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Page 1: Empowering students  with Web 2.0 tools

Empowering students with Web 2.0 tools.

Libraries2L - Learning and Literature

Ken Price kenjprice.edublogs.orgKen Price kenjprice.edublogs.org

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Before we start!

Please start 3 web browsers and open these Please start 3 web browsers and open these sites:sites:

1.1. your work or home email, so you can your work or home email, so you can read it later.read it later.

2.2. kenjprice.edublogs.orgkenjprice.edublogs.org3.3. www.delicious.com www.delicious.com

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Typical student

who ensures that each student is supported in who ensures that each student is supported in ICT across ALL learning areas? ICT across ALL learning areas? 

e.g. who ensures each student can maintain an e.g. who ensures each student can maintain an online collection of notes for their physical online collection of notes for their physical education class, the half-written work about education class, the half-written work about the Gold Rush, and the shared notes for the the Gold Rush, and the shared notes for the fundraising activity they are organising – fundraising activity they are organising – accessible from home or school at any time?accessible from home or school at any time?

Foundphotoslj http://www.flickr.com/photos/foundphotoslj/

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Simple tools

3.3. A more formal tool to create documents, A more formal tool to create documents, presentations etc. presentations etc.

4.4. A showcase site, perhaps a weblog, with A showcase site, perhaps a weblog, with customisable appearancecustomisable appearance

Student controls who sees themStudent controls who sees them. .

1.1. A personal space to store A personal space to store rough notes, works in rough notes, works in progress, etc. progress, etc.

2.2. A place to keep important A place to keep important URLs – favouritesURLs – favourites

Ashely Baz http://www.flickr.com/photos/28438417@N08//

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Usernames and passwords

Can use system/school email addresses, if Can use system/school email addresses, if well-managedwell-managed

Can use external email BUT multiple Can use external email BUT multiple passwords are a headachepasswords are a headache

Most Web 2.0 tools Most Web 2.0 tools expect students to have an expect students to have an email address, for email address, for confirmation of registration confirmation of registration – management nightmare!– management nightmare!

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Usernames through disposable Gmail addresses

1.1. you create a "master" gmail address. For example you create a "master" gmail address. For example [email protected]@gmail.com                                                            

2.2. your students use a derivative of this username when they your students use a derivative of this username when they set up a Web2.0 tool. This derivative just adds a +sign set up a Web2.0 tool. This derivative just adds a +sign followed by their name to your master email name followed by their name to your master email name

[email protected][email protected]

[email protected][email protected] etcetc

3.3. the clever bit - Gmail sees ALL these addresses as the clever bit - Gmail sees ALL these addresses as [email protected]@gmail.com, so all the confirmation , so all the confirmation messages (and passwords) are mailed to your master email messages (and passwords) are mailed to your master email address address [email protected]@gmail.com..

4.4. You hand the passwords to the students and off they go.You hand the passwords to the students and off they go.

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Record usernames and passwords somewhere, accurately

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  http://www.google.com/notebook/http://www.google.com/notebook/   Gives students a place to quickly assemble a Gives students a place to quickly assemble a

set of notes for any given topic, and organise set of notes for any given topic, and organise them as required.them as required.

No images, etc -simply a note-taking tool, nothing No images, etc -simply a note-taking tool, nothing more. Same username and password as the more more. Same username and password as the more sophisticated Google Docs - students can move sophisticated Google Docs - students can move content into that environment if they want.content into that environment if they want.

Every student can have this - now.Every student can have this - now.  

Tool 1 - Using Google Notebooks as a public/private note space

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Tool 1 - Using Google Notebooks as a public/private note space

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Tool 1 - Using Google Notebooks as a public/private note space

Student can create a notebook for every subject, Student can create a notebook for every subject, project, study task, or topic. Each notebook can project, study task, or topic. Each notebook can have sections, each section can have multiple have sections, each section can have multiple notes (sections of text). These can be moved notes (sections of text). These can be moved around as needed. around as needed. 

Each notebook can be private, shared with a Each notebook can be private, shared with a nominated group of colleagues (eg teacher, nominated group of colleagues (eg teacher, other students - colleagues can view and edit the other students - colleagues can view and edit the notes) or made publicnotes) or made public

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Tool 2- del.icio.us as a personal, shareable online favourites tool

www.delicious.comwww.delicious.com

Click on Click on Join NowJoin Now Create an account and WRITE DOWN YOUR Create an account and WRITE DOWN YOUR

USERNAME AND PWD!USERNAME AND PWD! Follow creation process, then sign in to your Follow creation process, then sign in to your

account. account. Save a New BookmarkSave a New Bookmark lets you add new lets you add new items, or you can import existing favourites in items, or you can import existing favourites in bulk (see kenjprice.edublogs.org for file - save, bulk (see kenjprice.edublogs.org for file - save, unzip, then upload)unzip, then upload)

student collections can be pre-populated with student collections can be pre-populated with useful sitesuseful sites

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Tool 3 – a personal blog for every student

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Tool 3 – a personal blog for every student

www.edublogs.orgwww.edublogs.org provides every provides every teacher and student with a free teacher and student with a free weblog. To set one up weblog. To set one up

  You now have a blog. You could use You now have a blog. You could use the disposable Gmail method to set the disposable Gmail method to set up blogs for every student, or do it up blogs for every student, or do it yourself.yourself.

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edublogs in one page Log in via www.edublogs.orgLog in via www.edublogs.org Site Admin takes you to your dashboard Site Admin takes you to your dashboard

(where you can control your blog)(where you can control your blog) Write -> PostWrite -> Post lets you write an item. Save lets you write an item. Save

till ready, then Publishtill ready, then Publish Manage -> PostsManage -> Posts lets you edit old posts lets you edit old posts Design lets you change the look and feel Design lets you change the look and feel

of the siteof the site Visit SiteVisit Site lets you see what the world sees. lets you see what the world sees.

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Resources http://edublogs.org/support/http://edublogs.org/support/ Edublogs support Edublogs support

pagepage http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/ Edublogger, Edublogger,

the official support blog for edublogs.the official support blog for edublogs. http://blogwalker.edublogs.org/files/2008/05/http://blogwalker.edublogs.org/files/2008/05/

edublogs_05-26a3wp.pdf Edublog guideedublogs_05-26a3wp.pdf Edublog guide http://docs.google.com/http://docs.google.com/ Google Docs Google Docs http://delicious.com/help Del.icio.us helphttp://delicious.com/help Del.icio.us help

kenjprice.edublogs.org Ken’s blog.kenjprice.edublogs.org Ken’s blog.