nelms presentation web 2.0 tools for classroom instruction

© 2008 Virtual High School. All rights reserved.

Web 2.0 Tools for Classroom Instruction

Neal SonnenbergCurriculum Coordinator

Math and BusinessVirtual High School Global Consortium

www.goVHS.org


Today’s Presentation

•Introduction

•What is Web 2.0?

•Why should you care about Web 2.0?

•Web 2.0 tools

-What are the tools?

- How can you use them in your class?

•Q&A


About VHS

Non-profit, with 12 years in online education

Over 12,000 students in 2008-9

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Mathematics of Electricity Gods of CNN:The Power of

Modern Media Criminology Oceanography: A virtual

semester at sea Basic Mandarin

520 member schools

Almost 300 classes offered including:

Business Math Number Theory Pre-Algebra World War II through the

Eyes of Dr. Seuss Engineering The Teenage Brain –

What’s Going on in there?


About VHS

In 30 states And 39 countries


I’d like to ask the audience ..

Who are you?Your expertise with web tools and

web 2.0?


Spectrum of Technology Use

No Technology use in the Classroom

Fully Online Courses

Presentations

Internet for Research

Hybrid Courses

Word Processor

Web Enhanced Classroom

Podcasts, Wikis, Blogs


Sage-on-the-Stage Industrial age model Stand and deliver *same* content

to *every* student at *same*time Information is finite

Teaching 1.0 and Web 1.0

Web 1.0Search and download


Web Applications are

the new Desktops


Web 2.0 Tools connect the classroom to the world.


Web 1.0 Web 2.0

Read Course catalog

Write Ebay, Craigslist (post, edit)

Taxonomy Yahoo (categories)

Folksonomy Flickr, Del.icio.us (tagging, ranking)

Individuals Personal websites

Communities Facebook, SecondLife

Consume CNBC TV

Contribute, Create, Participate YouTube, TeacherTube

Centralized Boston Globe

Decentralized Google News (aggregator)

Web as Browser Netscape

Web as Platform Google (tools)

Documents IRS Forms

Data Wikipedia (change in content creation)

Participatory Web

Web 2.0 users add value to applications through use

Reproduced with permission from Kirsten Peterson, EdTech Leaders Online. Original reference, "How Virtual Schools are Teaching with Web 2.0".


Web 1.0 The Read Web

Static Web pages Use search engines to

surf the net Html coding Programming skills Graphic design skills Creation done by a few

people Digitization of existing

knowledge

Web 2.0 The read/write web

Web only applications Information is served to the

user User interacts with the

content Online creation is simplified User can focus on ideas,

creativity, collaboration Users can combine

information from variety of sources.

Mass participation


Generation “C”

Collaborator

Creator

Critical Thinker


How do I get started?


How do I get started?

One Tool at a Time!


What happens to traditional approaches to teaching and

learning?


into the curriculumembedded


Big Six Web 2.0 Tools

• Blogs• Wikis • Podcasting• RSS• Social Bookmarking• Photosharing


Blogs

Fancy name for a journalLets see how you can use blogs

Class introductions Analysis of artwork


Wiki’s

Wikis in Simple English (www.commoncraft.com)

Collection of web pages that can be modified by anyone

Great for collaborationLets see how you can use wiki’s

Data sharing Collaboration


Podcasting

If you can speak .. You can podcastLets see how you can use podcasts

Interviews Jingles, commercials Alternative learning via iTunesU


RSS

RSS – Rich Site Summary (Really Simple Syndication)How might you use this?

History projects To track students use in blogs or wikis


Social Bookmarking

A method to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages

How might you use this: Set up certain websites that your students

must use for presentations/research, etc Create a class list or resources (students

find and add to)


Social Bookmarking

All urls from this presentation available at:

http://delicious.com/NELMS2009


Photosharing

Place for students to share photographs or pictures from web

How can I use this? Students create portfolios Create virtual museum tours


But wait .. There’s still more

VokisMapsDigital StorytellingNewspaper Creation


Vokis

Avatars you can create that represent self or famous people

How can you use? Students role play using historical

characters Students create new characters that

represent themselves


Maps

To create a geographical representation of data

How to use Plot battles of Civil War Show all fast food restaurants in a 10

mile radius of your school



Maps

Maps


Digital Storytelling

Let your story be told in a dynamic multimedia format

How you can use this To spruce up presentations, book

reports, etc


Newspaper Clipping Generator

To revisit the past or to visit the future

How you can use this History projects English projects



The Newspaper Clipping Generator


Audio

How can I use this? Students add narration to powerpoint

slides and post at www.slideshare.net Threaded voice discussion at

http://ed.voicethread.com/



We are here …


It's not about the technology ... it's about the

pedagogy these new technologies facilitate.


VHS Best Practices Classes

http://www.govhs.org/ and click on Professional Development

Web-enhanced Classroom prepares face-to-face teachers to incorporate online resources into their classroom instruction.

Web 2.0: Collaborative Instruction prepares teachers to use Web 2.0 tools to generate new and exciting learning experiences for students of all abilities and learning styles.

Classes start 4/15/09


• Contact:Neal Sonnenberg

[email protected]

Visit our website: www.goVHS.org

To learn more about VHS and Web 2.0

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