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Web Applications for the Classroom

Web Applications for the Classroom. Jeff Warner, B.Sc., B.Ed. Kim Peacock, B.Ed, M.Ed Technology Professional Development Faculty of Education, University of Alberta. What Does Web 2.0 Mean???. (that’s a question for you). The Web 2.0 Lexicon. RSS Feeds Mash-Up Social Networking

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Web Applications for the Classroom

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  1. Web Applications for the Classroom Jeff Warner, B.Sc., B.Ed. Kim Peacock, B.Ed, M.Ed Technology Professional Development Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

  2. What Does Web 2.0 Mean??? (that’s a question for you)

  3. The Web 2.0 Lexicon • RSS • Feeds • Mash-Up • Social Networking • Widget • Folksonomy • Tags • Open API

  4. What Are Web 2.0 Applications? • Allow you to perform tasks or create objects without software, using only the Internet. • Often has an element of social interaction. • Accessible from anywhere. • Often uses AJAX language. • Usually FREE!

  5. Potential Issues • Tools go up and down. • Tools get bought out. • Tools 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.

  6. A Note On Blocking • EPSB and ECS block many Web 2.0 sites… you can get around this!!! • Written request submitted to your technology department. • Provide a rational, pedagogical justification for the site to be unblocked at YOUR school. • Describe how you will keep students safe.

  7. Considerations for Classroom Use • Student motivation • Literacy and communication skills • Range of motor skills • Enrichment vs. regular class • Lab vs. classroom computers • Learning styles • Project timelines

  8. Web 2.0 Tools A Brief Tour

  9. Inspire vs. Perspire 11:30 AM 3:00 PM

  10. Blogs and Wikis • Blogs: Linear online journalshttp://www.blogger.com • Wikis: Non-linear collaborative spacehttp://www.wikispaces.comhttp://www.pbwiki.com

  11. Social Networking and Bookmarks • Del.icio.us: Social bookmarkinghttp://del.icio.us • NoteMesh: Collaborative classroom noteshttp://notemesh.com • Trailfire: Create a path through the Internethttp://trailfire.com/

  12. Images and Mind Maps • Flickr & Flickrstories: Share and find imageshttp://www.flickr.com • Gliffy: Collaborative mind mappinghttp://www.gliffy.com • ToonDoo: Comic book creator toolhttp://toondoo.com/Home.do

  13. Maps • Google Maps: Interactive, customizable mapshttp://maps.google.ca • Community Walk: Map storieshttp://www.communitywalk.com • Google Lit Trips: Map stories based on literature (requires Google Earth)http://www.googlelittrips.org/

  14. Video • Bubble Ply: Add bubbles or text to online videohttp://www.bubbleply.com/ • Screen-Cast-O-Matic: Record your computer screen as an online moviehttp://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ • YouTube/TeacherTube: Upload and search for videos onlinehttp://www.youtube.com & http://www.teachertube.com

  15. Audio • VoiceThread: Audio reflections based on posted visual media (Super COOL!)http://voicethread.com/ • Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcastshttp://www.podomatic.com/ • Talkr: Blog to Podcast converterhttp://new.talkr.com

  16. Web Spaces • Google Pages: Easy websitecreatorhttp://pages.google.com • Pageflakes: Website creator and aggregator using widgets and tabshttp://www.pageflakes.com • Protopages: Website creator and aggregator using moveable widgets http://www.protopage.com

  17. Multimedia Documents • Letterpop: Newsletter and document publisherhttp://letterpop.com • Snapjot: Collaborative scrapbookinghttp://www.snapjot.com • xTimeline: Interactive multimedia timelineshttp://www.xtimeline.com

  18. 3D Spaces • SceneCaster: Create 3D web spaceshttp://www.scenecaster.com/view22/web/home.jsp • Mapwing: Build and share virtual tourshttp://www.mapwing.com/

  19. Comprehensive List of Web 2.0 Tools http://www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers

  20. Thanks! jeff.warner@ualberta.ca kim.peacock@ualberta.ca

  21. How This Afternoon Works… • Two rounds of workshops • Approximately 45 minute sessions • Four choices of topics: • Blogs and Wikis • Google Maps • Classroom Web Sites • Visual Multimedia

  22. Sign Up Time • Pick your first choice for a workshop; we’ll slot you in so that everyone gets their first choice. • We will post the sign up sheets, sometime during lunch, go sign up for a second workshop in the round you are not yet registered in.

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