Edvibes Blog

In order to attempt my social networking campaign I found a widget that list a directory of all your social network user names and identities. I have just add it to my sidebar. Very simple quick and easy.

http://www.dbachrach.com/showyourself/

Link: http://k12onlineconference.org/

This international conference is free and virtual! The conference is mostly asyncronous (not happening in realtime) so you don’t have to attend the presentations at certain times. Most have a download link that you can use to watch on your time and join in on the discussion. To see this year’s schedule of presentations click here if the presentation was already given their will be a link to the Keynote where you can read about the presentation and download the videos.  You can also view last year’s conference presentations here.

“This is a conference by educators for educators around the world interested in integrating emerging technologies into classroom practice. A goal of the conference is to help educators make sense of and meet the needs of a continually changing learning landscape.” http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=84

This is my first year virtually attending the K12 Online Conference. I am excited about actively engaging and networking with some of the great minds of the big edubloggers.

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It’s Free

1. Sign up for a free account at Goodreads - a social network for book lovers to find, meet, and link up with other readers to share, review, discover, and recommend books on your virtual book shelf. Check out my review at Goodreads - A Social Network for Book Lovers

2. Your invited to join the Educator Book Club group I set up at Goodreads specifically for students, teachers, parents, administrators, and professors to link up and share their favorite books.

3. Add me to your friends network I am “edvibesproducer. ”

So what are the most influential books you have read that have impacted you in education?

DESCRIPTION:
Goodreads is a social network for book lovers to find, meet, and link up with other readers to share, review, discover, and recommend books on your virtual book shelf. Their mission is “to improve the process of reading and learning throughout the world… Knowledge is power; and power is best shared among friends.”

TAGS & CATEGORIES:
folksonomy, social media, networking, books
It’s like a myspace for readers or Last.fm for books

SCREENSHOTS:

PROS:
*Quickly and easily browse or manually add, rate, and review books you have read, are reading, or want to read.
*Discover link-minded book lovers to find good books to read
*Has a book club group feature where you can meet and discuss with other readers.

CONS:
*None

COST/SET UP:
*free, just need to sign up for an account
*web-based no downloads required

EDUCATIONAL USEFULNESS:

I have started a group in this network called the Educator Book Club specifically for students, teachers, parents, administrators, and professors to link up and share their favorite books. Your invited to join in or add me to your friends network I am edvibesproducer.

“READ/WRITE SOCIAL WEB2.0″-NESS

OVERALL GRADE:
A+

LINK:
http://www.goodreads.com/