Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Teachers and the Classroom Staci Trekles Milligan Helen Siukola Jancich Purdue University Calumet

Workshop Outline By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: Describe the concept of “Web 2.0” List the different categories of Web 2.0 applications and describe the basic functions of each one Access and utilize at least one popular and “classroom-friendly” application/site currently available in each Web 2.0 category Describe some of the safety considerations to keep in mind when introducing students to online environments, as well as ways to minimize potential dangers

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

Describe the concept of “Web 2.0”

List the different categories of Web 2.0 applications and describe the basic functions of each one

Access and utilize at least one popular and “classroom-friendly” application/site currently available in each Web 2.0 category

Describe some of the safety considerations to keep in mind when introducing students to online environments, as well as ways to minimize potential dangers

So What is “Web 2.0” Anyhow? A movement on the Web toward more creative, social, user-driven sites In Web 2.0 websites, communities of like-minded people shape the content of the site Being “for the people” means that many services are free of cost to the users Examples: MySpace and FaceBook allow users to post personal profiles, send messages to others, and share photos, media, and more Wikipedia is a Web-based compendium of knowledge created by people from all over the world, offering their expertise to fill the encyclopedia

A movement on the Web toward more creative, social, user-driven sites

In Web 2.0 websites, communities of like-minded people shape the content of the site

Being “for the people” means that many services are free of cost to the users

Examples:

MySpace and FaceBook allow users to post personal profiles, send messages to others, and share photos, media, and more

Wikipedia is a Web-based compendium of knowledge created by people from all over the world, offering their expertise to fill the encyclopedia

Blogs A site that works like a public, online diary, allowing the author to post stories that others can read and comment on Excellent for diaries, question-and-answer dialogue between students and teachers or content experts Recommended Sites: http://www.edublogs.org http://www.blogger.com http://www.twitter.com (micro-blog) Ideas for the Classroom: http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100-education-blogs http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=4992

A site that works like a public, online diary, allowing the author to post stories that others can read and comment on

Excellent for diaries, question-and-answer dialogue between students and teachers or content experts

Recommended Sites:

http://www.edublogs.org

http://www.blogger.com

http://www.twitter.com (micro-blog)

Ideas for the Classroom:

http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100-education-blogs

http://my-ecoach.com/online/webresourcelist.php?rlid=4992

Wikis A site created by its users; anyone who is allowed to do so may edit the content of the wiki site at will Excellent for project planning and group-writing/group-creation activities Recommended Sites: http://www.wikispaces.com http://www.wetpaint.com Ideas for the Classroom: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Wikis http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Wiki_in_a_K-12_classroom

A site created by its users; anyone who is allowed to do so may edit the content of the wiki site at will

Excellent for project planning and group-writing/group-creation activities

Recommended Sites:

http://www.wikispaces.com

http://www.wetpaint.com

Ideas for the Classroom:

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Classroom+Wikis

http://wik.ed.uiuc.edu/index.php/Wiki_in_a_K-12_classroom

Podcasting Media files that can be posted for users to “subscribe” to, allowing automatic downloads of new episodes to be replayed on the computer or an MP3 player Can be audio or video, or a combination of both, and can be produced by teachers or students, or downloaded from 1000’s of free educational content providers Recommended Sites: http://www.epnweb.com http://www.apple.com/education/digitalauthoring/podcasting.html Ideas for the Classroom: http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/ http://www.evscicats.com/podacademy/ http://www.apple.com/education/resources/podcastingvideos/

Media files that can be posted for users to “subscribe” to, allowing automatic downloads of new episodes to be replayed on the computer or an MP3 player

Can be audio or video, or a combination of both, and can be produced by teachers or students, or downloaded from 1000’s of free educational content providers

Recommended Sites:

http://www.epnweb.com

http://www.apple.com/education/digitalauthoring/podcasting.html

Ideas for the Classroom:

http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/

http://www.evscicats.com/podacademy/

http://www.apple.com/education/resources/podcastingvideos/

Social Bookmarking An online list of bookmarks, categorized by keywords (“tags”) and available to other members Social bookmarking allows different people to create and post customized resource lists of sites related to any number of topics Recommended Sites: http://www.delicious.com Ideas for the Classroom: http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/sites/sites080.shtml http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/08/02/

