As part of my work with NYCWP and Tech Thursdays, I participate in an elgg community called EducationBridges. The posts from this blog are cross-posted over at the elgg.

Check out some of the communities I belong to, and feel free to sign up for the elgg and join the communities, if you so desire!

Tech Thursdays Community

NYCWP Community

And here’s a link to my profile on the elgg: Nancy B on EducationBridges.

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Nobody Knows over at The Reflective Teacher extended an invitation to YouFig after suggesting that we bring our kids together (us in NYC, them in the midwest) for a collaborative creative writing project based on Spoon River Anthology, by Edgar Lee Masters. We’ve been collaborating on YouFig, throwing around ideas, possibilities and questions. The earliest we could bring our kids together would be November. (He has state testing, I have laptop logistics to work out…)

In any case, I’m excited about this project, and looking forward to playing around with YouFig. It’s like GoogleDocs on steroids. All the collaboration is there, and then some. YouFig is available by invite only, so if you’d like an invitation, e-mail me.

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How much do I love those Common Craft people!?

Check out Social Networking in Plain English, with subtitles.

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Another fine tutorial from the folks at Common Craft, who earlier brought you RSS in Plain English:

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Here’s a link to see the same video, with subtitles!

Wikis in even Plainer English

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I’ve recently jumped on the Facebook bandwagon (pre-Platform!), thanks to an invite from a friend. Steve Hargadon, creator of the Classroom 2.0 ning has created a group on Facebook for devotees of the Read/Write Web, aka Web 2.0. If you have a Facebook membership, you can join the group here.

See you there!

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Ben at Discourse about Discourse is lamenting aversion to change in his latest post and mentions Academy of Discovery, which I’ve never heard of. I’m glad I clicked on the link…it looks like a great initiative get involved with and follow.

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Download the application here!

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How to Make Laptops Matter — My Response to the NY Times. - Practical Theory:

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Good news! The NYCWP Summer Tech Invitational is now open for registration.

Ken Stein and I will be leading a three week seminar that will look at Web 2.0 tools in the context of Writing Project practices. The seminar runs from July 9th to July 26th, Monday through Thursday (Can I get an AMEN for Summer Fridays?!). This year, the seminar will be held at Info Tech High School in Long Island City, Queens. Participants will receive three CUNY graduate credits, or can opt for a stipend, which are limited in number. (Personally, I would go for the credits as they are much more valuable than the stipend.)

Download the application here. Feel free to run off copies and distribute to whomever is interested. Remember, seminars are more fun when you bring along your fellow teacher-friends!

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