eXtension is offering several online presentations in April.   Click here for details.

All of these sessions are offered via Adobe Connect at http://connect.extension.iastate.edu/learn and with your telephone (they call you). Join the session 5-10 minutes before the starting time.

SPECIAL GUEST PRESENTATION
On April 24 from 3:00 - 4:30 Eastern Time special guest Beth Kanter will present ?Ten Steps to Web 2.0?. Web 2.0 refers to a second generation of Web-based services?such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies?that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.

This month eXtension is offering ?30 Minute Sessions? on some new things: widgets, browser configurations, as well as repeated topics on using feeds (Feeding Frenzy) and templates for images in the CoP wiki (Finishing Touches).

* On Thursday, April 5, a ?30 Minute Session? called Feeding Frenzy ? an introduction to Feeds and Web syndication. Feeds are everywhere today.  So what are these things? How do they work? And most importantly, how can you use them to save yourself a ton of time. Come to the Feeding Frenzy session to learn how you can start using feeds and change your life forever.  Participants will be introduced to Google Reader and it?s use for managing syndication feeds. (for all Extension)

* On Wednesday, April 11, a ?30 Minute Session? on Getting Started With Widgets. ?Widgets,? are tiny applications that allow you to stream information to your own personalized web page. They are a central part of the deportilzation of the Web, and will most definitely be a part of your online future. This session will show you what widgets are, demonstrate some handy examples of widgets in action, and introduce you to creating your own personalized widget Web page using Netvibes. By the end of the 30 minute session you will be ready to create your own personalized page, and will be ready to begin experiencing the ?come to me Web.? (for all Extension)

Then on Wednesday, April 18, they?ll have a follow-up Widget session to allow participants who added Widgets to their Netvibes or other web page to share their experiences. This session will be open sharing of what worked for you and discussion of implications for extension program delivery and knowledge acquisition? how this changes the way information is consumed. (for all Extension)

* On Tuesday, April 17, a ?30 Minute Session? on optimal configuration and use of your Web browser with eXtension applications. This session will include spell checking (for all Extension).

* On Wednesday, April 25, a ?30 Minute Session? Finishing Touches ? using templates for final stylistic touches of images in the CoP wiki (for those working in the CoP wiki).

Recordings of past professional development sessions can be found at the main eXtension wiki at http://about.eXtension.org and search on Recordings.