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Teaching in a Participatory Culture

How blogs support 21st century literacy

Jennifer Carrier Dorman

http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/+Blogs

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The “New” Rs

Dr. Willard Daggett – International Center for Leadership in Education

Rigor, Relevance, RelationshipsWhy is change needed?What needs to be changed?How do we implement such changes?

An Answer to the WHY

http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/06/did-you-know-20.html

In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.

Eric Hoffer

Gathering data for the WHAT

http://www.leadered.com/nesswelcome.shtml

Items to Consider for the HOW

Learning profile of the digital nativesEmerging 21st century literaciesRigor and relevance frameworkImpact of Web 2.0 technologies on

learning

Learning Profile of Digital Natives

Digital Natives are used to receiving information really fast.

They like to parallel process and multi-task.

They prefer their graphics before their text rather than the opposite.

Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants – Marc Prensky (NCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5, October 2001)

Learning Profile of Digital Natives

They prefer random access (like hypertext).

They function best when networked. They thrive on instant gratification and

frequent rewards. They prefer games to “serious” work.

Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants – Marc Prensky (NCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5, October 2001)

The New Literacies

Play — the capacity to experiment with one’s surroundings as a form of problem-solving

Performance — the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery

Simulation — the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes

Appropriation — the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content

Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century - Henry Jenkins 10/19/06

The New Literacies

Multitasking — the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient details.

Distributed Cognition — the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand mental capacities

Collective Intelligence — the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal

Judgment — the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources


The New Literacies

Transmedia Navigation — the ability to follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities

Networking — the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information

Negotiation — the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms.


Rigor/Relevance Framework

http://www.leadered.com/rigor.html

Web 2.0

The evolution of the semantic read/write web

Web 1.0 Web 2.0

BlogsGiving students a voice

Blogs

A blog is a website for which an individual or a group frequently generates text, photographs, video or audio files, and/or links, typically (but not always) on a daily basis.

Blogs in Plain English

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=367ab9eed5af82966a48

Why the sudden popularity of blogs?

The answer is RSS

What is RSS?

Depending on who you talk to, RSS stands for Rich Site Summary or Real Simple Syndication

RSS – Really Simple Syndication

http://www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-RSS

Ask an Expert . . .

Excerpts from Will Richardson’s publication, RSS: A Quick Start Guide for Educatorshttp://snipurl.com/1w86t

Will’s Bloghttp://weblogg-ed.com/

Will’s Bookhttp://snipurl.com/1w87c

What is RSS?

Blogs, podcasts, news sites, and an ever-growing number of other media site generate a behind-the-scenes code in a language similar to HTML called XML.

This code, usually referred to as a "feed," makes it possible for readers to "subscribe" to the content that is created on a particular website so they no longer have to visit the site itself to get it.

RSS Syndication

As is true with traditional syndication, the content comes to you instead of you going to get it, hence “Real Simple Syndication.”

Applications for RSS Feeds

An RSS aggregator checks the feeds you subscribe to and it collects all the new content from those sites you are subscribed to.

Then, when you’re ready, you open up your aggregator to read the individual stories, file them for later use, click through to the site itself, or delete them if they’re not relevant.

In other words, you check one site instead of dozens of individual websites

RSS in Plain English

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=086faafd8c122981cc82

Subscribing to RSS Feeds

Finding Feeds

Blogs, podcasts, news sites, and many other media services syndicate their content through RSS feeds

Options for Subscribing

Option 1- Manual Subscription Right-click on the RSS or Atom

link/icon and select Copy Link Location

Paste that feed URL into your RSS reader


Option 2 – Automatic Browser SubscriptionFirefox Internet Explorer 7

Automatic Subscribing in Firefox

Tools > OptionsClick on the

Feeds tabSelect your

preferred RSS reader

Automatic Subscribing in IE7

Click on the Feed icon

Click subscribe to this feed

Select the folder and click subscribe

Automatic Subscribing in IE7

Read your subscriptions through IE7


Option 3: Automatic Feed Reader SubscriptionsMany sites now offer one-

click subscriptions targeted to popular feed readers

Click on the icon for the reader you use and the subscription feed will automatically be added to your reader

