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The 10 basic online tools every trainer and online facilitator should know

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Twitter - microblogging Twitter is good for networking with colleagues, use and follow hashtags like #lrnchat. But Twitter is also very useful in a learning trajectory - search and follow your participants who are on Twitter. So no facilitator should not be able to manipulate Twitter! A short description below.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

RSS (really simple syndication) readers and social bookmarking are two popular information aggregation tools. Social bookmarking tools (i.e., Social Media Connection. Social media connection tools provide a space for educators to connect with a global audience. Social Bookmarking.

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The Connected Educator: Building a Professional Learning Network

Allison Rossett

RSS (really simple syndication) readers and social bookmarking are two popular information aggregation tools. Social bookmarking tools (i.e., Social Media Connection. Social media connection tools provide a space for educators to connect with a global audience. Social Bookmarking.

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Free Cloud Apps

eLearning Cyclops

Blogging WordPress Documents Google Docs Graphics Picasa Web Albums ChartGo (creating charts) Screencasts and Simulations Screenr Social Bookmarking Delicious Social Media and Networking LinkedIn Plaxo Twitter Yammer Video YouTube. If you has an app to suggest please do so by posting a comment.

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Some Tools for Social Learning and How they Help Learning

Kapp Notes

Social Bookmarking. Text-based messaging systems allow for quickly communicating with someone in a synchronous environment. Quickly asking a question. Links to resources, peer-to-peer learning. Online mentoring. Broadcasting thoughts.

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Models for Learning Questions

Tony Karrer

Yammer (internal twittering) is almost impossible to explain to someone who has no experience with any social networking (and probably not with anything more than email lists). My suggestion is that you don't really try to sell Yammer or a Wiki or any other kind of tool. Twitter/Yammer is something new.

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eLearning Cyclops: Cool Tools to Liven Up The Classroom

eLearning Cyclops

Screen-o-Matic Screenr Social Bookmarking - Make sure they have all your online resources by giving them one link to all your bookmarks. Social Media - Get a back channel going in the classroom and keep it posted on the screen. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook. My New Social Bookmarking Tool.