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Web 2.0 Tools http://webstuffwarehouse.pbwiki.com/ Kay Teehan
Web 2.0 • The next generation of the Internet Movie
What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0
It is a new way to connect with other people using new tools on the Internet Web 2.0
43% of Internet users are online Web 2.0 community members • 56% of this group log into their communities at least once a day • If MySpace were a real physical community it would be the 8th largest country in the world Web 2.0
Who are these social networkers? • OUR STUDENTS! Web 2.0
A New Look at Learning • If teachers are going to relate to this new set of learners, we must know what they know, think the way they think, and learn using the tools they learn with.
Web 2.0 tools Google Docs Social Bookmarking Blogs Web 2.0 Podcasting Photo Sharing Wikis Digital Storytelling
BLOGS • Web + log = Blog • It is a reflection journal that organized by date • Easy to write, save, and share with others • Movie
Types of Blogs • Text-based (the one we will be using) • It can also include images & other media) • Audio Blogs (also called podcasts) • Video Blogs ( also called vblogs or vodblogs)
How can we use blogs in the classroom? • Examples: • Learning in Greece • Monkey Bridge • Student journals • Boys Blogging Books • wiki
Blogs • Blogs promote self-expression, a place where the author can develop • highly personalized content.
Writing in a Blog • You can write in Word (copy paste into Blog • You can write directly to the Blog • Using the Edit Toolbar • Inserting Hyperlinks, images, audio
Writing in a Blog • Don’t be afraid to experiment! • http://www.edublogs.org
Alternative to Blogging: TWITTER Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay connected through the exchange of quick, frequent answers to one simple question: What are you doing? Movie: What are You Doing? WikiTwitter
It is a online workspace for sharing with others in your workgroup Wikis are becoming important in many workplaces because they allow for group planning and sharing of ideas Movie Wikis
PBworks is an easy-to-use free web page that multiple people can edit, it’s based on wiki technology.
In the classroom, Pbworks is a free tool that empowers every student to participate in group projects.
James has assigned a team research project.What can he do to encourage the students to work together, share resources and create high quality work?
Three great ways to communicate with students PBworks Blog Forum CreatePublishCommentConversePost IdeasRespondShareEditCollaborateEngage WritePublish Comment Converse Post ideas Respond
“It's so easy to create a site to help guide students along with projects. I have found that it's a good way to make handouts available to students - I just point them at the web address. I post links to my PBworks Rockford's site so that parents can access project guidelines as well.” Justin Wylie Rockford High School
Mary wants to be sure her students are protected from the wider internet. How can she make certain her online site is off limits to child predators? How can she be sure that her students won’t be drawn onto the web?
You invite your students Each student has a unique login and password YOU control who sees your workspace
PBworks for Educator are free and never displayadvertisements NO ADS
Jamie wants to make certain her students act appropriately on line. Will her students write offensive comments? How can she monitor her students activity?
You have a history of every edit You are notified of every change
Edits are time stamped. You know who made changes and when they were made. No more “dog ate my homework”
PBworks is Free and Easy to set up No IT department is needed!
Set it up and it works just like typing in Microsoft Word
Just like creating a Word document Just click and begin Easily insert Images and Video
Teachers can make coursework and homework information easily available to both students and parents. With easy to use plugins you can create a calendar.
Quickly create new pages Templates designed with teachers in mind
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Examples of Wikis in the Classroom • Research Wiki • Physics Wiki • Presidential Research Wiki • Booktalking Wiki
A Thousand and One Flat World Tales Constructing a Lasting Peace in India and Pakistan PBWorks wiki Using Wikis in the Classroom
PBworks is free, fast and easy to use.Create one now atwww.PBworks.com
Social Bookmarking • Websites that allows you to save your bookmarks online so that you can access them from any computer with an internet connection. • Movie
Social Bookmarking • My Delicious site • Logon to delicious at: http://www.delicious.com
Web 2.0 tools Google Docs Social Bookmarking Blogs Web 2.0 Podcasting Photo Sharing Wikis Digital Storytelling
Web 2.0 Tools for Educators A collection of web tools are now available online for educators. Some of the best can be found on the wiki.
Sample of tools • Library Thing: social book club tool • Shelfari: online book review program • Remember the Milk task management tool • Jott voice-to-text application • Dropbox: cloud computing for the rest of us!
Sample of tools What Should I Read Next? Certificate Street Educator Templates PDF Form Filler Life magazine online Web 2.0 for Teachers
The use of Web 2.0 tools requires teachers to have: Comfort in using the new techniques Confidence that their use will lead to higher-level thinking for their students Creativity to integrate into all facets of the curriculum In summary…
In education, as in society, we are seeing computer work moving from technical to communicative and essential to our way of life. Movie
Web 2.0 has developed in the past 5 years. This rapid development has created a situation where the those in control of the educational machine have no idea what possibilities exist for our students. Teacher must be proactive– our students already are!