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<h1>Welcome to John Faig's EdTech Wiki</h1>
 This Wiki is a companion website for my blog (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://johnfaig.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">link</a>). I use it to compile a list of important educational technology resources and lesson plan ideas.<br />
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<h2>Table of Contents</h2>
 <ol><li>Sources of Web2.0 Links (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Web2.0_Sources">link</a>)</li><li>Important Educational Blogs (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Educational_Blogs">link</a>)</li><li>Professional Development (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Professional_Development">link</a>)</li><li>Building your Personal Learning Network/PLN (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Your_PLN">link</a>)</li><li>Collaboration Resources (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Collaboration">link</a>)</li><li>Multimedia Resources (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Multimedia">link</a>)</li><li>Advanced Ideas (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Advanced_Resources">link</a>)</li><li>Other Resources (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Other_Resources">link</a>)</li><li>Conferences (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Conferences">link</a>)</li><li>Lesson Plan Ideas (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Lesson_Plans">link</a>)</li><li>Acknowledgments (<a class="wiki_link" href="/Credit">link</a>)</li></ol><br />
<h2>Introductory Material</h2>
 <ul><li>Slideshow of 25 &quot;most important Web2.0 tools&quot; (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.slideshare.net/janehart/25-tools-a-toolbox-for-learning-professionals-2009-1448214" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>10 Important Web2.0 Technologies for Teachers (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2009/04/10-internet-technologies-that-educators-should-be-informed-about/" rel="nofollow">link</a>)<ul><li>and 5 Reasons You Need to Know about them (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.emergingedtech.com/2009/05/5-reasons-why-educators-need-to-embrace-internet-technologies/" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li></ul></li><li>Take an online class in Social Media (aka Web2.0) (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/social_media_u_take_a_class_in.php" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Excellent online course that provides an overview of classroom technologies from Virginia Tech (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.edtech.vt.edu/edtech/id/ocs/index.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning from University of Manitoba (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://umanitoba.ca/learning_technologies/cetl/HETL.pdf" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>80 videos about technology and media literacy (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/1480" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Creating a research pathfinder for students using Web2.0 tools (<a class="wiki_link" href="http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com/researchpathfinders2oh">link</a>)</li><li>Great EdTech dashboard (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.netvibes.com/thedigitalbackpack" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Web2.0 wiki (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Web_2.0_and_Emerging_Learning_Technologies" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Review winners of the Webbys for ideas (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.webbyawards.com/webbys/current.php?season=10" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Media Literacy for teachers and students - propper online ettiquite (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/06/22/100-tips-tools-and-resources-for-teaching-students-about-social-media/" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Encyclopedia of Educational Technology (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Link to iLearn online magazine issue #2 (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://issuu.com/ktenkely/docs/ilearn2/8" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Excellent list of Web2.0 links (<a class="wiki_link" href="http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/home">link</a>)</li><li>Kathy Schrock's book list (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/books.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Bloom's Digital Taxonomy in PDF format (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/techtraining/pdf/BloomDigitalTaxonomy2001.pdf" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Comprehensive list of everything from online degrees to teacher resources (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.teachingdegree.org/2009/04/27/10-resources-for-teachers-online/" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>How to find educational resources using Google (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.google.com/educators/p_websearch.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Excellent Web2.0 slides. If you can understand them, then you have arrived! (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.slideshare.net/edvibesproducer/visual-definitions-of-web-20-1446578" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Link to my important diagrams (link) NOT YET ACTIVE</li></ul><br />
<h2>Influential Videos</h2>
 <ul><li>TED stands for <strong>Technology, Entertainment, Design.</strong> It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. It has very high-caliber speakers. (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pjGlYH-8AK8ffDa6o2bYlXg" rel="nofollow">link</a>)<ul><li>Sir Ken Robinson - Do Schools Kill Creativty? (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Clay Shirky - How Social Media can make History (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/clay_shirky_how_cellphones_twitter_facebook_can_make_history.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Did You Know 3.0? (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8" rel="nofollow">link</a>). Based on this original video called Shift Happens (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdTOFkhaplo" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li><li>Willard Wigan discovers an <u><strong>incredible</strong></u> talent for micro-sculpture (<a class="wiki_link_ext" href="http://www.ted.com/talks/willard_wigan_hold_your_breath_for_micro_sculpture.html" rel="nofollow">link</a>)</li></ul></li></ul>