Agenda+September+24

//**Getting Connected**// No Guest, we're good enough, smart enough, and gosh darn it people like us. We can handle this alone.


 * Intro:** (1min) [Durff talks] Welcome to It's Elementary Show #7 //**Getting Connected: plug into the network**// with our guest: John Pederson. We are streaming live on the EdTechTalk Channel of the Worldbridges network. This is Lisa Durff, a K12 teacher in Maryland, AND Jose Rodriguez, third grade teacher in Los Angeles CA, AND Alice Mercer, a Elementary computer lab teacher in Sacramento, CA, AND Maria Knee a Kindergarten teacher from Deerfield, NH. Today is Monday, September 24th 2007.

1. Definitions/Setting the stage:
What are Social Networks? Lisa will ask and Alice leads discussion.
 * Online group of people who communicate with a variety of web tools that are centered on a site.
 * A group of like-minded individuals who have a common interest

2. Reasons to use technology in elementary

 * It's a great resource for professional development and support
 * It lets teachers tryout the technology before using it with kids.

3. Examples from our Team.
Other informal networks of bloggers, Flickr groups, etc.
 * Ning:** Alice
 * Ed Tech Talk:** Maria
 * Webcast Academy:** Jose
 * Twitter:** Lisa

4. Opportunities and Challenges
What opportunities are there, what challenges do we face? Looking forward, using it with our kids? Webkinz? Meebo? Ning? YouthBridges

5. Review and wrap up
[Alice talks] Summary of what was discussed Outtro by **Maria** [Outtro] This has been It's Elementary. Show # 7. for Monday September 24h., 2007. Thank you for coming. Thanks Jeff Lebow and Dave Cormier and all the edtechtalk community for your support. This has been Maria Knee, Jose Rodriguez, Alice Mercer, and Lisa Durff webcasting live on the edtechtalk channel of the worldbridges network discussing Social Networks for Teachers, Getting Connected; plug into the network. Our next show will be Monday October 8 as we preview K12 Online Conference. You can check out episodes, leave comments, and find out what's going on at our blog: itselementary [dot] edublogs [dot] org. Thank you for being here. Good Night!

6. Roundtable with audience
Bring in the public