Week #2

by

Note: This post is from an archived course session and is kept here for reference only. It may contain outdated links or tools.

This Week’s Featured
Buffet Items

Video

Look at the Video Guide
– Explore the sites listed there
  Things to try…
  – Go to YouTube.com, find any video of interest and post it on your blog (instructions here)
  – Use a video download site (like KeepVid.com) to save a video file from a YouTube Video
  – Use your webcam to create and post your own video on YouTube.  Become a YouTube Star!  Guide here

Creating your own blog using
Blogger.com (Google’s Blog Service)

  • Create
    your Blogger Blog as shown in the BloggerGuide 
  • Go
    to the ‘TTP Spring 2012 Portfolios‘ Google Doc and add the URL of your
    blog in the appropriate row.
  • Decide whether you’d like your blog to be public or
    private.
    If you’d like it to be public, do nothing.
    If you’d like it to be private, watch
    this video    , Go to your Dashboard/Settings/Permissions, and
    change your blog reader settings ‘Only people I choose. Please
    choose pufslebow at gmail dot com’ and jefflebow at
    gmail dot
    com.

    Things
    to do with your new blog…

  • Post a photo on your blog.  Instructions here.  Add
    the label ‘Photos’. 
  • Create a short blog post about anything you like – TTP so
    far, CALL thoughts/wishlist, Chuseok experiences,etc. 
  • Post a YouTube video. Instructions here. 
Diigo
(Social Bookmarking)

  • Look at the Diigo Guide. Register at Diigo,
    join the Learning Call Diigo group, browse websites, and bookmark at least
    five websites. 
Skype (used to video call from computer-to-computer or computer-to-phone).
Skype Guide here.  If time permits, register for an account, update the 
‘TTP Spring 2012 Portfolios‘  and try skyping classmates. 

Featured Links