This document summarizes the agenda and objectives for Session II of a digital leadership training. The session focuses on: 1) Navigating an online course management system and sorting/filtering Excel spreadsheet data and charts. 2) Using the internet efficiently to find, evaluate, and store information and to legally and ethically share it. 3) Developing a personal web presence by creating a start page on Protopage.

1. Digital Tools Session II 0

8. 0 http://flickr.com/photos/18638809@N00/372424428/ geckological’s photostream

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

13. Sharing Documents with Your Group via File Exchange 0

14. Discussion Board Hierarchy 0

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16. 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

19. Discussion Board – Forum View 0

20. Discussion Board Thread Tree View 0

21. Discussion Board Thread List View 0

22. Thread Detail View 0

23. Responding to a Thread - 1 0

24. Replying to a Thread - 2 0 Rename Subject Type your response here. Lakeview Uses DIBLS

25. Adding Your Own Thread 0

26. Adding Your Own Thread 0

27. Including a Hyperlink in your Thread or Reply - 1 0

28. Including a Hyperlink in your Thread or Reply - 2 digitaleader.pbwiki.com 0

29. Including a Hyperlink in your Thread or Response - 3 0

30. Including a Hyperlink in your Thread or Reply - 4 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 by embedding it in your school name. e.g., MI-LIFE

35. Discussion Board Tools 0 Add thread (if permitted by instructor) Select certain postings to read Mark a posting as having been read Mark a posting as having been unread Search the contents of the forum

41. Extra Help with Excel Skills!!

42. Microsoft Excel The program is easy and powerful to use when exploring data. It helps you analyze and manage data to make more informed decisions. 0

46. Data Entry Add a column titled Reading Perf Levels and add the level for each student 0

47. Charts 0 http://tinyurl.com/5rkddw Redo handout 1 creating charts in excel.

50. http://flickr.com/photos/shizukabazooka/156265623/ http://flickr.com/photos/deetrak/624757798/ http://flickr.com/photos/mshandro/34964515/ http://flickr.com/photos/ruesch/537932289/ 0

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 My Presentation

67. Evaluating Your Results by Researching the Owner 0 If you have concerns about a website’s authenticity, check out to see who its owner is at easyWhois http:// www.easywhois.com If you have a long URL, shorten it back to the extension.

69. Results of “link:” Search 0

76. 0 http://flickr.com/photos/mkjenkins/458242577/

77. 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

87. MI-LIFE Demo Site www.protopage.com/mi-life 0 Includes directions for using a variety of Web 2.0 video and digital image sharing software applications, sample widgets and more

88. Setting Up A Protopage Account Handout #5– Creating Your Personal Protopage Follow the steps to register for an account at Protopage Make note of your username and password 0

91. 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 2 course in Blackboard