tools the the trade: integrating web 2.0 tools across the curriculum

Tools of the Trade:Integrating Web 2.0 Tools Across the Curriculum

Networked Learninghttp://www.thenetworkedlearner.com

Presentation Overview

• Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0

• A Vision of Education

• Social Media Tools in the Classroom

• Lesson Ideas & Project Examples

Networked Learning 2009

Always Question the Role of Technology

• How has technology changed my role as a teacher?

• How can I use technology to help my students form thoughtful networks?

• What can technology do to help my students express their ideas?

• How can I use technology to study an issue and to appreciate other’s viewpoints?

• How can technology help my students demonstrate their desire to be responsible citizens?


Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0


A Vision of K-12 Students Todayhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8


Web 2.0 Tools for Collaboration

• Videos

• RSS Feeds

• Social Networking

• Document and Photo Sharing

• Blogging and Podcasting

• Wikis


Video Sharing:Create and express your ideas with film


YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com


Dailymotionhttp://www.dailymotion.com


TEDhttp://www.ted.com/


Teacher Tubehttp://www.teachertube.com/


Lesson Idea:• Publish a schedule of teacher lectures for your class.

• Students sign up for a lecture and find supporting video.

• Student introduces the video.

• Teacher gives lecture.

• Students lead a discussion about the video and how it relates to points in the lecture.


RSS Feeds:Real Simple Syndication – Live News Streams


Google News Feedhttp://news.google.com/


Netvibeshttp://www.netvibes.com


Example of a Netvibes Page


Lesson Idea:• Create a start page for your class in Netvibes.

• Students collaborate on collecting and evaluating news feeds related to pre-defined topics.

• Students synthesize information and opinions on the issues and post them on a blog.

• Points awarded for getting students from other schools or countries to also post their views on current issues.


Social Networking:Tools to network with teachers, students and experts


MySpace, not in my classroom?http://www.myspace.com


Ninghttp://www.ning.com/


Classroom 2.0http://www.classroom20.com/


Twitterhttps://twitter.com/teachers20


Lesson Idea:• Create a social networking site for teachers.

• May be focused on the department, school, district, or global level.

• Teachers contribute to a blog and/or upload videos, articles and curriculum to share with colleagues.


Document Sharing:Collaborative research and writing online


Google Docs and Spreadsheetshttp://docs.google.com


Author Streamhttp://www.authorstream.com/


Chatzyhttp://www.chatzy.com/


National Archives Digital Vaulthttp://www.digitalvaults.org/


Turn and Talk

• Turn to the person next to you and talk about how you could use Digital Vaults in your classroom.

• When you see my hand raised, be ready to share.


Photo Sharing:Get a picture of the world from collaboration


Flickrhttp://www.flickr.com/


Filckr Example: Brazilian Children’s Day


Lesson Idea:• Have students use a photo sharing site to find

photos on a particular culture. Photos can be added to MovieMaker to produce a short ethnography about another culture. Some themes are gender inequality, sexual orientation, children at risk, and poverty.

• Award points for doing an interview of someone in another country and adding it to their presentation.


VoiceThreadhttp://voicethread.com/#home


VoiceThread Example:Annotate Family Photos


Lesson Idea:Summer Project

• Have each students who travel over the summer take photos of their adventure. Have them invite the people they meet on their adventures to come to their VoiceThreadaccount and add comments about their culture, which can be seen in the photos, and their time interacting with your students.


Blogging:A web log, or online journal


Edublogshttp://edublogs.org/


Google Blog Searchhttp://blogsearch.google.com/


GoAPEShttp://goapes.blogspot.com/


Lesson Idea:

• Have each student create a blog. The blog can be used as a lab journal, or essay practice. Once a week have them research and write about a topic that might be on the AP Exam.

• Award points for using Google Blog Search to find professionals in a field of study and respond to issues in the professional’s blog.


Podcasting:Share audio files on your iPod


Podomatichttp://www.podomatic.com


Taking it Globalhttp://www.takingitglobal.org/


Lesson Idea:

• Have your students podcast interviews as part of an oral history project.


The Oral History Projecthttp://oralhistory.minds.tv/Veteran/search_Gulf.asp


Bloom’s Taxonomyhttp://www.odu.edu/educ/llschult/blooms_taxonomy.htm

New Blooms Old Blooms


Creative Commons – Legal Issueshttp://creativecommons.org/


Wikis:Web pages that anyone in class can edit


Wikipediahttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page


Wetpaint Wikihttp://www.wetpaint.com


Welker’s Wikinomicshttp://welkerswikinomics.wetpaint.com/page/Course+Information?t=anon


Lesson Idea:

• Have students create a wiki that includes: text, photos, videos, web resources, book reviews, and more.

• Students give peer reviews using the discussion tab.

• Teachers monitor student posting from their logins.


Our Lost Children’s Projecthttp://ourlostchildren.wikispaces.com/


Pay Attentionhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEFKfXiCbLw


Always Question the Role of Technology

• How has technology changed my role as a teacher?

• How can I use technology to help my students form thoughtful networks?

• What can technology do to help my students express their ideas?

• How can I use technology to study an issue and to appreciate other’s viewpoints?

• How can technology help my students demonstrate their desire to be responsible citizens?


Tips for Integrating Technology

• Start with one type of technology and teach yourself first.

• Develop learning teams within your department/school.

• Develop learning networks to learn from others.


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