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20 WEB 2.0 TOOLS YOU SHOULD BE USING IN YOUR CLASSROOM

20 WEB 2.0 TOOLS YOU SHOULD BE USING IN YOUR CLASSROOM. Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta. A Quick Poll. Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll. My Personal Philosophy of PD…. Vs. Inspiration. Perspiration.

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20 WEB 2.0 TOOLS YOU SHOULD BE USING IN YOUR CLASSROOM

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  1. 20 WEB 2.0 TOOLS YOU SHOULD BE USING IN YOUR CLASSROOM Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta

  2. A Quick Poll Don’t forget: You can copy-paste this slide into other presentations, and move or resize the poll.

  3. My Personal Philosophy of PD… Vs. Inspiration Perspiration

  4. Project Based Learning • Authentic learning experiences • Grounded in critical thinking • Well scaffolded • Student-centric but teacher-dependent • Firmly grounded in the curriculum • Cross-curricular • Example:http://www.ltspaces.com/geothentic/http://www.polarhusky.com

  5. Part 1 – What Is Web 2.0?

  6. Web 2.0 Is Here… • You are probably already using Web 2.0 tools in your day-to-day online life: • Facebook • Blogs • Wikipedia • Flickr/Picassa/etc…

  7. What Are Web Applications? • Allow you to perform tasks or create objects without software. • Often known as “Web 2.0” applications. • Often have an element of social interaction. • Accessible from anywhere. • Usually FREE!

  8. The Web 2.0 Lexicon • RSS feeds • Tags • Folksonomy • Mash-Ups • Widgets

  9. Risks • Applications go up and down. • Applications get bought out. • Web applications sometimes allow students to interact with other people online. Most tools have privacy settings to keep minors safe. • Students’ privacy should be considered. Some tools can be completely private, but others not.

  10. Risks • Applications may create thing that can’t leave the confines of the particular web site (e.g./ can’t be downloaded to a disc/dvd/etc…) • Students with computers at home may get to spend more time on projects than students without since it’s easily accessible.

  11. Logistics • Consider room setup. • Consider privacy settings. • Consider parental permission. • Consider school/district technology policy. • Consider e-mail addresses and sign-up logistics.

  12. A Note On Blocking • Some Web 2.0 sites may be blocked at your school… you can sometimes get around this. • Submit a request to your technology department. • Provide a pedagogical justificationfor the site to be unblocked at your school during a certain period of time. • Describe how you will keep students safe.

  13. Part 2 – 20 Web Tools

  14. 1. Research Helpers • Diigo: Highlight and annotate web sites for your studentshttp://www.diigo.com/ • Trailfire: Create a path through the Internet and annotate web pages.http://trailfire.com/ • Snipd: Copy and archive web content.http://snipd.com

  15. 1. Research Helpers • Have students create a trail of good quality research resources. • Have students use Diigo to comment on newsarticles. • Have students use Snipdto research their nextresearch project.

  16. 2. Bookmarking • Google Bookmarks: Non-social bookmarkinghttp://www.google.com/bookmarks • Del.icio.us: Social bookmarkinghttp://del.icio.us • Share resources with youryoung students (no URLs) • Have students create researcharchives

  17. 3. RSS Feeds • Google Reader: Subscribe to feeds and write your own notes.http://www.google.com/reader/ • Google Alerts: Get emails sent to you on any topic.http://www.google.com/alerts • Create alerts for topics you’refollowing in your social andscience courses. • Create a custom newspaper foryour students using Reader.

  18. 4. Concept Mapping • Bubbl.us: Collaborative mind mappinghttp://bubbl.us/edit.php • Gliffy: Collaborative mind mappinghttp://www.gliffy.com • Mindmeister: Collaborative Mind Mappinghttp://www.mindmeister.com/ • Mindomo: Software interactive mind mappinghttp://mindomo.com/

  19. 5. Virtual Classrooms • Ning: Create a closed social network for your class.http://www.ning.com • Offer blended delivery rightin your classroom. • Consider opening your Ning toparents and have a collaborativelearning community w/ parents.

