Web+2.0+Tools+and+Research+Skills

Hello! Welcome to your Web 2.0 Research Class! This tutorial is designed so that you can learn how to use the tools of web 2.0 for your class and for fun. All activities will be graded. I hope that you will have fun--because these websites are full of creative ideas for you to use. Take time to explore and enjoy all the tools of this new Internet. Read on!
 * WEB 2.0 TOOLS & RESEARCH SKILLS**

The California School Library Association first designed this tutorial for teachers and I took the course in the summer of 2008. I had 23 Things to complete. You will be completing 25 different experiences via discussion boards and websites by the completion of the course.

How to do this tutorial: 1. Each section is to be in 3-4 class periods. 2. Each week you will get information about the website [or ‘tool’]. 3. After you read the information, do each of the activities. 4. Last thing you need to do is to post a response to a discussion question about what you learned on my wiki.

**Days 1-3: Syllabus and Photovisi Site** To begin let's take a look at the [|Syllabus Web 2.0 Tools and Research Skills.doc] to see what is in store for you. Now that you have an idea of what is entailed in the course here is a **“teacher moment”** for you: A word for you to consider: //**RESPONSIBILITY**//. Before you begin this tutorial, you need to know that you are entering the big world of the Internet and “social networking”. This means that you will possibly encounter images and ideas that may be different from those that you are used to. While we have limited the places we’re sending you, you will still be interacting with your fellow students in a way that you may not have done before. Therefore, we expect you to behave respectfully, be positive and when asked to critique others ideas, you will do so in a way that promotes learning and is constructive.

Lehighton Area School District's Acceptable Use Policy is in the handbook but I have placed a shortened version here--Internet Acceptable Use Policy.doc for us to take a look at. Our district's policy is 20 pages long and handles the consequences to the abuse of the Internet. Feel free to peruse the document on your own time.

**Day 1**
Students will be shown the syllabus, introduced to the course and a quick guide to gathering pictures.


 * Activity 1: Using an imaging site (Google, Photobucket, Flickr) save 10-15 pictures of items that interest you (sports, music, favorite websites, hobbies, events, etc...). You will be making a collage depicting your story/personality. Do not worry about using Photovisi for this first day of looking for pictures. The site does not accept bitmap images so make sure when you right click on an image and choose "Save Pictures As" the extension does not say .bmp. Feel free to email pics from your camera/phone to an email account you can access from school to be used for the project.

**Days 2-3** Photovisi is a free and easy to use online tool to create photo collages. The site provides you with a number of templates to choose from. Simply select one and upload your photos. The application will then automatically generate your collage. You can easily crop, replace and delete any image on the collage before saving it. Once completed the collage can be downloaded on to your computer, placed on Facebook or forwarded to an email address. A student from a previous class (thanks N. Knappenberger) created an amazing introductory tutorial on how to use the site that you can view anytime you need. This will be the first addition to your wiki.

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 * Continuation of Activity 1. For Photovisi the username to login is lamslib and the password I will tell you in class. The site does not allow you to save to edit from one day to the next so you must be able to finish it during the class period. When you choose a template to use from Photovisi make sure that it has at least 8 placeholders for your images. Plan accordingly. When completed with the collage make sure you save it to your student number.

**Days 4-8: Creativity, Your Future and Wikis**
 * Day 4 **

Creativity. Please begin by watching the Did You Know Video. Watch it one time. You will be watching it again during Day 6 and will be expected to participate in a class discussion about creativity and your future. Be prepared to answer the following two questions: What are some facts that shocked me in the video? AND If I can post my art, video, or writing work on the Internet for the world to see, will this make me work differently than if only my teacher was going to see it?

Wiki--What is a wiki?? After the "Did You Know" video, click on the link "What is a wiki" to watch a short video that details what wikis are all about. Wiki's are a simple online community that allows anyone to read, edit and post new information on a website. HowStuffWorks has an excellent article on wikisto help you further understand the topic.

You will be creating your own wiki to use for this course to upload all of your documents, postings, videos and photos! You will be sharing your wikispaces address with Mrs. Potts, our administrators, parents and fellow students. All of these people might comment on your wiki. You will even receive extra credit for wiki comments you make on other students' wikis! Spread the word among your family and friends, let them check out your hard work.

We’re going to use the website Wikispaces for this tutorial. Sign on with your username and password given to you in class by Mrs. Potts. This has placed you as a member to the lamslibrary wiki. You will be taken through the steps on how to create your own wiki!

