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Literacy 2.0
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Tom Unwin:Hello Everyone
Mary (4) OPM BOCES:hello everyone
Marlene Woo-Lun:Welcome! Feel free to contact me anytime!
mwoolun@linworthpublishing.com (800)786-5017
Cheryl (1) Tolland Public:Hello
Ann (5) MSD Perry:Hi from Indiana
Lucas (6) Austin ISD:Howdy from Austin!
David Warlick:Hello, everyone...
Lisa (2) Fenn School :Hi folks
Susan (1) Fisher:hello!
Vicky (2) SWON Libraries:Hi from Cincinnati!
Cheryl (1) Tolland Public:Hello from Connecticut
Deb(14) Wake Co:greetings from NC
Cawood (2)--Calhoun, GA:Hey Y'all from GA
Susan (1) Fisher:Hello from Cambridge, MA
Danielle Finlayson:Hello from Vancouver!
David Warlick:Weather's nice!
Danielle Finlayson:I see it
Tom Unwin:Please ask questions via CHAT - any time you have one!
Tom Unwin:David will answer all of your questions at the end of the session - but let us know your questions AS YOU THINK OF THEM!
Cawood (2)--Calhoun, GA:with students for discussion of current events
Lisa (2) Fenn School :Election 2008
Tom Unwin:To see what others are valuing in terms of news - to see what others see as important
Lucas (6) Austin ISD:to compare sources
Deb(14) Wake Co:students or teachers doing current events
Jane (8) Monroe 2 BOCES:popular understanding of a topic
Ann (5) MSD Perry:mght find out more than what was reported
Jane (8) Monroe 2 BOCES:perception of what is important
Susan (1) Fisher:to find out what's popular in the press
Mary (4) OPM BOCES:quick, social consensus
Marlene Woo-Lun:To get a feel for what is popularly being talked about so we know what students are seeing
Lisa (2) Fenn School :popular culture
Jane (8) Monroe 2 BOCES:demonstrate power of a wiki type page and how it can show how the rest of the world views news
Mary (4) OPM BOCES:? veracity?
Mary (4) OPM BOCES:real time wiki - but how do we know it is true?
Lucas (6) Austin ISD:it's a great place to start, and then lead them to a more authoritative source
Cheryl (1) Tolland Public:It's cool
Deb(14) Wake Co:What about the authority of factcheck.org?
Mary (4) OPM BOCES:?Possible motivation for young people to blog is not communication alone but the ability to become the center of attention at a worldwide level?
Jane (8) Monroe 2 BOCES:How do you promote Web 2.0 tools to administrators while ensuring student safety?
Lisa (2) Fenn School :2nd debate tonight
Jane (8) Monroe 2 BOCES:Thank-you!
Tom Unwin:Thanks David - I thought this session was outstanding!
Cawood (2)--Calhoun, GA:Thanks! Great information!
Lucas (6) Austin ISD:Great session!\\