Web 2.0 and Web 2.0 and Bloom’s Bloom’s

TaxonomyTaxonomyPatty McGinnis, NBCTPatty McGinnis, NBCTMethacton School DistrictMethacton School Districtpmcginnis@methacton.orgpmcginnis@methacton.org

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Bloom’s TaxonomyBloom’s Taxonomy

New Bloom’s TaxonomyNew Bloom’s Taxonomy

Bloom’s Taxonomy Bloom’s Taxonomy RevisedRevised

Source: http://www.odu.edu/educ/llschult/blooms_taxonomy.htm

HOTS: Higher Order HOTS: Higher Order Thinking SkillsThinking Skills

HOTS and ???HOTS and ???

CREATING! Bloom’s CREATING! Bloom’s Highest LevelHighest Level

Creating Verbs…Creating Verbs…

AssembleAssemble ConstructConstruct CreateCreate DesignDesign DevelopDevelop FormulateFormulate Write Write

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Question: Question: What skills are necessary for What skills are necessary for

functioning in a global functioning in a global economy?economy?

2121stst Century Skills Century Skills Critical thinking Critical thinking Problem solvingProblem solving CommunicationCommunication CollaborationCollaboration Creativity Creativity InnovationInnovation

The Age of Networked The Age of Networked IntelligenceIntelligence

Don Tapscott, author of  Don Tapscott, author of  WikinomicsWikinomics, “We are , “We are at a punctuation point in human history.”  at a punctuation point in human history.”  “While institutions are collapsing, people are “While institutions are collapsing, people are self-organizing.”  self-organizing.” 

5 Principles for the Age of Networked 5 Principles for the Age of Networked Intelligence:  Intelligence:  CollaborationCollaboration OpennessOpenness SharingSharing InterdependenceInterdependence IntegrityIntegrity

2121stst Century Classrooms Century Classrooms CollaborateCollaborate

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How Do We Get There?How Do We Get There?

Welcome to Web 2.0!Welcome to Web 2.0! Web 2.0…a Web 2.0…a

place to Share place to Share Information, Information, Collaborate, and Collaborate, and Publish Publish

Many Web 2.0 Many Web 2.0 programs are programs are FREEFREE

Create! Write! Publish! Create! Write! Publish! With Web 2.0 With Web 2.0

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The Web 2.0 = The Web 2.0 = CollaborationCollaboration

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Medical doctors in third world countriesFind collaboration essential

The Web 2.0 is VastThe Web 2.0 is Vast

Innovative Uses of Innovative Uses of TechnologyTechnology

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Content, Pedagogy, and Technology: What content are you teaching and what is the appropriate technology tool?

3 Simple Web 2.0 Tools3 Simple Web 2.0 Tools PodcastsPodcasts WikisWikis GlogsterGlogster

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Podcasting is EASY and Podcasting is EASY and FUNFUN

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PodcastsPodcasts No special equipment No special equipment

neededneeded Most laptops have built Most laptops have built

in Microphonesin Microphones MAC: use Garage BandMAC: use Garage Band PC Users: Download PC Users: Download

Audacity—it’s free!Audacity—it’s free! Can download podcasts Can download podcasts

to i- tunes, post to a to i- tunes, post to a wiki or school websitewiki or school website

docinthemachine.com

Ideas for Using Podcasts in the Ideas for Using Podcasts in the ClassroomClassroom

News items and commentary News items and commentary Interviews with experts Interviews with experts Debates Debates Tutorials Tutorials Discussion and reviews of resources for teachers Discussion and reviews of resources for teachers

and learners and learners Reports from activities in the “field” under study Reports from activities in the “field” under study

(such as robotics in the classroom, or adult (such as robotics in the classroom, or adult learning classrooms) learning classrooms)

Editing, customizing and archiving events as Editing, customizing and archiving events as follow-up reports follow-up reports

Sample Podcast

Wiki? What’s a Wiki?Wiki? What’s a Wiki? “ “Any website that Any website that

allows the easy allows the easy creation and editing of creation and editing of any number of any number of interlinked web pages interlinked web pages via a web browser via a web browser using a simplified using a simplified markup language or a markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor”WYSIWYG text editor”

Huh?Huh?