**Day 5** Changing your password, adding the Web 2.0 page, locking your Web 2.0 page and inviting your classmates as members to your wiki.
 * Activity 2
 * 1) Password change--open your personal wiki, click on the link to your wiki name in the black tool bar (top right corner) and then click on "Settings". Change your password to reflect the password you use to login to the computers and save the password.
 * 2) Adding the Web 2.0 page--click on "My Wikis" and choose your wiki name. Click on "Pages and Files" in the menu area of your screen. Choose "Add New Page". In the "Page Name" box type **Web 2.0 Tools and Research Skills** as the title (you can highlight and copy the words here and then paste in the box).
 * 3) Locking the Web 2.0 page--you will need to lock the Web 2.0 page so only you can do the editing. Click on "Pages and Files". Find your Web 2.0 page and place a checkmark in the box before the title. Locate the word "Lock" at the top of the screen and click on it.
 * 4) Adding members--You will need to add the usernames of the members of this class to be able to post and add comments to their wiki. Click on "Manage Wiki" and "Invite People". I will send you a chat box with a list of all your fellow classmates and myself. When you get the list in the chat box highlight everyone and press (Ctrl and C) to copy. Place your cursor in the "Send To" box and paste the list. Click on send. When everyone starts to do this you will receive messages to add these people. Click on accept to accept them to your wiki.

Creating an Avatar for your Wiki.
 * Activity 3: You will be going to Portrait Illustration Maker to design an avatar as yourself! There are lots of cool outfits, hairstyles and accessories to choose from! You can make it look like yourself, or….go wild! Have fun with it. Once you are finished with your avatar click on the download button and then click on save. Always make sure the file is not a ".bmp" extension as the wiki does not display any images with ".bmp" extensions. Save the picture as "avatar" to your STUDENT NUMBER. When the next box comes up stating that the download is complete you close that dialog box. To upload the avatar as your profile picture open your personal wiki, click on the link to your wiki name in the black tool bar (top right corner) and then click on "Settings". Slide down to "Your Profile" and click on the "Change Picture" link, click on "Browse" to upload the picture. Find your avatar at your student number location and add it. Follow all steps to complete the process and save it to your profile.

**Day 6** Watching the "Did You Know" video for the second time, adding your first two posts and responding to your class members' postings.
 * Activity 4: Adding your first post--Go to the LAMSLIBRARY wiki. In the top of the screen, you will see the graphic shown below. Where the arrow points to is the "Discussion" area. Click on "Discussion", choose your Period # and the subject "Did You Know" The following questions will be posted: What are some facts that shocked me in the video? AND If I can post my art, video, or writing work on the Internet for the world to see, will this make me work differently than if only my teacher was going to see it? Respond to the Did You Know Video" by answering **BOTH**questions.
 * When finished with the "Did You Know" post, refresh your screen and read through everyone's response to the "Did You Know" posting. Once you have chosen a response you would like to reply to--click on their number and send them a message. In the subject field type "Response Did You Know". Keep in mind that I will be checking your answers and your posts to others so keep them on the topic. This is a DISCUSSION--so respond to your feelings on what he/she has written. Please use complete sentences and refrain from just typing "good job" or "I agree".
 * Activity 5: Click on the "Discussion" area, choose your Period # and the subject "Photovisi" The following question will be posted: Photovisi is great at making collages. What else can you create using Photovisi besides a collage about yourself?
 * When finished with the "Photovisi" post, refresh your screen and read through everyone's response to the "Photovisi" posting. Once you have chosen a response you would like to reply to--click on their number and send them a message. In the subject field type "Response Did You Know". Keep in mind that I will be checking your answers and your posts to others so keep them on the topic. This is a DISCUSSION--so respond to your feelings on what he/she has written. Please use complete sentences and refrain from just typing "good job" or "I agree".

**Day 7** Editing your wiki--
 * Activity 6: Edit your wiki--use the following videos to help edit your wiki: Wiki Video Tours. These videos give quick explanations on how to edit your wiki. You can also click on "Help" in the top right hand corner of the page and peruse any of those help options. To edit the theme and other items click on "Manage Wiki" and "Look and Feel".
 * Change your logo to a picture that represents yourself and is appropriate for school. One website that is easy and free to use is IThinkIcon. Using IThinkIcon you browse for a picture and when you find one you like just click on it and click on the 128x128 version. Save it to your student number as "logo". Piece of cake!
 * If you don't use IThinkIcon to find your logo you can use any imaging site you wish but to make it smaller you will need to click on Start, All Programs, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office Tools and Microsoft Office Picture Manager. Right click on your image, choose copy and paste the image in Office Picture Manager. Click on "Edit Picture" and "Resize" (right side). Choose "Predefined Width and Height", then "Email-Small (160 x 160 px)" and click on "Ok". Click on "File", "Save As" and save it to your student number as "logo". Upload it to your wiki. Upload your Photovisi collage to your Web 2.0 page. Place the title of your collage directly above it, press enter 2x and then insert the file. When you add the photo to your Web 2.0 page the [|www.photovisi.com] caption should be on the picture already, but if not, add www.photovisi.comto to give credit to the site you used to create the collage. You will also need to put the imaging sites you used to gather your pictures for the collage.

