NECSU

Technology Boot Camp 1a
Pre-Boot Camp Checklist

__**CASTLE Boot camp resources**__ Estimated timelines Password sheet Poster

Google
[|Google] (search) [|Google Docs] (collaborative document editing) [|Google Reader (RSS)] (bring the Web to you!) [|Google Calendar] (collaborative calendar) [|iGoogle] (personalized home page) [|Gmail]
 * [|Google Help in Comics]
 * [|Google Help Center]
 * [|Google Account]
 * [|Google Account Video Tutorials]
 * [|Google Account Help]
 * [|Video - Google Docs in plain English]
 * [|Google Docs Video Tutorials]
 * [|Getting started with DOCS]
 * [|Collaborating with Google Docs]
 * [|Docs for Educators (EXAMPLE])
 * [|Google Docs Help]
 * [|Video - RSS in Plain English]
 * [|CASTLE Great Blogs for Busy Administrators]
 * [|Technorati]
 * [|Google Reader Video Tutorials]
 * [|Google Reader Help]
 * [|Google Calendar Help]
 * [|Import/Export Calendar Help]
 * [|Gmail Help]
 * [|Moving email from another account TO gmail]
 * [|Adding a custom "FROM" address]
 * Gmail [|Mail Fetcher](Gmail's Mail Fetcher can download messages from up to five other email accounts, centralizing all your email in Gmail)
 * [|Gmail Setup]
 * [|Troubleshooting Mail Fetcher]



Blogs
[|Video - Blogs in Plain English] [|Blogger]
 * __[|Blogger Video Tutorials]__
 * [|Blogger Help]
 * [|How to control who can view the blog (permissions)]
 * [|Create a team blog]
 * [|How to moderate comments]
 * [|How to post (embed) a video in Blogger]
 * [|How do I make a link (hyperlink) to another page]



** Twitter **
[|Twitter] [|Twibes]
 * [|Video - Twitter in Plain English]
 * Twitter in 60 Seconds - youtube link
 * [|Twitter Video Tutorial]
 * [|Twitter Help Portal]
 * [|Twitter Search]
 * [|Public vs. Private: Protect your Twitter]
 * [|RSS Feeds in Twitter - it can go to your Google Reader]
 * [|Video - What Is a Twibe?]
 * [|Twibe Help]
 * [|Twitlet]
 * [|TwitPic]
 * [|TwitPic FAQ]



** URL shortener **
[|bit.ly]
 * [|bit.ly FAQ]



Voice over IP (VOIP) / Internet telephone / Videconferencing
[|Skype] [|Oovoo](face-to-face conference call)
 * [|Skype Video Tutorial]
 * [|Skype Help]
 * [|Setting Up Conference Call Help]
 * [|Adding Contacts Help]
 * [|Profile Public vs. Private]
 * [|Oovoo Help]



Digital photography
__[|Video - Online Photo Sharing in Plain English]__ [|Flickr]
 * [|Flickr Video Tutorial]
 * [|Flickr FAQ]
 * [|Flickr Help]
 * [|Flickr Scott McLeod]
 * [|Flickr Creative Commons]
 * [|How to Private vs. Public]
 * [|Number of Photos]
 * [|Free Account vs. Pro Account (Upgraded & cost])
 * [|Bottle Top tripod]



** Screen capture **
[|Jing]
 * [|Jing Help]



** Online video **
[|Animoto] [|YouTube] [|YouTube Quick Capture]
 * [|Animoto Video Tutorial]
 * [|Animoto Help & FAQ]
 * [|Animoto for Education]
 * [|Animoto Scott McLeod 1]
 * [|Animoto Scott McLeod 2]
 * [|YouTube Video Tutorials]
 * [|Logging into YouTube with Google]
 * [|YouTube Help]
 * [|Did You Know? 2.0]
 * [|YouTube Quick Capture Help]

[|Screencast]



** Wikis **
[|Video - Wikis in Plain English] Wikispaces
 * [|Wikispaces Video Tutorial]
 * Wikispaces Help



Podcasting
[|Video - Podcasting in Plain English] [|Audacity]
 * [|Audacity LAME MP3 Encoder Plug-In]
 * [|Audacity Video Tutorial]
 * [|Audacity Tutorials]



Social bookmarking
[|Video - Social Bookmarking in Plain English] [|Delicious]
 * [|Delicious Video Tutorial]
 * [|Delicious Help]

Other stuff

 * [|Online evaluation for Friday]
 * Contact [|Scott McLeod], Jamie Fath , or Laura Bestler (Laura's Skype Address: laura.bestler)
 * [|School technology leadership courses at ISU]
 * [|Upcoming Educational Administration cohorts at ISU]
 * [|Fall online Educational Administration courses at ISU]
 * [|Upcoming SAI events]
 * [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.png width="32" height="32" link="http://uceacastle.wikispaces.com/file/view/Tech+Boot+Camp+Signs.ppt"]] [|Tech Boot Camp Signs.ppt] (also available on [|docs.google.com])



