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Web 2.0: Cool Tools For Your
ClassroomEden Hall Upper Elementary
SchoolJanuary 19, 2009
Presented by Beth Shenefiel
My Goals Today
• Keep everyone awake• Keep everyone interested
so that they won’t try to sneak out
• Don’t say anything ridiculous
• Try not to confuse everyone
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Just kidding!
What You Can Expect…
• Introduction to Web 2.0 and the types of tools that are available
• Brief introduction to how to use some of these tools
• Examples of how others are using these tools
• Discussion of issues related to using Web 2.0 Eden Hall
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What is Web 2.0• Phrase coined by O’Reilly Media in
2004• “refers to a perceived second
generation of web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users” *
• AKA the “read/write web”
* "Web 2.0." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 18 Mar 2007, 09:03 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 18 Mar 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Web_2.0&oldid=115980154>.
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Why Web 2.0
These technologies have transformed the way our students use the Internet. They are no longer just reading content on the Web, but creating, contributing, and collaborating.
Web 2.0 technologies allow our students to collaborate with each other, and the global community.
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Web 2.0: Talk the Talk
• Wikis• Blogs• Podcasts• RSS
Feeds• Streamin
g• Gaming• Embed
• Folksonomy • Tags• Creative
Commons• Social
Networking• Widget• Aggregator
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Getting Started
• Most Web 2.0 technologies are free, but require registration
• E-mail• Username/ Password
Wikis
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Wikis• From the Hawaiian word “wiki” which
means “quick.”• Build/edit a website with no
programming or HTML. • Anyone can edit the content and edits
are instantly visible. Many authors determine the structure and content.
• Can include internal and external hyperlinks, sound, movies, graphics and other widgets.
• Asynchronous communication and community collaboration.
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Educational Wikis
• Group projects• Assignments• Resource Collections• Peer Review• Group FAQ• Parent Involvement• Online Newspaper
Wetpaint. 2008. wetpaint.com, Inc. 12 Jan 2008 < http://www.wetpaint.com/category/Education--Wikis-In-The-Classroom >
Wikis In Action
• Bookbird• The Monster Project• Morpheus Fortuna• Project Lemonade
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Editing Others’ Wikis• Join the space• Review policy and conventions • Start editing and type your
changes • Summarize your changes • Preview before saving • Save changes
Adapted from “Help:Editing,” Wikimedia Meta Wiki. 2007. [http://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Help:Editing&action=history]
Blogs
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Blogs
• Short for weblog • An online journal with entries
posted in reverse chronological order (newer entries first)
• Readers can post comments to respond to the blogger’s entry
Blog Hosts
• Edublogs• Blogger• Word Press• iWeb
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Blogging in Education
• Create blogs:– Online journaling– News and Information– Students response (Exit
Paragraph!)– Parent Involvement
• Subscribe to Blogs– New ideas– Up to date information
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Blogs in Action
• Bookbird Blog• Classroom Blogmeister• Cool Cat Teacher Blog• Annoyed Librarian• NeverEndingSearch• The Fischbowl
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Blogs: Talk the Talk• Vlog
– a video blog• Blurker
– a person who reads a blog regularly, but does not post comments.
• Blogosphere– a term that encompasses all blogs as a
community or social network.1
1. "Blogosphere." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 14 Apr 2007, 21:06 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 15 Apr 2007 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Blogosphere&oldid=122834054>.
Podcasts
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Podcasting• A podcast is a similar to a radio or
television broadcast. • Available through the internet• Sound or video• Portable • Subscribe or Stream • Podcasting involves creating content,
producing the podcast, and then making the podcast available to an audience.
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Podcasting in Your Classroom
• Use Garage Band to Record– File- new– Create new podcast episode– Record audio, add sounds, make
edits, add artwork– Save– Publish
Podcasts in Action
• LearnOutLoud.com• NPR Education Podcast• Isinglass Award Podcast• Language podcasts (various)• NASA Goddard Shorts HD
(video)• Ancient Places TV (video)• VBB Booktalks-to-Go
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RSS and Aggregators
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RSS Feeds RSS stands for Rich Site Summary or
Real Simple Syndication Readers "subscribe" to the content
using RSS so they don’t have to visit the site itself to get the information they want.
