engaging kids in research with web 2.0 tools

Engaging Kids in Research with Web 2.0 Tools

Connie Champlin cjchamp@mac.com

OELMA 2009

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The Landscape of Successful Student Learning

 21st Century Learning Skills  Engaging Web 2.0 Tools  A Savvy Research Process

21st Century Learner Inquiry

 Build background  Ask questions  Identify resources, locate and gather quality

information  Effectively use information  Create products, share, and apply findings  Reflect on (evaluate) content and process

Synthesis of main 21st century skills documents documents

21st Century Learner Personal Habits  Reflection  Empathy  Independence  Work  Fairness and respect  Ethics  Confidence  Flexibility

 Responsibility  Openness  Risk taking  Leadership  Sound thinking  Inquisitiveness  Attitude  Initiative

Synthesis of main 21st century skills documents documents

Standards for 21st Century Learners AASL, 2007

 Inquire  Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge

 Create  Draw conclusions, make informed decisions

apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge

 Share  Share knowledge and participate ethically

and productively as members of our democratic society

 Grow  Pursue personal and aesthetic growth

…and the threads that run through them  Skills

 Key abilities needed for understanding, learning, thinking, and mastering subjects

 Dispositions in Action  Ongoing beliefs and attitudes that guide thinking

and intellectual behavior that can be measured through actions taken

 Responsibilities  Common behaviors used by independent learners in

researching, investigating, and problem solving

 Self-Assessment Strategies  Reflections on one’s own learning to determine that

the skills, dispositions, and responsibilities are effective

http://www.ala.org/aasl

…are learned through active engagement

 Web 2.0 technologies  today’s students’ stuff!

 Collaborative interaction  with teachers and each other

 Inquiry-based learning  guided by a quality research process

Web 2.0 Tools

 Which ones do you use in instruction of students?

 Which of these are collaborative in nature?

Jot down, one to a post-it, web 2.0 tools you use.

Research Process Models

 Which research model did your school adopt?  Handy 5, Big 6, Savvy 7?

 Is it used outside of the library setting?  How do you assess students’ research

process skills?

Painless Guide to Research Using Web 2.0 Tools

 Brings together. . .  21st Century Learner learning skills

& personal habits woven through  The Research Process  Using features of Web 2.0 tools that

have collaborative features.

The Research Process (Savvy 7)

 Each step is introduced and explained  Each step features a Web 2.0 tool

 With a “Get Started” tutorial

 Each research step includes assessment tools and rubrics  For student, teacher and/or librarian use  Linked to 21st Century Learner skills &

habits

In Addition. . .

The “Painless Guide” provides descriptions and weblinks to many other research models and Web 2.0 resources including:

  FLIP IT – Yucht www.aliceinfo.org/flipit

  INFOhio DIALOGUE http://www.infohio.org/id/dialogue.html

  Research Cycle – McKenzie http://questioning.org/rcycle.html

Let’s take a look. . .   Step 1: What is the Question?

 Webnote — www.aypwip.org/webnote   Step 2: What Resources Should I Use?

  Gliffy — www.gliffy.com   Step 3: How Do I Find the Information?

  iGoogle — www.google.com/ig   Step 4: How Do I Gather the Information?

  Del.icio.us — www.delicious.com   Step 5: Which Information Do I Use?

  Zoho Wiki — www.wiki.zoho.com   Step 6: How Do I Share What I Learned?

  Voxopop — www.voxopop.com   Step 7: How Do I Evaluate My Work?

  Survey Monkey — www.surveymonkey.com

Step 1: What is the Question? Webnote —

www.aypwip.org/webnote

21st Century Skills: Build background, ask questions Personal Habits: Inquisitiveness

Step 1: What is the Question? Webnote — www.aypwip.org/webnote

BRAINSTORMING

Step 1: What is the Question? Webnote — www.aypwip.org/webnote

NOTETAKING

Great for KWL or “Know, Need to Know” charts

Step 1: What is the Question? Webnote — www.aypwip.org/webnote

Add a note

Change its color

At every step, use a process assessment

 Student self-assessment

At every step, use a process assessment

 Teacher/Librarian led group assessment of the Web 2.0 Tool. For example, prompts might include:  How did we use the Webnote tool?  Did it help us develop a good question?  Why do we think so or not?  Is there a better way to use this tool?  Is there another tool that might work better?