  20. 6. Productivity Suites • Google Docs: Write, share and edit documents online. (Video)http://docs.google.com/ • Zoho: An alternative to Google Docs. More features and more complex. http://www.zoho.com/

  21. 7. Blogs • Blog Toolshttp://www.blogger.com/http://www.21classes.com/ • Class Blogs http://www.balla.ecsd.net/http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/

  22. 7. Blogs • Create a blog from the point of view of an historic figure. • Create a blog to track observations about a classroom pet. • Have students do scribe posts to summarize instructional content.http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/ • http://816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/scribe-post-november-1-2006.html

  23. 8. Microblogging • Microblogging Toolshttp://www.twitter.com/http://www.edmodo.com/ • PLNs • http://bethstill.edublogs.org/2009/08/08/looking-for-a-unique-gift-for-an-administrator-give-em-a-pln/ • http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/ • http://wefollow.com/twitter/k12 • http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=pM_ZE5BS0SgqDabnhl8Z2aA

  24. 8. Microblogging • Twitter in the classroom? • Asynchronous discussion • Reading responses • Test preparation • Current events:http://twitter.com/The_Pub_Debateshttps://twitter.com/cnn • Scientific research:http://twitter.com/kidsciencehttp://twitter.com/sciencehttp://twitter.com/MedUpdates

  25. 9. Wikis • Wiki tools • http://www.wikispaces.com • http://www.pbwiki.com • Class Wikishttp://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/ • School Wikihttp://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/

  26. 9. Wikis • Use a wiki to write a class“choose-your-own-adventure”. • Use a wiki to showcase student work to parents. • Use a wiki as a portfolio of student work. Allow parents to join your wiki so that they can comment and provide feedback to students.

  27. 10. Cartoons and Comic Books • Pikistrips: Create comic books using photoshttp://pikistrips.com/ • ToonDoo: Create online comic books from scratch.http://toondoo.com/Home.do • Pixton: Customizable comics (animation soon)http://pixton.com/ca/ • Toonlet: Create a character and write simple texthttp://toonlet.com • DoInk: Simple Animationshttp://www.doink.com

  28. 10. Cartoons and Comic Books • Reasons for Explorationhttp://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid=12301 • The Importance of Squantohttp://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741 • Prince Henry’s Contributions http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid=11706

  29. 11. Web Spaces • Google Sites: Simple studentweb siteshttp://sites.google.com/ • Sample: http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.org/mrs-richau/Home • Protopages: Highly customizable widgets.http://www.protopage.com • Sample: http://www.protopage.com/yzerman19

  30. 12. Podcasts and Vidcasts • Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcastshttp://www.podomatic.com/ • Yodio: Podcast from any phone or the webhttp://www.yodio.com/ • Talkshoe: Podcasting and Audio Discussion Forumshttp://www.talkshoe.com/ • Student Podcast Samples:http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/http://thedowns.edublogs.org/category/podcasting/

  31. 12. Podcasts and Vidcasts • Teacher Tube: An online video archive like YouTube but safe for the classroom.http://www.teachertube.com/ • Ustream: Create a live feed of a school event.http://www.ustream.tv/

  32. 12. Podcasts and Vidcasts • Make a podcast for http://www.kid-cast.com/ • Create an “Our City” Podcast forhttp://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/ • Do a weekly class podcast as a review/newsletter. http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/room208vidcast.mp4 • Create a “captain’s log” of a famous historic voyage. • Make a series of vidcaststo promote DPA (stretches, exercises, etc…)

  33. 12. Podcasts and Vidcasts • Create an old fashioned radio play. • Create a pod/vidcast debate online. • Have students create a podcast dictionary of vocabulary words. • Have students create a series of vidcasts solving different kids of math problems. • Have students summarizecurrent events once a week.

