Transcript Web 2.0

Web 2.0 for
Administrators
Martha Rankin
Marian Thacher
Newport Mesa Adult Education
OTAN
[email protected]
[email protected]
Objectives for Today
• Working definition of Web 2.0
• Blogs for Administrators
• When to use a Wiki
• Online calendars and docs
• Social networking – why, and when
What Is Web 2.0?
Internet services that emphasize
collaboration and sharing
• Web 1.0
• Web 2.0
– Static pages
– User-created
– Read only
– Participatory
– Receive
information
– Collaborative
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What Is Web 2.0?
Web 1.0 Web 2.0
Ofoto--> Flickr
Britannica Online--> Wikipedia
personal websites--> blogging
evite--> upcoming.org
screen scraping--> web services
publishing--> participation
content mgmt systems--> wikis
directories (taxonomy)--> tagging ("folksonomy")
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BLOGGING
Blogging
• What do you know about blogging?
• How many people do you know who have a
blog?
• Adult ed administrators – what’s the point??
Blogging in Adult Ed
• Teachers – assignments, info, news,
• Students – writing assignments, communication,
publishing
• Professional Development – reflection, inquiry,
sharing, collaborating
• Administrators – Information, collaboration,
reflection, instruction
Collections & Examples
• Webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com
• Directory of Edubloggers
– http://edubloggerdir.blogspot.com/
• John Kerr’s BPACE Blog
– http://webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com/Blogs
• Melanie Wade at Fremont Adult School
– http://facespace.wordpress.com/
Adult Education Matters!
NMUSD Adult School Blog
http://adultedmatters.wordpress.com
Martha Rankin
[email protected]
949.515.6747
Quick Tour http://adultedmatters.wordpress.com/
How we use it: http://adultedmatters.wordpress.com/
• Communication
– IDPs
• Individual Development Plan (IDP) Sep 18, 2008;
•
Reflecting on our IDP Progress on the Blog January 8, 2008;
• Persistence: A Key Focus for Success October 8, 2007
– PD
• March 26th Tech Training - post your share-out here! March 20, 2008
– PLC
• PLC Team Meetings ~ post your minutes here March 19, 2008
– Teams
• Student Council Mtg. ~ May 9 May 6, 2008
How we use it: http://adultedmatters.wordpress.com/
• Electronic Repository / Filing & Distribution
System
– CASAS
• CASAS’ Sweet e-Home September 8, 2008
– Materials
• Essential End-of-Semester Materials May 6, 2008
– WASC
• Our Blog as an e-Portfolio for WASC April 21, 2008
How we use it: http://adultedmatters.wordpress.com/
• Marketing
– Packet
• NMUSD Adult School Marketing Packet September 15, 2008
– New
• New Office Assistant Certificate Program! September 11, 2008
Free Blog Sites
• Blogger
– http://www.blogger.com/
• Edublogs
– http://www.edublogs.org/
• Xanga
– http://www.xanga.com/
• LiveJournal
– http://www.livejournal.com/
WIKIS
What is a wiki??
• Editable Web page
• Private or public
• You control it, choose who can edit
• Use for collaboration
• Share info with a group
Wikis in Adult Education
• WASC Chapters
• Event planning
• Collect info, reports
• Presentations
• Info that needs to be updated frequently
• Info that requires input from many
Wikis in Adult Education
• Examples
• CA Adult Ed Wiki
ONLINE CALENDARS,
SHARED DOCUMENTS
Google Calendar
• Can create separate calendars under same
login
• Can be public, private, or shared
• Others can contribute to shared calendars (must
have Google account)
• Can export to blogs and wikis
• Can synch with some PDAs
Google Docs
• Create, share, collaborate
• Word processing, spreadsheets, slides
• And now…forms!
• How LA is using this
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Why a Social Network?
• What do you think of first?
• How can they help you professionally?
• Examples
THANK YOU!