Blogs and Wikis and File Sharing. Oh my!

Increasing student and parent engagement through free web applications.

Do your computer labs look like this?

But your students' computers...

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look like this...

And their parents' computers...

look like this... or like this...

Then you need...

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this...

which is all about...

this...

Commonalities of these web apps...✓They're free✓They're universal across operating

systems✓They're collaborative✓They're intuitive✓They're accessible 24/7✓They improve parent/student/teacher

communication.✓They're green

Using wikis...They are many good wiki programs

available including PBWiki, WetPaint, and WikiSpaces.

We use Wikispaces.

Let's build something together...

*Today we're building a wiki about fun things to do in Maine. *Please join us at the address below

http://ohchsmlti.wikispaces.com

Recapping the benefits of wikis...

✓They're living documents.✓They create authentic audiences.✓They're collaborative tools.✓They accommodate multiple

intelligences.✓They make operating systems

irrelevant.✓They auto-save.

Blogging ...

*Create authentic audience for student work.*Communicate with students and parents.*Continue classroom discussions outside of the classroom.*Create a central location for links and file sharing.*http://ohchsmlti.blogspot.com

File sharing and more...

*Post notes, study guides, and assignments. *Create voice messages.*Collect paperless assignments without an email flood. *Embed into a blog or a wiki.*http://drop.io/ohchsmlti

Cloud Computing...

Using web-based programs to do the same work proprietary

software does.

*Makes operating system choice irrelevant.*Enables collaboration.*Auto saves student work.*Sign-in to both with the same account.

Spice up a slide show...

try

*Free and web-based.*Turn a slide show into a video. *Easily share work with family and friends worldwide.*Embed into social networking sites.

The end of slide shows...

*Quick and Easy.*Select images, select music, Animoto does the rest.*Embed in blogs, wikis, and social networking websites.

Show and tell directions...

*Free download. Works with Mac and PC.*Files hosted online. *A video's worth 10,000 words. *Students can find help 24/7.

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