**Day 8** An excellent resource for those of you that like to work with html is the Getting Tricky With Wiki wikispaces page. That is how I changed my pages.

**Days 9-11: SchoolTube and Wordle/Tagxedo**
 * Day 9 **

[|SchoolTube] and TeacherTube are the nation's largest K-12 moderated video sharing websites that provide students and educators with a safe and FREE video sharing experience that is excusively endorsed by leading education associations. These video sharing websites are similar to, and based on, YouTube.
 * Activity 7: Search for a video that deals with Internet Safety, Bullying, Cyberbullying, Internet Etiquette, etc... and embed one of your favorites on your Web 2.0 page of your wiki. Please try to keep the video under three minutes. Place the title of your video directly above it, press enter 2x and add give credit to whichever video streaming site was used. Press enter 2x and then embed the video. (See example of this on the Web 2.0 Tools and ResearchTools Sample Page). You may need to go to the "help" area of your wiki to find out how to embed a video. Challenge yourself to find the answer on your own! (Feel free to use YouTube for this activity--BUT--you must embed the video from home. You will be able to show the video when you present your wiki to the class.)

**Days 10-11** Wordle and Tagxedo are toys for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. With Tagxedo you can make tag clouds in real-time, save the tag cloud as images for printing and sharing, choose from many different fonts, use local fonts, quickly switch between different colors and themes, constrain the cloud to selected shapes (heart, star, cloud, oval, etc), use images as custom shapes and use words as custom shapes (e.g. "USA", "Love", "Joy", "I LOVE YOU"). The images you create with Wordle/Tagxedo are yours to use however you like, but you must give Wordle/Tagxedo credit for the creation.

Here is a short video on how to use Tagxedo:

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 * Activity 8: Open Microsoft Word. You will be creating a wordle/tagxedo on the technology that you use and what you use it for. Spell check before you take it copy it to Wordle/Tagxedo. I have inserted an example below.
 * If you are using **WORDLE**: Open Wordle Directions.doc and read the instructions. You will be typing all of the technologies you have--pressing enter after each one--and then typing what you use that technology for--pressing enter after each one. Insert the picture on your Web 2.0 page. Give it the title "My Technology Uses". Credit Wordle.net with the graphic. See example below.
 * If you are using **TAGXEDO**: If you have any questions click on the "FAQ" section to learn more about Tagxedo or watch the video again. You will be typing all of the technologies you have--pressing enter after each one--and then typing what you use that technology for--pressing enter after each one. Click on "load" and place your information from #1 into the area and click on "submit". When you are ready to save the picture, click on "save" in the top left next to the word "load" and save it as a 500KP JPG. Insert the picture on your Web 2.0 page. Give it the title "My Technology Uses". Credit Tagxedo with the graphic.

**My Technology Uses--created by Tagxedo.com**

**Days 12-14: Flickr & Big Huge Labs/Phixr**
 * Days 12-13 **

Flickr is a website used primarily for storing and sharing photos. You can use this site to download pictures you’ve taken and then you can share them with your family, friends or the whole world. You will need to create an account with yahoo to be able to use flickr. You do not need to do this for this course. You will be creating a motivational poster using pictures from Flickr. We will be viewing your wikis to view your poster and voting on which is the best of the class. We will then print the winner from each class and hang them in front of the library for the whole school to see. I have created an account and uploaded pictures taken around school and the Environmental Center. I've tagged the photos with "lamslibrary" so it will take you directly to the photos I've added. You can also use Google Images, PhotoBucket or an imaging site that you are familiar with using.

I will be showing the "Find (and Use) Creative Commons Photos in Flickr" video in class to show how to select pictures that are not copyrighted and could be used for your project.

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 * Activity 9: Go to Flickr and take the tour. Go to the LAMSLIBRARY wiki. Click on Discussion icon, choose your Period # and the subject "Flickr". Answer the following: Write two things that you learned in the tutorial and from using the site. Make sure they are complete sentences that a member can respond to.
 * When finished with the "Flickr" post, refresh your screen and read through everyone's response to the "Flickr" posting. Once you have chosen a response you would like to reply to--click on their number and send them a message. In the subject field type "Response Flickr". Keep in mind that I will be checking your answers and your posts to others so keep them on the topic. This is a DISCUSSION--so respond to your feelings on what he/she has written. Please use complete sentences and refrain from just typing "good job" or "I agree".
 * Activity 10: Explore Big Huge Labs and Phixrand learn about these popular image hosting sites. Go to the LAMSLIBRARY wiki. Click on Discussion icon, choose your Period # and the subject "Big Huge Labs/Phixr". Answer the following: Write two ways that you can use Big Huge Labs or Phixr to enhance pictures.
 * When finished with the "Big Huge Labs/Phixr" post, refresh your screen and read through everyone's response to the "Big Huge Labs/Phixr" posting. Once you have chosen a response you would like to reply to--click on their number and send them a message. In the subject field type "Response Big Huge LabsPhixr". Keep in mind that I will be checking your answers and your posts to others so keep them on the topic. This is a DISCUSSION--so respond to your feelings on what he/she has written. Please use complete sentences and refrain from just typing "good job" or "I agree".
 * Activity 11: Browse Flickr by either typing "lamslibrary" in the search field or by typing in something that interests you. Save one of the pictures to your student number. Create a motivational poster using any of the Flickr pictures by going to Phixr or Big Huge Labs. You can get your message across by being serious, funny, indifferent, etc... but BE RESPONSIBLE. I will demonstrate how to use each of the photo editor websites in class. When finished with your poster, upload it to your Web 2.0 page. Give it your own title above the picture, credit Flickr, Google Images or Photobucket, the person that uploaded the pic and Big Huge Labs or Phixr with the photo.


 * Day 14 **

Progress Update! Check the sheet to see which activities you are still missing. See Mrs. Potts if you have any questions.

**Days 15-18: Wiki Fixer Uppers and Presentation of Your Motivational Poster**
 * Day 15 **

Cool Text, Your Gen, Flaming Text, or Text Space Websites. Your wiki should be attractive and easy to use. While we have just been embedding items and placing them on your Web 2.0 page now we are going to make it more presentable. You want people to come back to your site because it is interesting and grabs their attention. Having a disorganized website is one way to stop visitors from checking your additions and new items. Cool Text, Your Gen, Flaming Text, or Text Space are awesome websites to use to change your titles to make them pop. I would suggest using the same title style each time but I like things a certain way. You want your site to be organized and clean looking. Each of you have your own personalities and creativity and it is up to you to figure out what will keep your viewers coming back to your site. I'll give a demonstration of the websites in class.

To receive a grade for all of your projects you must use Cool Text, Your Gen, Flaming Text, or Text Space to create a logo style for each title of the projects you place on your wiki, upload the project and add the credits (links to the sites you used to create the project). For Day 15 you will need to go back and add titles to your collage, motivational poster, video and word cloud projects.


 * Day 16 (First 1/2 of the period) **

There are other ways to edit your wiki. Located right next to the save button is a drop down feature. There are three choices--Save with Comment, Save and Continue or Wikitext Editor. Wikitext Editor shows you the html that is the behind the scenes code that gets your page to look like it does. Normally you are in Text Editor which is considered WYSIWYG (wizzi wig)--What You See Is What You Get. In Text Editor mode what you see when you click on edit will be what you see after you click on save. There are three ways to change the shape of the objects on your page. In Text Editor mode you can make all of the objects the same size by first clicking on the image to select it and then clicking the corner boxes to drag to the size you prefer (make them small enough to be viewed but not behind the ads). The second way to edit in Text Editor mode is just by clicking on the minus or plus buttons when the image toolbar appears. The third way to change the size is to first change the view to Wikitext Editor and locate the html you would like to change, edit it and save the page. I'll demonstrate each method in class. Examples of editing and making a page flow is on my "Sample Web 2.0" page.


 * Days 16-18 **

Presentation of all your work on your wiki and your motivational poster. Voting for the best one of the class to be printed and placed in the front of the library for all to see. We are over half way done with the course. You have creatively edited your Wiki!
 * Activity 12: Presentation to the class of your Wiki. I will be displaying your wiki on the projector for everyone to see. You will always be editing your wiki and it will be an ongoing project for you.

