Transcript Namao2 - University of Alberta

Web 2.0 for Writing and Literacy
Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed.
University of Alberta
My Personal Philosophy of PD…
Vs.
Inspiration
Perspiration
Part 1 – What Is Web 2.0?
What Are Web Applications?
 Allow you to perform tasks or create objects without
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software.
Often known as “Web 2.0” applications.
Often have an element of social interaction.
Accessible from anywhere.
Usually FREE!
Risks
 Applications go up and down.
 Applications get bought out.
 Web applications sometimes allow students to
interact with other people online. Most tools have
privacy settings to keep minors safe.
 Students’ privacy should
be considered. Some tools
can be completely private,
but others not.
Risks
 Applications may create thing
that can’t leave the confines of the particular web site
(e.g./ can’t be downloaded to a disc/dvd/etc…)
 Students with computers at home may get to spend
more time on projects than students without since
it’s easily accessible.
A Note On Blocking
 Some Web 2.0 sites may be blocked at your school…
you can sometimes get around this.
 Submit a request
to your technology
department.
 Provide a pedagogical
justification for the site to be
unblocked at your school during
a certain period of time.
 Describe how you will keep students safe.
Part 2 – Web 2.0 for Writing &
Literacy
Productivity Suites
 Google Docs: Write, share and edit documents online.
http://docs.google.com/
 Zoho: An alternative to Google Docs. More features
and more complex.
http://www.zoho.com/
Blogs and Wikis
 Blog Tools
 http://www.blogger.com/
 http://www.21classes.com/
 Wiki tools
 http://www.wikispaces.com
 http://www.pbwiki.com
Blogs and Wikis
 Class Blogs
http://www.balla.ecsd.net/
http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/
 Class Wikis
http://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/
http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/
 School Wiki
http://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/
Blogs and Wikis
 Create a blog from the
point of view of a historic
figure.
 Create a blog to track
observations about a
classroom pet.
 Use a wiki to write a class
“choose-your-own-adventure”.
 Use a wiki to showcase student work to parents.
Blogs and Wikis
 Use either as a portfolio
of student work. Allow
parents to join your blog
or wiki so that they can
comment and provide
feedback to students.
 Have students do scribe posts
to summarize instructional content.
http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/
 http://816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/scrib
e-post-november-1-2006.html
Cartoons and Comic Books
 Pikistrips: Create comic
books using photos.
http://pikistrips.com/
 ToonDoo: Create online
comic books from scratch.
http://toondoo.com/Home.do
 Toonlet: Talking head comics.
http://toonlet.com
 Pixton: Customizable comics (animation soon)
http://pixton.com/ca/
Cartoons and Comic Books
 Reasons for Exploration
http://www.toondoo.com/
toondoo/ViewBook.toon?
bookid=12301
 The Importance of Squanto
http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/
ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741
 Prince Henry’s Contributions
http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon?
bookid=11706
Web Spaces
 Google Sites: Easy web sites
http://sites.google.com/
 Sample:
http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.or
g/mrs-richau/Home
 Other free web page apps…
http://www.wix.com/
http://www.weebly.com/
http://www.jimdo.com/
http://www.synthasite.com/
Podcasts and Vidcasts
 Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcasts
http://www.podomatic.com/
 Yodio: Podcast from any phone or the web
http://www.yodio.com/
 Talkshoe: Podcasting and Audio Discussion Forums
http://www.talkshoe.com/
 Student Podcast Example:
◦ http://dreamextreme
.us/podcast/
Podcasts and Vidcasts
 Teacher Tube: An online video archive like
YouTube but safe for the classroom.
http://www.teachertube.com/
 Ustream: Create a live feed
of a school event.
http://www.ustream.tv/
 Student Vidcast Samples:
http://www.kid-cast.com/
wordpress/?cat=12
Podcasts and Vidcasts
 Make a podcast for http://www.kid-cast.com/
 Create an “Our City” Podcast for
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http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/
Do a weekly class podcast as a review/newsletter.
http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/
room208vidcast.mp4
Create a “captain’s log” of a famous historic voyage.
Make a series of vidcasts
to promote DPA (stretches,
exercises, etc…)
Create a series of podcast
book reviews.
Podcasts and Vidcasts
 Create an old fashioned radio play.
 Create a pod/vidcast debate online.
 Have students create a podcast dictionary of
vocabulary words.
 Have students create a series of vidcasts solving
different kids of
math problems.
 Have students summarize
current events once a
week.
Screencasting
 Screencast-O-Matic: Capture and post what’s
on your computer screen.
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
 Examples:
 Assessment / Peer Feedback
http://www.screencast-omatic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH
 Instructional Content
http://www.screencast-omatic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap
Screencasting
 GoView: Record and edit your screen captures
http://goview.com/
 Sketchcast: Capture and
post what’s on your
tablet or SmartBoard.
http://sketchcast.com/
 Screentoaster: Record screen captures and
upload to YouTube and other sites.
http://www.screentoaster.com/
Screencasting
 Use Sketchcast to capture and post class notes online
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quickly.
Use Screencast-o-Matic to create an archive of extra
credit work that can
be used year after year.
Use Screencast-o-Matic to
orally assess student work
Use either to create videos for
parents so that they can help
their child with homework.
Use Sketchcast to help assess student difficulties in
areas like problem solving (have students talk through
their work).
VoiceThread
 VoiceThread: Not really
like anything else…
http://voicethread.com/
 Almost like a wiki/blog with audio… it allows
users to annotate and expand images with
voice recordings.
 http://voicethread.com/share/407691/
 http://voicethread.com/share/4973/
VoiceThread
 Create an oral history
archive such as:
http://www.ourvoices.ca/
 If all of your students have
internet access, do a daily homework question
on Voicethread.
 Have students create a talking storybook.
 Look through the many examples of teacher
projects already on Voicethread!
http://voicethread.com/#q.b409
Thank You!
 [email protected]
 http://www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers/