Networking

This page should have resources involving networking, discusion, etc. Thanks!

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 * Title:** The Added Value of Networking
 * Link:** [|**http://weblogg-ed.com/2009/the-added-value-of-networking/**]
 * Description/Purpose:** This page was made by Will Richardson on webblog-ed user and discusses networking in and outside of school
 * Provides:** RSS feed, Resources,Contacts, an RSS guide, search options and many other relevant blog links as well as personel pod casts linked to youtube.com
 * Evaluation:** This was a great original article but the comments and discussion had great ideas and opinions. It is very organized and easy to navigate through and provides many great links and resources in different content formats.
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Link:** ** [|http://www.edutopia.org/] ** **Resource Provided By:** Michelle Palmieri media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Title: Edutopia: What Works in Public Education
 * Description/Purpose:** "A deep archive of continually updated best practices, from classroom tips to recommendations for district wide change. Allied with a dedicated audience that actively contributes success stories from the field, our mission relies on input and participation from schools and communities. "
 * Provides:** RSS feed, video library, teacher training, hands-on advice, real world examples, tips and tools, E-Newsletter, and core concepts relating to integrated studies, project learning, technology integration, teacher development, social and emotional learning, and assessment, and membership opportunities.
 * Evaluation:** This site has a lot to offer. I love the pictures and videos that are included with blogs. There are also links to find out more about the authors and what else they have written. There are tons of real world examples.
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Link:** **[|http://weblogg-ed.com/]** **Resource Provided By:** Michelle Palmieri media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Title: Weblogg-ed: Learning with the Read/Write Web
 * Description/purpose:** Weblogg-ed is a site maintained by Will Richardson. This site is dedicated to "discussions and reflections on the use of Weblogs, wikis, RSS, audiocasts, and other Read/Write web technologies for K-12. It also includes conference and workshop descriptions that Richardson may be able to deliver to your school.
 * Provides:** RSS, links to Richardson's Flickr, Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, You Tube, Del.icio.us, Skype, Gmail, and Blog, videos, links to school bloggers, and an RSS guide.
 * Evaluation:** Will Richardson is a very credible author. He is the author of //Blogs, Wikis, Pod casts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms//, which is now in it's 2nd edition. He is also a national advisory board member for the George Lucas Education Foundation, writes a quarterly column for the District Administration magazine, called "Web 2.0," and a regular contributor to journals such as Educational Leadership, Edutopia, English journals, and more.
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Link:** [|**http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/**] **Resource Provided By:** Michelle Palmieri media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Title: 2 Cents Worth: Teaching and Learning in the New Information Landscape..
 * Description/Purpose:** The author of this blog is David Warlick. He uses this blog to post his ideas to be "criticized, deconstructed, recombined, added to, and when possible, used." This blog is a great example of blogging to learn. Warlick says he doesn't promise answers, but will ask far more questions.
 * Provides:** RSS, Trackbacks and Pingbacks, Flickr Photos, Videos, Links to his presentations, Link to his Podcast
 * Evaluation:** Warlick is a non-traditional educator, who wrote the books, //Raw Material for the Mind: 4th Edition//, //Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century// , and //Classroom Blogging: 2nd Edition//.
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 * Title: ** Learning.Now 
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 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Description/Purpose: “ **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Learning.now is a weblog that explores how new technology and Internet culture affect how educators teach and children learn.” This site is hosted by Andy Carvin, internet activist, and the site is part of the PBS teachers’ network.
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Provides: “ **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Learning.now offers a continuing look at how new technology such as wikis, blogs, vlogs, RSS, podcasts, social networking sites, and the always-on culture of the Internet are impacting teacher and students' lives both inside and out of the classroom.”
 * <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Evaluation: **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">This is a fabulous site for resources, and Learning.now is user friendly and current. The site is well maintained, and all the links are active. Also, the discussions are current and relevant to teachers, and sky is the limit for this site. It is well worth your time to visit.
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