introduction to blogs and wikis in the classroom smr ultranet coaches’ workshop program 2009
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INTRODUCTION TO BLOGS AND WIKIS IN THE CLASSROOM
SMR Ultranet Coaches’ Workshop Program 2009
What Have You Done So Far?
Have used blogs or wikis with your students
Have used blogs or wikis for personal use
Know what blogs and wikis are but haven’t used them
What are blogs and wikis….??
Share some of the ways that this group has used blogs and wikis.
Add your ideas / examples to the workshop wiki
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What are Blogs and Wikis?
Blogs Wikis
Connect - Blogging Connect - Wikis
A blog, or web log is a kind of website published straight to the internet.
Blogs are two-way (like other web 2.0 tools) as readers are encouraged to contribute by leaving comments / submitting work.
A wiki is a web space where people can work together to build and publish information and content.
Intro to Wikispaces
Best educational providers:•Global Teacher (Postings by teachers only)•Global Student (Postings by teachers and students - the teacher remains the administrator)
Both created by Connect and the State Library Association of Victoria
Best educational providers:•pbworks•Wikispaces•Wetpaint (often blocked in Netspace schools) SMR Ultranet Coaches
Blogs – What do they look like?
Blogs that showcase the school and student's work
Examples on Connect Examples on Global Teacher
Examples on Bright Ideas (SLAV) Examples on Netbook Trial wiki
Examples on Hume wiki Hawkesdale P-12 College – school blog
ePotential – search for blogs for professional learning and examples
Berwick Lodge School Blog LEEP - a class blog at Berwick PS
ICT with Berwick LodgersLittle Voices, Little Scholars: March 2009
Mosgiel Park PS Blog Lisa Hill’s Staff Blog (teacher Mosgiel Park)
Kathy Cassidy – Blogmeister Jane L -- Blogmeister
Mr. Lund's Fifth Grade Class A World of WonderSMR Ultranet Coaches
Wikis – What do they look like?
Examples on Connect E.g. Mansfield P-2 wiki
Examples on the WMR wiki
Examples on Netbook Trial wiki
Primary Web2.0 Tools - Web2.0 tools for 5-8 year olds
ePotential – search for blogs for professional learning and examples
E.g. http://brokenworld.wikispaces.com/A+Broken+World (secondary example)
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Access and Guidelines
Access Using a class blog or wiki is easier to manage than individual
student blogs and wikis Accounts / access granted by teacher as administrator Teacher monitors the student contributions Can be private or public, with different access levels set by
the teacher
Guidelines Connect – Blogging (DEECD) Global Teacher Guidelines Global Student – ‘About Global Student’
Connect – Wikis (DEECD)
Parental permission / student agreements – Web2.0 specific…….
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How To………..
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BlogsIntro video tour and specific “How To…” videos (using Jing Screencasts) http://edublogs.org/videos/
Edublogs Help - http://help.edublogs.org/Lois Smethurst - http://loisath.edublogs.org/beginning-bloggers/
WikisText and video instructions
Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com/help+indexPbworks - http://pbworks.com/content/supportcenter
Creating Class Blogs and Wikis
Use the Educational plans – basic ones are free.
Can be difficult to find the “Create a New Wiki / Blog” link at times! Click the links below to find them…..
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Need to request upgrade to educational AFTER creating the wiki in Wikspaces (even though you set it up as K-12)
For teacher blogs only
For class blogs and student blogs
Go to pbworks-academic pricing
Creating Student Accounts For Students Without Email Accounts
Blogs
Use dummy student gmail accounts attached to your own teacher gmail account .
Wordpress blog describes how.
Wikis
You can create student wiki accounts without them having their own eMail address
Wikispaces Blog
The Official Blog of PBworks
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A Couple of Teacher Resource Wikis for Help
With Web2.0…...
ICT Toolkit - http://icttoolkit.wikispaces.com/ (Established by NMR Ultranet Coaches)
Susie Vespar - http://educationalsoftware.wikispaces.com/
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Examples of Web 2.0 Tools to Embed
Voicethread
Glogster
Animoto(Use the Educator Versions)
Teacher Tube
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Jonathan Hall
SMR Ultranet Coach
hall.jonathan.m@edumail.vic.gov.au
Mobile : 0403 350 484
Thanks also to Lois Smethurst at Berwick Lodge PS for aspects of this presentation.
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Thanks for your participation.
Good luck in using blogs and wikis with your students.
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