Pre-conference+Workshop+8

=**Workshop 8**= (Sept. 24, 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm) Michele Martin** This pre-conference workshop is for those who want to maximize their conference experience by exploring the social Web before the conference begins. The workshop will introduce you to social media like blogs, social network sites, wikis, social bookmarking, photo sharing, Voice over IP, virtual worlds, instant messaging, videosharing, microblogging, etc. Delegates will be exposed to applications like WordPress, Facebook, Ning, wikis, delicious, SlideShare, Flickr, Skype, SecondLife, YouTube, Twitter, etc. Each media will be presented Pecha Kucha style followed by a brief, hands-on trial or demonstration. You’ll leave with the skills to explore each of these social media applications on your own while at the conference and later, at your workplace.
 * Social Media Jumpstart – Janet Clarey and

Social Bookmarking & Tagging
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RSS--Make the Information Come to YOU!
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[|RSS in Plain English--From Common Craft]

[|What is RSS and How Do I Use It?]


 * [|Google Reader]
 * [|RSS on My Yahoo]
 * [|RSS for Internet Explorer (v. 7.0)]
 * [|Netvibes]
 * [|Pageflakes]

[|How to Set up Google Reader and Sign up for Feeds]

Blogs and Microblogs
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[|17 Ways You Can Use Twitter]

[|How to Twitter Conferences Like a Rock Star]

[|50 Easy Ways to Improve Your Twitter Experience]

[|Video Tutorial--Basics of How to Use Twitter]

Social Networks
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Wikis
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Virtual Worlds
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What is Pecha Kucha?
Pecha Kucha (pronounced peh-chak-cha) is a presentation format originally devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of [|Klein-Dytham Architecture]. Think of it as presentation haiku--a highly structured environment for expressing ideas concisely and clearly.

A pecha kucha presentation consists of **20 PowerPoint slides, 20 seconds per slide, for a total presentation time of 6 minutes, 40 seconds.** In a live pecha kucha event, you give the tech person your 20 slides, already pre-timed to transition every 20 seconds, so you're forced to keep moving whether you're ready or not.

Probably the most well-known example is Dan Pink's "//**Get to the PowerPoint in 20 Slides**//"

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[|A Primer on Pecha Kucha for Learning]