Transcript Web 2.0 Tools

Impact Learning with
Web 2.0 Tools
We teach digital natives…..
Our students have never
known life without…..
Cell phones
CDs and DVDs
Ebay
Digital cameras
Computers
Google
Homer Simpson
AIDS
World Wide Web
DNA Fingerprinting
…and they may leave us behind.
“Students increasingly are taking
education into their own hands
with personal technology
experiences, a trend with
important implications for
schools.”
Laura Devaney
eSchoolNews
The internet is no longer a collection of
static websites, but is now the basis for
hundreds of applications that facilitate
learning, communication and creativity.
WEB 2.0 represents the internet as a two
way road on which people find each other,
exchange ideas and information, create
and display their work. Participants
interact and respond to each other in
meaningful ways.
Benefits to our students include:
Opportunities for peer to peer learning
A changed attitude toward intellectual property
The diversification of cultural expression
The development of skills valued in the modern
workplace, and a more empowered conception of
citizenship.
Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture:
Media Education for the 21st Century
Henry Jenkins
Authentic Learning
Today, the web is not just an information
resource, it is a wonderful learning
resource.
Your students can create a lesson with
online content, collaborate with students
in another country and then present their
concepts to a global audience.
21st Century Skills
Because using Web 2.0 tools facilitates
networking, they benefit from developing
their skills in:
Critical thinking
Communication
Creativity and innovation
Three Useful 2.0 Tools…..
LiveBinder organizes it all….
This free online service lets you create
binders containing web pages,
documents and pictures. It is arranged
like a three-ringed binder that contains
tabs to display different subjects.
Students can use this great tool to create a
book of resources or showcase their
work.
It is easy to create a binder!
How to video:
http://livebinders.com/welcome/video_wind
ow?video=%2Fswf%2Fwhat.swf
Your resources are organized and
accessible to your students!
Math:
http://livebinders.com/play/play?id=2462
Science:
http://livebinders.com/play/play?id=4482
English:
http://livebinders.com/play/play?id=4482
Teacher resources:
http://livebinders.com/play/play?id=4482
How do I use it in my classroom?
Create an organized source for your
materials and assignments.
Share with other teachers and let them
share with you.
Let your students create a LiveBinder as
their own portfolio or work on a group
project and collect their research in a
binder.
Do not train a child to learn by force or
harshness; but direct them to it by
what amuses their minds, so that
you may be better able to discover
with accuracy the peculiar bent of
the genius of each.
Plato
Just what is a ‘Glog’?
It is…
A great way to save paper in these tough,
environmentally sensitive times!
It is an online poster creator.
You can mix photos, music, video and text
Can provide a scrapbook or poster look to your
blog or wiki
Provides you with the ability to embed code or
have a URL link
Can be set for public or private viewing.
Let’s take a look at E. Haygood’s page…..a
great example of a colorful, easy to create
glog.
http://ehaygood.glogster.com/Web-20/
More student examples of glogs…..
http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/674
1
http://sunrise651.edu.glogster.com/australi
a-cities/?w1
How can I use it in my classroom?
Jazz up blog or wiki
Use for student projects as a ‘multimedia’
poster
Great for an “all about me” glog for
students to share about themselves
Adds new visual element to text
Lets students express their creativity
Fosters teamwork and collaboration
Voicethread.com
Sometimes referred to as a ‘group blog’, this
Web 2.0 tool allows comments and
discussion around a picture, topic or project.
It is presented as a multimedia slideshow of
audio, video and pictures which can then be
commented on by recording with a mic,
phone, webcam or by typing in text.
Students are able to demonstrate their
knowledge about a subject or present their
own work for a global, authentic audience.
Let’s see what Mrs. O’Brien’s class
thinks a hero is…..
http://heightsvoicethreads.edublogs.org/category/ourvoicethreads/ms-obrien-grade-5/what-is-a-hero/
How can I use it in my classroom?
http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_245f2nkv3g3
So why use Web 2.0 tools?
Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from
one of individual expression to community
involvement.
The new literacies almost all involve social skills
developed through collaboration and networking.
These skills build on the foundation of traditional
literacy, research skills, technical skills, and
critical analysis skills taught in the classroom.
Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21 st Century
Henry Jenkins
Resources Cited
Dorman, Jennifer
Jenkins, Henry, Confronting the Challenges of Participatory
Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century
Crane, B., 2009. Using Web 2.0 Tools in the K-12
Classroom. New York: Neal-Schuman Pub.s