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=Monday - March 31 - = (Lesson plans adapted from: http://qataracademy-it.wikispaces.com/Grade 10 Sem 2#toc4)

First, check out [|the members of your team] and send them a note on the [|Ning]. Add your recording to the Ning, following these directions:

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 * Audio Recording Task** (to be completed by the end of today)
 * 1) You can see examples from the last project at the [|Flat Classroom Ning].
 * 2) Save it as a GB file, then Export is as an MP3 file.
 * Share to iTunes
 * Set your iTunes Preferences so your file will be an MP3 file.
 * Go to iTunes Preferences
 * Click on the Advanced tab
 * Click on Importing
 * Change Import Using: to MP3 Encoder.
 * Go to Advanced tab and Convert to MP3 and click OK.
 * Drag this file to your desktop.
 * 1) Join [|evoca.com] and upload your MP3 introduction.
 * Click on this link: Or, get started by visiting [|your Evoca account].
 * Click on the link under Create that says, "Upload a Recording".
 * Follow the steps to upload your recording.
 * Go to your recordings on Evoca and scroll down the page until you find the html code. Copy it.
 * On your Ning page, start a new blog post and discuss how you created your introduction. Paste the HTML into the box. The code should start with Tuesday, April 1 and Wednesday, April 2 - Wiki Wonderland! = Now is the time to become used to adding content, editing and using other features of a wiki.

Join wikispaces: Add a username, password and e-mail. Don't start a new space.

Use this free wiki HPSandbox to practice. Make sure you can do the following with the wiki:
 * Create a new page
 * Add text, add a table, add a table of contents
 * Upload an image or a file
 * Embed a video (eg YouTube)
 * Embed other widgets eg Evoca.com audio introduction
 * Start a discussion, add a comment to a discussion
 * Use the wikispaces HELP wiki for more ideas and skills

Now go to the Horizon Project 2008 wiki and send a request to Join this Space. Your request will need to be approved by an administrator (me) before you can edit or add to the project wiki.

Now you can get started on research and adding information to the wiki.

=Thursday, April 3 & Friday, April 4  - **[|Del.icio.us]** =

media type="youtube" key="x66lV7GOcNU&hl=en" height="355" width="425" Read through this blogpost on how to use delicious and watch the embedded videos for more tips. Using the table of content, complete del.icio.us basics and then follow the 9 tips.

Set up your own account with [|delicious]. Look at the links under tagging standards for your area. Read some of the articles.

**Research Introduction**

 * Choose your topic from the Horizon Report: Grassroots video, Collaboration Webs, Mobile Broadband, Data mashups, Collective intelligence, Social operating systems.
 * Use the tagging standards listed here, research the topic and bookmark on [|delicious] at least 6 websites that would help you understand or create a project about the topic.

Tagging Standards
Using [|del.icio.us], anyone may catalog and send websites for analysis to the students and participants in this project. 2008 tagged items http://del.icio.us/tag/hz08
 * **Grassroots Video http://del.icio.us/tag/hz08+video**
 * **Collaboration Webs http://del.icio.us/tag/hz08+virtualcollab**
 * **Mobile Broadband http://del.icio.us/tag/hz08+mobile**
 * **Data Mashups http://del.icio.us/tag/hz08+mashups**
 * **Collective Intelligence http://del.icio.us/tag/hz08+collectiveintelligence**
 * **Social Operating Systems http://del.icio.us/tag/hz08+socialos**
 * **Communication between humans and machines tags: http://del.icio.us/tag/hzmeta+humanmachine**
 * **The collective sharing and generation of knowledge tags: http://del.icio.us/tag/hzmeta+collectiveknowledge**
 * **Games as pedagogical platforms tags: http://del.icio.us/tag/hzmeta+games**
 * **Computing in three dimensions tags: http://del.icio.us/tag/hzmeta+3d**
 * **Connecting people via the network tags:[|http://del.icio.us/tag/hzmeta+connectingpeople]**
 * **The shifting of content production to users tags: [|http://del.icio.us/tag/hzmeta+user+content]**
 * **The evolution of a ubiquitous platform tags:http://del.icio.us/tag/hzmeta+ubiquitousplatform**