Easy+video+tutorials

Here are some great, easy-to-follow tutorials that will introduce you to some of the web 2.0 technology:

[|How to use Google docs]

[|How to create a personalized map] using Google MyMaps

[|What is "cloud computing"?]

[|How does the web work?]

[|What's a blog? how does it work?]

[|What is podcasting? how does it work?]

[|What is RSS (real simple syndication)? How can I use it to subscribe to web sites?]

[|What is "social bookmarking"? Why would I want to use it?]

[|What does the term "social media" mean?]

[|What is "social networking"? How do I set up or join a social network?]

[|What is Twitter? how does it work? why would I want to use it?] [|How can I search Twitter to find what I want?]

[|What's a wiki? How do I set one up?]

[|How to create a Google calendar and put it on a class website]

The research process

How to use Google Reader

Tech Tutorial Sites:

Think! Tutorials--lots of basic, how-to-tech videos for teachers

Learn It In Five--five minute tech videos

Make Use Of--Printable guides for all sorts of things

Google Tools tutorials--a great collection of tutorials

Grovo -- find lots of basic tutorials about Web tools