RSS Aggregators

Collating and organizing your feeds

Bloglines

Bloglines

Save Time, Read it Your Way View all your subscriptions by clicking on the

My Feeds tab Modify display preferences in feed Options View articles by selecting from the links in your

Feeds folder Modify individual subscription options using the Edit

feature Choose a Notifier for Bloglines alerts View Bloglines on your mobile device Read Bloglines in your favorite language

http://www.bloglines.com/

Bloglines

What interests you? Blogs, News, Podcasts and more Weather forecasts Package tracking View the 200 Most Popular Feeds Track future web articles by creating a

search subscription

Bloglines

Subscribe to it Subscribe with one click from your browser toolbar Subscribe from search results Look for RSS enabled sites with 'Subscribe with

Bloglines' or XML/RSS buttons If you don't see an RSS button, use the 'Add' link

and enter the URL and Bloglines will find all available feeds for you.

Manage mailing list clutter by creating unique email addresses

Bloglines

Publish, Share & Save Publish your own blog Post a 'Subscribe with Bloglines' button on

your blog Share your blogroll Email articles to any address using the

'Email This' feature Save articles with the 'Keep New' or

'Clip/Blog This' features

Bloglines

My public Bloglines feeds are available at http://www.bloglines.com/public/jdorman

Google Reader

Google Reader

Stay up to date Google Reader constantly checks your favorite

news sites and blogs for new content.

Share with your friends Use Google Reader's built-in public page to easily

share interesting items with your friends and family.

Use it anywhere, for free Google Reader is totally free and works in most

modern browsers, without any software to install.

https://www.google.com/reader/view/

Sharing Feeds with Google Reader

Importing and Exporting

Added Functionality

Google Reader

Take a tour of Google Reader at http://snipurl.com/1w843

Create a personalized homepage with iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig Integrates with Google Reader

Learn more about Google Resources for Educators at http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Google

Netvibes

Netvibes

Netvibes is a personalized page – you can now modify everything: move modules, add new RSS/ATOM feeds, change the parameters for each module, etc.

Your modifications are saved in real-time and you'll find your page when you get back on Netvibes.com.

If you want to be able to access your page from any computer, you can sign in with your email and a password.

http://www.netvibes.com/

Netvibes

NetVibes can pull content from:RSS or web feedsPodcastsCalendarsWidget and applications modules

http://www.netvibes.com/

Pageflakes

http://www.pageflakes.com

Pageflakes

Pageflakes is your personalized start page on the Internet.

Your address book, local weather information, to-do-list, news, blogs and much more – all on one page that you can access from anywhere.

You can also use Pageflakes to keep up with your favorite blogs and news feeds.

"Flake" is our word for those little modules which you can see on the screen.


Pageflakes in Action

Customizing – Content

Click on the Flake button in the upper right

Customizing – Layout


Customizing – Themes


Pagecasting with Pageflakes

“Pagecasting” means publishing your Pageflakes page for others to see.

You can share your Pagecast with the world or with a private group.

You can even let others edit and contribute to your Pagecast!


Pagecasting

Click on the Flake button in the upper right Select Make Pagecast Designate sharing permissions

Pagecasting

Broadcast the URL address and invite others to collaborate to maintain dynamic page content

Helpful hint: You can shorten your Pagecast URL with the

following applications: http://snipurl.com, http://tinyurl.com/, http://teach42.com/go/

Public Pagecast

http://snipurl.com/1w80a

Sharing Pagecasts

Users can: Follow the Pagecast by clicking “Watch this

Pagecast”Copy the Pagecast into their account and

modify the content for their purposesE-mail the Pagecast to others

Grazr

Grazr is a free and easy way to gather and organize information from all over the Web.