To view the information you use an “aggregator.” The aggregator checks the sites you subscribe to, and it sends the new content to a folder so that you can read it when you want.
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Aggregators
• A piece of software that allows you to view new information that is posted to a website.
• An aggregator could be a website designed specifically for this purpose, or a personalized homepage
• Many other programs now incorporate a feature to display rss feeds
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Aggregators
• Bloglines- “Online service for searching, subscribing, creating and sharing news feeds, blogs and rich web content.”
• Google Reader- Free to use with a Gmail account.
• iTunes
Widgets
Widgets• A web widget is a portable chunk of
code that can be installed and run within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation.
• Widgets often take the form of on-screen tools (clocks, event countdowns, auction-tickers, stock market tickers, flight arrival information, daily weather etc)
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"Web widget." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 14 Jan 2009, 21:31 UTC. 16 Jan 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Web_widget&oldid=264120508>.
Widgets
• Widgets are “embedded” into webpages.
• Many embedded widgets require a live internet connection in order to work.
• Many widgets cannot be downloaded or saved.
• Personalized homepages (i.e. pageflakes and iGoogle) are basically webpages that are embedded with many widgets
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Widgets in Action
• Pageflakes• iGoogle• My favorite widgets at
http://bookbird.wikispaces.com/Widgets
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Issues in Education
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Issues
• Privacy• Copyright• Tech
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Web 2.0: Safety and Privacy
• Establish and communicate expected behaviors
• Have a contract• Involve parents• Teach students to protect their
privacy• Cyber Safety Resources
– Netsmartz– Cybersafety
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Plan, Plan, Plan
• Plan project procedures and outcomes before starting
• Know what kind of content will be displayed when using your Web 2.0 tool
• Get administrative permission• Get parental permission• Know what tech issues are going
to arise
Copyright
• Encourage your students to work ethically
• Respect copyright laws• Educational fair use does not
always apply when posting projects online, especially if the projects can be viewed by anyone
• Use works with Creative Commons licensing
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Want to Share?
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Creative Commons Licenses
• Attribution• Non commercial• No Derivative works• Share Alike
Tech Issues?
• Yes.• Make sure that both you and
your students can access tools and widgets–Make sure they work on the Mac
–Make sure they are not filtered
• Have a back-up plan
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What Now?
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Next Steps
• Are you sold?• Are you curious?• Learn More
–Complete the 23 things–Visit the k12online Conference–Investigate more “Cool Tools”–Play in my sandbox
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Final Thoughts
Remember…. Web 2.0 is about:• Convenience• Communication• Collaboration
Questions?Comments?
Nasty Remarks?
Resources• 23 things - http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com/• Annoyed Librarian-
http://www.libraryjournal.com/blog/580000658.html• Blabberize- http://blabberize.com/• Blogger- https://www.blogger.com/start• Bloglines- https://www.bloglines.com• Classroom Blogmeister-
http://www.classblogmeister.com/index.php• Cool Cat Teacher Blog-
http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/• Cool Tools For Schools-
http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/• Creative Commons- http://creativecommons.org/• Cybersafety- http://www.cyber-safety.com/
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Resources• Edublogs- http://edublogs.org/• Glogster- http://www.glogster.com/• Google Reader-
http://www.google.com/reader/view/#directory-welcome-page
• iGoogle- http://www.google.com/ig• iTunes Store• k12online Conference-
http://k12onlineconference.org/• Morpheus Fortuna Wiki-
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Resources• Netsmartz-
http://www.netsmartz.org/index.aspx• NeverEndingSearch-
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334.html
• Pageflakes- http://www.pageflakes.com/• Project Lemonade Wiki-
http://projectlemonade.wikispaces.com/• Slide- http://www.slide.com/• Slideshare- http://www.slideshare.net/• Teacher Tube- http://www.teachertube.com/• The Fischbowl-
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Resources
• Voice Thread- http://voicethread.com/#home
• Wetpaint- http://www.wetpaint.com/• Wikimedia Meta Wiki-
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
• Wikipedia- http://www.wikipedia.org/• Word Press- http://wordpress.org/• Wordle- http://www.wordle.net/
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Your hidden bonus track…
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