**Days 19-23: Audacity, Editing and Clips**
 * Day 19 **

Audacity--Audacity is a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to: record live audio, convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs, Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files, cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together and change the speed or pitch of a recording. There are many other features that you can read about in the About page of Audacity. Below are two examples of videos and how they combined clips to make their own statements. Feel free to view them at home for future reference/inspiration.

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TRANSCRIPT: Shame on you. This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you're going to let it be the worst. And I guarantee a week won't go by in your life you won't regret walking out, letting them get the best of you. Well, I'm not going home. We've come too far! And I'm going to stay right here and fight for this lost cause. A day may come when the courage of men fails... but it is not THIS day. The line must be drawn HERE. This far, no further! I'm not saying it's going to be easy. You're going to work harder than you ever worked before. But that's fine, we'll just get tougher with it! If a person grits his teeth and shows real determination, failure is not an option. That's how winning is done! Believe me when I say we can break this army here, and win just one for the Gipper. But I say to you what every warrior has known since the beginning of time: you've got to get mad. I mean plum mad dog mean. If you would be free men, then you must fight to fulfill that promise! Let us cut out their living guts one inch at a time, and they will know what we can do! Let no man forget how menacing we are. We are lions! You're like a big bear, man! This is YOUR time! Seize the day, never surrender, victory or death... that's the Chicago Way! Who's with me? Clap! Clap! Don't let Tink die! Clap! Alright! Let's fly! And gentlemen in England now abed shall know my name is the Lord when I tell our enemies that they may take our lives, but they'll never take our Independence Day!

Contains samples from: Braveheart, The Great Muppet Caper, Animal House, Rudy, Street Fighter, Old School, Mr Smith Goes to Washington, Lord of the Rings: Return of the King, Star Trek: First Contact, Bring It On, Stand and Deliver, Newsies, Charlie Brown, Apollo 13, Rocky Balboa, The Matrix Reloaded, Kingdom of Heaven, Knute Rockne: All American, Alexander, Network, The Outlaw Josey Wales, Robin Hood, The Great Dictator, Patton, Any Given Sunday, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, 300, Troy, Swingers, Miracle, Dead Poet’s Society, Galaxyquest, The Last Starfighter, The Untouchables, Army of Darkness, Mary Martin’s Peter pan, Hoosiers, The Mighty Ducks, Henry V, Pulp Fiction, Independence Day, Free Willy, Angels in the Outfield, Cool Runnings, Meatballs, Spartacus, Goonies, Superman II, The Neverending Story, Shawshank Redemption, The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, Ferris Beuller’s Day Off, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Rocky 2.

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TRANSCRIPT: MR. JAWS BY DICKIE GOODMAN We are here on the beach where a giant shark has just eaten a girl swimmer Well Mr. Jaws, how was it? "Dynomite" And what did she say when you grabbed her? "Please Mr. Please" I know sharks are stupid, but what did you think when you took that first bite? "How sweet it is" Mr. Jaws, before you swim out to sea, have you anything else to say? "Why can't we be friends, why can't we be friends?" With me now is the local sheriff. Sheriff Brody, the shark will be back for lunch. What do you intend to do? "Do a little dance, make a little love, get down tonight" Just arriving is oceanographer Matt Hooper. Sir, if someone is attacked by a shark, what should they do? "Do the hustle" We are going aboard the fishing boat of Captain Quint. Captain, will you be able to catch this giant shark? "I will", "I will", "I will" (thank you, captain) "I will" (captain!) "I will" (captain!) "I will" (captain!) When you catch one of these sharks, what do you feel like? "Like a Rhinestone Cowboy" We've just sighted the shark again. He's coming straight for us. Captain Quint is shouting something at him. "Get you baby one of these nights" Hey Jaws, the captain says he's going to catch you. What do you think of that? "Jive talkin'" Uh-oh, here he comes again! (Gun shots) They've hit him! Mr. Jaws, why doesn't anything seem to hurt you? "Big boys don't cry, big boys don't cry" He's coming right onto the boat! Mr. Jaws, why are you grabbing my hand? "Wouldn't you give your hand to a friend?" No wait! Mr. Jaws! That's not the way this record is supposed to end! Help! Help!

Contains samples from: "Dynomite" by Bazuka featuring Tony Camillo, "Please Mr. Please" by Olivia Newton-John, "How Sweet It Is" by James Taylor, "Why Can't We Be Friends?" by War, "Get Down Tonight" by K.C. and the Sunshine Band, "The Hustle" by Van McCoy, "Love Will Keep Us Together" by The Captain and Tennille, "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell, "One of These Nights" by The Eagles, "Jive Talkin'" by The Bee Gees, "I'm Not In Love" by 10cc and "Midnight Blue" by Melissa Manchester.

