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Web 2.0 Tools for the Grade 4-6 Classroom

Web 2.0 Tools for the Grade 4-6 Classroom. Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta. A Quick Poll…. Are you willing to shift your thinking about some technology tools in your classrooms? http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTExOTk0NTIxNzA. Iconography.

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Web 2.0 Tools for the Grade 4-6 Classroom

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  1. Web 2.0 Tools for the Grade 4-6 Classroom Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta

  2. A Quick Poll… • Are you willing to shift your thinking about some technology tools in your classrooms? • http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/LTExOTk0NTIxNzA

  3. Iconography • Classroom project ideas • Tool is conducive to classroom SmartBoard use

  4. A Note About SmartBoards • Smart Technologies Web Site: Online tutorials, live training, recorded sessions and more. There is training here for every learning preference. http://smarttech.com/trainingcenter/

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

  6. 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

  7. Part 1 – What Is Web 2.0?

  8. 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…

  9. 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!

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

  11. 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.

  12. 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.

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

  14. 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.

  15. Part 2 – Web 2.0 For Research and Information Management

  16. Research • Ottobib: Create bibliographic references using ISBN numbers.http://ottobib.com/ • Trailfire: Create a paththrough the Internet and annotate web pages.http://trailfire.com/ • Snipd: Copy and archive web content.http://snipd.com

  17. Research • BubbleComments: Video annotations of web sites.http://www.bubblecomment.com/ • Zoho Notebook: Multimedia texts incorporating images, video, text, sound and more.http://notebook.zoho.com/

  18. Research • Have students create a trail of good quality research resources. • Have students use bubble comments tocomment on newsarticles. • Have students create a“historic scrapbook” or “personal goals scrapbook” in Zoho Notebook.

  19. Bookmarking • Google Bookmarks: Non-social bookmarkinghttp://www.google.com/bookmarks • Del.icio.us: Social bookmarkinghttp://del.icio.us

  20. 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

  21. RSS and Widgets • iGoogle: Add widgets to your start page. http://www.igoogle.com • Protopages: Highly customizable widgets.http://www.protopage.comStudent Sample: http://www.protopage.com/yzerman19

  22. Mind 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/

  23. Mind Mapping • Exploratree: Thinking Guideshttp://www.exploratree.org.uk/ • Text2MindMap: For students who prefer text.http://www.text2mindmap.com/ • Mappio: Large online archive of mind maps.http://mappio.com/

  24. Social Networking • MyNoteIt: Collaborative classroom noteshttp://www.mynoteit.com/ • Ning: Create a closed social network for your class.http://www.ning.com

  25. Part 3 – Web 2.0 For Communicating & Connecting

  26. 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/ • Talkr: Blog to Podcast converterhttp://new.talkr.com • Student Podcast Samples: • http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/ • http://thedowns.edublogs.org/category/podcasting/

  27. 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

  28. 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.

  29. 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.

  30. Chatting and Discussion • Chatzy: Free private chat rooms.http://www.chatzy.com/ • Chatango: Add chat to any web page (blog, wiki, etc…)http://chatango.com/ • Lefora: Free forum hosting.http://www.lefora.com/

  31. Online Conferencing • DimDim: Free online web conferencing. Useful for classes, meetings, etc… 20 person limit. http://dimdim.com/ • Elluminate: Alberta based company with “three for free” in a room. http://www.elluminate.com

  32. 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

  33. 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/

  34. 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).

  35. Presentations & Productivity • Google Documents: Create presentations from anywhere.http://docs.google.com/ • Sliderocket: Make impressivelooking presentations online.http://www.sliderocket.com/ • Zuiprezi: Non-linear presentationshttp://zuiprezi.com/ • SPresent: High quality flash presentations http://www.spresent.com/v2/ • Slideshare: Share presentations you’ve already made.http://www.slideshare.net/

  36. Part 4 – Web 2.0 For Writing and Literacy

  37. 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/

  38. Blogs and Wikis • What are blogs and wikis? • Blog Tools • http://www.blogger.com/ • http://www.21classes.com/ • Wiki tools • http://www.wikispaces.com • http://www.pbwiki.com

  39. 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/

  40. 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.

  41. 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

  42. Cartoons and Comic Books • Pikistrips: Create comic books using photoshttp://pikistrips.com/ • ToonDoo: Create online comic books from scratch.http://toondoo.com/Home.do • BubbleSnaps: Upload images and annotate them with text bubbles.http://www.bubblesnaps.com • Toonlet: Create a character and write simple texthttp://toonlet.com

  43. 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

  44. Web Spaces • Google Sites: More in depthhttp://sites.google.com/Sample: http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.org/mrs-richau/Home • ThinkQuest: Online Learning Projectshttp://www.thinkquest.org/en/projects/index.html

  45. Web Spaces • Other free web page apps…http://www.wix.com/http://www.weebly.com/http://www.jimdo.com/http://www.synthasite.com/

  46. Part 5 – Web 2.0 For Multimedia

  47. Copyright • Be safe and legal… use copyright free items. • Photos: • http://yotophoto.com/ • http://www.sxc.hu/ • http://www.wikimedia.org • http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/ • http://www.stockvault.net/ • http://www.imageafter.com/ • http://pdphoto.org/ • http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/

  48. Copyright • Sounds: http://www.freeplaymusic.com • Videos: http://www.archive.org • More: Directory of web site with legal content for schools and companies to use.http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category:Content_Directory

  49. Flickr and Digital Photography • Flickr is a useful toolthat allows you toupload and annotateimages that can bemade either public or private. • Flickr Noteshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/stratfordschooledmonton/384040545/

  50. Flickr and Digital Photography • Flickr can be used forstoryboarding or evenvisual storytelling. • Flickr Storieshttp://www.flickr.com/groups/sixwordstory/discuss/72157601185227439/ • Five Frame Flickr Storyhttp://flickr.com/groups/visualstory/

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