Blogs/Social Networking

• Edublogs - free blogs for teachers, trainers, librarians and other edu people
• weblogg-ed - Will Richardson's blog
• 2 Cents Worth - David Warlick's Blog
• Mrs. McDermott's 8th Grade Book Club
• The Secret Life of Bees - one of the first and finest examples of using blogs in the classroom
• Sarah, Plain and Tall Blog
• Medival Myspace
• Libraries on myspace
• Blogs at Orange County Public Library

RSS

• Introduction to RSS
• Will Richardson's RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators - excellent resource for learning about the potential of RSS feeds in the classroom
• Bloglines - track your favorite news, blogs, weather, and classifieds in one place
• Google Alerts - receive email alerts of the latest relevant Google results based on your query

Podcasting

• Podcasting for Education - suggestions for some compelling uses of podcasting in an educational setting
• Podcasting in Education (from Apple) -
• Quick and Dirty Podcasting Primer- from Gary Stager, one of the pioneers in educational podcasting
• Podcasting Resources on the Web - again, from Gary Stager
• Orange County Library System Podcasts

Wiki

• How Stuff Works: Wikipedia
• Wikipedia
• Wikibooks - free and open-content textbooks
• WikiHow - the How-To Manual
• Wikis in the Elementary Classroom
• Wiki Travel

Skype

• Download Skype
• Skype in the Classroom - an extremely thorough article on using Skype, including technical and practical guidelines
• Will Richardson's post on using Skype in the classroom

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Revised 11/21/06

Linda Brandon
Ed.tech@lake
Lakeland Central School District