An online list of bookmarks, categorized by keywords (“tags”) and available to other members

Social bookmarking allows different people to create and post customized resource lists of sites related to any number of topics

Recommended Sites:

http://www.delicious.com

Ideas for the Classroom:

http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/sites/sites080.shtml

http://weblogg-ed.com/2005/08/02/

Social Networks Multi-feature environments where people can post pictures, personal profiles, blog, send messages to one another, play games, and more Profiles are generally restricted only to members within the user’s “network” of friends, allowing friends to connect semi-privately When a new friend is added to someone’s network, that friend is also part of all of his/her networked friends’ networks Recommended Sites: http://education.ning.com http://www.imbee.com http://www.classroom20.com Ideas for the Classroom: http://socialnetworksined.wikispaces.com/ http://www.slideshare.net/brainopera/facebook-strategies-for-the-classroom/

Multi-feature environments where people can post pictures, personal profiles, blog, send messages to one another, play games, and more

Profiles are generally restricted only to members within the user’s “network” of friends, allowing friends to connect semi-privately

When a new friend is added to someone’s network, that friend is also part of all of his/her networked friends’ networks

Recommended Sites:

http://education.ning.com

http://www.imbee.com

http://www.classroom20.com

Ideas for the Classroom:

http://socialnetworksined.wikispaces.com/

http://www.slideshare.net/brainopera/facebook-strategies-for-the-classroom/

Media Sharing Allows for the posting, sharing, categorization, and commenting of media on the web (primarily photos and videos) Searches can be performed on keywords assigned to media to put them into categories (known as “tagging”) Media sharing is different from podcasting in that everything is shared directly on the Web Recommended Sites: http://www.flickr.com http://www.teachertube.com http://www.jingproject.com http://www.jumpcut.com Ideas for the Classroom: http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdigitalpa.html

Allows for the posting, sharing, categorization, and commenting of media on the web (primarily photos and videos)

Searches can be performed on keywords assigned to media to put them into categories (known as “tagging”)

Media sharing is different from podcasting in that everything is shared directly on the Web

Recommended Sites:

http://www.flickr.com

http://www.teachertube.com

http://www.jingproject.com

http://www.jumpcut.com

Ideas for the Classroom:

http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu

http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listdigitalpa.html

Virtual Worlds An immersive online environment, much like a cross between a video game and a social network Not like a game in that there is no fixed goal; users merely interact with each other, and build and share virtual items and content Popular in businesses and colleges as a way for people to “meet” without being face to face, but still retaining a more social aspect than email Recommended Sites: http://teen.secondlife.com http://www.clubpenguin.com http://www.webkinz.com Ideas for the Classroom: http://secondclassroom.ning.com http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/EducationalFrontiersLearn/47221

An immersive online environment, much like a cross between a video game and a social network

Not like a game in that there is no fixed goal; users merely interact with each other, and build and share virtual items and content

Popular in businesses and colleges as a way for people to “meet” without being face to face, but still retaining a more social aspect than email

Recommended Sites:

http://teen.secondlife.com

http://www.clubpenguin.com

http://www.webkinz.com

Ideas for the Classroom:

http://secondclassroom.ning.com

http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/EducationalFrontiersLearn/47221

“ Mashups” Mashups let you create cool combinations of online services, including other Web 2.0 tools like media sharing In other words, you can create, for example, a tool that lets students search for images of historical places that also gives them a Google Earth view of the place, and a Wikipedia article about it Recommended Sites: http://pipes.yahoo.com http://www.popfly.com Ideas for the Classroom: http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/DrMashuporWhyEducatorsSho/44592

Mashups let you create cool combinations of online services, including other Web 2.0 tools like media sharing

In other words, you can create, for example, a tool that lets students search for images of historical places that also gives them a Google Earth view of the place, and a Wikipedia article about it

Recommended Sites:

http://pipes.yahoo.com

http://www.popfly.com

Ideas for the Classroom:

http://connect.educause.edu/Library/EDUCAUSE+Review/DrMashuporWhyEducatorsSho/44592

