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Jenna Camponelli & Abby Shubert
“The world is our campus”
- Appoquinimink School District
Writing requires
collaboration!
So let’s collaborate
“N.O.W.”
List “Noteworthy” writing
lessons you’ve demonstrated
or seen.
 Background
 Thinkfinity
 Trackstar
 Social
Bookmarking
 Class Chatter (Blogging)
 Wikis
 Tool Review
 “Writing Out the Day”
 AGES:
Agricultural-> Industrial-> Knowledge
 “Digital Natives” vs. “Digital Immigrants”
 Modern Measures of Success:
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Ability to acquire and apply new knowledge
Know how to apply newly identified skills
 21st
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Century Skills--Student Readiness
Four Cs
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Creativity and Innovation
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Communication
Collaboration
NOW!
Cybergenres are a reality!
Cybergenre: type of writing format
created using technology including
blogging, electronic journaling, texting,
etc.
“We’re embracing the change
and pushing it forward.”
- (Fergie, 2009)
Cybergenres must be taught,
modeled and demonstrated
in schools to set
expectations for our
students using technology
to write everyday.
- (Jenna Camponelli, DWP 2009)
Web 2.0 – HUGE Buzzword!
Claimed to be the…
“Second wave of the World Wide web”
 Not
just about a specific technology, it’s
about the technology moving into 2 shifts:
“User-generated content” &
 “Cloud computing”
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“User-generated content”
Blogs, Wikis & Social Networking Sites – uploading
personal opinion, audio, video, news, etc.
 User is in control
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“Cloud computing”
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“Data and applications are stored on web servers,
and a user has access from any computer via a
Web browser.”
“Bandwidth and power caused Web 2.0!”
Web 1.0
Web 1.5
Web 2.0
Mid 1990’s –
Static
Content
2000 –
2010 – Web
& Local Apps
run smoothly
Became more
interactive
- Tech Web - http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/
 Verizon
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Thinkfinity
“teaching and learning resources created by…
content partners… organizations in each
academic subject and literacy… easy-tonavigate K-12 resources are grade-specific and
are aligned with state standards.”
http://www.thinkfinity.org/
 Lesson
Plans
 Student Interactives
 21st Century Skills
Is a technology tool that helps you create a
starting point for online lessons and activities
with your students!
 Explore Trackstar
 Show an example Track!
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 Examples Tracks we will view:
 # 410564
 # 387585
 Can use tracks for Webquests, Interactive (more
static) Websites, Virtual Museum Tours,
Educational Games
Trackstar Homepage
• Enter Track # that is also given to the students.
• Example Track # 410564
• As a teacher, you can enter your own “Keyword
Search” or “Author Search.”
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Collect it Online (and maybe even share it too!)
 http://delicious.com/
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Tips for Narrowing Down Resources
 Be Patient
 Advanced Search
 Search for Files, not pages (.ppt, .doc, .xls)
 Be more specific on what you are looking for beyond a
lesson plan
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Background?
Questions?
Assessment?
Multimedia?
Provides a safe place for teachers and students
to discuss, write and share on the web.
 Great for 21st century communication and
collaboration!
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It’s free –
just create a teacher account!
Reviewing “Acceptable Use
Policy” and creating
“Classroom Blogging Rules”
helps set the appropriate
tone.
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Collaborative Editing on the Internet through a Web
Based Service
Strengths:
 Easy Access to Web Based Collaboration
 Resource Development/Organization
 History Function--Writing Tool
 Archiving
 Easy Online Publishing
Weaknesses:
 Dependent on those working with the technology
 Can be difficult to be used by younger students
INDEPENDENTLY as a collaborative tool
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http://classroomfootprints.wikispaces.com/
Free and simple way to build and share
webpages!
 Benefits!
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Easy-to-use
Free
Nice editing tools
Can upload documents, pictures, etc.
Great for all grade levels!
 Sample
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Site
http://sites.google.com/site/7blueela/
 Often
times, students transition from
“learning how to read or write” in
elementary school to “reading or writing to
learn” in middle school and beyond.
 Same goes for technology in the elementary
school as it transitions to middle school and
beyond.
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In today’s world, students should be learning
“how to appropriately use technology” to aid in
the educational process during elementary
school. Then once in middle school and beyond,
the students are truly “using the technology to
learn.”
Start with baby steps and expose students to
more Web 1.0 tools – more static content.
 This will at least aid in helping them learn how
to use technology and especially use it
appropriately.
 Remember these types of activities could
include…
 Webquests
 Interactive Websites
 Virtual Museum Tours
 Educational Games
 3rd, 4th & 5th grade – video conferencing,
blogging, etc. are more appropriate
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Pick “ONE” of the writing
lessons or activities you
have demonstrated or
seen in the classroom that
you now want to revise
using technology.
 eLearning
Delaware
 Delaware Center for Educational Technology
 DWP Teacher’s Consultants
 Building/District Tech Coordinators
 ITUG Delaware
 Local Universities
 ISTE
 THE Journal
“Which” Web 2.0 tool(s) do
you want to use to change
your chosen 20th Century
writing lesson into a 21st
Century mastery writing
lesson? Describe your first
steps towards making it
happen.
 Remember
 Plan
ahead!
 What technology would you like to use?
 Who may be able to help you in the
building?
 Make sure the tech is available.
 Test it head of time and if not, how do you
get it? Don’t give up – it’s for the kids 
 Reflect – What went well or not well and
how do you fix it for next time?
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Thinkfinity: http://www.thinkfinity.org/
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TrackStar: http://trackstar.4teachers.org/trackstar/
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Social Bookmarking: http://delicious.com/
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Blogs: http://www.classchatter.com/
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Wikis: http://www.wikispaces.com/
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Google Sites: http://sites.google.com/
*Don’t forget, you can access all of these with the
TrackStar # 410564
Write on what
I learned…
Write on what
I discovered…
Write on what
I confirmed…