Apr7

**Monday - April 7 - Horizon Project Template Exploration and more**

 * Get to know your topic by:**
 * reading about your Trend or MetaTrend:
 * Trends (Listen to the audio als)
 * [|Metatrends] (Click on your trend to learn more)
 * exploring the templates for your topic - Templates are managed by your Project Manager.
 * Grassroots Video
 * Collaboration Webs
 * Mobile Broadband
 * Data Mashups
 * Collective Intelligence
 * Social Operating Systems
 * Human and Machines Communication
 * Collective Sharing and General of Knowledge
 * Games as Pedagogical Platforms
 * Computing in Three Dimensions
 * Connecting People via the Network
 * Shifting of Content Production to Users
 * Evolution of a Ubiquitous Platform
 * reading the information on your group on the [|NIng].
 * explore the resources from last year's project


 * Other Tasks:**
 * fix your [|Delicious] tags (The plus means space - change the + to a space)
 * make sure you have done the following (grades will be entered this week).
 * Created an audio file and added it your Ning blog using [|Evoca].
 * Joined the [|Horizon Project Wiki]
 * Created a [|delicious] account and added at least 6 resources, tagging them correctly. (See April 4 Lesson Plans and Ashley, Robert, Andrew, Nathan, Cassie or most of 8th block for help.)
 * Joined the Appropriate [|Ning] group(s).

 **Tuesday April 8 and Wednesday April 9 - RSS**
RSS in Plain English by Common Craft media type="youtube" key="0klgLsSxGsU&hl=en" height="355" width="425" In order to subscribe to an RSS feed you will need two things, an RSS reader (We're using Google Reader) and a url (web address) of the RSS feed that you wish to subscribe. 1. Take the [|Google Reader] Tour. 2. Add Google Reader to your [|iGoogle] page. In iGoogle, click on "add stuff." Find the Google Reader gadget and click on "Add it now." 3. In a new tab in Google Reader locate the web address (url) of the RSS feed (XML file) that you wish to subscribe. http://horizonproject2008.wikispaces.com/Class Announcements and copy it. (Apple C) 4. In Google Reader click on the add subscription button on the left and paste the url into the pop-up box. 5. Click Add. 6. The information in the feed will be updated when the feed contains new content. 7. Refresh your iGoogle page and see your new feed. 8. Add all the links listed [|here] under Netvibes. Some schools are using Netvibes instead of google reader.
 * How to subscribe to RSS Feeds:**

You can subscribe to other feeds this same way or you can click on a page with an RSS link and add it to your Google Reader.

Your Daily Activities
 * 1) Read - Go into your igoogle or google reader page -- see what is new.
 * 2) Write - Reading is not enough -- this project requires your ACTIVE participation. If you do not comment on the blogs of your partners -- if you do not edit the wiki. If you do not discuss things that are happening on the wiki discussion tabs -- YOU DON"T EXIST! Your partners don't know that you're there. Every day, you should communicate with your partners what you're doing, your questions and what you think needs to happen next!

Remember that you should be researching and bookmarking items, discussing these with your group on the Ning, and you may begin preliminary editing of the template -- just keep the instructions for now... some of the students are on spring break.

****Thursday April 10 and Friday April 11 - Research, write and get to know your trend or metatrend****
1. Go to your [|delicious] page. Click on "your bookmarks" and print that page. (This is so I can give you a grade.) :) 2. Go to your [|igoogle] page. Read all the new articles and feeds that you have for today. 3. Read and research your topic. Write one paragraph explaining your topic. Print it and turn in. 4. Interact on the [|ning] about your topic with your group members. Get past the "how's the weather" comments and talk about the project. Provide some insight from your reading. 5. Add one sentence to the template for your group without deleting any directions or anyone else's information. Show me what you added.
 * Grassroots Video
 * Collaboration Webs
 * Mobile Broadband
 * Data Mashups
 * Collective Intelligence
 * Social Operating Systems
 * Human and Machines Communication
 * Collective Sharing and General of Knowledge
 * Games as Pedagogical Platforms
 * Computing in Three Dimensions
 * Connecting People via the Network
 * Shifting of Content Production to Users
 * Evolution of a Ubiquitous Platform