Vance Writingmatrix Wiaoc2007

1. Writingmatrix: CONNECTing students with blogs, tags, and social networking Vance Stevens, Nelba Quintana, Rita Zeinstejer Sasha Sirk, and Doris Molero presenting at WiAOC 2007 Webheads in Action Online Convergenc May 18, 2007

2. Writingmatrix <ul><li>http://writingmatrix.wikispaces.com </li></ul>

3. What the project covers <ul><li>How to start a blog </li></ul><ul><li>How to post to a blog </li></ul><ul><li>How to edit a post </li></ul><ul><li>How to TAG a post, and why you should do this </li></ul><ul><li>How to find others using the same tags you've placed in your posts http://www.technorati.com </li></ul><ul><li>How to get the del.icio.us browser button and tag sites you visit </li></ul><ul><li>How to see who's tagged YOUR pages and find other tags they are interested in </li></ul><ul><li>What RSS is, and why it's important </li></ul><ul><li>How to subscribe to RSS feeds generated by other bloggers </li></ul><ul><li>How to open a http://www.bloglines.com account, and why you should do this </li></ul><ul><li>How to organize and follow each other's updated blog postings </li></ul><ul><li>How to open a http:// del.icio.us account, and why it's important </li></ul>1 2 3

4. Partners <ul><li>Nelba Quintana in La Plata, Argentina http:// englishvirtualcommunity.blogspot.com / </li></ul><ul><li>Rita Zeinstejer in Rosario, Argentina http://caeb2007.podomatic.com </li></ul><ul><li>Doris Molero in Venezuela http://www.doris3meflcenter.blogspot.com </li></ul><ul><li>Sasha Sirk in Slovenia: http:// rostilj.blogspot.com </li></ul>

5. Blogger <ul><li>Starting a blog (newly updated April 20, 2007 at http://www.vancestevens.com/blogs.htm </li></ul><ul><li>How to post </li></ul><ul><li>Edit a post </li></ul><ul><li>TAG a post, and why you should do this For this project, we tag all posts, pictures, etc. writingmatrix (plus any other terms to describe a post) More here : http://www.homestead.com/prosites-vstevens/files/efi/blogger_tutorial.htm </li></ul>

6. http://www.technorati.com <ul><li>Technorati scans blogs to find other postings with tags you search for </li></ul><ul><li>Tracking tags at http:// www.technorati.com </li></ul><ul><li>E.g. http://technorati.com/tag/writingmatrix </li></ul><ul><li>The teachers will discuss their experiences with this </li></ul>

7. RSS <ul><li>What RSS is, and why it's important http://www.vancestevens.com/rss_edu.htm </li></ul><ul><li>Will Richardson’s </li></ul><ul><ul><li>RSS Quick Start Guide for Educators http://www.weblogg-ed.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/05/RSSFAQ4.pdf </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>Blog post regarding his presentation "RSS: The New Killer App for Educators" http://www.weblogg-ed.com/2005/01/31#a3087 </li></ul></ul>

8. http://www.BLOGLINES.com <ul><li>How to open a http:// www.bloglines.com account, and why you should do this </li></ul><ul><li>How to subscribe to RSS feeds generated by other bloggers in the project (in Bloglines) </li></ul><ul><li>How to organize and follow each other's updated blog postings </li></ul>

9. http://DEL.ICIO.US <ul><li>How to open a http:// del.icio.us account, and why it's important </li></ul><ul><li>How to get the del.icio.us browser button and tag sites you visit John Pederson's del.icio.us guide for educators at Google docs seems to have a problem at the moment: http://pedersondesigns.com/2006/11/24/delicious-guide-for-educators-part-1-tools-tagging/ (but Google produces plethora of others similar) </li></ul><ul><li>How to see who's tagged YOUR pages and find other tags they are interested in </li></ul>

10. Collaboration in online spaces <ul><li>Wikis e.g. </li></ul><ul><ul><li>http://www.wikispaces.com </li></ul></ul><ul><ul><li>http://www.pbwiki.com </li></ul></ul><ul><li>Google docs & spreadsheets </li></ul><ul><ul><li>http:// docs.google.com </li></ul></ul>