  34. 13. Screencasting • Screencast-O-Matic: Capture and post what’s on your computer screen.http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ • Examples: • Assessment / Peer Feedbackhttp://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH • Instructional Contenthttp://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap

  35. 13. Screencasting • GoView: Record and edit your screen captureshttp://goview.com/ • Sketchcast: Capture and post what’s on your tablet or SmartBoard.http://sketchcast.com/ • Screentoaster: Record screen captures and upload to YouTube and other sites.http://www.screentoaster.com/

  36. 13. Screencasting • Capture and post Smart Board notes online quickly. • Create an archive of extra credit work that can be used year after year. • Use Screencast-o-Matic to orally assess student work • Create videos for parents so that they can help their child with homework. • Help assess student difficulties in areas like problem solving (have students talk through their work).

  37. 14. Mapping Applications • Google Maps: Create unlimited maps with annotated locations.http://maps.google.ca • Example: http://maps.google.ca/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=111008165444273296600.000465931a4b0b9fad889&t=h&z=2 • Community Walk: Kid friendly maps.http://www.communitywalk.com • Example: http://www.communitywalk.com/calgary/alberta/my_first_neighborhood/map/140666

  38. 14. Mapping Applications • Have students create a mapped journal of an historic trip. • Have students create a virtual field trip based on a class field trip. • Have students create a map of a science process (e.g./ where garbage goes or the path of a can as it goes to be recycled). • Have students complete a reflective health project, mapping places of importance in their life.

  39. 15. Visual Representations • Glogster: Create multimedia postershttp://www.glogster.com • Example: http://metro09.glogster.com/What-I-Like-About-Myself/?w1 • BigHugeLabs: Make posters and other multimedia content with photos.http://bighugelabs.com • Zuiprezi: Non-linear presentationshttp://zuiprezi.com/

  40. 16. Video Annotation • Bubble Ply: Add bubbles and captions to videohttp://www.bubbleply.com/ • Examples: • http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=b1bf700f-6f47-4364-9dd7-e413706860b9 • http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=EE1549C5-E35B-4F64-AA80-D4C1A220102F • Note that TeacherTube is a good alternative if YouTube is blocked.

  41. 16. Video Annotation • Use video annotation to havestudents analyze speeches. • Use video annotation to havestudents express an opinion ona video or news clip. • Use video annotation for formative feedback for student work (e.g./ video recordings of PE). • Use video annotation to create an instructional video (with written in steps).

  42. 17. VoiceThread • VoiceThread: Not really like anything else…http://voicethread.com/ • Almost like a wiki/blog with audio… it allows users to annotate and expand images with voice recordings. • http://voicethread.com/share/407691/ • http://voicethread.com/share/4973/ • http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com/

  43. 17. VoiceThread • Create an oral history archive such as:http://www.ourvoices.ca/ • If all of your students have internet access, do a daily homework question on Voicethread. • Have students create a talking storybook. • Look through the many examples of teacher projects already on Voicethread!http://voicethread.com/#q.b409

  44. 18. Interactive Timelines • xTimeline: Historic interactive timelines.http://www.xtimeline.com/index.aspx?t=5&l=en-US • Dipity: Interactive timelines with additional multimedia.http://www.dipity.com/

  45. 18. Interactive Timelines • Have students create a timeline of a scientific process (e.g./ the lifecycle of an animal). • Have students create a year plan for the goals they would like to achieve in your course. • Have students add to existing public timelines on xTimeline.

  46. 19. Virtual Tours • Mapwing: Image based virtual tourshttp://www.mapwing.com/ • Photosynth: Create virtual tours from photoshttp://photosynth.net/ • Create a virtual tour ofcommunity places. • Create a virtual tourafter a field trip.

  47. 20. Multimedia & Digital Storytelling • Pixorial: Create and edit video online.http://www.pixorial.com/ • Motionbox: Create and edit video online.http://www.motionbox.com/ • Jaycut: Create and edit video online.http://jaycut.com/ • One True Media: Video montageshttp://www.onetruemedia.com/

  48. 20. Multimedia & Digital Storytelling • Funtigo: Create online scrapbooks.http://funtigo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y • Vuvox: Make interactive panoramas and movies.http://www.vuvox.com/ • Animoto: Upload and assemble shortphoto commercials online.http://animoto.com/

  49. Thank You! • kim.peacock@ualberta.ca • http://www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers/

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