stretch

=Stretch Things= Stretch things are optional tasks.
 * **Introduction**
 * Thing 1 - Review some strategies for Lifelong Learning
 *  Read and comment on this [|paper] that discusses Lifelong Learning and Middle School curriculum
 * Thing 2 - Learn a bit about Web 2.0, and Why it matters
 * Review this [|link] about how to use Google Maps and think potential educational uses
 *  Although beyond the scope of this course, how will be teach the video game generation. Watch this [|video] and comment about how a virtual world might be used in your subject.


 * **Blogging**
 * Thing 3 - Set up your blog at Edublogs and write your first posts.
 * Create a more general-purpose [|website] that is not formatted like a wiki or blog (2/3 columns).
 * Explore and add some [|widgets] to your 21Classes wiki
 * Check out [|Ning]. Think about how you might use a NING personally or professionally.
 * Thing 4 - Explore some uses of blogs in education; Consider possibilities for blogging in your professional environment.
 * Make a [|Glog]

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 * **RSS and Aggregators**
 * Thing 5 - Learn about RSS and set up Google Reader
 *  Review another way to handle words by clicking [|here]
 * Thing 6 - Feed your reader: find & subscribe to feeds
 * Create an RSS dashboard at [|Netvibes].
 * Thing 7 - Begin to build a reading habit (this will continue throughout the course).
 *  Proceed to [|Scribd] and find a wealth or information

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 * **Wikis**
 * Thing 8 - What is a wiki? Explore educational uses for Wikis.
 * **optional task 1:** none
 * Thing 9 - Set up your own page on the K12 Learning 2.0 participant sandbox wiki.
 * Explore the [|Shelfari] website and embed a shelf in your wiki

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 * **Images & Slideshows**
 * Thing 10 - Learn about Creative Commons
 * **optional task 1:** none
 * Thing 11 - Intro to Photosharing and Tagging; explore Flickr
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Explore [|image generators]
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Embed a generated image in your wiki
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);"> Embed a slide show in your wiki
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Use images to create a [|mosaic]
 * Thing 12 - Create an online Slideshow using your own or Creative Commons photos
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);"> Explore document sharing at [|Scribd]
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Embed a document in your wiki


 * **Discover & Reflect**
 * Thing 13 - Attend a "21st Century" Conference (in your PJs); Comment on other participant blogs
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">**optional task 1:** none
 * Thing 14 - Explore one or more tools of choice (Gliffy, Quizlet, Ta-Da List, SketchCast, etc)
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">**optional task 1:** none
 * Thing7b - Blog about something interesting you've found in your Google Reader
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">**optional task 1:** none

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 * **Social Bookmarking & Tagging**
 * Thing 15 - Intro to Social Bookmarking; Set up a Del.icio.us account and begin adding and tagging resources
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Explore an [|alternative] to Delicious that has additional features, such as "post it" notes for webpages
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Add a widget to your wiki that shows your Delicious links.
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Make use of your bookmarks to find other websites or users. Try [|these] suggestions using your Delicious bookmarks
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);"> Add a widget that shows someone else's Delicious bookmarks
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Add your Delicious bookmarks to Google Reader
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Check out the [|Fleck] website. How does this compare with Delicious?
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Add interesting widgets to your blog - how about a [|cool banner], or small weblink [|previews]
 * Thing 16 - Discover LibraryThing
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">**optional task 1:**

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 * **Podcasting & Videosharing**
 * Thing 17 - Intro to Podcasting; Explore some educational podcasts
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);"> Watch this [|video] and help me figure out a way to use Google Sketchup academically
 * Thing 18 - Create a "Bare Bones" podcast using Evoca
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">**optional task 1:** none
 * Thing 19 - Intro to Video Sharing; Explore YouTube and TeacherTube
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Create your own video at [|Animoto]

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 * **Get Productive**
 * Thing 20 - Use Google Docs to create and share collaborative documents, spreadsheets and presentations
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);"> Review how a teacher uses Google Docs at this [|webpage]
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Create a spreadsheet with a form and send it to fellow teachers to solicit information.
 * Thing 21 - Create a custom start page using Pageflakes
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Create a custom search at Google and add it to your Blog
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);"> Explore [|RollYo] and comment on how you could use it
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Make a [|Prezi]
 * Thing7c - Blog about something interesting you've found in your Google Reader.
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">**optional task 1:** none

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 * Connect & Reflect**
 * Thing 22 - Learn about Social Networking and explore the Classroom 2.0 and other education-related NING Networks
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Explore award-winning websites from [|here], [|here], [|here] or [|here] and introduce a new web2.0 website to your collegues.
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">Explore this seasoned edtech [|blog] and find a new technology for our next class.
 * Thing 23 - Add your reflections to the K12 Learning 2.0 Voicethread; Blog about your experiences and next steps
 * <span style="color: rgb(32, 141, 67);">**optional task 1:** none