Bringing Wikis, Blogs and Podcasting to Your

Classroom

Lina Lee

Univeristy of New Hampshire NHAWLT 2008

Church Landing, Meredith, NH

Digital Native Mindset

“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”

--Albert Einstein

21st Century Learning

“Transform your classroom into a creative learning space.”

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPQlu5Vxm28

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

“Introduce your students to their global peers and provide the opportunity for them to collaborate.”

Welcome to 21st Century

Learning

Web 2.0 for Social Networking

Sharing Ideasvia Voice

Collaborative Writing

Personal Journals

Web 2.0 Social Networking

Connect YOU with people from …

Share information via texts, images, audios, videos ….

Collaborative learning Build community

Ning: http://www.ning.com/

No HTML knowledge required

FREE

Part 1: Wikis

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How the wiki got its name?

“Wiki-wiki to the beach.” - Elvis Presley in the movie Blue Hawaii (1961). The line was said with a snap of the fingers.

Examples

Wikipedia/Español/Cine

Wikipedia/Francais/Musique

From Public to Private … Travel guide (Public) http://www.travellerspoint.com/guide/http://www.travellerspoint.com/guide/Spain/http://www.travellerspoint.com/guide/France/

Teacher page for assignments and resources Spanish I at middle school (Private) http://sraburden.wikispaces.com/

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY

Wiki Space (Web page) No HTML

French 2

Grammar Group Writing Cultural Projects

Present Past Future

An ideal weekend Halloween 2005 Plans for Christmas

Quebec France Niger Congo Central Africa

homepage

Collaborative Writing

Wiki Collaborative Essays at UNH Spanish 402 (second semester)

Taught by TAs Three essays outside of class One in-class essay at the end of the semester

Wiki essays in Spring 2008 Writing as “process” not “immediate product” Replace three traditional essays Group essays (groups of 4-5 students)

Wikis Essays (continued)

Topics “La primera vez …” (The first time …) “Viajamos a ….” (Traveling to …) “Una carta a Abby” (A letter to Dear Abby)

Linguistic focus Past tenses (preterit/imperfect) Present, future and subjunctive

From first draft to final product Each essay @ three weeks

Instructor’s Role Create a wiki space using Create groups

A mix of strong and weak students Group organizer

Show a demo using a PowerPoint Provide guidelines and grading criteria Monitor discussion page

Five Basic Features

(1) Main page: home page(2) Navigation: list of pages (links)(3) History: tracking changes

Green: text added Red: text deleted

(4) Discussion: providing feedback/suggestions (5) Edit page: making changes

No HTML Required

Wikispaces for Educadors

Make it protected

Main Page with Navigation

Navigation

Main Page with Edit

Edit - Save

Edit - Save Page

Compose ideas Make and save changes

Discussion Page

Discussion Page

History Page

History Page

Manage Space Page

Collaborative Writing Spanish 997--Graduate Seminar http://rinconcito.wikispaces.com/ Spanish 402.1--Elementary (TA) http://span402.wikispaces.com/ (g c) Spanish 402.4--Elementary (TA)

http://span402-04.wikispaces.com/ (g 4)

Wikis …

Sand Box Collaborative writing tool

Work divided by several people Add and edit content together to make it perfect Final product displayed in one common place

Hyperlinks, photos, audios and videos Support the content

Language Wikis

French class http://ah-bon-french.wikispaces.com/ Share language recourses http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/ Cinderella Story

http://cinderella-their-story.wetpaint.com/page/The+Cinderella+Story

Why Wikis?

Collaborative writing anytime and anywhere Collection of ideas to make it better Learner-driven content Multiple ownership Community building Accountability FUN!

Pros and Cons

Pros Collaboration, team work, creativity Writing as process, tracking changes, more

transparent, accountability Learner-driven, pride of ‘authorship’ Broader audience, not just for ‘teacher’

Cons Overriding someone’s work without permission No single ownership but multi-authored product Discomfort feelings or aggressive attitude

Free Wiki Hosts

Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com/Wetpaint http://www.wetpaint.com/PB Wiki http://pbwiki.com/Wikidot http://www.wikidot.com/

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Ideas for Using Wikis

Collaborative Writing

Wikis for Collaborative Writing

Recipe book Story telling Travel guide School newspaper Summary of a

reading/lesson A movie review

An ideal trip to … Showcase of class

project A letter to Dear Abby Birthday party plans Culture project

Design Strategies

Pedagogical principles Learning outcomes Tasks Tools Guidelines and evaluation

Keep it SIMPLE and FUN!

Part 2: Blogs

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI&feature=user

Blogs …

Soap Box Weblog

Collection of postings like an online journal Postings in a reverse chronological order Read others’ posts and make comments Share common interests

Hyperlinks, images, music and video

Why Blogs?