Pisamba is a great place to get music clips but keep in mind that the people that uploaded the clip only uploaded their favorite part of the song. The username is lamslib and the password I will tell you in class. The site does not allow uploads of an entire song because it is specifically for creating ringtones--vary in length from 30-60 seconds. You may have to keep searching for the right part of the song by listening to the mulitple uploads that other users have added. Once you have found a song you want to download, click on "Download to PC" and save it to your student number.

Hark is a website where you can get quotes from movies, TV shows, actors, famous people, etc... If you click on "Download" and it shows the following error:



that means that whoever uploaded the clip is not allowing you to download that specific quote. It takes some searching for ones that are downloadable but the site is a great place to start to find awesome clips. Be cautious when using the site--because of inappropriate language used in some movies and TV shows.

Audiomicro (found by Tanner Z.) and Reelwavs (found by Joseph H.) are two other sound sites that can help you locate clips for your project--thanks guys! With Audiomicro you will need to login with "lamslib" as the username and the password I will tell you in class. Be cautious--same advice spoken before--some clips will not be appropriate for your speech.

Here is an excellent tutorial on how to use Audacity (I will be showing this in class):

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This PowerPoint is available for you to view if you need additional clarification on how to begin using Audacity (I will also be showing this in class).


 * Days 20-23 **
 * Activity 13: You will be using Audacity to create a 1-2 minute narration using either sound clips of people, you, music, videos, etc.. to make a statement. It can be motivational, funny, political, parody, etc... Be Creative! To save the clip: open your file In Audacity, click on "File", choose "Export as WAV", change the "Save In" location to your student number, change the file name to your student number and click on save.You will need to convert your Audacity to an MP3 file format to be able to reduce the file size (it must be under 2 MB to upload to your Web 2.0 page). To convert your Audacity project's file format: Open iTunes. If this is the first time you are opening iTunes you will need to complete the installation. At the end of the installation click on **Agree**. Then choose **Edit** and **Preferences**. Click the **General** button, click the **Importing Settings** button in the bottom section of the window. From the **Import Using** pop-up menu, choose the **MP3 Encoder** format, then click **OK** to save the settings. Go to your student number and double click your file to open it in Itunes. Select your wav file in your library, then from the **Advanced** menu, choose the **Create MP3 Version**. When the file is finished being copied, right click on it, choose copy, and paste it in your student number folder. Add the total narration as I have done with the first two examples I showed in class so we can see the story as we listen to it and also credit what clips, movie quotes, music, etc... that you used in the project. Remember to add a Cool Text title to it. If you do not finish the project during the time given in class you will need to work on it either at home or whenever you have free time when you finish the other projects.
 * Activity 14: Go to the LAMSLIBRARY wiki and click on the discussion tab. Choose your Period # and the subject "Audacity". Answer the following: What are certain ways that you can alter/change your sound files by using Audacity?

**Days 24-25: Creating A Themed Mosaic**
 * Day 24 **

Use any imaging site that you are familiar with to obtain your photos (Google, Photobucket, Flickr, etc...). You will need 9 photos to create your mosaic. The mosaic needs to have a common theme so when it is presented we can guess what your mosaic is trying to convey. I will demonstrate how to use "Mosaic Maker" with Big Huge Labs. You can also use Photovisi for this project.


 * Day 25 **
 * Activity 15: You will be creating a mosaic on any theme you wish. Can be based on color, emotion, animal, person, historical event, movies, books, etc...Choose which type you want to present and save at least nine interesting pictures to your student number. If you choose to use Big Huge Labs (grab your password and username sheet) for the mosiac, create a 3 x 3 design using those pictures. You will need to upload them one by one to insert into the mosaic. If you decide to use Photovisi the same username and password from the collage activity is needed. I'll quickly review how to use Photovisi again. Create the mosaic and upload it to your Web 2.0 page. Give it your own title above the picture (using any of the websites to enhance words), credit the imaging site you used, Big Huge Labs or Photovisi for the mosaic.

