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Participate in the 2009 Teaching & Learning with Technology Conference via these Web 2.0 social networking tools. For more assistance on the day of the conference, come to the registration desk at 8:00 a.m. for support. Open wireless access will be available throughout the conference, so don't forget to bring your wireless laptop or other wireless mobile device and join us in these various social networking opportunities. 

Howard Rheingold and Sarah Robbins will be broadcasting their talks via SecondLife: slurl.com/secondlife/GCCAz/12/212/23/ Join us there!

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Websites/Tools
Wiki
Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit web page content using any web browser. It allows a group of people to collaboratively develop a web site with no knowledge of HTML or other markup languages. Come and view the Tech Conference’s wiki site. 
 
Social Networking/Micro-blogging: Twitter
Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets. Tweets are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length. Register at http://www.twitter.com and follow @maricopatech. (hashtag: #mtech09)
 
TextMark
TextMarks is a hosted mobile web service that facilitates communication and coordination by text message. Text the word “mtech” to 41411 to subscribe to our text updates and to participate in our polls during the conference.
 
Social Networks: Facebook
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. Join our group, befriend someone, write on the group wall, or write on a friend’s wall.
 
Social Networks: Ning
Ning is a platform for creating your own social network. Join our Ning social network group on Classroom20.com, the social network for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies (http://web20ineducation.wikispaces.com/Intro) in education.
 
 
Photo Sharing: Flickr
Flickr is an image and video hosting website, web services suite, and online community platform. Come and view photos of the conference and add your own. Tag your photos mtech09 or add them to the Maricopatech group.
 
 
Professional Social Networks: LinkedIn
Linkedin is a business-oriented social network dedicated to helping professionals maintain a list of connections. Join our group, add a friend, either submit group news or recommend someone.
 
Social bookmarking: Delicious & Diigo
Delicious and Diigo are social bookmarking services. Users can tag, save, manage and share web pages. Join our Delicious and Diigo networks, tag your links - maricopatech.
 
 
Video Sharing: YouTube
YouTube is a video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and view videos of the conference.
 
Presentation Sharing: Slideshare
Slideshare is a resource that allows you to upload your PowerPoint presentations which can then be shared with other people, embedded on webpages or blogs or kept to a small group. Come and view all the conference PPTs in our Slideshare group.
 
Microblogging (multimodal): Utterli
Utterli is a website that lets you mix and mash text, pics, video and voice in one post for sharing with your friends and groups at Utterli and across all of your social web profiles. Set up your account first. Go to Utterli to register for an account, set up your cell phone, and join our MaricopaTech group. During the conference, take photos with your phone and either text or email to the Utterli group. Within 10 minutes, you can dial into Utterli and leave voice comments about the photo. Utterli will put the photo and audio together and post it to the group.
 
Mobile Call: 1-650-644-1331
Web: www.utterli.com/Maricopatech
 
SecondLife
Second Life is a free online virtual world imagined and created by its Residents. From the moment you enter Second Life, you'll discover a fast-growing digital world filled with people, entertainment, experiences and opportunity.
 
Hear the Tech Conference Keynote and Lunchtime Speaker: slurl.com/secondlife/GCCAz/12/212/23/