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=**10 Steps To Extension 2.0**=

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To practice I am preaching, I shared a copy of the draft presentation on my blog. [|Ten Steps To Extension 2.0] by Beth Kanter This presentation was remixed from Associations 2.0 which was based on Marnie Webb's T[|en Ways To Use Web 2.0 to Change The World]

Resource List

 * Defining Web2.0, Key Themes, and Approaches to Adoption**

[|The Machine is Us/ing Us] by Michael Wesch A music video that explains Web2.0 in less than 5 minutes and quickly became one of the [|most popular videos] in the blogosphere with more than 70,000 views on YouTube. He leads the [|digital ethnography group] at Kansas State University.

Participants in the Webinar were asked type into the chat line what they thought the core themes of Web2.0 were and here's their responses:

[|What is Web2.0?] by Tim O'Reilly The first and most influential concept paper on Web2.0. September, 2005

[|Weblogged-Ed - The Read/Write Classroom] by Will Richardson Covers the use of Web2.0 in education.

TechSoup's [|Complete Collection of Web2.0 for Nonprofits] Articles

[|Full Circle Online Interaction Blog] by Nancy White Covers the adoption of Web2.0 tools and also writes about Technology Stewardship


 * Participant Feedback:**
 * The concept of low-risk experiments seem to resonate:
 * The only way to learn is to do it.
 * You don't learn anything new unless you take the risk!
 * Yes, you have to be the ball. :)
 * The only constant is change
 * IT people need to understand the application of Web 2.0 for specialists, educators, etc

**Step 1: Find People**
Finding people interested in nutrition [|Youth Health Alliance] and their [|YouTube channel] [|Urban Sprouts School Gardens] [|Eating Fabulous]
 * Examples**

[|Use Technorati Blog Finder]
 * Demo**

In case your curious, I generated the slide with all my flickr contacts using this [|tool]. [|How To Search Technorati] [|23 Things: Not So Technical With Technorati]
 * Resources**

**Step 2: Read People's Minds, Win Their Hearts**
[|Red Cross Public Awareness Campaign] discussed on a blog
 * Examples**

[|Technorati Search in Blog Posts] and [|Watchlist Set Up]
 * Demo**

[|The New ROI of Blogging] by Charlene Li of Forrester Research [|It's Time for Measurement of Social Media] by John Bell
 * Resources**


 * Participant Feedback:**
 * Extension's material is meant to be research-based. How does using conversations/videos from blogs/You tube fit with that?
 * Concepts can still be research based but methods of communication can be innovative. New ways to reach people, not just take a survey
 * Maybe by reading what others are saying, you would end up asking different questions in your survey
 * You might also think of something else to think about during your research that could enhance what you're looking for

Step 3: Scatter Bread Crumbs
[|Give Well] Blog Post and [|Network for Good Response] [|Environmental Defense Fund]
 * Examples**

[|How to Comment Like King or Queen] by Coolcat Teacher Blog [|Strategic Blog Commenting A Screencast] by Amy Gahran [|Strategic Blog Commenting]: Blog Post by Amy Gahran [|Commenting] by Alan Levine [|Google News Feature to encourage commenting] by Michele Martin
 * Resources**


 * Participant Feedback:**
 * Is it better to comment on someone's blog, or comment on your own blog and refer to their post? (see Amy's screencast)
 * How do you guys deal with the spam, etc. that shows up in comments if you leave them turned on? (blog software has spam filters)

Step 4: Ready, Set, Get Blogging
Tour List [|Create A Blog in Two Minutes for Free!]
 * Demo**

Lead2020, Mitch Owen: http://lead2020.blogspot.com/ AAfromAA, Anne Adrian: http://www.aafromaa.blogspot.com/ Larry's Ponderings, Larry Lippke: http://tceblogs.tamu.edu/mt/larry/ Extension Trends from Jerry Thomas: http://extensiontrends.ag.ohio-state.edu/ Kevin Gamble http://blog.k1v1n.com/ Deb M Coates: http://www.extension.iastate.edu/mt/dcoates/ Jason Young: http://rambleon.org/ Ryan Pesch's Farm and Produce Blog: http://peschfarm.blogspot.com/ Master Your Garden 'http://masteryourgarden.blogspot.com/ My Minnesota Woods http://www.myminnesotawoods.umn.edu/
 * Examples of Extension Blogs**

//**Adoption Issues**// [|The C's of Blogging] by Beth's Blog [|Advice To Would Be Bloggers] by Bokarko [|Tips from a New Blogger] by Anne's Spot [|Novice Blogger Excitement] by Larry Lippke [|Weblogs As Disruptive Technology for Extension] by Deborah Coates [|Encouraging Educators to Blog] by Martin Weller
 * Resources**

//**Technical How-To**// [|Blogger], free blogging software! FreeVlog Screencast: [|How To Set Up A Blogger Blog] [|Getting Started With Blogging Software] from Idealware

