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What About Next Year?. By Darcie Priester ITRT, Fred Lynn Middle School June, 2008. Learning is Changing. Students use digital media on average 6 ½ hours daily. Tools. SchoolFusion Blogs Wikis Podcasts YouTube / Teacher Tube. Ms. Kenney’s SchoolFusion Page, BRMS.
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What About Next Year? By Darcie Priester ITRT, Fred Lynn Middle School June, 2008
Learning is Changing Students use digital mediaonaverage 6 ½ hours daily.
Tools • SchoolFusion • Blogs • Wikis • Podcasts • YouTube / Teacher Tube
Web 2.0 Revised from Priscilla Norton, Ph.D George Mason University Podcasts Blogs “All about THEM” – Their opinions, Their thoughts, Their ideas Wikis “All about ME” – My opinion, My thoughts, My ideas “All about US” – Our opinions, Our thoughts, Our ideas
Quiz Time
Quiz What skills will students build by learning to create blogs, wikis, and podcasts? • Communication and writing skills • Critical thinking skills • Collaboration and teamwork skills • Design Skills • All of the above
Podcasts A podcast is an audio recording, which can be a 10-sec sound byte to a 30-min radio show series, that anyone can download and listen to. Podcast.net cites 40,000 shows on their home page.
YouTube vs. TeacherTube YouTube Do not have to sign up Wide range of content available Will need to screen searches TeacherTube Have to sign up Smaller range of content available; only teachers Material more educational, still suggest screening
What to Remember • Try it yourself first! • Plan before the lab • Create rules / responsibility • Try it with one class, not all • Show off!
Resources SchoolFusion • Any PWCS HS, some middle schools • Receive training in the Fall Blogs • Blogger.com (blocked by PWCS) • Classblogmeister.com • Edublogs.com • Teacherlingo.com
Resources Wikis • Wikispaces.com • PB Wiki.com Podcasts • Learninginhand.com/podcasting/create.html • www.macworld.com (search podcasts) • www.podcasts.psu.edu/pcaudacity
Resources Books • Digital Literacy by Paul Gilster • A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink • Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts by Will Richardson • Don’t Bother Me Mom, I’m Learning by Marc Prensky
My Contact Info School email: priestdl@pwcs.edu Home email: darcie.priester@gmail.com Will be available this summer for conversations about technology