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

Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Learning and Engagement in Teaching the Hudson Valley Kathleen A. Gormley, PhD Peter McDermott, PhDPresentation at Teaching the Hudson Valley Conference, Hyde Park, NY,July 28, 2011.

Who is Kay?•  Associate Professor in Literacy, The Sage Colleges•  Secretary of NYSRA, Co-Chair Digital Literacy Committee•  Teach online, ftf and hybric courses on literacy and digital literacy•  Sloan-C Certificate in Tools and Techniques of Online Teaching•  Publications

Who is Pete?•  Professor at Pace University•  Vice President, NYSRA; Co-Chair Digital Literacy Committee•  Teaches courses in secondary literacy and digital literacy•  Publications

Want a copy of materials? Give Kay your email!

Social Bookmarking•  Join Us: NYSRA 2010•  More than Bookmarking •  Sharing •  Tags •  Highlighting •  Identify tools/websites •  Commenting •  Following •  Groups

Purpose•  To provide practical ways to incorporate the new literacies when working with students both in place- based educational situations and classrooms focused on problem solving.

Role of Web 2.0 Tools•  Multimedia world reading•  Social nature (Facebook, MySpace)•  Open Source•  Easily Used used•  Tools for task, not reverse•  Engaging, motivating students•  Complex reading and writing

Literacy: Digital, New, Multiple•  New Literacies (IRA Position Paper, 2009)•  Collaborative•  Read and write differently•  New Strategies•  Donald Leu and Colleagues•  Handsfield, Dean & Cielocha& Moran

Digital Images (jpeg & tiff) Made with FotoFlexer

Obscuring Faces Also made with FotoFlexer

Adding Speech Bubbles

Flickriver•  Flickriver www.flickriver.com•  Hyde Park, NY•  FDR Slideshow Option

Slideshow with Existing Images--Picassa•  Hudson River Slideshow•  Vanderbilt Estate•  The Clearwater•  West Point http://picasaweb.google.com Image Source:http:// ny.water.usgs.gov/projects/hdsn/ webgrphx/SUMap.jpeg

Slideshow Considerations•  Own photos BEST •  Cautions—children’s images•  Creative Commons•  Attribution •  Textbox with URL •  Citations •  Image inserted with word, then capture with textbox

Slideshow Options•  Kizoa•  Photo Peach•  Slidestaxx

Photo Peach SlideshowExample (5 minutes to create) http://photopeach.com/

Presentation Options Best•  Google Choice•  Slideshare •  Example using topic of Slideshare•  Sliderocket ($) •  PC Review “very good”•  Prezi ($)

Virtual Field Trips•  http://www.simplek12.com/virtualfieldtrips•  Ellis Island•  Ground Zero Ellis Island Image Source: http:// www.ourgenealogy.ca/USA/ellis_island.jpg Ground Zero Image Source: http:// tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/family- vacations-ground-zero.htm

Multimedia: Glogster•  Uses •  Teacher Presentations •  Student Projects •  Book reviews •  Unit summaries •  General understanding•  Interactive Whiteboard •  Video •  Images Image Source: https:// •  Text magicineducation.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/ •  Voice glogster-com-poster-yourselftext-images-music-and- video/jbq_bor_rou_sha/

Sample Glogs on Hudson•  FDR•  Industrial Revolution•  Henry Hudson

Wallwisher, Another Poster Option•  Allows adding of text, image and video•  Go to URL created for this presentation: http://www.wallwisher.com/ wall/HudsonRiver

AnimotoAnimoto Features •  Multimedia •  Fast! •  Integrates photos and music •  Visual effects (transitions and animations)

Time Lines•  Dippity•  URL: http://www.dipity.com/ (not on handout— sorry!)•  Example: West Point•  Can add •  Text •  Image •  Video

Step by Step: How To Do•  Tildee•  URL: http://www.tildee.com•  Not on handout—sorry!•  Example from Kay with website creation•  Ideas for use

Great way for students to showcase their learningsScreencasting (e.g., PPt with narration and websites). Helpful for making teaching videos (e.g., how to, reviews). Many free Web 2.0 tools for screencasting!

Jing (Video and Screencasting)•  Recommend for grades two through four•  Adding images or short video to PPt, glogs, etc.•  Screencapture too.•  Time limit = 5 minutes•  Safe

•  Adding imagesor short video toPPt, glogs, etc.•  Screencapturetoo. Note: stored on screencast-•  Time limit = 15 o-matic websiteminutes

ScreenFlow 2.1 •  New Flash Publish feature.Screenflow •  64-bit support for audio capture.NOT FREE– about $100 witheducator’s discountThree steps: •  Automatic saving of documents. 1)  Record 2)  Edit (Control + •  Captures screen, one button) microphone, computer 3)  Export sound, video camera. 4)  Optional--SAVE in DROPBOX

Collaboration •  Key Value of Web 2.0— Working with Others via Internet

VoiceThreadCollaborative tool (no longer free): 1)  Video 2)  Audio (microphone or phone) 3)  Typing 4)  Doodle

VoiceThread Examples•  Eleanor Roosevelt (elementary group project)•  FDR

Questions

Contacting UsKay: gormlk@sage.eduPeter: pmcdermott@pace.edu Thank you! Hope to see you on Diigo!

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