The+Basics

** Tools To Help You Personally and Professiona lly**
**//Search Engines -- these tools search the web and yield returns that match your search terms//** Google Bing Dogpile To more effectively search try:
 * Enter a string of words that are important to your search. The search engine will return sites that match all words.
 * Leave out extraneous words.
 * If terms would be adjacent to each other, enclose them in quotes. For example, "Boston Tea Party" will be searched as one term, not three.
 * Limit a search by adding a negative (-) sign. For example, if you want information on constructing greenhouses but not greenhouse effect enter "greenhouse -effect."
 * Limit a search by indicating your preferred type of site. For example "greenhouse site:org" or "greenhouse site:gov."

//**Wikis -- interactive sites that allows users to collaboratively create and contribute**// Wikispaces Ning For a classroom example, check out TreeReaders on Ning

//**Blogs -- create your own space to share content and invite reader response**// Blogger

// **Reader/ Aggregator - allows content to be separated from form and allows information to be delivered to the user using RSS feeds.** // Bloglines Google Reader

// **Social Bookmarking -- allows bookmarks to be portable and interactive** // Delicious

// **Twitter --** **social messaging utility for staying connected in real-time** // Twitter

//**For Readers -- track, tag, review, share information about books.**// GoodReads Shelfari LibraryThing

//**Learn More**// Common Craft -- videos that explain many Web 2.0 tools