Coming of Age: An introduction to the new worldwide web

Coming of Age: An introduction to the new worldwide web

A collaborative venture between 14 people from the USA, Canada and the UK and
Thailand.

Recently I have been involved in an amazing and wonderful experience. Fourteen
people from various corners of the globe have come together to create a Web 2.0
book for educators. The process of how this book was created was one of the most
fascinating events I have been involved in. However, that is the topic for
another entry. Today... let's stay focused. <Smile>



Thanks to Terry Freedman and the merry band of contributors, this 92 page PDF
file is available for you to read, enjoy and share with your friends an
colleges. Take a look at the heading in this book below.

These are the main headings in the book (which is over 90
pages long):

• Preliminary Information
  


• The Contributors: Quick Reference Guide


• Introduction


• Glossary Of Terms Used


• Book Review: Redefining Literacy For The 2St Century
  


• Effective E-Learning Through Collaboration


• What Are Rss Feeds And Why Haven’T I Heard About
  It?(Rss Feeds From An Educator’S Perspective)


• Blogging: Shift Of Control


• Photo-Sharing And Clip-Art


• Factoring Web Logs To Their Fundamentals


• Virtual Support Via The Blogosphere


• The International Edublog Awards


• Blogs You Must Read!

• Elgg And Blogging In Primary Education


• Using Blogs In School

• Thinking About Creativity, Thinking About Blogs!


• Book Review: Classroom Blogging: A Teacher’S Guide To
  The Blogosphere


• Book Review: New Tools For Learning


• Diary Of A Potential Podcasting Junkie


• Finding Good Podcasts


• Podcasting Resources


• Podcasting


• Finding And Subscribing To A Podcast Via Itunes


• Obtaining Information About A Podcast In Itunes


• Giving Students A Second Listen


• Podcasting: A Review Of Recording Devices


• Other Useful Websites


• Create An Rss Feed For Your Podcast


• List Your Podcast And Find Others’


• Podcasting And Wikis


• Recording A Podcast On A Computer


• Uses Of Podcasting In Schools


• Video Blogging: Terry Freedman Interviews Paul Knight
  


• Video Blogging In Schools


• Wikis: An Introduction


• Wikipedia Vs Britannica


• Setting Up A Wiki


• Wikiville: An Interview With John Bidder


• Social Bookmarking


• Forums, Instant Messaging And Other Ways To
  Participate

Guide to the contributors.

There is a fuller biography of the contributors at the
beginning of their articles.

Miles Berry

Miles is a deputy headteacher in an English primary school, a Moodle and
Elgg enthusiast and the winner of a best practice award. He also gives keynote
presentations to conferences. See

http://elgg.net/mberry/weblog.

John Bidder

John is the Head of Curriculum ICT strategy in Bolton, England, and gives
keynote presentations about best practice. See

http://www.BoltonTLC.org.uk.

Mechelle De Craene

Mechelle is a special education teacher in Florida and undertakes research
in the development of educational technology skills in children, and gives
presentations on her findings at internatoinal conferences. See

http://elgg.net/mechelledc/weblog/.

John Evans

John Evans is principal of St. François Xavier Community School in St. François
Xavier, Manitoba, Canada, and gives conference presentations on the subject of
teacher wellness. See

http://nlcommunities.com/communities/joevans.

Peter Ford

Peter Ford is a teacher and educational consultant based in Nottingham in the
UK, spcialising in the use of internet technologies to enhance teaching and
learning. See

http://www.fordlog.com.

Terry Freedman (Ed)

Terry is an educationalist who provides practical and strategic consultancy
services to educational institutions, and provides a range of subscription-based
services. See

http://www.ictineducation.org.

Josie Fraser

Based in England, Josie is an educational technologist and works as a freelance
consultant and speaker, mainly around emerging technologies and staff
development. See

http://fraser.typepad.com/about.html.

Steve Lee

Steve Lee is a Senior Software Developer, who is uses various techniques for
customising ‘off-the-shelf’ software to meet individual accessibility needs. He
is also interested in how Open Collaborative Communities can help and involve
disabled people. See

http://fullmeasure.co.uk/.

Ewan McIntosh

Ewan is the Development Officer for the Modern Languages Virtual Environment, a
pilot programme for the Scottish Schools Digital Network. He also speaks
internationally about using Web 2.0 tools in education and educational
management. See

http://edu.blogs.com.

Alan November

Alan November is an international leader in education technology, and runs the
annual Building Learning Communities Summer Conference in Boston, USA. See

www.novemberlearning.com/blc.

Chris Smith

Based in Thailand, Chris runs a consultancy designed to offer support to
International Schools across S.E. Asia, especially in the area of “ICT Across
the Curriculum, and maintains an internationally-acclaimed website. See

http://www.shambles.net/.

Dai Thomas

Dai is Director of ICT at Warden Park Specialist School in West Sussex and a
research Fellow of Mirandanet. See

http://www.daithomas.org.uk.

David Warlick

David is an internationnaly-renowned writer, blogger and Podcaster who provides
consulting and public speaking services to education associations and agencies
around the world. See

http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/.

Shawn Wheeler

Shawn is the Director of IMT – Services & Training for the Peoria Unified School
District in Glendale, Arizona, and the founder of Adventures in Podcasting. See

http://staffweb.peoriaud.k12.az.us/Shawn_Wheeler/podcast.

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