Exercises

Exercise 1: Blog Sandbox
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Exercise 2: Wiki Sandbox
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Background

Frontline: Growing Up Online (video)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/kidsonline/

danah boyd (articles)
http://www.danah.org/
Her research papers and blog are of particular interest. A great place to start is her "Why Youth Heart Social Network Sites" research paper.

Pew Internet and American Life Project: Teens and Social Media (report from 12/07)
http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/230/report_display.asp

Weblogs

Blogger
http://www.blogger.com/

Wordpress
http://www.wordpress.com/

Mr. Kuropatwa's AP Calculus Blog
(teacher + student)
http://apcalc06.blogspot.com/

GCHS Film Appreciation Blog (teacher)
http://www.filmapp.blogspot.com/

Tumblr
http://www.tumblr.com/

Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/

Message Boards

Proboards
http://www.proboards.com

Wikis

PB Wiki
http://www.pbwiki.com/

Wikispaces
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

British Romanticism Wiki
http://britishromanticism.wikispaces.com/

Bud the Teacher's Wiki
http://www.budtheteacher.com/wiki/index.php

Shared Project and Task Management Tools

Backpack
http://www.backpackit.com/

Tada List
http://www.tadalist.com/

Remember the Milk
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/

Collaborative Tools

ThinkFree
http://www.thinkfree.com/

Zoho Office
http://www.zoho.com/

Google Docs
http://docs.google.com/

Skype
http://www.skype.com

Gizmo
http://www.gizmoproject.com

Yugma
http://www.yugma.com

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Network, Hardware, and Software Tools

Portable Apps [Windows USB]
http://portableapps.com/

USB PC Repair System [Windows USB]
http://www.dailycupoftech.com/usb-drive-systems/3/

Optimize XP [Windows XP]
http://home.comcast.net/~SupportCD/OptimizeXP.html

Malware Removal Guide [Windows]
http://home.comcast.net/~SupportCD/MalwareRemoval.html

Trend Micro HouseCall [Windows IE Anti-Virus]
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Ubuntu Linux [Live CD]
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Down for Everyone, or Just Me? [Web]
http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

Bonus Links

ChatMaker allows you to easily create instant, no-account web chat rooms.

The Education Blog List contains some great links to ongoing discussions and resources.

The Teacher's Guide to International Collaboration on the Internet, from the US Department of Education, features lots of ways to connect with other classrooms around the world.

The Teaching History with Technology page, by Tom Daccord, has great ideas for any discipline.

General Electric's Imagination Cubed is a very fun collaborative online whiteboard.