[HANDOUT] Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Learning and Engagement in Teaching Place

Gormley & McDermott (THV, 7‐27‐11) Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Learning and Engagement in Teaching the Hudson Valley Kathleen A. Gormley, PhD Peter McDermott, PhD The Sage Colleges Pace University gormlk@sage.edu pmcdermott@pace.edu Web 2.0 Tools Discussed in Presentation FREE, unless otherwise noted with $ Cloud Storage Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/ (2 gb free) Collaboration VoiceThread: https://voicethread.com ($‐‐worth the price!) [Teacher/student(s) can display images, video, text and comment in variety of ways.] Digital Image Tools Fotoflexer: http://fotoflexer.com/ Fotoflexer has lots of potential— one way we suggest using it is to obscure student faces. Flickriver:http://www.flickriver.com/about/ With flickriver, don’t have to upload series of pictures, so it’s efficient. Picnik: http://www.picnik.com Picnic allows lots of free effects including speech bubbles, coloration and so forth. Easy photo editor. Pizap: http://www.pizap.com/ Another digital imaging tool that allows uploading of images and adding of speech bubbles—easy photo editor. 1

Gormley & McDermott (THV, 7‐27‐11) Digital Boards Glogster: www.glogster.com Glogster is an online FREE interactive poster tool. Ability to add video, insert digital images and voice (mp3)‐‐lots of ways to personalize. Great potential (e.g., introduce self in course, individual book reports, group projects, unit summaries). EASY to use. Glog Examples: Henry Hudson Glog: http://kfortseven.glogster.com/glog/ FDR Glog: http://rorage.glogster.com/glog‐703/ (note: no attribution included) Industrial Revolution: http://dp0149.glogster.com/american‐ insdusterial‐revolution/ Wallwisher: http://www.wallwisher.com/ (can add comments, images, video, mp3) Wallwisher ExampleTHV URL: http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/HudsonRiver Presentation Tools Google Docs—Presentation: https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&pa ssive=1209600&continue=http://docs.google.com/&followup=http:/ /docs.google.com/&ltmpl=homepage Prezi ($): http://prezi.com/ Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/ Sliderocket ($): http://www.sliderocket.com/ Screencasting Animoto: http://animoto.com/ [Free for 1/2 minute. Recommend paid version $] (note: also under slidehow tools) Jing: Up to 5 minutes of screencapture Screenflow: [$‐‐recommend the paid version due to ease of editing] Screencastomatic: Up to 15 minutes of screencapture. 2

Gormley & McDermott (THV, 7‐27‐11) Slideshow Tools Animoto: http://animoto.com/ (note: also under screencasting) Flickriver: http://www.flickriver.com/about/ With flickriver, don’t have to upload series of pictures, so it’s efficient. Kizoa: http://www.kizoa.com/ [special effects, transitions, subtitles and more] Photo Peach: http://photopeach.com/ Picassa: http://picasaweb.google.com Slidestaxx: http://www.slidestaxx.com/ Social Bookmarking Diigo: http://www.diigo.com Diigo is a social bookmarking system (many more options that del‐i‐cious) that allows tags, highlighting, question posing, searching and more. Can create groups (e.g., units of study, content colleagues, study groups) and easily email bookmarks. Able to follow people with similar interests. Please join us at NYSRA 2010 to receive (and add) ongoing resources on digital literacy. Virtual Field Trips and other Websites A Day in the Life of the Hudson River (updated yearly): http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/edu/k12/snapshotday/index.html National Register of Historic Places First Lady of the World: Eleanor Roosevelt at ValKill: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/26roosevelt/26ro osevelt.htm (readings, maps, resources, lesson plans) Hudson Valley Institute: http://www.hudsonrivervalley.org/learning/fieldtrips.html#Historic %20Sites%20&%20Field%20Trips NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (Hudson River Estuary Program): http://www.dec.ny.gov/lands/4920.html 3

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