e-Show+n+Tell+(Nov+2007)

November 7 - 9 2007 Online Event: //e-Show n Tell//
Hi everyone!

We thought we'd have some fun and generate some useful resources in this wiki for the November event - after all it is an //e-Show n Tell.// So what **we'd like you to do is to share your top favourite learning resources or professional development explanations**. We're not looking for tools you use but we are looking for explanations of tools or a great learning resource that's available on the web. It doesn't need to be one you've created, just one you've found. Oh! and there's a prize for the best one. :) Here's a couple of examples ....

[|Tag - You're delicious] this is a clear explanation of delicious and tagging, a bit old but still relevant!

[|Anatomy] - this gives terms for various body bits, again a bit static but useful for visual learners. And I just thought I'd share this next one too.

[|Free manuals for using FOSS] software - this provides instructions for using many common free and open source tools like Audacity, Open Office, Firefox etc.

So, now it's your turn - remember to put your name and email/contact details so we can contact you if you win the prize!

Firstly warm congratulations and thanks to all those who contributed to this site. You are all ‘winners’ as the information you provided is now available to those who want some top learning resources - as recommended by their peers. Thank you!
 * And we have a winner!**

However, we promised a prize to the winning entry and, difficult though it was, the judges have decided to award a 1GB USB flash drive to **Annelieske Noteboom** for her entry on [|Common Craft Explanations in Plain English] (I love the one on Social Bookmarking in Plain English). :)

Well done Annelieske!

http://www.web2go20.net/ **<<<-Start here** for //**the**// comprehensive index of what's out there and usable with Web 2.0. From here start to imagine what's possible [//**Waiver:**// Be aware this site will suck you in!]
 * __Suggestion 1__**
 * From:** cfredr at gmail dot com Alice Springs NT. [**Learnscope: Pancultural-e**]

I am not having much luck with the link above and am wondering if the site you are referring to is this one: http://www.go2web20.net/ - this is certainly one I have had difficulty leaving because there is so much there. Apologies if this is not the case and my computer is just not playing.
 * From:** Cheryl Taylor-Cox, cheryl.taylor-cox@tafesa.edu.au

I've come across a site created by a teacher in Sydney...he's beginning a collection of video tutorials and I recently found an excellent one explaining Twitter, something that is often hard to explain. :-) You'll find his tutorial page [|here]
 * __Suggestion 2__**
 * From:** Marlene Manto, marlene.manto@tafesa.edu.au

__**Suggestion 3**__ A picture can paint a 1000 words, particularly online, but sometimes it's hard to come up with yet another interesting visual. This Periodic Table of Visualization Methods [|http://www.visual-literacy.org/periodic_table/periodic_table.html] is a great tool to help you with "eLearning Designer's block". I use it in PD sessions on course design with academic staff.
 * From:** Joyce Seitzinger, jseitzinger[at]eit.ac.nz, [|www.eit.ac.nz]

__**Suggestion 4**__ [|Common Craft Explanations in Plain English] - short, sharp, easy to understand videos explaining RSS, wikis, social bookmarking. Great for embedding in a wiki.
 * From**: Annelieske Noteboom, annelieske.noteboom@challengertafe.wa.edu.au

__**Suggestion 5**__
 * [[image:ili2007_013_photo_by_Dave_and_Bry_at_flickr.jpg align="left" link="http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com/"]]"23 Things**": i would like to suggest a resource used by one of the Community Engagement projects this year: the [|23 Things self-paced playful learning resource], which was thoroughly explored and promoted by the very amazing Jan Roberts and Denece Sippo from the [|East Gippsland project] - 23 Things represents an easily accessible way into web2.0 technologies for all kinds of people; next year, all libraries in Victoria will follow Denece and Jan's lead! (thanks, michael chalk: ace [at] [|michalk.id.au] )//(img: thanks [|to Dave & Bry] at FLickr)//

__**Suggestion 6**__ For anyone wanting to teach or learn about I.T., the Shelly Cashman - Discovering Computers site ([|www.scsite.com\dc2005]) is great - click on one of the chapters and there is a list of resources on the left. The "Student Edition Labs" very engaging - they use a lot of interactive flash demonstrations to teach basic hardware and software familiarity.

Another site with some similar content is from Intel - The Journey Inside [|http://www.intel.com/education/journey/.] This site includes a number of videos (aimed at high-school age) "The curriculum is divided into six sections: Introduction to Computers, Circuits and Switches, Digital Information, Microprocessors, The Internet, and Technology and Society"
 * From:** Kathy Schultz, kathy.schultz@tafesa.edu.au

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/ Literacy/Numeracy/Employability Skills site with a variety of resources intended for adult learners but also good for adolescents (I use it for CGEA and New Opportunities for Women) - mix of online games/quizzes and printable worksheets/tutorials. There are also links to some of their other adult ed sites - I use both of these with beginners: http://www.bbc.co.uk/computertutor/computertutorone/index.shtml This one is basic keyboard and mouse skills and uses a gameshow format http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/ Intro to the Internet
 * __Suggestion 7__**
 * From:** jo.hart@cyoctafe.wa.edu.au

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