Use our drag and drop editor to collect feeds and links to Web pages, and then share them with others on this site, or place them on your own pages with our free widget.

http://www.grazr.com/

RSS Reading Lists with Grazr

Creating Widgets with Grazr

Grazr

Embedded Grazr feed reader

Grazr Widget

Reading feeds through embedded Grazr widgets

The Power of RSS

RSS + Feed Reader/Aggregator = personalized learning/affinity network

RSS is not limited to blogsNews feedsPodcastsWiki edits and discussionsSocial bookmarking

Multiple users

Blogs in Schools

Blogs in School?

Blogs are tools, and like any tools they can be used or misused. Misuse occurs more often when there's a

lack of instructionBlogging in school models appropriate

online behavior and offers teachers the chance to address issues of online safety and intellectual property

Why Students Shouldn’t Blog

People will read it. People might not like it. They might share test answers with others. They might be found by a child predator online They might write something inappropriate. They might find something inappropriate. They might get other students to start blogging.

http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/whywhynot

Why Students Should Blog

People will read it. They might like it. They might share what they've learned with others. They might participate in a collaborative learning

project. They might become inspired to learn. They might inspire others to learn. They might get other students to start blogging. If they don't talk in class, they might on a blog.

http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/whywhynot

Blogging Tips for Students

Never, never, NEVER give out your full name or any other personal information (address, phone number, instant message screen name, etc.).

Plagiarism is still wrong. Don't copy more than a paragraph from anything and ALWAYS give credit and a link to the source of the information. After all, you'd like for people to link to you, right? It's only fair.

Don't go to meet people who talk to you online.

http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/bloggersbeware

Blogging Tips for Students

Just because someone wrote it doesn't mean it's true. That cute person that wants to meet you might be a

32 year old who wants to hurt you. Photographs can be faked or could be of someone

else. Don't use them as proof of who someone is. You are writing for a GLOBAL audience. Don't

get angry when a teacher, classmate, or (oh my gosh!) parent finds and reads your blog.

You are also writing for a LOCAL audience. The content of your posts should always be safe for discussion in class.


Blogging Tips for Teachers

Get permission slips from the parents before you even think of having your students in a blog.

Even with permission, do not identify your students by their last names.

Assume that whatever you post will be read by your students, coworkers, and superiors, because the one time you don't think they will, they will.


Blogging Tips for Teachers

In the same vein, don't link to something if it's not safe for your students to see.

If you absolutely must rant and complain about your place of employment in a global forum like a blog (bad idea), have an alternate blog under an assumed name and don't mention ANY real names or locations. You still might get caught.


Integration Ideas

Ways that blogs can be incorporated

Daily Scribe – What we did today

Extending Class Discussion

Student Work Showcase

Student-Initiated Content

Student Sharing

Students Making a Difference

http://ninawrites.wordpress.comhttp://twentyfivedays.wordpress.com/

Successful Tips for “Book” Blogs

Get comfortable with blogging Choose a relevant book [article, topic, etc.] Devise interesting questions Solicit the author’s involvement Welcome bloggers [experts] from outside the

classroom

Erik Langhorst – “The Dixie Clicks” 12/1/2006

Blog Hosting

Blogmeister – (school code required)http://classblogmeister.com/

Edublogs – (personal professional blogs)http://edublogs.org/

Blogger – (personal professional blogs)https://www.blogger.com/

21 Classes – (free service is limited)http://21classes.com/


Getting Started

Surf a few educational blogs to get a feel for how teachers use them with students and also as part of their professional learning

Brainstorm application ideas for blogs in your classroom

Decide if your needs require a service that allows for all students to have a private blog in addition to the class blog

Sign up for a service and start blogging (it’s addictive!)

My Learning Network

Over 10,000 people from over 85 nations have read and/or commented on my blog as of January 2008 I posted my first entry in July 2006

The power of connectivity

http://cliotech.blogspot.com/

To Learn More . . .


Lab Session

http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/blogworkshop

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