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Many schools today still have not moved past the first tools of the web known as Web 1.0. Where information is static and e-mail rules the way we communicate. In the past 3 years we have seen a shift from static information on the web to dynamic, ever changing information.

Our students and our communities are starting to demand dynamic information.

"For those of you who have just figured out how to zap spam or manage your inbox, prepare for the bad news: E-mail is, like, so yesterday." (Oct. 2, 2006)

YouTube 2nd most searched site with 3.5 Billion searches in June 2009

Facebook Statistics

Blogs Blogs can be used in many different ways to create dynamic information on the web.
Blogging platforms allow for easy posting of content
Blogs come with built in RSS Feeds

SAS Pudong Middle School
Pudong Nerve Central
Lewis Elementary School
Inside ISB
Smartones 1st Grade
Theory of Knowledge (11th Graders)
International School Bangkok Teacher Websites


Podcasts
Link to Podcast resources

Link to On Deck Podcast we recorded during the session.




Discussion
1. What is one way you can see podcasts working in your school?
2. Who will help you?
3. What's caught your attention so far and is making you think?

Calendars Online calendar systems allow schools to share school calendars across multiple sites using RSS feeds. There are a multitude of free online calendar applications out there a school can use.