Transcript Web 2.0 to Enhance Student Learning PPT

Media Centers: Stepping into the
future using Web 2.0 to enhance
student learning
Presented by Tonya Grant
Fall 2011
The Media Center
The Media center is a classroom with
teacher-librarians.
 No longer just a book center.
 Provide new and innovative ways to learn.
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Roles of a Media Specialist
No longer just book people.
 Prepare students for the future.
 Integrate Web 2.0 resources into literacy
lessons that support the curriculum.
 Collaborate More
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Importance of Collaboration
Key to a successful library.
 Use technology as a tool for collaboration
with teachers.
 “Teacher-librarians are instructional
partners that help students and staff master
traditional and digital information
skills”(Harris, 2007).
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Why Use Technology in the Media
Center?
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Generation of techno-savvy kids
Interactive and fun
Encourages students to want to figure out
things which leads to learning more.
“Technology will empower individual
students to master course material at their
own pace” (McCain, 2010).
Safety Issues
Benefits of Using Web 2.0 Tools to
Enhance Student Learning
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Supports the mission of a school library
program, “to instill a love of learning in all
students and ensure equitable access to
information” (AASL, 2009 p.7).
Gather, learn, and share information
Critical thinkers
Skillful researchers
Communicate globally with others
Possibilities are endless (graphic
organizers, collaborative projects, etc)
Web 2.0 Tools
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Way to share information using the Internet
Computer
Free applications or low cost
Set up an account
Examples - Wikis, Wordles, Bubbl.us,
Fotobabble, Wallwisher, Glogster, Skype,
and more.
Wordle
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A “word cloud”
Graphic representation of words
Use different fonts, layouts, and color
schemes
Retype words 2 or 3 more times than others
to make them stand out more.
Use a ~ between words to group words
together (ex. We~The~People)
Free to use
www.wordle.net
Ideas for Using Wordle
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Introduce a new subject (Tell me about . . .)
Student names
Spelling words
Characters in a book
Information review
Guess a topic or book
More Ideas for Using Wordles
Reflections on a topic, book, picture,
poetry, etc.
 Famous speeches
 Use for school work, not homework
 Add to a wikispace
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Wordle – Guess the book
Bubbl.Us
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It is “a simple and free web application that
lets us brainstorm online.”
Way to graphically organize your ideas.
Color coded shapes
Free, but sign up for an account.
Kid friendly
http://bubbl.us
Ideas for using Bubbl.us
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Create word webs (Brainstorming)
Use as a note taking strategy
Create timelines
Classify or show relationships (ex. Living
vs. Nonliving Things)
Use to illustrate a scientific process (ex.
Water Cycle)
Create a family tree
Add to wikispaces
Wikispaces
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Webpage That You Can Edit
Easy to Create
Students Can Collaborate on Projects
Free Basic Wiki or Upgrade for a Cost
Teachers need a password and login to
share with students.
http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/teac
hers
Questions/Answers
Resources
http://www.wordle.net/
 http://www.slideshare.net/JenniferW/word
le-ideas
 https://bubbl.us/
 http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/bubbl.us
 http://www.wikispaces.com/content/for/te
achers
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