Web Quest – Week 7

 

Welcome intrepid Web 2.0 Adventurers!

Well done for reaching Week 7 of your quest – the end is in sight! This week you will explore the realms of video sharing through one of the most popular sites – YouTube.

Your Challenges this week:

Task 1: Find out more about video sharing with this Quest Tutorial. You do not need an account to explore Youtube. What features do you think are useful? There are many other sites also allowing video sharing, such as Flickr and Yahoo!Videos. But SchoolTube, TeacherTube and TeachersTV also provide an excellent platform for educational resources.

Task 2: Record a short video on a college camera, set up your own YouTube account and upload your movie. Tag it as ‘Web Quest’ so it can be viewed easily.

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Set up a Youtube account and find out how link it to your blog or delicious account. Did you find any informative videos you might like to share with colleagues? How could tutors use this site to engage students? Did you leave any comments on videos produced by Coleg Llandrillo students?  

Don’t forget, you need to record your achievements in your blog!

If you need more help, ask your colleagues by leaving a comment on this post or check out the guides on the Library Moodle page.

Web Quest – Week 6

Welcome intrepid Web 2.0 adventurers!

You have now reached Week 6, where you’ll learn about RSS feeds and how to make the most of them.

Your challenges this week:

Task 1: Learn more about RSS feeds  and their uses with the Quest Tutorial. We will use Pageflakes.com to find out more RSS feeds. Learn all about Pageflakes with this video. In what ways could libraries use RSS for students? Glasgow and Loughborough are both experimenting with RSS. And don’t forget your own Library Blog (see the newsfeeds to the right of the screen?). How could tutors use RSS in a class blog?

Task 2: Have a look at your favourites menu to see if any of the bookmarked sites have their own RSS feeds. Why not set up a PageFlakes account to keep track of all the headlines? If you want to explore Pageflakes without setting up an account, leave a comment on this post and the adminisrators will give you temporary editing access.

Don’t forget, you need to record your achievements in your blog!

If you need more help, ask your colleagues by leaving a comment on this post or check out the guides on the Library Moodle page.

Web Quest – Week 5

 

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qgwtewygw You have now reached Week 5, where you’ll learn about Wikis, colloaborative editing and PBwiki.

 Your challenges this week:

Task 1: Learn more about wikis with this tutorial - you have actually been using a wiki every week so far! What is the main difference between a webpage and a wiki page? Learn more about wikis and their uses, including how libraries can use them with patrons. This article from O’Reilly.com is a little dated, but does give a practical example of using a wiki for project management.

Task 2: Would you like to set up your own wiki? Learn more with the PBwiki guides in the Library Moodle pages or start your own with these shortcuts.

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If you need more help, ask your colleagues by leaving a comment on this post or check out the guides on the Library Moodle page.

    

Web Quest – Week 4

Welcome intrepid Web 2.0 adventurers!

You have now reached Week 4, where you’ll learn about digital photosharing and Flickr.

Your challenges this week:

Task 1 : You can become more familiar with photosharing by looking at this short tutorial. Do you know how to access your digital photos to share them? Have a look at the ITW guide in the Library Moodle pages. We will use Flickr to see how photos can be shared - they have a useful tour of the site. Learn how to search for photos with this short video.

Task 2 : You have a choice this week – you can either set up your own free Flickr account  (you will be re-directed to Yahoo) and upload some photos to it. If you do, tag them as ‘Web Quest’ so they can be viewed easily. You might like to watch this short tutorial first.

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Practice downloading photos onto your H:Drive using the ITW card readers. Experiment with your blog and add a picture to your reflective post for this week using the WordPress Image Gallery.

Don’t forget, you need to record your achievements in your blog!

If you need more help, ask your colleagues by leaving a comment on this post or check out the guides on the Library Moodle page.

 

 

Google/YouTube Records Court Case

A US court has ruled that Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube. The decision comes as part of Google’s legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement.

Click here to see the BBC FAQ on what it means for you.

Read more about the case here, here and here.

Internet Resources Newsletter – Issue 163 July 2008

A-Z of new, nice and interesting websites, RSS feeds, blogs and Internet books from the Heriot-Watt University.

80th Anniversary of Votes for Women

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/in_pictures_enl_1214930776/html/1.stm

Have a look at this timeline to see when other countries allowed women to vote. Check out our previous post in March covering womens history. See the UK Parliment Archives page for original documents to celebrate the anniversary of the Equal Franchise Act 1928, which gave women the vote on the same terms as men. Listen to Emmeline Pankhurst’s daughter, Christabel, campaigning for the cause.

 

 

 

YouTube Blocked by Governments in Turkey and China

Youtube banned in Turkey since May - article from Reporters Without Frontiers

Orders issued by three Ankara courts has blocked access to Youtube and other photosharing sites since may 2008, despite the material which sparked the controvery being removed from the sites. Youtube has also been banned this year by Pakistan , Indonesia and China.