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Explore a Virtual World - Walk Through Second Life

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215 Snell Library

Have you ever wanted to explore a virtual world, but didn't know how to get started?This demo will offer an overview of Second Life, a virtual world where you can create a virtual self (avatar) and interact with other avatars in a world created entirely by participants. 
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Explore a Virtual World - Guided Tour of Second Life

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215 Snell Library

After you've seen Second Life (SL) in the first demonstration, you can sign up for a free account and a second "hands-on" virtual guided tour, which you will join from your office. To participate in the tour, you must first create an avatar and learn the basics of getting around in Second Life. Before the scheduled tour, call the EdTech Center to make an appointment (in the EdTech Center or in your office) to get help creating an avatar and navigating Second Life.
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Digital Story Telling - First Person Narratives

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215 Snell Library

Everyone has a story to tell. Maybe you are a professor glimpsing how your research and teaching can alter the course of a student's life. Or perhaps you would like to have your students explore an aspect of their field of study through digital storytelling. This demonstration will cover the steps necessary to create a compelling digital story. Starting with a basic overview of script writing, the session will offer examples of media capture and production on both Mac and Windows platforms and conclude with a finished digital story. If you missed the workshop, no worries. The webcast is available for viewing below. You can also download the presentation slides. Workshop Resources: Educause's 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Storytelling Guidelines for Assigning and Developing Digital Media Assignments Assessment Tool for Digital Assignments (Rubric) Storyboard Template
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Online Collaboration Tools

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215 Snell Library

This demonstration will compare a number of online collaboration tools such as Google Docs and MyFiles and suggest criteria for evaluating tools to suit a variety of collaboration requirements 
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Building Mashups From Multiple Data Sources

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215 Snell Library

A Mashup is the combination of multiple data sources mashed together into a new application. It can be as simple as a few rss feeds combined and filtered into one location, or as complex as a google earth application plotting data from multiple data sources. In any case, the result is a new and creative way to process information. In this demo, you will learn how to create your own mashups or to leverage existing mashups. 
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Educational Wikis and Blogs

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215 Snell Library

Want to explore the possibilities of collaborative web site development with a wiki tool? In this demo, you'll learn about wiki features and uses, and explore wiki software options, including free online tools, commercial and open source software, and the new Blackboard wiki feature.  Blogs have been used in teaching for everything from content delivery and reflection to assessment. In this demonstration, we will share some examples of educational and creative uses of blogs, then show you how to create a blog using a free tool such as blogger.com or the new course-level blog tool available in Blackboard. 
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Podcasting 1: Recording Your Lecture

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215 Snell Library

Audio-podcasts allow your students to time-shift (listen to the podcast when they wish) and multi-task (listen to the podcast while doing something else such as working out at the gym or commuting). An easy way to get started with podcasting is simply to record your lectures and post them for students to review. This demonstration will show you how to seamlessly integrate the audio recording into your lecture, how to post it, and even enhance it with images. 
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Podcasting 2: Enhancing Your Lecture

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215 Snell Library

"Answer-casts" offer a way to quickly respond to your students e-mailed questions in your own voice. "Wrap-ups" can be used to extend your class by offering additional insights or examples. Both of these webcasts, which you produce outside of class time, can be used to further increase the sense of community and interaction with students in courses. This session will describe how to leverage podcasting technologies to connect further with your students. 
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Rich Media Sharing and Integration (Flickr, YouTube, Slideshare)

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215 Snell Library

College and high-school students regularly share audio and video via the Web. Sites like flikr and YouTube allow users, in a few clicks, to easily post and share media files. This demonstration will show you how to get started, and offer some examples of course-based uses. 
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Google Earth

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Google Earth (and Google Maps) are free web mapping technologies that let you view maps all around the world, zooming in to street level or out to country or global scale. You can use Google Earth to "tour" the Grand Canyon in a geology class, or follow the path of the Avian Flu in a biology class, for example. This demo will show you some examples of these applications and how to use them in teaching.
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Google Docs in the Classroom

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215 Snell Library

This demonstration will introduce Google Docs and demonstrate how you can use Google Docs with your students as an online collaboration tool.
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