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Agenda: Using Web 2.0 Tools in the Mathematics Classroom Goals of the Presentation Background of the presenter Overview of Web 2.0 Why use these tools? Web 2.0 Tools - examples Web 2.0 in the Math Classroom Q&A

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Agenda:Using Web 2.0 Tools in the Mathematics Classroom Goals of the Presentation Background of the presenter Overview of Web 2.0 Why use these tools? Web 2.0 Tools - examples Web 2.0 in the Math Classroom Q&A

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Using Web 2.0 Tools in the Mathematics

Classroom

Christopher Marchetti

[email protected]

edtechrunner.edublogs.org

Twitter: cmarche2ti

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Goals of this Presentation

This presentation will: Provide an overview of Web 2.0. Discuss why to use these tools in your

classroom. Explore ideas about how to use these tools in

the teaching of mathematics. Show some of the possibilities for the use of

Web 2.0 tools.

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Why am I here? Technology is accelerating while mathematics pedagogy

has not kept up. LHS Power Standards

Writing/Reading across curriculum Information Literacy

LHS/LPS Curriculum Change LPS adopts standards based curriculum LHS adopts IMP curriculum

Student centered, problem based, integrated Lack of technology imbedded in IMP curriculum other

than graphing calculators . Result: Masters Thesis on integrating technology into the

IMP program.

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Web 2.0 Overview

Web 2.0 is a term often applied to an ongoing transition of the Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Web 2.0 is often referred to as the “Read/Write Web”

Examples include – weblogs, wikis, podcasts, online documents, etc.

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Why use these tools in the Mathematics Classroom?

Video - “A Vision of K-12 Students Today” NCTM Principals and Standards ISTE National Educational Technology

Standards (NETS) Nearly every school has computers with

internet capabilities. Harnessing those capabilities is both logical

and cost effective. You do not need to know how to program to

use these tools!!

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NCTM Principles and Standards

A coherent curriculum effectively organizes and integrates important mathematical ideas so that students see how the ideas build on, or connect with, other ideas, thus enabling them to develop new understandings and skills.

The council outlines principles and standards which are meant to guide mathematics teaching.

Principles:EquityCurriculumTeachingLearning Assessment Technology

Process Standards:Problem Solving Reasoning and Proof Communication Connections Representation

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ISTE - National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•S)

1. Creativity and Innovation Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct

knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

2. Communication and Collaboration Students use digital media and environments to

communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.

3. Research and Information Fluency Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use

information.

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ISTE - National Educational Technology Standards (NETS•S) Cont.

4. Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

5. Digital Citizenship Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues

related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.

6. Technology Operations and Concepts Students demonstrate a sound understanding of

technology concepts, systems, and operations.

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Other Research Digital Natives vs. Digital Immigrants (Prensky) PEW Internet and American Life Project (2005) (

http://www.pewinternet.org/) 87% of U.S. teens aged 12-17 use the internet, up from 73%

in 2000. By contrast, 66% of adults use the internet, up from 56% in

2000. 51% of teenage internet users say they go online on a daily

basis, up from 42% in 2000. 21st Century Skills (2006) (www.21stcenturyskills.org)

Coalition of Business, Education, and Government Leaders Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Literacy

Students must be able to use technology to learn content and skills — so that they know how to learn, think critically, solve problems, use information, communicate, innovate and collaborate.

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Some Words of Caution Imperative that technology is not an “add on”. Begin slowly, one class, one kind of technology. Work with a colleague. Find experts in your building or district. Be careful about student’s exposure on the Web. Remind students that all school rules apply to class

blogs and wikis and other technologies. Have students create separate accounts if they want

to use these tools outside of class. When in doubt ask permission of administration and

parents. Make a technology contract for you and your

students to follow.

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Examples of Web 2.0 Tools

Blogs Blogger Edublogs

Wikis Peanut Butter Wiki Wikispaces

Free Wikis for Teachers Social Bookmarking

Delicious Diigo

Social Networks Ning

www.classroom20.com bccalculus.ning.com

Other tools Flickr Slideshare

Communication Tools Twitter For education Edmodo

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Web 2.0 – How To Start

If you are going to use these tools in your classes, first use them for yourself.

