COMMUNICATING & 
CURATING IN THE CLOUD!
GO TO: WWW.PRIMARILYEDTECH.WEEBLY.COM TO 
COMPLETE THE SURVEY. 
FIND IT UNDER TECHNOLOGY BOOT CAMP-COMMUNICATE 
AND CURATE IN THE CLOUD 
PADLET WALL: 
HTTP://PADLET.COM/KISHA4TECH/5ZJ6RVOE5J
AGENDA 
Complete survey 
PLU discussion & tech boot camp schedule 
Edmodo overview (tech boot camp group join code: fvq7rk) 
Tic-tac-toe PD (win a prize!) 
Small group discussion: what is the cloud, what are some ways you use the cloud to 
communicate and curate information? 
Presentation of tools 
Work time 
Exit ticket:
OBJECTIVES 
PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO: 
• DEFINE AND UNDERSTAND THE PROFESSIONAL VALUE OF SOCIAL 
BOOKMARKING/NETWORKING SITES. 
• IDENTIFY DIFFERENT SOCIAL BOOKMARKING & ONLINE COMMUNICATION TOOLS 
AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.
LETS GET STARTED – DESIGNATE 1 PERSON 
THE PADLET PERSON 
Discuss in your groups: 
What are your thoughts about finding and sharing information 
in the cloud? 
Padlet word wall & parking lot 
Http://padlet.Com/kisha4tech/5zj6rvoe5j 
I DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE ANSWERS…NO ONE DOES….BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION 
THAT WE CAN’T ANSWER TODAY, LEAVE IT ON THE PADLET WALL OR WRITE IT DOWN 
AND I WILL FIND AN ANSWER FOR YOU!
PINTEREST 
Why we like it! 
• Easy to use 
• Highly visual 
• Easy to share and collaborate on boards 
• Easy to search for interests 
• Stay up to date with email alerts 
How can pinterest be used in the classroom. 
• Online resource landing page for students(online activities, guided research) 
• Parent online resources 
• Copy the link and paste or make a QR code and send home with kids or paste at your door. 
WWW.QRSTUFF.COM IS A GREAT QR CODE MAKING SITE!
Diigo
Robust social bookmarking tool 
Free educator accounts. Educators can create student accounts (no email required). 
Diigo for Education 
Group collaboration, guided reading/research, checks for understanding, summarize 
important points, take screenshots & markup for the more visual learner, start discussions 
& respond to members sticky notes. 
Parents - guided reading (article posts)
SCOOP IT 
Easy to stay current with what is going on and share interesting information. 
Steady emails to topics you are interested in. 
First 2 topics are free. 
Scoop it will suggest articles for you. 
Share the link to your page. 
Http://www.Scoop.It/t/ed-tech-trends-by-mcrogers
Communicate with 
Tackk
TACKK 
Tackk is a free tool that helps you create online webpages quickly and easily. The pages 
are then published online instantly for you to share and promote. 
Why we like tack 
• Easy to use & share 
• Free 
Tackk in Education 
Create pages for units 
Students can create pages to demonstrate understanding & share with audience beyond 
the classroom- examples 
Used across the curriculum 
Newsletters
TWITTER 
What do you think about Twitter in Education? 
How can we involve our students and parents in twitter? Would we want 
to? Why or Why not? 
Can students come up with classroom tweet? 
Lets look at a twitter account: 
https://twitter.com/MsLsClass 
# is a topic strand 
or category 
@ is a username

Curating & Communicating in the Cloud - for Education

  • 1.
  • 2.
    GO TO: WWW.PRIMARILYEDTECH.WEEBLY.COMTO COMPLETE THE SURVEY. FIND IT UNDER TECHNOLOGY BOOT CAMP-COMMUNICATE AND CURATE IN THE CLOUD PADLET WALL: HTTP://PADLET.COM/KISHA4TECH/5ZJ6RVOE5J
  • 3.
    AGENDA Complete survey PLU discussion & tech boot camp schedule Edmodo overview (tech boot camp group join code: fvq7rk) Tic-tac-toe PD (win a prize!) Small group discussion: what is the cloud, what are some ways you use the cloud to communicate and curate information? Presentation of tools Work time Exit ticket:
  • 4.
    OBJECTIVES PARTICIPANTS WILLBE ABLE TO: • DEFINE AND UNDERSTAND THE PROFESSIONAL VALUE OF SOCIAL BOOKMARKING/NETWORKING SITES. • IDENTIFY DIFFERENT SOCIAL BOOKMARKING & ONLINE COMMUNICATION TOOLS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.
  • 5.
    LETS GET STARTED– DESIGNATE 1 PERSON THE PADLET PERSON Discuss in your groups: What are your thoughts about finding and sharing information in the cloud? Padlet word wall & parking lot Http://padlet.Com/kisha4tech/5zj6rvoe5j I DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE ANSWERS…NO ONE DOES….BUT IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION THAT WE CAN’T ANSWER TODAY, LEAVE IT ON THE PADLET WALL OR WRITE IT DOWN AND I WILL FIND AN ANSWER FOR YOU!
  • 6.
    PINTEREST Why welike it! • Easy to use • Highly visual • Easy to share and collaborate on boards • Easy to search for interests • Stay up to date with email alerts How can pinterest be used in the classroom. • Online resource landing page for students(online activities, guided research) • Parent online resources • Copy the link and paste or make a QR code and send home with kids or paste at your door. WWW.QRSTUFF.COM IS A GREAT QR CODE MAKING SITE!
  • 7.
  • 8.
    Robust social bookmarkingtool Free educator accounts. Educators can create student accounts (no email required). Diigo for Education Group collaboration, guided reading/research, checks for understanding, summarize important points, take screenshots & markup for the more visual learner, start discussions & respond to members sticky notes. Parents - guided reading (article posts)
  • 9.
    SCOOP IT Easyto stay current with what is going on and share interesting information. Steady emails to topics you are interested in. First 2 topics are free. Scoop it will suggest articles for you. Share the link to your page. Http://www.Scoop.It/t/ed-tech-trends-by-mcrogers
  • 10.
  • 11.
    TACKK Tackk isa free tool that helps you create online webpages quickly and easily. The pages are then published online instantly for you to share and promote. Why we like tack • Easy to use & share • Free Tackk in Education Create pages for units Students can create pages to demonstrate understanding & share with audience beyond the classroom- examples Used across the curriculum Newsletters
  • 12.
    TWITTER What doyou think about Twitter in Education? How can we involve our students and parents in twitter? Would we want to? Why or Why not? Can students come up with classroom tweet? Lets look at a twitter account: https://twitter.com/MsLsClass # is a topic strand or category @ is a username