blogs and wikis tools for teaching and learning teacher librarian network 22 september 2009 ruth...
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Blogs and wikisTools for teaching and learning
Teacher Librarian Network 22 September 2009
Ruth Mason, Senior Learning Design Officer
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Life in the 21st century
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Website links
Most of the important web links in this presentation are available at:
http://delicious.com/lilythebud/wikis
Note
Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking website, which means it is designed to allow you to store and share bookmarks on the web, instead of inside your browser
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Key themes
■ Quick update
■ Differences between wikis and blogs
■ Considerations
■ How to create your own
■ How teachers use them
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DET update
■ The DET Blog should be available this year
■ The DET Wiki trial is still going ahead this year with release 2010
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What is a blog?
■ the word is a contraction of “web log”
■ is a website, similar to a diary or journal
■ the owner and invited participants write their thoughts
■ can include text, images, voice, videos
■ 10 ways to use blogs
http://edublogs.org/10-ways-to-use-your-edublog-to-teach/
■ Edublogs handout
Example A blog from a librarian in USA containing discussions on blogs and other Web 2.0 tools
http://librarystream.wordpress.com/about-the-learn-more-series/
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What is wiki?
■ a web site that lets any visitor become a participant (once permission has been given)
■ a means of collecting team knowledge, planning events, or working on group projects
■ a website where participants can create, modify and update the contents without any special technical knowledge or tools.
When setting up a blog or wiki …..
Consider:
your purpose your audience a voice which tool will best suit your
purpose
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Differences between blogs and wikis
Blogs:
■ A way for participants to express individual ideas and opinions by posting them on the blog
■ Others can comment on these ideas and opinions but cannot change what has been written
Wikis:
■ A more open structure ■ Participants can make changes to what others have written
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Differences between blogs and wikis - analogiesBlogs:
A chat show with call in guests who can comment but it’s ultimately one person’s show
Wikis:
A chat show with a panel where everyone contributes to the discussion
OR
http://www.converstations.com/2008/10/hey-blog-coac-1.html
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Sample blog
http://firsttime-rm.blogspot.com/
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Sample wiki
http://wikinewbies.wikispaces.com/Handout
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Create your own blog
https://www.blogger.com/start
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Create your own wiki
http://www.wikispaces.com/
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Why would teachers use blogs?
Blogs can:
■ provide a space for sharing opinions, allowing everyone to be heard
■ provide an opportunity for collective and collaborative learning
■ provide the opportunity to teach responsible public writing
■ be a means to create enthusiasm for writing and communication
■ facilitate reflection and evaluation
Reason’s for blogging handoutExample A blog from a librarian in USA containing discussions on blogs and other Web 2.0 tools http://librarystream.wordpress.com/about-the-learn-more-series/
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Blogs – the learning
Slide from Rachel Boyd and Tania O’Meagher Eating The Elephant (that is ICT) and eating it one bite @ a time! http://theopenclassroom.blogspot.com/
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How would teachers use blogs?
http://sandylibrarian.blogspot.com/
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How could secondary teachers use blogs?
http://thebestyeareightclassever.21classes.com/
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How would teachers use blogs?
The possibilities are endless……. Edublogs handout
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Example
http://librarystream.wordpress.com/tag/blogs/
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A blog for teacher librarians mentioned in http://theopenclassroom.blogspot.com/ available at
http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/
Example
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Why would teachers use Wikis?
A wiki allows users to easily create, edit and link web pages (Wikipedia).
■ often used for collaborative projects where different people need to contribute
■ also great for creative writing tasks■ the wiki keeps track of each person's contribution as well as versions
■ contributors can add their own “pages”■ can be public or private■
http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
“7 Things” and Wiki FAQs Handouts
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Wikis – engaging and motivating
We are only a Year 3, and it is only the kids' own words and thoughts……... We love it, but it's only a very modest little wiki.
The big thing for me was that it involved the family in the child's learning and that it was motivating - they were much keener to research and write for the wiki than for their exercise books. It's that whole thing of purpose and audience.
(DET teacher, 1 August 2008)
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How could primary teachers use wikis?
Class3ewikispaces.com
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Science and technology camp wiki
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How have secondary teachers use wikis?
http://elementsofcivilization.wikispaces.com/
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How have secondary teachers use wikis?
http://communityrights.wikispaces.com/
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iwbteachers.wikispaces.com
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Why use wikis and blogs in your teaching?
■ tools for students and teachers to collaborate and communicate
■ tools to collect evidence of participation
■ encourages higher order skills eg group work, problem solving
■ this technology is used by many of our students away from school
A tool has to go beyond "hey, cool" and contribute something useful. (George Siemens)
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Copyright
■ http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/schoollibraries/assets/pdf/hbkcopy.pdf
■ http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/guidelines/info.html
recent amendments to the Act allow teachers to “use podcasts of programs that have been previously broadcast on free-to-air radio or television and made available on the broadcaster's website (eg, an episode of Behind the News or a Radio National program made available as a podcast on the ABC's website)”. Smartcopying
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Now it’s over to you…..
How could you use wikis and blogs to enhance student learning?
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….it’s your turn to get down and dirty!
Explore blog and wiki links mentioned during this presentation
OR
Go to the following website and join wikispaces http://wikispaces.com
OR
Go to the wiki space I have set up and have a play http://wikinewbies.wikispaces.com
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Some Key References - wikis■ Wikispaces
http://wikispaces.com
■ Teachers first, wiki walk-through http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/
■ “7 Things You Should Know About” series http://www.educause.edu/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutSeries/7495
■ Wikis in Plain English
http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english
■ Copyright http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/guidelines/info.html
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Some Key References - blogs
■ “7 Things You Should Know About” series http://www.educause.edu/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutSeries/7495
■ EduBlog Insights http://anne.teachesme.com/2007/01/17/rationale-for-educational-blogging/
■ Blogs in Plain English http://www.teachertube.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=12423&title=Blogs_in_Plain_English
■ Directory of Australian Edubloggershttp://australianedubloggers.pbworks.com/
■ Copyright http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/guidelines/info.html