Issues of Safety in the Web 2.0 World Web 2.0 services are typically free and open-access, meaning that anyone with a computer and Internet access can log in It also means that whatever one posts is available for EVERYONE else to see For this reason, it is important for our students to understand responsible and smart Internet use now more than ever before! Recommended Sites: http://www.isafe.org http://www.ikeepsafe.org http://www.wiredsafety.org http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html Use these sites with students, parents, and other educators ASAP! For example, go through the iSafe certification program (it’s free) and lead others through the training as well

Web 2.0 services are typically free and open-access, meaning that anyone with a computer and Internet access can log in

It also means that whatever one posts is available for EVERYONE else to see

For this reason, it is important for our students to understand responsible and smart Internet use now more than ever before!

Recommended Sites:

http://www.isafe.org

http://www.ikeepsafe.org

http://www.wiredsafety.org

http://kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/net_safety.html

Use these sites with students, parents, and other educators ASAP!

For example, go through the iSafe certification program (it’s free) and lead others through the training as well

Resources and References Staci’s contact info: Email: [email_address] Website: http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/Faculty/Trekles Blog: http://stacimilligan.edublogs.org Helen’s contact info: Email: [email_address] Website: http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/Faculty/jancich Blog: http://helensiukolajancich.blogspot.com/

Staci’s contact info:

Email: [email_address]

Website: http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/Faculty/Trekles

Blog: http://stacimilligan.edublogs.org

Helen’s contact info:

Email: [email_address]

Website: http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/Faculty/jancich

Blog: http://helensiukolajancich.blogspot.com/

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Resources and References More Tutorials: EduBlogs videos tutorials: http://edublogs.org/videos/ Wikispaces Help Index: http://www.wikispaces.com/help+index Subscribing to podcasts (and more) with Apple iTunes: http://www.apple.com/itunes/tutorials/ Creating your own podcast: http://images.apple.com/education/solutions/podcasting/pdf/PodcastCreationGuide.pdf

More Tutorials:

EduBlogs videos tutorials: http://edublogs.org/videos/

Wikispaces Help Index: http://www.wikispaces.com/help+index

Subscribing to podcasts (and more) with Apple iTunes: http://www.apple.com/itunes/tutorials/

Creating your own podcast: http://images.apple.com/education/solutions/podcasting/pdf/PodcastCreationGuide.pdf

Resources and References More Tutorials: Ning Frequently Asked Questions: http://help.ning.com/ Imbee Help and Insights for Teachers: http://www.imbee.com/teacher Del.icio.us Help and Tutorials: http://delicious.com/help Teacher Tube Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.teachertube.com/help.php Understanding Flickr Features: http://flickr.com/tour/

More Tutorials:

Ning Frequently Asked Questions: http://help.ning.com/

Imbee Help and Insights for Teachers: http://www.imbee.com/teacher

Del.icio.us Help and Tutorials: http://delicious.com/help

Teacher Tube Frequently Asked Questions: http://www.teachertube.com/help.php

Understanding Flickr Features: http://flickr.com/tour/

Resources and References More Tutorials: JumpCut getting started: http://www.jumpcut.com/create/ Jing screencasting and sharing: http://www.jingproject.com Second Life and Teen Second Life support: http://teen.secondlife.com/community/support Club Penguin Tutorials: http://support.clubpenguin.com/help/help/index.htm Using Yahoo! Pipes: http://www.squidoo.com/yahoo-pipes-guide Help and documentation for PopFly: http://www.popflywiki.com/

More Tutorials:

JumpCut getting started: http://www.jumpcut.com/create/

Jing screencasting and sharing: http://www.jingproject.com

Second Life and Teen Second Life support: http://teen.secondlife.com/community/support

Club Penguin Tutorials: http://support.clubpenguin.com/help/help/index.htm

Using Yahoo! Pipes: http://www.squidoo.com/yahoo-pipes-guide

Help and documentation for PopFly: http://www.popflywiki.com/

Thank you! Website for this workshop: http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/Tutorials/ICE Presented by Helen Jancich & Anastasia Milligan Purdue University Calumet http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/education

Website for this workshop: http://education.calumet.purdue.edu/Tutorials/ICE

Presented by Helen Jancich & Anastasia Milligan

Purdue University Calumet

http://www.calumet.purdue.edu/education