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Google Apps for Classroom Management. Theory & Overview. What We Will Discuss. What’s the Big Deal? Why Does It Matter? How Are Writers and Teachers of Writing Affected? Schmoozefest – aka Q&A. What We Won’t Discuss. Logging In What button to click
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Google Apps for Classroom Management Theory & Overview Perry Glasser
What We Will Discuss • What’s the Big Deal? • Why Does It Matter? • How Are Writers and Teachers of Writing Affected? • Schmoozefest – aka Q&A Perry Glasser
What We Won’t Discuss • Logging In • What button to click • Faciltiy with New Media is never about software • Software changes - ideas stay the same • Besides, “hands-on” is this afternoon’s sessions Perry Glasser
Your Computer is NOT Just A • SO WHAT IS IT?? Perry Glasser
Community Creation • Time and geography are no longer barriers to likeminded people finding each other. Perry Glasser
Collaborative Work • Time and geography are no longer barriers to collaboration. • Teaching is collaborative work Perry Glasser
Models: Collaborative Writing I • Consensus • The slowest model of collaboration • Makes people happy • Accomplishes no product – it’s at best an agreement. Perry Glasser
Models: Collaborative Writing II • Iterative Repetition • Traditional Teaching • Incremental Improvement Perry Glasser
Models: Collaborative Writing III • Teamwork • Defined roles • Defined Processes • Shared Purpose • Vygotsky – Peer Groups Perry Glasser
Modern Computing & New Media • Has anyone bought Yahoo software? • What does Yahoo sell that Microsoft wanted to buy for $47 BILLION dollars??? Perry Glasser
Fat & Skinny Client/Servers • Where does computing intelligence “live?” • Microsoft wins the battle for consumers • Moore’s Law – 45 years and still true! • Metcalfe’s Law • The value of a telecommunications network is proportional to the square of the number of connected users of the system • Disruptive Technologies Perry Glasser
Cloud Computing Perry Glasser
Why Does It Matter? • Writers will still write, but…they will meet their audience and create in new ways. Perry Glasser
What’s in the clouds? • Wiki – (from Hawaiian for “easy”) - knowledge • Blogs – from “web + logs” – commentary and news • Dooce • Social Networking – community creation • Facebook • MySpace • LinkedIn • Video and Multimedia - sharing • YouTube • Adobe Photoshop Express and Flickr • Slideshare Perry Glasser
Google Apps • Virtual Collaborative Space • Like-minded people with a common task and defined roles can meet for productive work • teaching and learning. Perry Glasser
Convergence • Pictures • Text • Video • Sound • Slideshows • Contacts • Commentary • Community Perry Glasser
Old Media Information transfer Credentialed access High cost of entry Slow interaction Letter to the editor Letter to the writer Dedicated Medium New Media Information transfer Democratic access Virtually zero cost Immediate interaction Email Blog comment Multimedia New Lamps for Old! Perry Glasser
Citizen journalists Huffington Post Literary blogs Bookslut EWN Identity Theory Communities 2009 Book Expo Wiki The Genie is Out of the Lamp!!! Perry Glasser
Wiki – The Wisdom of Crowds Perry Glasser
Open Questions • Wither books? • Music, newspapers revenue sources, video entertainment are all moving to the Internet—why think books will do otherwise? • Wither privacy? • What does “publishing” mean anymore? • What is a Writer? Perry Glasser
Welcome to Google Apps • A virtual collaborative space • Controlled access • Flexible modalities • Sample Perry Glasser
What Do We Think? Perry Glasser