May+18


 * Sharing**
 * 16 Resources about PLNs - Randy
 * Web 3.0 - Randy (This video really talks about now that we have all this information on the web how do we organize it and make it work for us?)
 * Facebook Privacy - A Bewildering Tangle of Options (via NY Times) - Randy
 * yolink - Randy
 * Cell Phones Now Used More for Data than Calls - Randy
 * Keep Tube - Randy
 * Generational Breakdown of What People Are Doing Online - Randy
 * Technology (Internet) as a Catalyst in the Classroom - Doug
 * The Importance of a PLN
 * Powerful Professional Development in Your PLN

Understanding the Digital Generation - Discussion
 * tl;dr

Edublogs - Post the link to your individual blog on the class wiki.

Using paper or a tool such as Gliffy, create a map of your current personal learning environment (digital and analog).

RSS - RSS in Plain English

Google Docs/Gmail.com - Setting up an account Google Reader in Plain English - Adding feeds, both personal and private How to use Google Reader to Keep Up With Your Favorite Blogs


 * Assignments for Thursday, May 20**
 * Complete the "map" of your current PLN; post it to your wiki page, if you would like to. We will post all maps on Thursday.
 * Read Chapter 3 in //Understanding the Digital Generation// and post "added value" content to the wiki as done previously. Please visit the Chapter 3 page and investigate the links posted by your classmates.
 * Play with RSS

** Next Meeting: Thursday, May 20 - 4:00-7:00 PM** ** New Topic: Sharing, Discussion of Chapters 3** **//Understanding the Digital Generation//** **, reading/commenting on blog posts, social bookmarking.**