Relationships+&+Communication+Tools

=Building & Maintaining Relationships:= > To build a great culture: //Soup//. > To lead with optimism: //The Energy Bus//. > To work with passion: //The Seed//. > To pursue excellence: //Training Camp//.
 * [|Tips.pdf] or [|Tips.doc]
 * Additional Resources - Books to read:

Covey's Circle of Concern/Circle of Influence
[|covey concern:influence.pdf]

[|Stephen Covey Power of Choice (1).mov]

[|Positive Attitude is Everything - Very Funny Attitude Video - Inspirational (1).mov]

=COMMUNICATION TOOLS:=

Twitter:

 * http://twitter.com/
 * [|Twitter in 60 seconds (video)]
 * [|Twitter tutorials]
 * [|50 Terrific Twitter Tutorials for Teachers]
 * [|Twitter Tips for Beginners (video)]

**Good Educators to Follow on Twitter:** cybraryman1 teachingwthsoul gcouros web20classroom flourishingkids kylepace rchmcgrth 4thGrdTeach biguniverse esu6pd jimknight99 (Kansas Coaching Project) mindstepsincRobyn_Mindsteps (adult learning) principalj

Wikispaces:

 * http://www.wikispaces.com
 * [|Great collection of resources for using wikis in the classroom]
 * [|Ten Interesting Ways to use a Wiki in the Classroom]
 * [|Digital Citizenship Wiki]
 * [|Set up a free, no-ad K-12 Wikispace account]

**Chat/Video Conferencing Tools:**

 * [|Tokbox]
 * [|Skype]
 * [|New service] ($10/month) to allow multiple simultaneous video connections through Skype
 * [|ichat]

Newsletters:

 * [|February 2010.pub]