Wikis and Tags and Blogs - OH MY

How can technology support teaching and learning?

Working smarter, not harder

How can technology support teaching and learning?

How can technology support teaching and learning?

Teaching Gathering and organizing on-line resources that

can be accessed over and over

Teaching Gathering and organizing on-line resources that

can be accessed over and over

LearningAccess to resources outside of the classroom

Today’s PlanIntroduceInteract

IntroduceInteract

I will introduce some information and show some examples

Then you will given time to interact and try some of the resources on your own

I will introduce some information and show some examples

Then you will given time to interact and try some of the resources on your own

Del.icio.us Tags

Social bookmarking is a great way to keep track of your favorite web resources and be able to access them from any computer

Del.ic.ious.com is one place that can do this for you

After you create your account, you will be prompted to install the “extensions” so that you can begin tagging your sites

Social bookmarking is a great way to keep track of your favorite web resources and be able to access them from any computer

Del.ic.ious.com is one place that can do this for you

After you create your account, you will be prompted to install the “extensions” so that you can begin tagging your sites

A Digital world

Literacy: New Definition The definition of literacy has evolved to include the

ability to read and write not only print material but also

a unique array of visual signs, systems, and symbols.

Literacy: New Definition The definition of literacy has evolved to include the

ability to read and write not only print material but also

a unique array of visual signs, systems, and symbols.

Digital Natives

We now have students who are digital natives who are proficient in many forms of communication…

We now have students who are digital natives who are proficient in many forms of communication…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LSPMigfbZY

Educating Digital Natives

Web 2.0 tools have made the Internet a 'platform' as opposed to the 'medium' it once was. We used to do our work on our desktop computers and then used the web to send it to someone or to post it as a personal web page. Now we do our work ON the web. The platform changed from being our desktop computer to the web. Now, with web 2.0 tools we can do almost anything we can imagine, and share it with the world.

Web 2.0 tools have made the Internet a 'platform' as opposed to the 'medium' it once was. We used to do our work on our desktop computers and then used the web to send it to someone or to post it as a personal web page. Now we do our work ON the web. The platform changed from being our desktop computer to the web. Now, with web 2.0 tools we can do almost anything we can imagine, and share it with the world.

A New Frontier: Web 2.0 Tools

Wiki - The simplest online database that could possibly work. Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly.(http://www.wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki)Pbwiki(somewhat dull), tiddlywiki (somewhat complicated)Wetpaint wiki (fun and easy but has advertisements)Wikispaces (my favorite for teachers with ad-free spaces!!)

Why Use a Wiki?

Uses: Classroom communication for students, parents and

teachers Collaborative spaces for student projects

Uses: Classroom communication for students, parents and

teachers Collaborative spaces for student projects

The how’s and why’s of wikis

Kinds of wikis Pbwiki(somewhat dull), tiddlywiki (somewhat complicated)Wetpaint wiki (fun and easy, great templates but has advertisements)Wikispaces (my favorite for teachers with ad-free spaces!!)

Blogs What is a blog, anyway?

*A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world.

*Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.

What is a blog, anyway?

*A blog is a personal diary. A daily pulpit. A collaborative space. A political soapbox. A breaking-news outlet. A collection of links. Your own private thoughts. Memos to the world.

*Your blog is whatever you want it to be. There are millions of them, in all shapes and sizes, and there are no real rules.

*definition from blogger.com

Classroom Blogs4th grade classroom blog at classblogmeister.comHS Math (Jim Lamb) blog at classblogmeister.comBlogs for teachers:Weblogg-ed Alexander Russo’s This Week in Education (scholastic.com)

SummarizingHow can technology support teaching

and learning?How can technology support teaching

and learning?

Teaching Gathering and organizing on-line resources that

can be accessed over and over

Teaching Gathering and organizing on-line resources that

can be accessed over and over

LearningAccess to resources outside of the classroom