Blogs, Podcasts, and Wiki’s Oh My!

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Topics: Web 2.0 Blogs Podcasts Wiki Other Web 2.0 tools Uses in teaching

Web 2.0

Blogs

Podcasts

Wiki

Other Web 2.0 tools

Uses in teaching

What is Web 2.0?

Web Definition Web 2.0 is a term describing the trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users.

Web 2.0 is a term describing the trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users.

Examples of Web 2.0 tools Blogs Podcasts Wiki’s Social Networks Video sharing Photo Sharing

Blogs

Podcasts

Wiki’s

Social Networks

Video sharing

Photo Sharing

Blogs!

Who Blogs? Millions of Internet Users 10% of Internet Users in U.S. Young Internet Users

Millions of Internet Users

10% of Internet Users in U.S.

Young Internet Users

What Does It Mean? Not everyone is Perez Hilton! Most blogs are for friends and family Nano-audiences

Not everyone is Perez Hilton!

Most blogs are for friends and family

Nano-audiences

Uses for Blogs Teacher Use: Teacher webpage Instructional tips Classroom news for parents Homework Student Use: Reflective or writing journals Reports Interactivity with other students

Teacher Use:

Teacher webpage

Instructional tips

Classroom news for parents

Homework

Student Use:

Reflective or writing journals

Reports

Interactivity with other students

Teachers Who Blog: Cedar Hills Gifted Gab Florida Teens Read Coaching Chronicles Once Upon a Teacher Mrs. Ross’s Second Grade A Not So Different Place Curious Kindergartner s

Cedar Hills Gifted Gab

Florida Teens Read

Coaching Chronicles

Once Upon a Teacher

Mrs. Ross’s Second Grade

A Not So Different Place

Curious Kindergartner s

Blogging Resources Blogs in Education Teachers First – Gated Blogs for the Classroom Classroom Blogs Steps Toward a Successful Classroom Blog What’s the Scoop? A Practical Guide to Blogging

Blogs in Education

Teachers First – Gated Blogs for the Classroom

Classroom Blogs

Steps Toward a Successful Classroom Blog

What’s the Scoop?

A Practical Guide to Blogging

Blogging Services Blogger Typepad Wordpress Edublogs

Blogger

Typepad

Wordpress

Edublogs

Podcasts!

What is a Podcast? Audio file Enhanced podcast (Apple) Video podcast Subscriptions (RSS) Aggregator (iTunes, Odeo, etc.)

Audio file

Enhanced podcast (Apple)

Video podcast

Subscriptions (RSS)

Aggregator (iTunes, Odeo, etc.)

Portable Players iPod by Apple Shuffle Nano Video iPod MP3 Players Creative Sandisk Phillips

iPod by Apple

Shuffle

Nano

Video iPod

MP3 Players

Creative

Sandisk

Phillips

Podcasting in Education Music and pictures Video podcasts Wide range of visual content Extend the school day Learning styles

Music and pictures

Video podcasts

Wide range of visual content

Extend the school day

Learning styles

Hotlist on Podcasts Exploiting the educational potential of podcasting Podcasts in Education Podcasting in the Classroom

Hotlist on Podcasts

Exploiting the educational potential of podcasting

Podcasts in Education

Why Podcast? Why not? Promote and use personalized learning Cross-curricular activity Alternative teaching approaches

Why not?

Promote and use personalized learning

Cross-curricular activity

Alternative teaching approaches

Higher Order Thinking Skills Collecting, analyzing information Planning – story boarding Script writing Recording Editing Problem solving Presenting information Sharing information/publishing

Collecting, analyzing information

Planning – story boarding

Script writing

Recording

Editing

Problem solving

Presenting information

Sharing information/publishing

Basic How To’s: Record audio (Audacity, Windows Sound Recorder, Apple’s Garage Band) Edit audio Add jingle Export to mp3 format Add to RSS server Submit to iTunes or other Have listeners subscribe

Record audio (Audacity, Windows Sound Recorder, Apple’s Garage Band)

Edit audio

Add jingle

Export to mp3 format

Add to RSS server

Submit to iTunes or other

Have listeners subscribe

Examples of Podcasts Very Interesting Volcanoes

Wiki’s, Oh My!

What is a Wiki? Wiki is a type of webpage where users visiting the web pages can make modifications to the content of the pages. Good web-based explanation History of Wiki at Wikipedia Wiki’s in Education

Wiki is a type of webpage where users visiting the web pages can make modifications to the content of the pages.

Good web-based explanation

History of Wiki at Wikipedia

Wiki’s in Education

Comparison – Wiki’s and Web Pages

Wiki “Farms” Places that host wiki’s Pages can be locked or not No programming required Many have a WYSIWYG editor Wet Paint PB Wiki Wiki Spaces

Places that host wiki’s

Pages can be locked or not

No programming required

Many have a WYSIWYG editor

Wet Paint

PB Wiki

Wiki Spaces

Some Examples of Wiki’s Psychology Wiki World Wiki Cancer Wiki Celtic Football Club Wiki Fido Wikipedia Wiki Books Wiki Quotes

Psychology Wiki

World Wiki

Cancer Wiki

Celtic Football Club

Wiki Fido

Wikipedia

Wiki Books

Wiki Quotes

Wiki’s in Education Used in higher education Collaborative book writing Sharing facts Reporting Vigilance and ownership Summary of uses Wiki on the topic Good article at Tech Learning

Used in higher education

Collaborative book writing

Sharing facts

Reporting

Vigilance and ownership

Summary of uses

Wiki on the topic

Good article at Tech Learning

Next Steps Start a wiki and invite your colleagues to contribute Start your own blog, or add a comment on a blog Get used to interactivity Create a podcast and add it to your blog or wiki Submit your podcast to iTunes

Start a wiki and invite your colleagues to contribute

Start your own blog, or add a comment on a blog

Get used to interactivity

Create a podcast and add it to your blog or wiki

Submit your podcast to iTunes

Questions?