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Web 2.0 for Writing and Literacy

Web 2.0 for Writing and Literacy. Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta. My Personal Philosophy of PD…. Vs. Inspiration. Perspiration. Part 1 – What Is Web 2.0?. What Are Web Applications?. Allow you to perform tasks or create objects without software.

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Web 2.0 for Writing and Literacy

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  1. Web 2.0 for Writing and Literacy Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta

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

  3. Part 1 – What Is Web 2.0?

  4. 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!

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. 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 justification for the site to be unblocked at your school during a certain period of time. • Describe how you will keep students safe.

  8. Part 2 – Web 2.0 for Writing & Literacy

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

  10. Blogs and Wikis • Blog Tools • http://www.blogger.com/ • http://www.21classes.com/ • Wiki tools • http://www.wikispaces.com • http://www.pbwiki.com

  11. Blogs and Wikis • Class Blogs http://www.balla.ecsd.net/http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/ • Class Wikishttp://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/ • School Wikihttp://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/

  12. Blogs and Wikis • Create a blog from thepoint of view of a historicfigure. • Create a blog to track observations about a classroom pet. • Use a wiki to write a class“choose-your-own-adventure”. • Use a wiki to showcase student work to parents.

  13. Blogs and Wikis • Use either as a portfolioof student work. Allowparents to join your blogor wiki so that they can comment and provide feedback to students. • 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

  14. Cartoons and Comic Books • Pikistrips: Create comic books using photos.http://pikistrips.com/ • ToonDoo: Create online comic books from scratch.http://toondoo.com/Home.do • Toonlet: Talking head comics.http://toonlet.com • Pixton: Customizable comics (animation soon)http://pixton.com/ca/

  15. 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

  16. Web Spaces • Google Sites: Easy web siteshttp://sites.google.com/ • Sample: http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.org/mrs-richau/Home • Other free web page apps…http://www.wix.com/http://www.weebly.com/http://www.jimdo.com/http://www.synthasite.com/

  17. 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 Example: • http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/

  18. 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/ • Student Vidcast Samples:http://www.kid-cast.com/wordpress/?cat=12

  19. 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…) • Create a series of podcast book reviews.

  20. 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 ofmath problems. • Have students summarizecurrent events once a week.

  21. 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

  22. 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/

  23. Screencasting • Use Sketchcast to capture and post class notes online quickly. • Use Screencast-o-Matic to create an archive of extra credit work that can be used year after year. • Use Screencast-o-Matic to orally assess student work • Use either to create videos for parents so that they can help their child with homework. • Use Sketchcast to help assess student difficulties in areas like problem solving (have students talk through their work).

  24. 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/

  25. 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

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

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