Day+1

(5/26/09)
 * Day 1 Overview**


 * Introductions**

Video: What's a wiki? http://tinyurl.com/tafttech03 We learned about wiki's and setup our own wiki at http://www.wikispaces.com. A list of our wiki's can be found HERE.
 * Wiki's**

Video: What is RSS? http://tinyurl.com/tafttech05 We learned about RSS feeds and how to embed them in our Wikispaces wiki.
 * RSS Feeds**

Video: What is a blog? http://tinyurl.com/taftech04 We created our own blogs at http://www.blogspot.com and then embedded those blogs into our Wikispaces wiki. Here are a list of various ideas for using a blog in education.
 * Blogs**

Blog search - http://www.blogged.com Technorati - http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/ Google News - http://news.google.com Math blog - http://teachingcollegemath.com
 * Blog Sources (RSS)**

Video: What is Simply Box? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgKRWn5o9_s We created a Simply Box account and then downloaded the Firefox or IE plugin from http://www.simplybox.com Public Dropbox for Taft Technology Academy []
 * Simply Box**

Quick overview of how Dropbox can be used to share files between multiple computers (PC, Mac and Linux). http://www.getdropbox.com/ Does require a small software download and install but files can also be accessed through just the web interface.
 * Drop Box**

We added another blog entry to our blog with feedback for Todd on the days learning.
 * Conclusion**

Google Maps (and Street View): http://maps.google.com Microsoft Maps (and Birds Eye View): http://maps.live.com Google Earth http://earth.google.com/ Google Sketchup (3D drawing) http://sketchup.google.com/ Pandora (streaming music): http://www.pandora.com Slacker Radio (streaming music): http://www.slacker.com
 * Other random sites and software mentioned throughout the day:**