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__ Part I - In the Library __
Welcome and Why are we here?

Open comments by Eric Lawton media type="custom" key="586669"

If time was measured in minutes
 55 minutes ago (11,000 years) – the first harvest 25 minutes ago – the first significant towns and cities & writing 15 minutes ago – the first alphabet 3 minutes ago – the printing press 1 minute ago – the industrial revolution 51 seconds ago – the telegraph 41 seconds ago – the telephone 38 seconds ago – the automobile 14 seconds ago – TV 3 seconds ago – WWW the last 5 seconds (the lifetime of our students): Personal computers, mobile phones, www, Wal-Mart everywhere, exurbs (taken from Dr. Wesch, University of Kansas )

Video - Did you Know

Discussion

 **__Part 2 in computer rooms__** Basic group will go to room 200

Advanced group will go to room 217

__//* Click on the Navigation links to see interesting website, wikis, blogs and other information.*//__



1. Add one hobby or educational wiki or blog to our list.
=== 2. Join the discussion: What did you enjoy about some of the wikis or blogs that you looked at? Did you add anything to those sites? Is there something about today's workshop that you would like to learn more about? Was there one way that the technology we looked at could aid in your personal educational research or be used in your class? What types of support do you think that you would need? ===

__ ADVANCED TASK: __
=== 1. Have a conversation about the technology you are currently using in your life and classroom. ===

2. Discuss social bookmarking and focus on setting up a del.icio.us account.
=== 3. Join the discussion: How will this shift affect your use of the Internet? What do you need to use these applications effectively? What are some possible uses of these on line programs in your personal use and in your classroom? ===