5. The best thing about Web 2.0
is that…
nobody knows
what the hell it really means.
Even the ones who coined the term are still
struggling to find a compact definition.
And this is the true beauty and power of Web 2.0
- it makes people think.
From: http://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2005/10/the_best_thing_.html
6. Why social networking?
SAMPLE SURVEYS:
38% of students regularly read blogs and 19%
published a blog (Kirby & Kallio, 2007, p. 17).
A National School Board Association survey found:
60% discuss education-related topics online.
41% contribute to postings.
30% download videos.
12% update online profiles daily, 24% post photos
daily
(as cited in Karlin, 2007, p. 9).
7. The Man is Putting Down Social
Networking
A National School Boards Association (NSBA) study
found that 80% of schools surveyed had rules
against chatting and instant messaging and 60%
even banned students from using email at school
(as cited in Richardson, 2007, p. 68).
Out of approx. 1,200 students surveyed:
7% had been approached for personal information or
bullied online.
Only 2% had strangers they met online attempt to meet
them.
The Legal Gray Area
Very large, very nebulous
First Amendment Rights
8. Additional Support and Cause for
Action
Giving students control pays off.
Correlation between engagement and the
perception of control
And the walls came tumblin’ down…
Students usage peaks at 5 p.m.
Another spike at midnight
(Contreras-Castillo, Perez-Fragoso, and Favela,
2007, p. 213).
10. Social Networking Tools
Open Source
Free
Ease of use and setup
Little learning curve
Editing through your web browser
No need to download or buy expensive software
Communication and collaboration based
Generating user based content
Epidemic Usage
Almost all students have a myspace or facebook profile
11. Wikis
A type of web site
Visitors can easily add,
remove, or edit the Wiki Many people
content may contribute
to and edit a
Easy to track changes single
document using
Permission levels can only a web
browser.
be set
An effective tool for http://parkernwsd
collaborative authoring
15 minute setup
12. Wikis in Online Learning
Engage your students
Use wikispace.com for creating websites
Group projects
Support for service learning projects in the
community
Use PBwiki
Collaborative essays and reports
Space for free writing or reader-response
journaling
Share resources – web sites, annotated
bibliographies, models for assignments
Create a compendium of terms and concepts for
the course to use as a study guide
13. RSS
Really Simple Syndication
Push content
Blog
Audio files (podcasting)
Receive content
Subscribe to a feed
Many browsers and other open source
programs
Practical to implement
Podcasts to blogs and more
14. Blogs
Short for weblog, blogs are online journals
that display the most recent content first.
Can combine text, images, and links to
audio and video files (podcasting).
Readers may often leave comments and
interact with the writer.
Makes students into publishers and writers.
15. Blogs in Online Learning
Group blogs allow engagement
For each work or topic that you cover in a
course, have small groups publish blogs on how
a their assigned theory would analyze or
interpret it.
Individual blogs
Write a blog for students in your courses or
department; link to journal articles, news items,
conferences, calls for papers
Have students create blogs for journaling
16. Blogs for Educators
Will Richardson
http://weblogg-ed.com/about/
Classroom 2.0 Support Community
http://blogsearch.google.com/
Randy Rogers
http://randyrogers.edublogs.com
18. Pownce
Great tool for educator to model reflective
thinking for students.
A gateway for other social networking tools.
Free PR for teachers.
Pictures and profiles can help teachers get
to know their students.
My Pownce Profile:
http://pownce.com/rparker360/
19. Pownce
Great tool for educator to model reflective
thinking for students.
A gateway for other social networking tools.
Free PR for teachers.
Pictures and profiles can help teachers get
to know their students.
My Pownce Profile:
http://pownce.com/rparker360/
20. Ustream.TV
Ustream - http://www.ustream.tv
Great tool for extending the classroom into the digital
world.
Could be a tool for students who are absent or “sick.”
Embed code to be used in other websites
Potential to add a new dimension to class discussions.
21. Social Media
SlideShare http://www.slideshare.com
Share PowerPoints and other slideshows on the web
Embed in websites
Post student work
Post class notes
YouTube http://www.youtube.com
Embed video in websites for student viewing
Again, the man often has block and filters in place that
prohibit the use of such sites.
TeacherTube http://www.teachertube.com
Embed video in websites for student viewing
22. Using Polls in class
Yes, I am saying cell phones might have a use as educational
tools.
Polleverywhere.com
Encourage interaction and reflection on course materials
outside the classroom.
Embed in other websites.
23. Moodle
Course Management System
Open Source
Little tech support, but much potential.
Integrate a variety of tools.
Ease of basic use.
E-Portfolio compatible
24. Google
Google Docs and Spreadsheets
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html
Google educator
http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html
Other Google Stuff
http://www.google.com/reader