Web 2.0 applications for education

1. with Nancy

2.  Keeping up with passwords
 Make a plan for making passwords; stick with it
 Create a password vault
 Make sure your spouse knows how to get to your
password vault; include passwords in your will
 Use online calendars

3.  Keep a FAT in-box
File it
Act on it
Throw it away

4.  Once you have read a message, either archive it or
delete it.
 Set up folders to archive your e-mail
 Review the folders regularly to delete archived e-mail
you no longer need
 Or set up one folder and just search for archived e-mail

5.  If an e-mail requires an answer, respond in a timely
fashion
 Do not Reply All
 To reply, change the subject line to eliminate a long
string of messages
 Reply only to those who need to see your response
 Communicate outside of e-mail
 To discourage needless replies, end your e-mail with
“Thanks in advance”.
 You can prevent Reply All by using the BCC line
instead of the To line for addresses

6.  Delete any unwanted messages or messages you do not
intend to read
 Don’t bother to Unsubscribe. Move unwanted
messages to Spam
 Declare E-mail Bankruptcy once a month
 Delete any unread e-mail; if you haven’t read it in a
month, you aren’t going to.
 Notify people that you have not responded to that you
are bankrupting your e-mail. If they need a response
from you, they should send another e-mail.

7. A free web based bookmarking utility
Organize your links by category
Upgrade for a fee
Access Nancy’s PortaPortal @
http://guest.portaportal.com/tricen

8. Interactive posters or glogs
Glog = graphics blog
Free for up to 10 student accounts

9. Audio Response System for Smart Phones or the
Web
Paid plan allows for student accounts and grading

13. Create your own website or blog for free
Drag and Drop Interfact
Up to 10 websites for each account

14. Digital Scrapbook
Combine images, videos, text, and more
Manage students, classes, and projects
Collaborate, share, download & print

15. Social learning platform
Totally interactive
Free!!!