Transcript Familiarizing Students with Web 2.0

Familiarizing Students
with Web 2.0
Char Perlas
Counseling Faculty
Mission College
Fall 2009
What is Web 2.0?
Why am I being asked to
use Web 2.0?
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Creative Learning Strategies
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Utilization of Free Internet Tools
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Combining Entertainment with Education
What Web 2.0 tools could I
expect to utilize?
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Blogs
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Wikis
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ePortfolios
Blogs –
a Collaborative Environment
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Promote deep learning
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Assignments are a beginning not an end
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Extend classroom walls
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Facilitate metacognition and reflection
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Demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes
Research on Blogging
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Promotes critical and analytical thinking
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Emphasizes creative, intuitive and associational thinking
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Combines the best of solitary reflection and social
interaction
(Eide Neurolearning Blog, 2005)
Blogging – Getting Started
www.blogger.com
Wikis
What are wikis?
According to the writingwiki.org web site:
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Wikis are free, online
writing spaces.
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Wikis convey a highly
collaborative view of
composing and creativity.
Wikis – Getting Started
This YouTube video
explains Wikis and
how they work
Creating your Wiki
Online tutorial of www.wikispaces.com
ePortfolio
Allows students to:
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Collect
Select
Reflect
Set goals
Celebrate achievement
Sample ePortfolio
THINK before you POST!
Questions?
In order to assess the effectiveness of this workshop, please take a
minute to complete the “Muddiest” point handout.
For more information on this workshop including PPT
presentation and handouts, visit:
http://salsa.missioncollege.org/perlas/
Scroll to Presentations and click on:
Familiarizing Students with Web 2.0 (PPT) link
Familiarizing Students with Web 2.0 Handouts link