmarking del.icio.us share Discover new and relevant materials by creating social bookmarks and share them with your colleagues. Organize your favorite sites with tags.
To get started, set up an account at del.icio.us (dot) com and begin tagging and bookmarking your favorite sites today.
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kBURST - Blogging
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Are you ready for a blogging Kburst?
A web log or blog allows anyone to be a publisher or reporter for their own type of news. A blog can be based upon your own views or hobbies.
Share Blogger News Websites Articles 70 million blogs have been created since 2003. With a click of a button a blogger can post their thoughts and create news. Years ago the news was produced by reporters and sources of professional news were limited. Today you can create the news you want to share easily.
Blogger.com is free… if you have something to say then start blogging today!
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kBURST - Digital Storytelling
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Are you ready for a Digital Storytelling kBurst?
Digital Storytelling engages learners in the writing process, integrates technology, and ignites creativity. Sequencing, patterns, cause and effect, plot, character development, and so much more can be explored with digital storytelling.
Storyboard Digital Media Selection Collaboration Creativity Sharing Creativity can be encouraged and even taught. By allowing students to tell “their” story you help to build a community.
To get started Google Digital Storytelling.
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Quality Matters is a rubric designed by Maryland Online that is utilized for a peer review process of online courses. This podcast is an introduction to section one of that rubric.
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Are you ready for a Quality Matters kBurst?
First things first. When developing an online course it is critical that students be advised of the course expectations, and technical requirements. The navigation should be simple and the instructions clear.
course tour welcome message navigation clear expectations online conduct netiquette student introductions To create a congenial learning environment it’s a good practice to introduce yourself to your students. Include items like your philosophy of teaching, your experience teaching online and your hobbies and interests.
To get started review Quality Matters standards section one “Course Overview and Information”. After reading the section, consider what you could do to enhance your own online course.
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kBURST - Technology Integration
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Are you ready for a Technology Integration kburst?
Utilization of technology can enhance engagement, motivation and understanding of curricular objectives. All too often technology is placed in classrooms and educators are expected to know what to do with little to no training in its integration.
- blogging
- podcasting
- wikis
- digital storytelling
- screencasting
- digital media editing
Technology shouldn’t collect dust or be something extra that students have to learn and teachers have to teach. If you want to engage, inspire and motivate students to learn, then allow them to utilize the technology tools of today. Let’s help prepare children for their future.
To get started create your own blog, podcast or wiki.
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