9. Blackboard Navigation Buttons Landing page Handouts and PowerPoints from various sessions Helpful tips and information MAIN discussion board External links (URLs) Change password, drop box, other tools Instructor email addresses Main Section Contains GROUP discussion board and file exchange for private groups 0
17. Discussion Board Etiquette Your virtual colleagues cannot see your body language so they have to create meaning only from your written word. A hurried or careless comment, although it is well-meaning and in even written in jest, can have harmful effects on the reader to whom the comment may have been directed. 0
33. Discussion Board Practice Part II 0 After you have posted a reply to the above thread, reply to the posting of a classmate. In your reply, include the web address (URL) of your school.
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51. The Information R/evolution 0 Michael Wesch, Kansas State University http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4CV05HyAbM
52. Growth Internet Usage 1995-2007 in Millions http://www.internetworldstats.com January 20008 1,262,000,000 19% of the world’s population 16,000,000 .04% of the world’s population 0
53. 0 How do you locate information share the information retrieve the information evaluate the source store the information
54. By the end of this session, you will be able to respond to the following questions: 0 2. URL is an acronym for _________ _________ ________ 1. List 2 major search engines and a major directory. 4. Why might you use quotation marks when conducting a search? 5. How do you find the owner or publisher of a Web site? 6. How do you find out who is linked to your school’s Web site? 7. What clues in a Web address might show you are on a personal page? 8. How do you find the history of any given Web site? 3. What search engine uses humans to create search results? Information Literacy Quiz – Alan November - http://www.novemberlearning.com/Default.aspx?tabid=159&type=art&site=181&parentid=56
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80. Storing Information Using Furl A Free Bookmarking Site 0 http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Top100Tools/furl.html Furl is a social bookmarking site that lets you save, share, and explore favorite web pages
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90. Want to learn texting lingo? http://transl8it.com Just type in your SMS, text, emoticon, smiley, slang or chat room lingo and let transL8it! con-vert it to plain English –- OR - type in your phrase in English and convert it to SMS TXT lingo slang. 0
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94. Customizing Your Protopage Handout #6 – Customizing Your Protopage Follow the steps on the handout from Protopage Ask for help if you get stuck Think of ways you could use this tool as a school leader 0
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96. Intersession Assignment 0 Read “Intersections: New Routes Open When One Type of Data Crosses Another” by Victoria Bernhardt Article is located in the Announcements in the Intersecting Data course in Blackboard
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