Transcript Web 2.0 - contact2008

Web Tools
for Flat Classrooms
Connecting
Collaborating
Communicating
A Vision of K12 Students Today
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In the beginning…Web 1.0
• First generation web
services
• Special skills and tools
required for web authoring
• Most individuals limited to
being consumers of webbased information
What is Web 2.0?
• Web 2.0 – second generation
of web-based services
• Web based authoring tools
readily available
• Everyone can be an
author / producer of
information – limited
skill required
Web 2.0 – Embraced by Millenials
They have stories to tell…
• MySpace
• Piczo
• flickr
• YouTube
Web 2.0 – as a learning tool
• Many educational benefits to
web 2.0
• Authentic student authorship,
collaboration and sharing
• Blogs, wikis and podcasts most
popular tools for education
Web 2.0 – as a learning tool
Web-based
No special
software needed!!
Anytime…anywhere!
Session Wiki
http://contact2008.wikispaces.com/
Blogs
Blogs
• Short for “web logs”
Blogs
• Website – easy to use, like
writing an email
• Entries, or “posts” are made in
journal style; chronological
order
• Text, images, videos, links
• Interactive comments
Uses for Blogs
• Homework / School websites
• Class websites (information,
links, etc.)
– Teacher generated notes
– Links to resources
Uses for Blogs
• Interactive student blogs
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Literature circles
Collaborative studies
Student generated notes
Discussions
Student Portfolios
• Comment ability is important
feature
Uses for Blogs
•Professional Reflective
Blogs
– Teacher PD
– Professional Reflective
Journal
Uses for Blogs
• Different levels of participation
(Post, comment, read)
• Comment ability is important
feature
• Interactive, conversational
Available Support for Blogs
•Blog Resources:
– Blogger
– Edublogs
– Classblogmeister
Your time…
•On the class wiki we have
set up, you can click on
the BLOG link…
•Check out a few of the
blog sites
•Share, brainstorm, ideas?
•Comment in your wiki
Wikis
Wiki
•“wiki wiki” - Hawaiian
for “fast”
• Backronym
“What I Know Is”
• Wikipedia
Wiki
• Website – allows visitors or members
to add, remove, edit content
• Ease of use, like using MS Word
document
• Three levels of participation (edit,
edit with moderation, read-only)
• Text, images, videos, links
Uses for Wikis
• Home / School communication
• Class websites (information, links,
etc.)
– Teacher generated notes
– Links to resources
Uses for Wikis
• Collaborative projects
– Collaborative student note keeping
– Group project management /
hosting
– Student Centered Activities
– Student writing / editing
• Collaborative ability to edit is key
feature
Wikis vs Blogs
• No archive of previous posts in
wikis
• Wikis are quicker to change,
adaptable
• More visible student participation
Available Support for Wikis
•Wiki Resources:
– Wikispaces.com
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(ad/links free for education)
– wetpaint.com
– pbwiki.com
Your time…
•On the wiki we have set
up, you can click on the
WIKI link…
•Check out a few of the wiki
sites
•Share, brainstorm, ideas?
•Comment in your wiki
Podcasts
Podcasting
•“Podcasting” – 2005
Word of the Year (New Oxford
English Dictionary)
• iPod + Broadcasting
• Backronym
“Personal On Demand”
“On Demand TV”
Podcast
• Web-based audio and video feeds
• Different file formats
• Mp3, mp4, avi, wmv
• “Audience” can select what content
they want to watch/listen
• Fairly small files, mostly downloadable
Uses for Podcasts
• Student Lessons
– Universities, high schools record and
make lectures available
• Student Productions
– Students can produce projects within
classroom to build and demonstrate
understandings
Uses for Podcasts
• Collaborative Projects
– Students can use podcasts to build and
share during collaborative projects
(esp. over distance)
• Student Productions
– Students can produce projects within
classroom to build and demonstrate
understandings
Podcasts
• Feeds can be incorporated into
– Blogs, wikis, other websites
– iTunes
• Three steps;
– Production
– Hosting
– Listening
Production
• Mac – iLife (GarageBand,
iMovie)
• PC – Photostory3, Audacity,
MovieMaker
Hosting
•The challenge – webspace
– Departmental webspace (access an issue)
– Free webspace (on-line
environment an issue)
– YouTube (video)
– iTunes
– MySpace, Piczo, etc.
Listening
• iPod, mp3 player
• Computer
Your time…
•On the wiki and the web,
search for schools that are
doing podcasting
•Check out a few of the
sites
•Share, brainstorm, ideas?
•Comment in your wiki
Wrapping Up
•As we go back to
classroom – personal
commitment to learning
important
•Share with others – update
our wiki!
Questions?