**Days 26-28: Animoto Project**
 * Day 26-28 **

Animoto is a web application that produces videos from user-selected photos and music. Go to the Animoto site and take the quick tour. I will demonstrate how to upload your pics and add music. Here is a presentation on how to Use Animoto--[|Using Animoto.ppt]. Use your wikispaces email for the sign up. You can use the site www.pisamba.com to download a 30-second snippet of a song to your desktop and use the clip for your animoto background music. Remember for Pisamba the username is "lamslib" and ask me for the password in class. Make sure your song is appropriate for school. Thanks to J. Deemer for finding that site for us.
 * Activity 16: Searching for a Historical Event--Locate pictures of a historical event--could be government, music, sports, etc.. but something that has changed our history. See if there are at least 8-12 images to use for our project with Animoto. Download them and save them to your student number. Do not tell anyone about your special event because we will be presenting the movies to the class for them to try to guess what the video is all about. Post the video on your Web 2.0 page with the title "Animoto Project". Press enter two times and then embed your video. To embed your video have your video open in Animoto and click on "Share". and then "Embed Code". A dialog box will open--copy the code. Come back over to your wiki, click on the edit button and then click the "embed widget" button. Choose "other html", paste the code and save the changes.

**Days 29-30: Presentations**
 * Days 29-30 **

Presentations of your Audacity, Mosaic and Animoto Projects.

**Days 31-34: Using Capzles To Create Timelines**
 * Day 31 **

Capzles lets you create time capsules that you can share with the world. Creating time capsules is a great way to share the past, or even the future... Creating a timeline takes minutes, it's as simple as can be. You can share the latest news, photos and more. Watch the following tutorial to help you find out how to use the site. Unfortunately, you will not be able to view it at school because of the filter so I will show the video in class.

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 * Days 32-34 **
 * A ctivity 17: Create a time capsule that will bring back tons of memories to you if you view it 20 years from now. Choose 10 different events. Here are some ideas for you to use:
 * Favorites: books, tv shows, movies, apps, websites, teachers, tech devices, etc...
 * Maybe grab videos of major news stories that happened nationally.
 * Find pictures/videos of national disasters.
 * Locate and use baby pics of yourself or other pics during your lifetime.
 * Create an account using your wikispaces email and password. The screenname is the same as what you use for your wiki. You will need to create and include an audio file to play in the background. Each stack should be different--you need at least one event in your stack and a maximum of 5. Each stack must be of a different theme. You can use any of the other tools you have learned in this course for your resources. In class I will demonstrate how to download a video (I use zamzar). Embed the capzle on your Web 2.0 page, use "Time Capsule" as the title--credit capzles.com for the project.

**Days 35-36: Locating Your Own Web 2.0 Tool**
 * Days 35-36 **

Go2web20 is one of the biggest web2.0 directories out there. The website allows people to go to one website to stay up to date with all the new & hot services that are born daily into the web. Go2web20 includes over 3,000 services and more are uploaded everyday. This is a website that I use all the time to find the new "cool tools".

I want you to go to Go2web20 and click on a tag in the tag cloud that you are interested in. Find your own "cool tool" and peruse the site. After you find a website that you really like use it thoroughly to be able to answer the following questions (feel free to go to work and write the answers to the questions):
 * 1) Why do you like it?
 * 2) What does the website do?
 * 3) What are some neat features?
 * 4) Why would you want others to see this website?
 * 5) Would you use it in the future?

<span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">You will be presenting--on the projector--your own "cool tool" from Go2web20 and showing the class the site. The presentation will be created with a screencast--which you will be learning next. While presenting be prepared to answer the questions above and be ready to answer any questions from your peers. <span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Days 37-39: Creating and Embedding a ScreenCast/Screenr**
 * Day 37-39 **

Explore ScreenCastle. One of the best ways to explain something computer-based is through a screencast. It’s easier to learn how to do something when you’re being shown where to move your mouse, where to click, and walks you through every step of a potentially complicated process. With ScreenCastle, a free and simple Web application, taking and sharing screencasts has never been so easy. In only a few clicks, you can start recording all the actions you take on your computer. In only a few more, you can share them with the world.

When you get to the ScreenCastle website, you’ll see the homepage with a large “Record” button. Once you click the button, ScreenCastle uses Java to launch a recorder--click on "Run" to continue. The first thing you’ll do is choose, in pixels, the size of the screen to be recorded – a nice touch, because you may not want to capture your toolbar, or a particular window on your desktop. Choose your size, and click OK. At the top/bottom of your screen, you’ll see a red arrow, and a toolbar that says “Start recording.” Click it, and you’re off!

