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I never get tired of watching this video. I think it is one of those that might touch somebody each time it is played. Hopefully, we are the ones helping to close this gap...

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So much information in one place! I am very impressed with the Web 2.0 Awards List; I feel like I can keep exploring this one until this year's winners come up and then spend the year discovering the new ones...I have already said before how much I liked Delicious; to me this is really a great help since all your favorite sites are organized and available from anywhere. I was surprised to see

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I had used Google Docs before to collaborate with others while taking a class and it is a great tool to have for free. Open Office was interesting to explore. I really liked the templates available and how you can contribute to the site with your own templates.Advantages: Collaboration, accessibility and easy to useDisadvantages: Not being accessible from inside district, having to be online with

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Rollyo was a challenge for me...maybe because I discovered Delicious first, but trying to create a list of pages from my favorites didn't work for me. I truly think this is a site for the very advance tech learners. I will keep trying since I have an account now...

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I am actually participating in a "wiki camp" at the same time I am playing with blogs. I think the two go "hand in hand." I will have at least two different uses for wikis:1. With other teachers2. With studentsBeing a technology specialist, my job revolves around troubleshooting daily tech problems and providing teachers with the opportunity to incorporate technology into everyday learning. I

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Reading the different perspectives from The OCLC Newsletter about the library 2.0 just affirmed my opinion; when change is happening, we have a duty to be pioneers. With the shift of the traditional library to a web 2.0 library, librarians have to embrace this new way of exchanging information. I think this blog is a great place to start. We are not only being exposed to the latest tools

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The Technorati experience was interesting. I do believe this is a site for "advance" bloggers. I had to watch their video to understand how to navigate their site and even after that, I was not able to find blogs that I would follow.I did claim my blog (that was cool), and I added their "favorite" button to the bottom of my blog. Their widget tool was not available...I will try again later; I

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I absolutely LOVE Delicious...How come I didn't know about this before? I have many people ask these questions all the time "How do I save my favorites when switching computers," "Can I access my favorites from another computer?"It looks like social bookmaking is the answer!

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This are the two points I found most important about Thing #12 :1. Think about what you are going to comment; there is a real person behind the blog. This is specially important if you use blogs in the classroom. It is OK to have an opinion, but criticising should always be constructive. After all, we choose what we read...2. The blogger doesn't always have to answer to all the comments. This

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I truly enjoyed using Library Thing. I can see the great use of this tool for librarians; there are many discussions going on and nice groups to follow. I can see myself using the Library Thing in two ways. Personally, I can see what other readers are recommending when it comes to books I am interested in, as well as make my own recommendations. I love reading historical fiction...Another one of

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I used Image Chef to create the image displayed since I am familiar with it and it is not blocked in my district. I was also able to go to some of the other image generators and play for a while. In Dumpr, I really enjoyed putting my face into a Rubik's Cube. I discovered Wordle after creating the image to the left using Image Chef. Wordle does the same thing, but in fewer steps. I was not able

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Which Search tool was the easiest for you?Reading "The Cool Cat Teacher Blog" was very useful, not only the information she provides, but also some of the blogs she follows served as a good guide for a beginner like me. I also searched for some blogs using Google Blog Search.Which was more confusing?There are so many things available that it is very easy to get "lost" within the information.What

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Some many things to learn..I had a good experience learning about RSS and Readers. The tutorial for Google Reader was very easy to understand. I selected Google Reader because this way I can use the "share" function and post what I am reading to my blog (look on the right side) under my Shared Items. I see this tool as a time saver; in education, we are always looking on the web for news, lesson

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I am very familiar with Google Tools and they are COOL. I do use Picasa to edit and play with my pictures; I edited the picture with my girls from Thing #6 using Picasa. Unfortunately, like many things, Picasa is blocked from my district.Google Earth is a great tool to use in the classroom. If you are teaching your students about volcanoes for example, take them to see Arenal, an active volcano

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This one took me a while to figure out! However, here it is..."Everything I LOVE"Because one of the challenges I encounter at work is motivating teachers to "create" by using technology, I think this will really be a great tool to inspire that curiosity on them.By creating something meaningful, I can motivate both staff and students to take risks.I loved creating the mosaic! It took me a while to

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I have seen Flickr before, but never used it...I choose this image while looking for something in Spain, where I am from. This is a beautiful picture; it makes me think about patience, perseverance and creativity.

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I registered my Blog, just waiting for confirmation :)

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Creating my Avatar was FUN!Directions were easy to follow when creating both the Avatar and the Blog. I like the dynamics of both, being able to change them occasionally so that I can keep my Blog interesting to others.I have not looked at other participants avatars and blogs, but that is my next step!

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7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Life Long LearnersThe difference between being a learner and a long life learner is that the learner "learns" because he/she has to. The long life learner has a continuous desire to learn; his/her mind is always searching for new knowledge and they can't stand the notion that there are new, emerging ways of learning and not be a part of it.I am,a life long

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