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Social Campus in the News

rmorrill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:47:34 CDT

Did you see a review of the site Social Campus? Are people talking about us, and what are they saying, post your link to the article you found here, or send the link to one of the moderators so that they can post it.

Social Campus Write up at Techwag.

Social Book Marking Sites

rmorrill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:09:24 CDT

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Bebo

rmorrill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:08:42 CDT

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MySpace

rmorrill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:08:20 CDT

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Facebook

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Twitter

rmorrill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:06:31 CDT

Twitter is a 140 character micro blog format system similar to cell phone texting (SMS). The main site is at twitter.com and can be used to answer the question "what are you doing right now". Many people use it to send short bursts of information about something, and get answers back from their friends on the network.

Links to Higher Education uses for this product

http://jeremywilburn.wordpress.com/2008/03/04/using-twitter-for-higher-ed/
http://highered.prblogs.org/2008/02/27/question-of-the-day-should-universities-tweet/
http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/2785/will-new-messaging-service-catch-on-with-professors

Web 2.0 Web Sites and Write Ups

rmorrill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:00:16 CDT

Where are the students hanging out? Here is a list of sites and a quick write up of where they go, and what systems they might be using.

Google Brain

rmorrill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:43:32 CDT

Two entries on the Google Brain, an idea originally spoken about by Nicholas Carr.

One of the more interesting euphemisms seen lately is that while Microsoft was previously discussed as being the Borg, including cut outs of Bill Gates face with the full blown Borg outfit from Star Trek, it is interesting then that Google should also be considered Borg like. It seems like when a company gets big enough that they become the place to go or the software to use, then the Borg collective prototype is evoked for that company. Welcome to the new collective phrase for Google, they have become on the internet with their tools, search engines, and other supporting functions like Adsense, Adwords and Analytics a part of the internet collective.

Read the rest of this article here: http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/managing-infosec/google-borg-or-google-brain-10174

The dependency of institutions to comply with various legal requirements, from HB 1386 to SOX to COPA to HIPAA, censorship imposed by governments, international policies, WIPO, and the host of others puts a burden on search engines that needs to be acknowledged. Google, Yahoo, and MSN all have to deal with the increasing litigious environment where people are willing to sue for what they think they need to do, opt completely out of the system, and indeed in some cases feel that they have to opt out to retain their own readership or customers. Google in especial has been in the press about this a lot, Belgium papers have opted out, Google voluntarily stopped carrying supremacy or deemed racist news papers, worked with censorship in China much like Yahoo and MSN, and in other words, is becoming if not already a multi-national corporation, with all the benefits and liabilities of being one.

Read the rest of this article here: http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/managing-infosec/google-borg-or-google-brain-revisited-12392

External News

rmorrill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:39:32 CDT

Have a news or blog article on using web 2.0 in the classroom? Post it here, do a write up on why it is important for someone to read.

External Resources

rmorrill — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 06:38:33 CDT

Where can you get free software to help your classes become more socially connected? This is a listing of software, with guides that you can use to make your classes more interesting, and meet the expectations of students.

Social Campus Home

rmorrill — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:30:01 CDT

Social Campus is a Wiki/Blog about developing Web 2.0 Strategies, best practices, and use for students and instructors to develop a more dynamic interaction using social media. The social fabric of education, along with blogs, audio, video, and other delivery methods are altering how students communicate amongst each other, and as educators we need to be where the students are.

If you are an educator, teacher, or involved in education, sign up and contribute how your school or program uses social media to better address the needs, wants and desires of the Web 2.0 generation.

Software For Education

rmorrill — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:22:00 CDT

Use this thread to talk about the software that you use and find handy for educational purposes.

How to Record a video using Cam Studio

rmorrill — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:17:05 CDT

Cam Studio (camstudio) is a free open source screen recording software that you can use to create videos for your classroom. This easy DIY How To walks you through how to create a video using Cam Studio.

How to upload a video to YouTube

rmorrill — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:15:14 CDT

This video shows you how to upload a video to YouTube for use later on in a class.

Adding a Video to Black Board

rmorrill — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:13:28 CDT

This how to DIY video shows you how to add video to a black board page for use in class. There are a lot of great educational or CC (Creative Commons) share with attribution videos on YouTube that can be used to enhance a lecture or program. The key is getting the video embedded into Black Board.

Using Windows Snipping Tool for Images

rmorrill — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:11:09 CDT

This quick 2:57 minute video shows how to use Windows Vista Snipping tool to capture images off the web for use in classrooms, blogs, or other social media. This how to video shows just how easy it is to capture things you see on the internet as an image, and save them to your computer for use later.

CityU of Seattle Facebook Widget

rmorrill — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:14:09 CDT

This is a facebook widget for CityU of Seattle that helps students track classes they have taken, and what is left to take. This is made by Phil Tapkov (Bulgaria), part of the CityU of Seattle Family.

Widgets about Your School

rmorrill — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:11:20 CDT

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Using Word to write and post a blog entry

rmorrill — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:46:40 CDT

This is a quick 3:28 Minute video on how to use Microsoft Word to generate and publish a blog entry on your blog. The cool part is that Word works with just about any blog platform out there.

Audio and Video How To's

rmorrill — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:42:09 CDT

Have a video on how to do something cool? Have a podcast, some form of media that you did that supports curriculum or students, or how to do the same thing. Post it here, let the world see it.