Be A Techie in an HOUR, for FREE

2009 Ilinois Music Educator Association

Beatechie_inanhour.doc

Carol Broos’s websites

•    My main school website       www.carolbroos.com

•    My teacher website             www.carolbroos.net

•    My blog                              www.beatechie.com

•    My college recital                http://web.mac.com/carolbroos/recital/Welcome.html

•    Wiki for Presentations          http://musictechie.pbwiki.com

•    Japan site                           http://web.mac.com/carolbroos/Japan/Home.html

•    Bookmarks- del.icio.us         http://del.icio.us/beatechie

•    Bookmarks- diigo                http://www.diigo.com/dashboard/beatechie

•    Ning for music techies          http://musictechieteachers.ning.com

•    Linkedin                              http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolbroos

Let's Get Started...

Have a personal email address, DO NOT use work, school, or any other email GIVEN to you

     -Yahoo

     -Hotmail

     -Google, is my choice, more options

Communication

     Do NOT give up P2P (Person 2 Person or Face to Face communication) only enhance it.

Social Network (three levels)

     -Be connected

     -Be in the know

     -Be web 2.0

What is it?

How to get started

1. Figure out a nickname - or a name you will use.
2. Have an avatar or picture ready with a short resume, fill out profile first
3. gmail account first, for all your social networking, Keep school address for school matters. Use a nickname.
4. Google - set up an iGoogle page for yourself for rss feeds
5. Firefox addons (Cool iris, foxmarks, colorful tabs) Plugins (Picaca, Sibelius, Flip-4-mac)
6. Google stuff - calendar, maps and google docs - google earth
7. Bookmarks - either del.icio.us or diigo.
8. Twitter account - the fastest way to see what others are doing. Plurk account - you can pose questions and get repsonses.
9. Plurk account, each 140 character post in a thread.
10. Simple webpage to post.
11. Second Life, virtual world and professional growth.
12. Blog - set up a blog

Have a picture ready, a short resume (less than twenty words) that you will use for your profile.

Please fill out your profile immediately, with who you are, a picture and other important information.

I will NOT FOLLOW ANYONE I DO NOT KNOW WHO THEY ARE.

Communication using web 2.0