web 2.0 and the classroom

Web 2.0 and the Classroom

Lance EatonCoordinator of Instructional DesignNorth Shore Community College

leaton@northshore.edu, @leaton01http://www.byanyothernerd.com

OutlineGoogle Docs & Slides

Introduction to Google Docs & Slides

How to Use Google Docs

How to Use Google Slides

Examples

Blogging

Introduction to Blogging

How to Use Blogger

Examples

Questions & Answers (Hopefully!)

Intro to Google Docs & SlidesGoogle Docs: cloud-based, browser-based word processing program.Google Slides: cloud-based, browser-based presentation program.

Benefits● Constantly saves● Detailed revision history● Sharing options● Comment & chat feature● Add-on features● Upgrades regularly● Download options● Web-page options● Citation uses

Challenges● Internet access required● Sharing options● Upgrades regularly● Klugey● 1 more account-challenge

Google Docs Example

Select the link below. If it doesn’t take you to a website, then try holding “Control” and selecting the link. If that doesn’t work, the link will be posted in the chat area.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rDWFM1Oyy5nmdL43vlozgVH_YY2r7-G-sCDYOT6Gfok/edit?usp=sharing

Google Slides Example

Select the link below. If it doesn’t take you to a website, then try holding “Control” and selecting the link. If that doesn’t work, the link will be posted in the chat area.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1jG4KtRiFjmigY3oCH0os1G8J7mHBAKaAlqVnLZmCyf4/edit?usp=sharing

Examples

Google Docs● Course notebooks

(personal or group)● Ongoing Revising● Portfolio Development● Reports/Essays● Group Reports/Essays

Google Slides● Presentations● Group Presentations● Sharing Content Missed

in Class● Dialogue Around

Content

BloggingWhat is a blog?Website whose format is designed for regularly publishing new content.

What is blogging?A form of communication that can entail multimedia and is often considered dialogic or bias-oriented. Akin to the Op-Ed page of a newspaper.

Popular Blogging Platforms

WordPress: http://www.wordpress.com

Blogger: http://www.blogger.com (Google product)

Tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com

Benefits & Challenges

Benefits● Individual voices● Unique approaches● Getting all the students’ views.● Multimedia content● Engaging in new communication

forms.● Potential for public dialogue● Useful professional skill

Challenges● Internet access required● Privacy concerns● Getting students onto it● Getting students into it● Getting students to experiment

Get Started With Blogger1. Go to http://www.blogger.com

2. Log in with Google Account (or create one).

Blog Title

Blog Address

Blog Template (how it looks)

Press this to actually create!

New Post!

Posts: Drafts, Scheduled, Published Static informationDetermine comment rules

Determine sidebar content

General aesthetics of the page.

Additional features

Blog Post title

Content area to write. Tool bar for:

1. Editing & formatting text2. Inserting links, images, video

Publish to blogor save as a draft.

Provide labels (tags)Schedule when to publish.

Post types

Labels/tags

Post type

Post Author

Examples Blogging Assignments3 Approaches

1. Students comment on instructor’s blog (Simple)

2. Students are authors on one blog (Challenging)

3. Each student has their own blog (Hard)Assignment Ideas● Current Events Related to Course● Research & Resource Sharing● Group Journaling about Course● Role-playing Blog (e.g. blogging as Shakespeare characters, cell parts, historical

figures, etc)● Prompt-Responses/Applying the Week’s Learning

No matter what you use for tools, always:

1. Spend time teaching the tool to students.

2. Provide substantial support documents & videos (Youtube is great for this!)

3. Create a low-stakes first assignment to get them situated and familiar with the tool.

4. Gradually penalized technical issues after giving substantive feedback.

QUESTIONS

ANSWERS??? (Hopefully!)

BTW: This presentation was created on Google Presentations and can be found at this address:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1uiY8Ak2VJ0YDKs9yfX2lByHdUJ3i1CAB7TrvkxNtgVE/edit?usp=sharing

THANK YOU!

Lance EatonCoordinator of Instructional DesignNorth Shore Community College

leaton@northshore.edu, @leaton01http://www.byanyothernerd.com