Comments on: CustomGuides: Free how-to tutorials ready to use http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/09/03/customguides-free-how-to-tutorials-ready-to-use/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:17:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Cheryl Oakes http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/09/03/customguides-free-how-to-tutorials-ready-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-58724 Cheryl Oakes Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:07:42 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3033#comment-58724 Wes, thanks for beginning this conversation and thanks to others for continuing. In our Seedlings workshops for the past 3 years we have started a wiki where one person in the workshop takes notes, online for the group,we provide the outline and many people take turns during the sessions. We even build upon previous sessions at the wiki site. As presentors we struggle with how much information is enough, how much is too much when presenting to the wide variety of learners. We have found that the on the fly wiki notes hit the mark with the audience as they can tailor the notes to the audience and the event. Here is the example of our Podcasting with Purpose, Cheryl Oakes, Bob Sprankle and Alice Barr. Wes, thanks for beginning this conversation and thanks to others for continuing. In our Seedlings workshops for the past 3 years we have started a wiki where one person in the workshop takes notes, online for the group,we provide the outline and many people take turns during the sessions. We even build upon previous sessions at the wiki site. As presentors we struggle with how much information is enough, how much is too much when presenting to the wide variety of learners. We have found that the on the fly wiki notes hit the mark with the audience as they can tailor the notes to the audience and the event. Here is the example of our Podcasting with Purpose,
Cheryl Oakes, Bob Sprankle and Alice Barr.

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/09/03/customguides-free-how-to-tutorials-ready-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-58711 Wesley Fryer Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:25:31 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3033#comment-58711 Scott: I am so glad to hear about this project-- I would think a wiki would be the best tool to use to link these up. GREAT idea. (Like minds at work no doubt!) Scott: I am so glad to hear about this project– I would think a wiki would be the best tool to use to link these up. GREAT idea. (Like minds at work no doubt!)

]]> By: Scott McLeod http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/09/03/customguides-free-how-to-tutorials-ready-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-58709 Scott McLeod Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:27:46 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3033#comment-58709 Wes, funny you should post this. In an Edubloggercon conference call right before NECC 2008, we decided to do this. I've even registered a domain name: techdemos.org. I know that the folks at WeTheTeachers are interested in helping with this. If you or other folks are interested too, let me know. www.scottmcleod.net/contact Wes, funny you should post this. In an Edubloggercon conference call right before NECC 2008, we decided to do this. I’ve even registered a domain name: techdemos.org.

I know that the folks at WeTheTeachers are interested in helping with this. If you or other folks are interested too, let me know.

http://www.scottmcleod.net/contact

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/09/03/customguides-free-how-to-tutorials-ready-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-58630 Wesley Fryer Fri, 05 Sep 2008 05:41:50 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3033#comment-58630 Awesome Mary! Thanks for sharing the link to your wiki. This is GREAT! Super use of a wiki to provide resources to teachers! Awesome Mary! Thanks for sharing the link to your wiki. This is GREAT! Super use of a wiki to provide resources to teachers!

]]> By: Mary Frazier http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/09/03/customguides-free-how-to-tutorials-ready-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-58629 Mary Frazier Fri, 05 Sep 2008 04:26:55 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3033#comment-58629 Hi Wesley, We have been creating step-by-step tutorials for our teachers. We had notebooks of handouts and articles and samples of curriculum connections. We are now putting everything on our Buhler Tech wiki. When we add to it, we send an email to the teachers and announce what new page or tutorial has been added. This is a living document. When a teacher asks how to do something, we try to add that to the wiki. We are now experimenting with SnapzPro and have plans to add more short video tutorials. http://buhlertech.wikispaces.com Hi Wesley,
We have been creating step-by-step tutorials for our teachers. We had notebooks of handouts and articles and samples of curriculum connections. We are now putting everything on our Buhler Tech wiki. When we add to it, we send an email to the teachers and announce what new page or tutorial has been added. This is a living document. When a teacher asks how to do something, we try to add that to the wiki. We are now experimenting with SnapzPro and have plans to add more short video tutorials.
http://buhlertech.wikispaces.com

]]> By: Jo Schiffbauer http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/09/03/customguides-free-how-to-tutorials-ready-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-58603 Jo Schiffbauer Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:31:54 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3033#comment-58603 I recommended the CustomGuides in my blog after I was introduced to them this past May. They are very good and helpful for the applications they cover. However, many applications that we use in the classroom are not covered by CustomGuides. Jeff Utecht has created a wiki (http://wiki.utechtips.com/?t=anon) of software recommended by educators for educators for the Windows, Apple, and Linux operating systems and for web-based applications. This web site is developing into a resource where you can find the recommendations of other educators to use as office suites, photo, educational, video, FTP, VOIP, format converters, mapping software, podcasting, screen capture software, productivity applications, and miscellaneous applications in the classroom. It would be helpful to many of us to be able to go to a wiki where we could find free tutorials/guides for the software recommended on Jeff's wiki. I recommended the CustomGuides in my blog after I was introduced to them this past May. They are very good and helpful for the applications they cover. However, many applications that we use in the classroom are not covered by CustomGuides.

Jeff Utecht has created a wiki (http://wiki.utechtips.com/?t=anon) of software recommended by educators for educators for the Windows, Apple, and Linux operating systems and for web-based applications. This web site is developing into a resource where you can find the recommendations of other educators to use as office suites, photo, educational, video, FTP, VOIP, format converters, mapping software, podcasting, screen capture software, productivity applications, and miscellaneous applications in the classroom.

It would be helpful to many of us to be able to go to a wiki where we could find free tutorials/guides for the software recommended on Jeff’s wiki.

]]> By: Robert Rowe http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2008/09/03/customguides-free-how-to-tutorials-ready-to-use/comment-page-1/#comment-58597 Robert Rowe Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:19:17 +0000 http://www.speedofcreativity.org/?p=3033#comment-58597 I've been slowly working on one-page guides for social media sites. I haven't released them yet, but once I do, they will be licensed under Creative Commons, BY-SA. It looks like the CustomGuides are more geared towards "software" and not "web-apps", but is still an amazing resource. I’ve been slowly working on one-page guides for social media sites. I haven’t released them yet, but once I do, they will be licensed under Creative Commons, BY-SA. It looks like the CustomGuides are more geared towards “software” and not “web-apps”, but is still an amazing resource.

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