[|Nine Essential Types of Posts for Every Blogger] from Northeast
 * Blogging Wisdom**


 * Participant Feedback**


 * Note the option of closed blogs, useful for communications within a 4-H club, book groups, etc.
 * Can you explain pings and trackbacks?
 * I never talk about work. I'm not comfortable going there and don't mention family either
 * I'm uncomfortable about mentioning personal info
 * "everyone has something to say", the feedback is well worth the possibility of being criticized
 * You sure need to be willing to take a risk.
 * Do you folks blog "as" an Extension person or as a private individual?
 * What's important is that you are communicating
 * Part of the web is its immediacy. Sometimes incomplete sentences get the message across quicker
 * Some people have been fired as a result of blogs
 * My blog is both work/personal at the time bc I wanted to learn to blog to help others learn to...so my blog posts are very varied in scope
 * Can blogs be secured for children? For example, 4-H clubs.
 * Most schools have filters on their browsers so the students have a harder time accessing blogs and websites

Step 5: Use RSS An Information Coping Tool
[|A Tour of Beth's RSS Reader]
 * Demo**

Introductory 3.5 MInute Video: RSS in Plain English [|watch this first]
 * Resources**

Tutorials [|Feed Me: A gentle introduction to Internet feeds] - a good tutorial from Palinet, a library cooperative [|RSS Tutorial] in Flickr [|Using RSS Effectively for Research] 23 Steps: [|Make Life Simple With RSS] 23 Steps: [|Finding and Subscribing to Feeds]

A few RSS Readers: [|Bloglines] ([|10 Steps] to Using Bloglines and [|YouTube Video Showing how to Add Feeds]) [|Netvibes] [|Newsgater] [|GoogleReader]


 * Participant Feedback**
 * Can I use RSS to update sections of a Website?
 * How do you find the RSS?

Step 6: Share the Face of Your Organization
[|Alan Levine's Flickr Tutorial]
 * Demo**

A Group To Celebrate a Sense of Place: [|Monmouth County] [|Global Youth Celebration Day] Flickr Page and [|Web Page]
 * Examples**

[|Start Using Flickr in Five Minutes] Beth's Blog: [|Flickr and Nonprofits Roundup of Examples and Resources] Screencast: [|How To Use Flickr As Resource for Presentations] [|Ten Tips for Finding Photos in Flickr]
 * Resources**

**Step 7: Use Tagging To Share Resources**
Kevin Gamble's [|Delicious Account] note how the links are published on the side bar of [|Kevin's Blog]
 * Demo**

Beth's Blog: [|Tagging Screencast]
 * Resources**

**Step 8: Create and Remix Content**
[|Beth's 50th Birthday Photo Birthday Card Remix Flickr Contest] - [|Flickr Pool] [|Reflections on User Generated Content] by Beth's Blog [|Creative Commons Swag Contest] [|New School Project] [|Voter's Voices] Examples and Resources from the Horizon's Project Wiki
 * Examples**

[|Horizon Report: User Generated Content] Horizon Wiki Project [|Remix culture] [|Creative Commons] [|Derivative works] [|User-Generated Content]
 * Resources**


 * Participant Feedback**
 * In our 4H Youth Development work, copyright has been a big issue, but this opens up some things
 * Youth trying to learn new art mediums, they often incorrectly use copyrighted works...they create a derivative work....a site that has photos, etc., where derivative work is allowed is a great tool for them
 * Thee CC licensed work on Flickr and the Wikimedia Commons are wonderful resources.

Step 9: Wiki This or Wiki That
[|Extension Wiki] [|My Tagging Session Page on the Extension Wiki]
 * Demo**

Resource Collection off a listserv [|Second Life and Nonprofits List] Directories [|Global Voices] Collaborative FAQ [|Phone Conference Facilitation] Collaborative Educational Content [|Extension Wiki] Collaborative Student Projects Horizons Wiki
 * Examples**

Conference Note Taking [|Craig's Nonprofit BootCamp]

Organizing a conference - sign up, program, archive [|PodCamp Boston]

[|Working in Media Wiki: Article Start to Finish] [|Wiki Adoption Issues]
 * Resources**

Step 10: Use Open Tools
[|Slide Share]
 * Demo**

Address Book: [|Plaxo] Bookmarks: [|del.icio.us] Calculator: [|Google] Email: [|Gmail] Calendar: [|Google Calendar] Documents and Spreadsheets: [|Zoho] File Manager: [|Box.net] Images: [|Flickr] Personalised homepage: [|Google] RSS Reader: [|Google Reader] A much larger list can be found here, [|Web2.0 Awards].
 * Examples**

Miles Maier: [|The Great Office2.0 Experiment] Learning 2.0: [|Online Productivity Tools] T[|he Social Life of Office 2.0 Documents] by Rashmi Sinha [|How Web2.0 Keeps You Productive]
 * Resources**