At every step, use a process assessment

 Teacher Assessment of Student Performance

At every step, use a process assessment

 Teacher Assessment of Student Skills

Step 2: What Resources Should I Use?

Gliffy — www.gliffy.com

21st Century Skills: Find resources Personal Habits: Openness, inquisitiveness

Step 2: What Resources Should I Use? Gliffy — www.gliffy.com

Step 2: What Resources Should I Use? Gliffy — www.gliffy.com

A free, online graphic organizer

Step 2: What Resources Should I Use? Gliffy — www.gliffy.com

Organize thoughts, take notes, add links.

Step 2: What Resources Should I Use? Gliffy — www.gliffy.com

Choose shapes, clip art or search for images.

Step 3: How Do I Find the Information?

iGoogle— www.google.com/ig

21st Century Skills: Identify resources, locate, and gather quality information Personal Habits: Initiative

Step 3: How Do I Find the Information? igoogle — www.google.com/ig Create a personal

or team information portal.

Step 3: How Do I Find the Information? iGoogle— www.google.com/ig Choose a theme, then

“add stuff” Choose a theme, then “add stuff”

Step 3: How Do I Find the Information? iGoogle— www.google.com/ig

Add pages

Customize page

Add gadgets

Step 3: How Do I Find the Information? iGoogle— www.google.com/ig

Easily move or delete gadgets from your page.

Step 4: How Do I Gather the Information? Delicious —

www.delicious.com

21st Century Skills: Identify resources, locate, and gather quality information Personal Habits: Work

Step 4: How Do I Gather the Information? Delicious — www.delicious.com

Capture and organize bookmarks to resources.

Step 4: How Do I Gather the Information? Delicious — www.delicious.com

Add a new bookmark. . .

Type or paste URL

Step 4: How Do I Gather the Information? Delicious — www.delicious.com

Add a description

Add tags (keywords)

Share link with others

Step 5: Which Information Do I Use?

Zoho Wiki — www.wiki.zoho.com

21st Century Skills: Effective use of information Personal Habits: Ethics

Step 5: Which Information Do I Use? Zoho Wiki — www.wiki.zoho.com

2 wikis are free

Step 5: Which Information Do I Use? Zoho Wiki — www.wiki.zoho.com

Add narratives, tables, & images

Step 5: Which Information Do I Use? Zoho Wiki — www.wiki.zoho.com

Newpage

Navigate

History

Keep private or open to the world

Choose a color scheme or theme for your wiki

Step 5: Which Information Do I Use? Zoho Wiki — www.wiki.zoho.com

Addinformation

Newpage

Navigate

History

Add/Edit information

Step 5: Which Information Do I Use? Zoho Wiki — www.wiki.zoho.com

Addinformation

Newpage

Navigate

History

A dashboard provides a summary of activity and links

Step 6: How Do I Share What I Learned?

Voxopop — www.voxopop.com

21st Century Skills: Create products, share and apply findings Personal Habits: Confidence

Step 6: How Do I Share What I Learned? Voxopop — www.voxopop.com

Step 6: How Do I Share What I Learned? Voxopop — www.voxopop.com

Introduce the project or assignment.

Step 6: How Do I Share What I Learned ? Voxopop — www.voxopop.com Threads of audio

discussions are automatically labeled by author and length.

Play all or one at a time Play all or one at a time. Add your own

voice to this discussion.

Step 6: How Do I Share What I Learned? Voxopop — www.voxopop.com A really simple

interface to create audio podcasts.

Step 7: How Do I Evaluate My Work?

Survey Monkey — www.surveymonkey.com

21st Century Skills: Reflect on (Evaluate) content and process Personal Habits: Responsibility

Step 7: How Do I Evaluate My Work? Survey Monkey — www.surveymonkey.com From creation to

results analysis, online surveys save time!

Step 7: How Do I Evaluate My Work? Survey Monkey — www.surveymonkey.com

Choose from a variety of question types

Step 7: How Do I Evaluate My Work? Survey Monkey — www.surveymonkey.com

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