MITS/ REMC 2012 Presentation. A brief overview of getting started curating, storing & sharing for educators with a focus Symbaloo & Protopage.

1. Cabinet
in the
Cloud
Curating, Storing & Sharing
Content
MITS 2012

2. Carol Glanville
glanvillec@grps.k12.mi.us
westmiedtech.com

3. Jessica Hancock
hancockj@grps.k12.mi.us
@JHancock101
www.protopage.com/westwood

4. Why the Web?
label
Network /
store collaborate
Curate
Share
Social Bookmarking in Plain English

5. Options
 Pinterest
 Symbaloo
 Bit.lybundles
 Diigo
 wiki-spaces
 Protopages
 Websites –Weebly Google Sites
 Blogs – Blogger, Weebly

6. Comparison
Symbaloo vs. Protopages
 Symbaloo  Protopages

7. Symbaloo
In the Classroom
 Units of study
 Differentiation –
 symbols & color-coding
 Leveled assignments
 Projects
 Formative Assessment
 Parent Information

8. Symbaloo
Get Started
 Need To Know:
 How to cut / paste a URL
 How to copy / save / upload an image
(optional)
 Create a free account edu.symbaloo.com
 Explore the package
 Watch videos on Symbaloo tutorial Webmix
 Create & Share

9. Protopage
In the Classroom
 › Online filing cabinet for resources
 Classroom webpage
 Calendar
 Lesson plans
 Information center for parents
 › Use color coding of the instructions to
differentiate for different children
 › Have groups make Protopages on an
assigned topic, collecting and organizing
resources, images, and information: “The
Amazing Life Cycle of a Chicken”

10. Protopage
Get Started
 Join (free) www.protopage.com
 Check out the Intro, Overview, and Quickstart
 Play to your heart's content
 Learn about RSS feeds
 Explore Widgets-- including sticky notes.
 Share the URL with those you wish to have
use it.
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