how are learners using classroom 2.0?
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Following a survey of UK learners in Secondary and Further Education regarding their use of Web 2.0 we are trialling a number of web 2.0 sites and services in the classroom. Here are some of the ways Web 2.0 sites and services are being used in the classroom.TRANSCRIPT
How are learners using Classroom 2.0?
Our survey says………
A typical ‘bebo boomer’….
Multi-tasks Communicates - MSN, Skype, Voicethread Networks – Bebo, HI5, Facebook, Piczo Uploads – Flickr, Paintbucket, personal web
site, blogs, forums, wikis Downloads – Limewire, bittorent, morpheus Plays - flashgames
Owns Mobile phone Games console PC or Laptop
(Phrase coined by Ewan McIntosh, Scotland)
Is seduced by web 2.0….
To contribute, share, rate, vote, comment, recommend, trust
Recommendations, star ratings, invitation to review
Content aggregators - bubble up popular content, connect you with like-minded people
RSS feeds - notify of changes in real-time, threads make connections
People who bought this also bought….You can trust this person….
Pagerank - popular pages rise to the top of the table
P2P - The more popular the file, the more routes and bandwidth, the faster it is served
To contribute, participate, share….
Read/Write web Participation, collaboration,
syndication User generated content Simultaneously
Authors/Publishers/Editors ‘Favourites’ superseded by
‘del.icio.us’ Different sites work together,
mashup Growth and improvement of
Open Source
In the new terminology, it is better to be a ‘seeder’ than a ‘leech’
Focus shifting from what learners download to what they upload to the web
Is fascinated by, and engaged by, classroom 2.0….
Is wireless, but always connected…. Drift from computer suites to portable
wireless technologies Web n’ walk on mobile phones/free wireless
in public spaces Drift from server rooms to external storage Drift to (DIY?) VLE’s Drift to dynamic Wikis and Blogs rather than
static web pages Drift to e-portfolios signposting web 2.0
content (videos on youtube, reflections on blogspot, podcasts via G-cast, plans on voo2do etc)
Drift to collaborative documents – sharing concept maps, word processors, speadsheets etc in real-time on Zoho, Google docs, mindmeister
Is able to showcase multimedia work via e-portfolio….
Will future e-portfolios signpost classroom 2.0 content hosted elsewhere?
Is chattering relentlessly….
Mobile phone textMSN, Yahoo, YackPackTwitter, PownceGTalk, AIM (can pick out key words from other web
2.0 sites and notify you) i.e. recently, I received an email from the PBWiki team who picked up that I had twittered about updating my PBWiki to a colleague the previous evening
Dedicated websites– Bigblueball.com
Doesn’t look a gift horse in the mouth….
Classroom 2.0 sites and services tend to be:
Free Easy-to-use (Tip: keep all usernames and
passwords the same!) Connected (RSS feeds, federated jabber,
threads, folksonomy of tags, widgets, embedded videos) - your slideshow suddenly has a thousand views on slideshare!
Convenient Unlimited, safe, secure storage Customer friendly / Good support
Is pulled towards Web 3.0….
Billboards talk to you by name as you walk past, recommend products and shops based on previous activity
Fridges re-order automatically based on preference Toilets analyse waste and prescribe changes to diet Smart classrooms change temperature, tint windows etc
as a particular person enters a room
Everyone is more and more a part of the global web. Intelligent software’s utilise semantic data to extract new meanings and orders, suggest future patterns and build new personalised connections.
In a virtual curriculum will attendance registers be part-based on usage patterns and tracking software’s (learners participation in discussions, blogs, live webinars etc?
Expects that teachers will change….
Facilitators Signposters E-mentors Flexible and adaptive,
able to wear a number of different hats
Creators of resources that appeal
Designers of lessons that meet needs
Let’s start today!
Blogs v Wikis….
Literally, a Web Log -> Blog Looks like a journal, or a log
book. Originally they were just very
simple websites Now there are dedicated sites to
host weblogs The vast number of blogs
amount to the ‘blogosphere’ They are now rich in multimedia
content (widgets, RSS feeds, embedded videos etc)
They are connected
What is a Blog?
Blogs in plain English
Blogs v Wikis
What is a Wiki? A website or similar online
resource which allows users to add and edit content collectively.
An online collaboration model and tool that allows any user to edit some content of webpages through a simple browser.
A connected multimedia portal
Wikis in plain English
Social Networking….
Ning Make your own Social Network Can be private (invite only) or public. Excellent for allowing groups to collaborate around
an issue Can be used for Teachers and for Students
Social Bookmarking….
Keep links to your favourite articles, blogs, music, reviews, recipes, and more, and access
them from any computer on the web.
Share favorites with friends, family, coworkers, and the
del.icio.us community.
Discover new things. Everything on del.icio.us is
someone's favourite -- they've already done the work of
finding it.
Why keep your favourites to yourself?
Slideshare….
•Upload presentations
•Look at most popular
•Bookmark favourites
•Add comments
•Use groups
Online Digital Video….
Collaborative video editing Free video
repository Good bandwidth
and transfer rates Channels Mash-ups with
blogs
And now, there is Teachers Tube
Online Podcasting….
Podcasting Services •Browser-based Recording tools •Syndication Wizard •Audience Participation tools •Promotion tools •Listener Statistics
Flashmeeting
FlashMeeting is an application based on the Adobe Flash 'plug in' and Flash Media Server.
Running in a standard web browser window, it allows a dispersed group of people to meet from anywhere in the world with an internet connection.
Collaborative documents
Create, edit and upload quickly
Import your existing documents, spreadsheets
and presentations, or create new ones from scratch.
Access and edit from anywhere
All you need is a Web browser. Your documents
are stored securely online.
Share changes in real timeInvite people to your
documents and make changes together, at the
same time.
Comments and questions
Presentation by: Robert Bashforth, Teaching & Learning Manager
ICT, Birkdale High School, Dewsbury, UK [email protected] [email protected] Skype: rob0960 www.robertbashforth.com www.robertbashforth.pbwiki.com www.robertbashforth.blogspot.com