Get a Google account. Get a Delicious account. Subscribe to some blogs and other RSS

feeds.

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Blogging Overview of Blogging

RSS – Real Simple Syndication Bloglines Google & Yahoo Reader Flock Browser Technorati

Blogs as a class/teacher webpage My Class Blogs

http://apcalcbc2007.blogspot.com/ imp42008.blogspot.com http://apcalc2008.blogspot.com/

Scribe posts – Darren Kuropatwa http://apcalc06.blogspot.com/

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Blogs for assignments

Scribe PostsBlogging on Blogging (BOB)

Reflections on blogging about mathPortfoliosClass reflectionsJournalingExtending your class period

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Professional Blogs and Wikis Will Richardson

Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

http://weblogg-ed.com/ http://willrichardson.wikispaces.com/

Darren Kuropatwa http://adifference.blogspot.com/ http://studentblogwikitools.wikispaces.com/

David Warlick Classroom Blogging: A Teacher’s Guide to the Blogosphere http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/

Karl Fisch “Did you know” Video http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/

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Purposes for my Blogs

Reflection on teaching and learning Communication Increase Literacy in Mathematics

LHS “Power Standards” Evaluate Student Understanding

Student Absences Eliminate the question “What did we do in class

yesterday?” Technological Literacy

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Creating a Blog Sites to create blogs

Blogger Edublogs(Wordpress)

Create account Decide on the purpose of your blog

General information about policies and classes Specific to one class or prep Professional Assignment

Most sites use a WYSIWYG (What you see is what you get) editor.

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Wikis - First Steps Explore Wikipedia

http://www.wikipedia.com Business Book Wikistyle

Google Docs and Spreadsheets Google Docs and Spreadsheets Use for collaboration

Student Collaboration Collaboration between colleagues

Professional Development Used to create common assessments

Zoho (http://zoho.com/)

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Wikis – Next Steps

Wikispaces AP Calculus Wiki

http://apcalculus.wikispaces.com Starting your own wiki

Create an account Decide on the purpose of your wiki

Consider security – who can edit/view your wiki

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Lesson Ideas - Wikis

Create an online textbook for a class Require student collaboration on long term

projects Post problems of the week Portfolios Teacher Website Teacher Collaboration

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Teacher Productivity Delicious

Online repository for articles and pages found on the world wide web. Google Documents Bubbl.us Make graphic organizers online. Screencast JING Flickr Online repository for pictures Online Rubrics and Quizzes (http://www.4teachers.org/tools/) RSS – Real Simple Syndication Google Reader

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Other Tools Podcasts and Vodcasts

Create audio/video files explaining topics that you can archive.

Speak the daily HW assignment and post to your blog. Record the “launch” of your lesson and give it to

students ahead of class. Record guest speakers

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives Graphing Applets and Demos

Fooplot WinPlot (http://math.exeter.edu/rparris/)

Geogebra Similar to Geometer’s Sketchpad There are tons of free, premade applications

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Q&A

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References Grabe, M., & Grabe, C. (2000). Integrating The Internet For

Meaningful Learning. New York: Houghton Mifflin. Harris, R. (1997). Evaluating Internet Resources.

http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm Lenhart, A., Madden, M., & Hitlin, P. (2005). Teens And Technology:

Youth Are Leading The Transition To A Fully Wired And Mobile Nation. Pew Internet & American Life Project. http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/162/report_display.asp.

McGrath, D. (2003). Rubrics, Portfolios, And Tests, Oh My! Assessing Understanding In Project Based Learning. Learning and Leading with Technology

National Council for Teachers of Mathematics. (2000). Principles And Standards For School Mathematics.

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References Prensky, M. (2001). Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants. On the

Horizon Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, And Other Powerful

Web Tools For Classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Warlick, D. F. (2005). Classroom Blogging: A Teacher’s Guide to

the Blogosphere. Raleigh, NC: The Landmark Project. ISTE (2007) The ISTE National Educational Technology Standards

(NETS•S) and Performance Indicators for Students http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007_Standards.pdf