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I used Photostory 3 to create my vidcast. It was a lot of fun. We started using Photostory 3 last year with our students. They mastered it quickly! Here is the link to my vidcast. http://media.switchpod.com//users/techgoddess118/acadia.wmv

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This video is great! We need to move (gently shove) our fellow teachers to enter the digital age with their lessons.

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I am a map junkie, so Google Maps has been a favorite for a long time. I probably use it a least once a week to find houses, offices, schools, and stores. It really helped me last spring when we were trying to find the high school softball fields where my daughter was playing. I could type the school's address and then using the satellite view, could find the exact field location and nearest parking lot!! I also like the hair swap site where you can put your face in different hair styles.. really fun.

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I used Google Docs. It was very easy to use. This would be most useful for people who do not have access to a laptop. With laptops, it is easier to access any documents that I have created, so I don't know how much I will use Google Docs.

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Rollyo is something that I had never heard of, much less used. I'm not sure how much I will use it. I created a news search. Here is the link: http://rollyo.com/search.html?q=election&sid=408430&url=rollyo.com&rollbar=1

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Have you messed with anyone's wiki today? Maybe I'm just a warped individual, but I believe there are people out there with nothing better to do than post bogus fact/entries on wikis. That being said, I can see they would be useful. The ease of collaboration is the most beneficial aspect. With each group member being able to add their "part", it is much easier to manage than emailing using the "reply all" button. Does anyone know if a wiki can be edited by two users simultaneously??

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Library 2.0
Libraries are evolving. Once a place of written facts which were quickly outdated, today it is an up to the minute research facility! What librarians need to teach today is how to EFFECTIVELY research. The information available at our fingergtips in a library can literally fill volumes. We need to teach students to narrow their focus and to verify the information they find. The great thing about research today is that it is available to anyone with an Internet connection! It is particularly exciting for those of us who grew up with our families' outdated set of World Book Encyclopedia.