Wikis Made SimpleWikis Made Simple A website you can A website you can

change change You don’t need to You don’t need to

know HTML or know HTML or codingcoding

WYSIWYG: What WYSIWYG: What you see is what you see is what you get!you get!

Video: Wikis Made Simple

Wiki PedagogyWiki Pedagogy

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Educational WikisEducational Wikis PB Works (PB Works (

http://pbworks.comhttp://pbworks.com//))

Wiki SpacesWiki SpacesBoth are free for Both are free for

educatorseducatorsBoth can generate Both can generate

student accounts student accounts without emailswithout emails

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http://http://www.wikispaces.com/www.wikispaces.com/

http://pbworks.com/http://pbworks.com/

Two Buttons: Edit and Two Buttons: Edit and SaveSave

What can you do with a What can you do with a Classroom Workspace?Classroom Workspace?

PUBLISH!PUBLISH! Publish class notes, Publish class notes,

PowerPoint PowerPoint lectures, schedules lectures, schedules and policies; show and policies; show off examples of off examples of great student workgreat student work

All students have an All students have an opportunity to be opportunity to be heard heard

Collaborate Globally!Collaborate Globally! Expand HorizonsExpand Horizons

- Share and - Share and interact with other interact with other classrooms or classrooms or groups, across groups, across town or around the town or around the worldworld

Create e-portfoliosCreate e-portfoliosGive students their Give students their

own page to post own page to post content, upload content, upload homework, and homework, and share their work.share their work.

Communicate with Communicate with ParentsParents

Keep parents Keep parents involved. Post involved. Post assignments, key assignments, key dates and dates and volunteer lists. All volunteer lists. All available at home, available at home, from work, or from work, or anywhereanywhere

Create ProjectsCreate ProjectsBuild collaborative pages, start discussions and Build collaborative pages, start discussions and

encourage comments.encourage comments.Sample Student Wiki Page

CollaborationCollaboration Start SmallStart Small

Have students Have students collaborate within a collaborate within a class or between class or between classesclasses

Ready to Branch Out?Ready to Branch Out? Finding Potential Finding Potential

PartnersPartners http://www.epals.com/http://www.epals.com/ http://http://

www.flatclassroomprojwww.flatclassroomproject.orgect.org//

http://edu.glogster.com/http://edu.glogster.com/

Glogs are…Glogs are… InteractiveInteractive Multimedia (can add video, sound, graphics, etc.)Multimedia (can add video, sound, graphics, etc.) FREE teacher accountFREE teacher account Safe, private platform (edu.Glogster.com, NOT Safe, private platform (edu.Glogster.com, NOT

Glogster.com)Glogster.com) Students can comment on classmate’s GlogsStudents can comment on classmate’s Glogs Selected by American Association of School Selected by American Association of School

Librarians as a “Best Web Site for Teaching and Librarians as a “Best Web Site for Teaching and Learning”Learning”

Sample Sample GlogGlog

DrawbacksDrawbacks Your classroom is Your classroom is

available 24-7 (is that available 24-7 (is that really so bad?)really so bad?)

Wiki “burnout”Wiki “burnout” Lack of computersLack of computers Not every child has access Not every child has access

to high speed Internetto high speed Internet Technical issuesTechnical issues Lack of clear expectations Lack of clear expectations

for students: Provide for students: Provide ScaffoldingScaffolding

Lack of quality Lack of quality Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

Internet Safety IssuesInternet Safety Issues

Need Ideas???Need Ideas??? http://http://

www.ictineducatiowww.ictineducation.orgn.org/free-stuff//free-stuff/

http://www.classrohttp://www.classroom20.com/om20.com/

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PLNPLN Build your Build your

Professional Learning Professional Learning NetworkNetwork

Share ideas, Share ideas, collaboratecollaborate

ISTEISTE Social Networks for Social Networks for

TeachersTeachers TwitterTwitter Classroom20.comClassroom20.com Edmodo.comEdmodo.com

Siemen’s STEM InstituteSiemen’s STEM Institute

http://stem.discoveryeducation.com/

Questions?Questions?