** Things to check out later **

 * [|Online Stopwatch]
 * [|VoiceThread]
 * [|Poll Everywhere]
 * [|Survey Monkey]
 * [|Online Surveys Using Google Docs]
 * [|Doodle]



Browser (Internet Explorer or Firefox or Safari) stuff:
How to do tabs in my browser window: [|Firefox]
 * All of the browsers listed below will utilize CTRL + T (Windows systems) or COMMAND + T (APPLE/MACINTOSH) to open a new tab:
 * Internet Explorer
 * Firefox
 * Safari
 * [|How to install]
 * [|Help for Firefox]

SHORTCUTS

 * Google
 * Blogs
 * Twitter
 * URL Shortener
 * Skype
 * Photo
 * Screen Capture
 * Video
 * Wikispaces
 * Social Bookmark
 * Things to Check Out Later!!!
 * Browser Shortcuts & Firefox

** Review **

 * Does everyone have e-mail access?
 * [|Blogger.com] (what's your blog URL?)
 * [|Scott McLeod's NEA presentation - URL]
 * [|Scott McLeod's NEA presentation - slideshow]
 * Take a screenshot of your post and e-mail it to Scott [Jing]
 * [|Administrators on YouTube]
 * [|The School Administrator's Guide to Blogging]
 * [|YouTube Quick Capture]
 * [|YouTube Quick Capture Help]
 * [|Roger Wilcox!]
 * [|The School Administrator's Guide to Blogging]
 * Questions about [|Google Docs], [|Technorati], [|bit.ly], [|Skype], [|Flickr], or [|Animoto]?
 * Promote your Blog
 * Blog: Importing and exporting blogs to another blogsite

1 to 1 Schools Information

 * [|Iowa 1 to 1 Network]
 * [|1 to 1 schools blog]
 * FREE registration for 1 to 1 conference on April 7

** RSS **

 * [|Google Reader]
 * [|Google Reader tips]
 * Organizing your feeds
 * New feature - [|Subscribe to individual pages]
 * Sharing your feeds
 * Moving Forward - Blogs and Subject-Specific Blogs
 * CASTLE's list of [|great blogs for busy administrators]

** Microblogging **

 * [|Twitter]
 * Using Twitter as a listening station
 * [|@mcleod Twitter lists]
 * Making your own list

Monitoring

 * [|Google Alerts]
 * **// [|Manage your alerts] //**
 * Advanced Google Search
 * Advanced News Search
 * Help: Basic Google Search
 * Help: More Google Search

Scheduling

 * [|Google Calendar]
 * Help
 * Sharing
 * Embedding to a webpage
 * Event publisher
 * iCal
 * [|TimeBridge]
 * [|Doodle]

** Wikis **

 * [|Video - Wikis in Plain English]
 * Wikipedia Asphalt
 * [|Wikified Schools]
 * Wikispaces Sandboxes (must create a Wikispace account):
 * Sandbox 1: http://sandbox1bootcamp.wikispaces.com/
 * Sandbox 2: http://sandbox2bootcamp.wikispaces.com/
 * Sandbox 3: http://sandbox3bootcamp.wikispaces.com/
 * Wikispaces
 * [|Wikispaces Video Tutorial]
 * Wikispaces Help
 * Setting Permissions
 * Name & Copyright
 * Discussion pages in Wiki

Podcasting

 * [|Video - Podcasting in Plain English]
 * [|Audacity]
 * [|Audacity LAME MP3 Encoder Plug-In]
 * [|Audacity Video Tutorial]
 * [|Audacity Tutorials]
 * Blog Talk Radio
 * FAQ
 * [|Cinchcast]

Social bookmarking

 * [|Video - Social Bookmarking in Plain English]
 * [|Delicious]
 * [|Delicious Video Tutorial]
 * [|Delicious Help]
 * Bookmarklet
 * Install Firefox addon

** Miscellaneous technology tools **

 * [|iGoogle]
 * [|Readability]
 * See also [|InstaPaper] and [|Read It Later]
 * [|Text substitution]
 * [|Phrase Express] or [|Texter] (Windows)
 * [|TextExpander] (Mac) $
 * TypeIt4Me (Mac) $
 * [|SlideShare]
 * [|VoiceThread]
 * See also the VoiceThread 4 Education wiki
 * [|Zamzar]
 * [|Google Moderator]
 * [|Dropbox]
 * [|Mozy]
 * [|Wordle]
 * Visual Thesaurus
 * [|LastPass]

Wrap-up

 * End-of-day survey