Once you start recording, ScreenCastle captures everything happening on your computer screen, from your mouse to your keyboard strokes, to videos playing on-screen. You can run the screencast for as long as you need to; when you’re finished, click on "Stop recording." Once you’ve stopped, you can either start recording again, or finish the screencast. Once you click “Finish this Screencast” ScreenCastle puts it together for you. This part takes a little while, but is still relatively quick.

Once the screencast is ready, ScreenCastle gives you a number of options for sharing and viewing the screencast, along with a helpful little guide, telling you which link you would use for which purpose–-you’ll know which link is for embedding in forums, which is for sharing over email, as well as which are images of the screencast, which serve as a perfect placeholder for the screencast link. The link to your screencast will always be there, so you can share it with anyone you please. ScreenCastle doesn’t require a login or an account, instead opting to give you the simplest and fastest way possible to create individual screencasts.

Screencasts are a great way to share how to do something on the computer or on the Web, particularly with someone who might not understand the necessary lingo to figure out exactly what they need to do.

Pierce, David. "Create Simple & Useful Screencasts With ScreenCastle." makeuseof.com. 02 Apr 2009. Web. 19 Oct 2009. [].

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Another site to use is Screenr. This site is very easy to use and I've created an account in Google for you to use. Username is lamslib@lehighton.org and the password I will give you in class. If you want to create your own account you will need to be able to login in with your Facebook, Google, etc... accounts. On their homepage they boast that Screenr can help you to: "Share your knowledge on Twitter and Facebook, Reveal tips, tricks and software shortcuts, Showcase the ins and outs of new products and apps, Build brand and expert reputation or Embed video tutorials on sites and blogs." Love this site because it doesn't require any downloads of software.
 * Activity 18: Use ScreenCastle/Screenr to create a 2-3 minute "how to" on using one of the Web 2.0 Tools from Go2Web20. You must include narration. Answer the questions 1-5 from Days 35-36. Teach the viewer something about the site. To let your neighbors know that you are recording have your headphones on. If you are not recording, take the headphones off. Embed it in your Web 2.0 page, give it the title (using Cool Text) "???? How-To" replacing the ???? with the name of what you are teaching the user--credit ScreenCastle/Screenr with the video.
 * If you don't want to include narration while you record your actions (using Screencastle) you can use Audacity to record the narration, Screencastle to record your screen and then Movie Maker to put them together. This you must do on your own!
 * Activity 19: Go to the LAMSLIBRARY wiki, click on the discussion tab. Choose your Period # and the subject "ScreenCastle/Screenr". Answer the following: Post about one way you would use ScreenCastle/Screenr. Limit your response to 1-3 sentences.

<span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Days 40-45: Creating A Podcast About Your Online Experience**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Days 40-43 **

What is a podcast? A podcast is an audio recording that’s available on the Internet. The term podcast is derived from the words "iPod" (Apple’s mp3 player) and "broadcasting." If you’re new to podcasts and want to listen to one, start at Apple’s iTunes, a free download for PC as well as Mac users. There you’ll find hundreds of podcasts on a variety of subjects -- including education. You can download a single episode or subscribe to a whole podcast. Many Web sites now offer content through podcasts; take a look at CNN’s Podcasting page for dozens of news-related podcasts.

Jackson, Lorrie. "Podcast for Free on a PC." Education World. 13 Feb 2007. Web. 26 Oct 2009. [].

I will be showing you the "Podcasting In Plain English" video describing all about podcasts. Feel free to watch the video whenever you wish for a summary of podcasts.

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 * Activity 20: Your last activity consists of creating a podcast and posting it on your wiki about your feelings and critiques of this online course. Use Audacity for your recording. Save the recording as a wav file. To save the clip: open your file In Audacity, click on "File", choose "Export as WAV", change the "Save In" location to your student number, change the file name to your last name and click on save. If it is smaller than 2 MB you will be able to upload it to your Web 2.0 page and you will not have to do the next steps. If it is larger than 2 MB you will need to convert your evaluation project to an MP3 file format to be able to reduce the file size. Open iTunes. Select your evaluation podcast in your library, then from the **Advanced** menu, choose the **Create MP3 Version**. When the file is finished being copied, right click on it, choose copy, and paste it in your student number folder. Insert it in your wiki with the title "Web 2.0 Tools and Research Online Course". Please answer the following questions:
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">What were your favorite discoveries or activities on this learning journey?
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;">How would you describe your learning experience in ONE WORD or in ONE SENTENCE, so we could use your words to promote Web 2.0 Tools and Research Skills?


 * <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Days 44-45: Final Presentation of Your Web 2.0 Tools and Research Skills Wiki **