By: Stacy Bashlor and Myra Lipsey

*Digital Literacy

http://www.wordle.net/create

*Focus Question

*How should educators utilize technology to keep today’s students engaged in learning?

*Why is it Important to Learn

about Digital Literacy

*Professionals need to realize that technology is here to stay and is changing on a daily basis. If we are going to be able to teach students effectively, we have to stay abreast of these technological changes and advances.

Today’s students want information to be exciting and interesting. They find lecture and note-taking very boring, and if it is boring, they will tune us out!

Therefore, we need to learn some new tools to keep our kids engaged!

*Lectures?

Most students are not going to listen to lectures, so we have to “trick” our students by lecturing in a whole new way……

*Podcasting

We can present lecture type material by way of a podcast. Podcasts can be totally auditory, or we can use audio and video to create a video podcast.

*Video Podcast Example

*Web 2.0 Tools

Some other exciting new ways we can engage students is by using what are referred to as Web 2.0 tools.

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*Let’s take a look at Web 2.0

*Web 2.0 tools are free and there are many categories of tools to use depending on what you want to do with them.

*Presentation Web 2.0 Tools

*Are Power Points a good way to present information to our students?

*There are some other ways to present the same information in a more exciting way.

*Prezi vs. PowerPoint

Prezi is an online presentation tool that is different from PowerPoint in several ways:It is non-linearIt has zoom capabilityIt is web-based

http://www.dorothybarenscott.com/2012/01/focus-on-tech-delivering-visual.html#!/2012/01/focus-on-tech-delivering-visual.html

* Prezi Example

http://prezi.com/du62xntzq5t7/introduction-to-prezi/

*Video and Storytelling Tools

There are several video tools to choose from as part of the Web 2.0 tools. One that is good for younger students is Vimeo which allows them to create a short video with text.

Can you think of a way this would be useful with our new Common Core Standards?

*Vimeo

*http://vimeo.com/42557697This is a cute student-created Vimeo as a spin-off of If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff.

*Blabberize

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqz7MvCbMaA

www.blabberize.com

*Digital Literacy

These are just a few of the Web 2.0 tools that are available. You can find a tool to help you create just about anything that you can think of.

Can you see why these tools might make learning more fun?

*Resources

Podcasting Resources:

*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL1bX1gepEc

*http://fcit.usf.edu/podcasts/

*http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~nshelley/Web 2.0 Resources:

*http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.htmlPrezi Resources:

*http://learningblog.org/2010/05/04/the-power-and-point-of-using-prezi-in-the-classroom/

*https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_238djxmbfhd

Blabberize Resources:

*http://ideasforteachers.wordpress.com/category/web-2-0/

*Resources (continued)

General Resources:

*http://prezi.com/du62xntzq5t7/introduction-to-prezi/

*http://vimeo.com/42557697

*http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqz7MvCbMaA

*http://www.ictsteps.com/2012/digital-literacy-in-the-primary-classroom/

*http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/nov97/vol55/num03/A-New-Digital-Literacy@-A-Conversation-with-Paul-Gilster.aspx

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