Involvement of every student Extra reading practice Critical thinking Out-of-class discussion Sense of community Online writing portfolio (personal journal)

Wikis vs. Blogs

Wikis Multiple authors Topic-based Evolving and

expanding content Collective feedback Knowledge sharing

Blogs Individual author Reverse chronological

order Historical record; rarely

changes Feedback via comments Reflective thoughts

Blogs for Intercultural Exchange

Cross-cultural Exchange 10 students from UNH 23 students from University of Leon in Spain

Group blogs in the target language Two to five students in one group

Topic 3 articles about young people’s lives

Feedback and comments on content and language

Free Blog Hosts

Blogger http://www.blogger.comWordpress http://www.wordpress.comEdublogs http://www.edublogs.comLiveJournal http://www.livejournal.com

Blogger: How to start a blog?

Note: You will need to have a gmail account

Dashboard

Posting

Permissions

Exchange Blogs

UNH blogshttp://tecnolodos.blogspot.com/http://pekepeki.blogspot.com/http://kaneycourtney.blogspot.com/http://sebrenes.blogspot.com/León blogs http://leononfocus.blogspot.com/http://7legion.blogspot.com/http://castanaspilongas.blogspot.com/http://penwizards.blogspot.com/

Intro to Spanish Linguistics

http://www.spanishmexico.blogspot.com/

Spanish Class Blog

Demo of how to use Guidelines and Grading Criteria Clear instructions

Deadlines 150-200 words for each posting Use photos, images and links to support the

content Read postings and respond to three postings

Assignments and Topics

Blog #1: Your experience of learning Spanish Blog #2: Listen to idiomatic expressions Blog #3: Listen to conversations about Spanish culture (Spain) Blog #4: Read information about “Speech Acts” Blog #5: Listen to Spanish music

Blog Directories (Lists of blogs)

http://blogsearch.google.com/ http://www.blogcatalog.com/ http://search.blogger.com http://www.blogsearchengine.com http://www.blogarama.com http://www.blogdup.com/ http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/

A Few More Examples French Class Blog http://vocabularypractice.blogspot.com/2007/07/

bienvenue-welcome-to-french-class.html List of French Blogs http://french.about.com/od/blogs/French_Blogs.htm List of German Blogs http://www.blogcatalog.com/country/germany

Ideas for Using Blogs Personal journals

Autobiographical writing Personal interest: favorite artist/painter/musician

Group blogs Movie review and critique High school/university student life Target culture Debates: controversial topics

Photoblog http://www.flickr.com

Part 3: Podcasting

iPod + Broadcast= Podcast

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-MSL42NV3c&feature=user

Wait, what did you say about my podcast?

Podcasting

A web-based audio or video broadcast MP3 vs. MP4

Download to MP3 player or iPod Distributed over the Internet using

syndication feeds (RSS--Real Simple Syndication)

RSS

Why Podcasting?

Listening to authentic materials Talk show, cooking, music, news, stories;

poems and more … Videos from YouTube

Practicing speaking and enhancing pronunciation by producing your own podcasts

Ideas for Using Podcasts Listening to podcastings and make comments Reviews of movies and books Interviews with native speakers Talks about trips (ads, stories) Discussions on controversial topics

Immigration issues, euthanasia, same sex parents, global warming, etc.

Spanish Podcasting Sites

Notes in Spanish http://www.notesinspanish.com/

Voices en Españolhttp://spanish-podcast.com/

Viajero del Mundo http://www.viajerodelmundo.com/

ChilePodcast http://www.chilepodcast.cl/

Español Podcast http://www.spanishpodcast.org/

French Podcasting Sites

LeMonde.fr from Paris http://podcast.blog.lemonde.fr/ Learn French by Podcast (all levels) http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com/index.php Daily Frenchpod (all levels) http://www.dailyfrenchpod.com/ Learn French in Boston http://learnfrenchinboston.com/

You Will Need … Fair amount of memory Good microphone (built-in mic) Software program to record your voice

Audacity + LAME to make MP3 files A place to host your podcasts

Your own website via Internet services Third-party site: avMypodcast (75 MB--small)

Free Software to Make Podcasts

Download software from Google (Mac and PC)

GarageBand (for Mac only)

iMovie (Mac) and Movie Maker (PC)

Places to Host Your Podcasts

Save them to MP3 files Publish them using free hosting services

iTunes Odeo Podomatic MyPodcast avMyPodcast

Design Issues

Start with a show Within a show create episodes Format of episodes Example

Story telling Each student tells a different story No more than 10 minute recording Add music or sound

What makes a good podcast? Content

Interesting and well-organized Length

No more than 5 minutes Pace/quality

Good speaking voices and few ums and ahs Editing

Smooth cuts, continuity

Make the most of your iPad

Lina Lee: llee@unh.edu