integrating technology across the curriculum

Integrating Web 2.0

Technology Across the

AP Curriculum

Thomas Cooper

The Walker School

Marietta, GA

2 Presentation Title, Date here

Presentation Overview

• Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0

• A Vision of Education

• Social Media Tools in the Classroom

• Lesson Ideas & Project Examples


Teens and Technologyhttp://teensandtechnology.wikispaces.com


Essential Questions

• How can technology support exploration?

• How can technology support discussion?

• How can technology support research and analysis?

• How can computers support learning by reflection?

• How can computers support learning by doing?

• How can computers support global awareness?

• How can computers support activism?


Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0


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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8




Web 2.0 Tools for Collaboration

• Real Simple Syndication

(RSS)

• Social Networking

• Blogging

• Social Bookmarking

• Podcasting / Vodcasting

• Telephony

• Document Sharing

• Photo Sharing

• Wikis

• Mashups

RSS News Feeds in

the (AP) Classroom

Promote Research

Skills


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


Netvibeshttp://www.netvibes.com/

http://www.netvibes.com/


Lesson Ideas:

• Create a start page for your class. Tabs can be geared toward the major units of the class. Students can collaborate on collecting and evaluating feeds related to each topic. Evaluations could be posted on a blog and a feed for the blog could be incorporated into the front page so everyone would know when there was a new post. Give them points for getting students from other schools or countries to also post their views on current issues.

Social Networking in

the (AP) Classroom

Promotes the

Development of a

Community


MySpace, not in my classroom?


Ninghttp://www.ning.com/


Lesson Idea:

• Create a social networking site that

teachers can use for professional

development. These can be established on

the department, school, district, or global

level. Teachers can each have a blog,

upload videos, articles and curriculum to

share with their peers. Administrators can

give professional development hours for

participation.


Art Education 2.0http://arted20.ning.com/


Twitterhttps://twitter.com/teachers20

Blogging in the (AP)

Classroom Promote

Discourse and

Discussion Skills


Edublogshttp://edublogs.org/


K12Online Basic/Advanced Training – Blogshttp://k12onlineconference.org/?cat=4


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.

• Give them points for using Google Blog

Search and finding professionals in their

field of study and responding to their blogs.


GoAPES (AP Environmental Science Blog)

http://goapes.blogspot.com/


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

Social Bookmarking

in the (AP) Classroom

Promotes

Organization Skills


Delicioushttp://del.icio.us/


Lesson Idea:

• Have students create an online bibliography

for a research topic, or a course. The

bibliography can include: books, periodicals,

websites, videos, podcasts, and professional

networks.

• Give them points for finding blogs, podcasts,

and networks of professionals who are

conducting research in the field of study.


Search Mehttp://www.searchme.com/

Podcasting in the

(AP) Classroom

Promotes Research

and Synthesis


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


Podomatichttp://www.podomatic.com/

http://www.podomatic.com/


Common Craft Tutorialshttp://www.commoncraft.com/


Lesson Idea:

• Have your students podcast interviews as

part of an oral history project. They can

gain experience in developing the interview

questions, conducting peer reviews, and

learn about archiving oral histories, and

producing documentaries.


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

Telephony in the (AP)

Classroom Promotes

Negotiation Skills


Skypehttp://www.skype.com/welcomeback/


Lesson Idea:

• Have students call a hotel in a foreign

country and make a reservation for a

vacation. They can also ask to speak to the

concierge and ask about places of interest

to see or events that they could attend.

Record the session and listen to it in class

so students can give a peer review.


Eluminatehttp://www.elluminate.com/academic_edition.jsp


Horizon Projecthttp://horizonproject2008.wikispaces.com/

http://horizonproject2008.ning.com/

Document Sharing in

the (AP) Classroom

Promotes

Collaborative Writing

Skills


Think Free Online Office Suitehttp://www.thinkfree.com/


Author Streamhttp://www.authorstream.com/


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

Video Sharing in the

(AP) Classroom

Promotes Global

Awareness


YouTubehttp://www.youtube.com


Lesson Idea:

• Publish a schedule of lectures for your

class. Then, have students sign up for a

day in which they present a video that

introduces a topic in your lecture. During

class have the student introduce the video.

Give your lecture. Finally, have the students

lead a discussion about the video and how

it relates to points in your lecture.


Dailymotionhttp://www.dailymotion.com


Lesson Idea:

• Have students find videos from other

countries in other languages. Language

and social studies classes can work

together to learn about other cultures. You

can use Skype to contact student in other

countries and find out their opinion about an

issue shown in the video.


Teacher Tubehttp://www.teachertube.com/


Lesson Idea:

• Have students create vodcasts on lab

experiments that you do in class as a pre-

lab. Students who do the lab incorrectly is

also a teaching tool. You can share them

with other teachers on TeacherTube.com


Ustream TVhttp://www.ustream.tv/


Lesson Idea:

• Have students create a news station to

report on school events, local news, and

current events from foreign countries. Give

them extra points for running a live station

on Ustream.tv

Wikis in the (AP)

Classroom Promote

Research and

Synthesis Skills


Wetpaint Wikihttp://www.wetpaint.com/

http://www.wetpaint.com/


Lesson Idea:

• Have your students create a wiki on one or more

the main topics for your class. They can include:

text, photos, videos, web resources, book

reviews, and more. They can import RSS feeds

and social bookmarking feeds on the issues.

Students can give a peer review using the

discussion tab. Teachers can see who has been

posting and who has not from their logins. Give

them extra points for outsourcing some of the

work to a different class at home or in another

country.


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


Wikibooks – South Africa’s Curriculumhttp://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/South_African_Curriculum


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


Contact Information

• Thomas Cooper

• The Walker School, Marietta, GA

• Email: [email protected]

• Skype: tcooper1966

• Twitter: tcooper66

• Other Resources:

http://www.teensandtechnology.wikispaces.com