wow05122009


 * (Date of Show)** **May 12, 2009**
 * Show #:** **113**

Twitter: robinellis
 * GUEST:** **Robin Ellis**
 * SKYPE:** robin.ellis1

Jen (jenw0424) Sharon (eebee1) Cheri (drctedd) Peggy (pgeorge1)
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 * WOWS to be delicioused:**

Our sharetab for tonight!

Our delicious tag for tonight: wow2_20090512 http://delicious.com/WOW2.0/wow2_20090512

Jen:** The Twitter Confernce: [] NeccUnplugged: []
 * Sharon:** Digital Story-telling Kit (http://captura.llanogrande.org/index.html), e-learning for kids (http://www.e-learningforkids.org/index.html)
 * Cheri:

7 Secrets Behind Great Teaching: []

http://www.curriki.org/ Curriki, a play on the words 'curriculum' and 'wiki', is a nonprofit organization that is building the first and only Internet site for Open Source Curriculum (OSC), which will provide universal access to free curricula and instructional materials for grades K-12. We are focusing initially on developing an online repository for K-12 curricula in the areas of mathematics, science, technology, reading and language arts, and languages. We want this repository to attract everyone from educators, students and parents, to programmers, instructional designers, authors and public officials throughout the world to contribute or freely access quality learning materials. Curriki is the result of work done for GELC - the Global Education and Learning Community. **At Curriki, you can:** http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2009/05/09/introducing-the-classroom-20-live-beginner-series/ Sue Waters' blog post about new beginner series of webcasts on Elluminate in collaboration with Classroom 2.0 LIVE to drill down on various web 2.0 tools for the classroom and help beginners learn to use the tools and as well as effective classroom uses. Each series will be 3 parts and will be held bi-weekly to allow time for participants to practice, explore and create. The first 3-part series will begin on May 13, 8:00pm Eastern time and will focus on wikis created on wikispaces.com. These free sessions will be a great place to refer teachers new to web 2.0 for detailed guidance on the tools.
 * Peggy:**
 * Develop, publish, and access open source curricula.
 * Access free, high-quality lesson plans and courses.
 * Contribute your best content for teaching and learning.
 * Create or join a Curriki group.
 * Revise or give feedback on the learning materials shared by others.

Blog http://connectedtalk.wordpress.com/ Wiki http://socialsoftware07.wikispaces.com/ Wiki http://openpd.wikispaces.com http://thewallscamedown.wikispaces.com/Presenters http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/2008/02/21/conversations-community-and-open-pd/
 * Robin Ellis Sites: **

**Robin Ellis**
Instructional Technology Specialist in the Quakertown Community School District in Quakertown, Pennsylvania. She has been working in the instructional branch of the technology department for the past 8 years. Her job focuses on working with teachers and students in the classroom on anything that relates to technology and the curriculum. Robin currently maintains the Connecting Through Conversations blog, she teaches an online professional development course OpenPD with Darren Draper. She has presented at several conferences including the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Conference (2005, 2008), EduCon2.0 2008, Utah Coalition for Educational Technology (2008) and the Pennsylvania School Board Association Excellence Fair (2007).

About Open PD
Open PD is an open staff development course that any teacher, administrator, or technology specialist can join to learn more about the many free, online tools that can be used to enhance your teaching. Classes are held once weekly, in five week blocks, with the global participants joining the face-to face participants in Utah, USA using Skype, Ustream and the Open PD wiki.

Notes from Jen's email to Robin: I have added your links to that page and invite you to add any questions or topics you would like to chat about.
 * Questions for (Guest):**

I mostly just would like our audience to hear more about what you are doing in your present job -- how you got to where you are -- your thoughts on technology and how we can help teachers MORE than we already are -- and just to chat.