Managing+the+Web+for+PE+Educators

Managing the Web
The workshop is focused on managing the digital world a bit easier as well as exploring the potential of [|Google Apps for Educators].


 * Category**: Department Specific
 * Session Type**: Seminar

Saving Time on the Web
[|iGoogle] is a central location for all of your Google Tools plus other Widgets you would like to add. Don't confuse it with these other tools. Yes, these can be added to your [|iGoogle] page as a widget but [|iGoogle] is not the tool itself. However, there are some great advantages to using iGoogle:

1. Time Management 2. A Central location for all tools 3. The ability to create various iGoogle pages using the Tab function -- these tabs can be shared with anyone using emails. 4. Extremely easy to use!!!


 * Getting Setup with iGoogle**
 * 1) Go to Google and login in the upper right corner
 * 2) Once logged in, click iGoogle in the upper right hand corner
 * 3) The first time using it, generic content is added. Don't worry about this. Click the things you want and save
 * 4) Take a look at your page and delete any widget you deem not fit, move widgets to the location you feel most comfortable, and click Add Stuff for a large list of widgets
 * 5) Enjoy!

WWW News, Views, and Ideas: Turn Your Computer into a Workshop
In the past, a person's professional learning environment (PLE) was built around formal course work, conferences, workshops, literature, and possibly a list-serv or two. Today, technology has flattened the world allowing for a richer PLE and PLN: management of time that is efficient and effective, connection to a global network of learners, access to informal and formal learning opportunities 24/7, and production of diverse, interactive content.

One such transformative technologies is an RSS Feed Reader like [|Blog lines] and [|Google Reader].

RSS in Plain English
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What does it mean to you? First and foremost, it allows you to manage the forest of information in a more efficient and effective way. By developing and implementing the use of a tool like [|Google Reader], you will have created an access point to the latest information from the various sites on the Web you find valuable. Just as important though, it gives you access to a global network.


 * Examples of Sites with RSS**
 * 1) News([|New York Times], [|Chicago Tribune], [|ESPN])
 * 2) Professional Magazines and Journals ([|Education Week], [|Teacher Magazine])
 * 3) Conferences ([|K12 Online Conference])
 * 4) Authors ([|Dan Pink])
 * 5) Magazines ([|Mens Health])
 * 6) Blogs
 * 7) Wikis ([|All School Workshop])
 * 8) [|Google and Yahoo Searches] (RSS for Top 10 list for any search)
 * 9) [|Google News Search] (RSS for search within news sites)
 * 10) [|Google Blog Search] (RSS for search within blogs)
 * 11) [|Anything you want!]

There are numerous Feed Readers (aggregators) available but I happen to use [|Google Reader], second only in popularity to [|Bloglines]. For many reasons, Google is my choice but here are two primary reasons: iGoogle Homepage and all in one.
 * Getting Setup with Google Reader**
 * 1) Go to [|Google Reader]
 * 2) Click Create an Account now on the right side. By signing up for a Google account, you now have access to all of Google Services using an active email account and a password you provide.
 * 3) After your site has been created, you'll now have access to Google Reader and any other