Before we start

Busting a few myths and getting to know the milieu

Pedagogical Knowledge(PK)

Content Knowledge (CK)

Reproduced by permission of the publisher, 2012 by tpack.org

Essential Elements

Wiki (or Blog)

Sable base

Google+Organised msgsHangoutsPrivate chat /live meets

toolsAudioboom, Soundcloud Fotobabble, You TubeComics makers

Curating / bookmarkingPinterest, PearltreesListly, Scoop.it

Twitter

Common to all sites

Create an account

Password tip (forgot my password always available)

Review your profile

CHOOSE your notifications

In The Shallows by Nicolas Carr his argument is based on the precept that we are bombarded by email and hyperlinks YOU must control your notifications.

OK this takes time but only once.
TIME MANAGEMENTRelative cf. time to go into town to buy something ;-)Fix time limitsWhat is reasonable/acceptable for youASK For HELPThe Guardian review of "The Shallows" (including also a book by Palfrey and Gasser " Born Digital")http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/sep/11/shallows-internet-changing-way-think

ASK FOR HELP

Video tut anythingWhich is the most recent?Which has been viewed the most ?

Have I missed something?Hover over all parts of the screenIs it a hyperlink?(many missed instruction in email!)USE KEYBOARD SHORTCUTSCtrlF, etc.

Common to all sites

IMAGESYou need to understand & look at pixels !

HOVER over formatting tools

Common to all sites

Entry point / Front pageG+, FB, Pinterest, TwitterAs interesting as the teachers you follow

Beware of the Online Filter BubbleEli Pariser

The filter Bubble - Eli Pariserreviewhttp://samathieson.com/sa-mathieson/review-filter-bubble-eli-pariser-burst-bubbles/

10 min TED talk eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles

Pbworks a site of which you are the hero

Create page a).Create a new page b). to illustrate a point in a).Link back from b). to a).Create node pages (on the above model)Create a menu leading to node pages in the sidebar

TOTAL CONTROL of own site

Pbworks ctd

Upload images insert into a pageUse an image as a link to another pageEmbed multimedia:Videos, sound recordings,QuizzesComicsEtc.

Do NOT upload big filesBig files should be hosted elsewhere and embedded in the pbworkspaceMake yourself a list of image sizes

Use

Which Google services do you use?