Engaging Digital Natives Examining 21 st century literacies and their implications for teaching in the digital age. Jennifer Carrier Dorman http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Conferences

http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Conferences

We are at a turning point in the tech industry and perhaps even in the history of the world Tim O’Reilly – Feb. 14 2006

The Case for 21 st Century Education Education is changing. Competition is changing internationally. The workplace, jobs, and skill demands are changing.

Education is changing.

Competition is changing internationally.

The workplace, jobs, and skill demands are changing.

Implications These changes, among others, are ushering us toward a world where knowledge, power, and productive capability will be more dispersed than at any time in our history—a world where value creation will be fast, fluid, and persistently disruptive. A world where only the connected will survive. A power shift is underway, and a tough new business rule is emerging: Harness the new collaboration or perish. Those who fail to grasp this will find themselves ever more isolated—cut off from the networks that are sharing, adapting, and updating knowledge to create value.

These changes, among others, are ushering us toward a world where knowledge, power, and productive capability will be more dispersed than at any time in our history—a world where value creation will be fast, fluid, and persistently disruptive.

A world where only the connected will survive.

A power shift is underway, and a tough new business rule is emerging: Harness the new collaboration or perish.

Those who fail to grasp this will find themselves ever more isolated—cut off from the networks that are sharing, adapting, and updating knowledge to create value.

Implications for Schools For smart schools [companies], the rising tide of mass collaboration offers vast opportunity…Schools [Companies] can reach beyond their walls to sow the seeds of innovation and harvest a bountiful crop. Indeed, educators [firms] that cultivate nimble, trust-based relationships with external collaborators are positioned to form vibrant classroom [business] ecosystems that enhance learning [create value] more effectively than hierarchically organized schools [businesses]. (edits by Will Richardson, original words in brackets)

For smart schools [companies], the rising tide of mass collaboration offers vast opportunity…Schools [Companies] can reach beyond their walls to sow the seeds of innovation and harvest a bountiful crop.

Indeed, educators [firms] that cultivate nimble, trust-based relationships with external collaborators are positioned to form vibrant classroom [business] ecosystems that enhance learning [create value] more effectively than hierarchically organized schools [businesses].

(edits by Will Richardson, original words in brackets)

Digital Natives

Digital Natives It is now clear that as a result of this ubiquitous information environment and the sheer volume of their interaction with it, today’s students think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors. Marc Prensky – “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants” 2001

It is now clear that as a result of this ubiquitous information environment and the sheer volume of their interaction with it, today’s students think and process information fundamentally differently from their predecessors.

Marc Prensky – “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants” 2001

Digital Natives “ Different kinds of experiences lead to different brain structures” - Dr. Bruce D. Berry of Baylor College of Medicine. it is very likely that our students’ brains have physically changed – and are different from ours – as a result of how they grew up

“ Different kinds of experiences lead to different brain structures” - Dr. Bruce D. Berry of Baylor College of Medicine.

it is very likely that our students’ brains have physically changed – and are different from ours – as a result of how they grew up

Who are the digital natives? Our students today are all “native speakers” of the digital language of computers, video games, instantaneous communication, and the Internet. Those of us who were not born into the digital world but have, at some later point in our lives, become fascinated by and adopted many or most aspects of the new technology are Digital Immigrants .

Our students today are all “native speakers” of the digital language of computers, video games, instantaneous communication, and the Internet.

Those of us who were not born into the digital world but have, at some later point in our lives, become fascinated by and adopted many or most aspects of the new technology are Digital Immigrants .

The Challenge Our Digital Immigrant instructors, who speak an outdated language (that of the pre-digital age), are struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language

Our Digital Immigrant instructors, who speak an outdated language (that of the pre-digital age), are struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language

The Nomadic Grazing Patterns of Digital Natives Digital Natives are used to receiving information really fast. They like to parallel process and multi-task. They prefer their graphics before their text rather than the opposite.

Digital Natives are used to receiving information really fast.

They like to parallel process and multi-task.

They prefer their graphics before their text rather than the opposite.

The Nomadic Grazing Patterns of Digital Natives They prefer random access (like hypertext). They function best when networked. They thrive on instant gratification and frequent rewards. They prefer games to “serious” work.

They prefer random access (like hypertext).

They function best when networked.

They thrive on instant gratification and frequent rewards.

They prefer games to “serious” work.

Methodology Today’s teachers have to learn to communicate in the language and style of their students. This doesn’t mean changing the meaning of what is important, or of good thinking skills.

Today’s teachers have to learn to communicate in the language and style of their students.

This doesn’t mean changing the meaning of what is important, or of good thinking skills.

Web 2.0

What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of static websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. Tim O’Reilly

Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of static websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users.

Tim O’Reilly

Web 2.0 Static content transformed by dynamic participation Communities Networks Read/write

Static content transformed by dynamic participation

Communities

Networks

Read/write

The New WWW Whatever Whenever Wherever Tom March, Web-based educator, author, and instructional designer

Whatever

Whenever

Wherever

Tom March, Web-based educator, author, and instructional designer

The New WWW The New WWW—offering us whatever we want, whenever and wherever we want it—may seem like just an extension of our already-technology-enhanced contemporary life

The New WWW—offering us whatever we want, whenever and wherever we want it—may seem like just an extension of our already-technology-enhanced contemporary life

Confronting the Challenges of a Participatory Culture Media Education for the 21 st Century

“ If it were possible to define generally the mission of education, it could be said that its fundamental purpose is to ensure that all students benefit from learning in ways that allow them to participate fully in public, community, [Creative] and economic life.” — New London Group (2000, p. 9)

“ If it were possible to define generally the mission of education, it could be said that its fundamental purpose is to ensure that all students benefit from learning in ways that allow them to participate fully in public, community, [Creative] and economic life.”

— New London Group (2000, p. 9)

Participatory Culture According to a recent study from the Pew Internet & American Life project (Lenhardt & Madden, 2005), more than one-half of all teens have created media content, and roughly one-third of teens who use the Internet have shared content they produced.

According to a recent study from the Pew Internet & American Life project (Lenhardt & Madden, 2005), more than one-half of all teens have created media content, and roughly one-third of teens who use the Internet have shared content they produced.

A Participatory Culture . . . With relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement With strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others With some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices Where members believe that their contributions matter Where members feel some degree of social connection with one another (at the least they care what other people think about what they have created)

With relatively low barriers to artistic expression and civic engagement

With strong support for creating and sharing one’s creations with others

With some type of informal mentorship whereby what is known by the most experienced is passed along to novices

Where members believe that their contributions matter

Where members feel some degree of social connection with one another (at the least they care what other people think about what they have created)

Forms of Participatory Culture Affiliations — memberships, formal and informal, in online communities centered around various forms of media, such as Friendster, Facebook, message boards, metagaming, game clans, or MySpace Expressions — producing new creative forms, such as digital sampling, skinning and modding, fan videomaking, fan fiction writing, zines, mash-ups

Affiliations — memberships, formal and informal, in online communities centered around various forms of media, such as Friendster, Facebook, message boards, metagaming, game clans, or MySpace

Expressions — producing new creative forms, such as digital sampling, skinning and modding, fan videomaking, fan fiction writing, zines, mash-ups

Forms of Participatory Culture Collaborative Problem-solving — working together in teams, formal and informal, to complete tasks and develop new knowledge (such as through Wikipedia , alternative reality gaming, spoiling). Circulations — Shaping the flow of media (such as podcasting, blogging).

Collaborative Problem-solving — working together in teams, formal and informal, to complete tasks and develop new knowledge (such as through Wikipedia , alternative reality gaming, spoiling).

Circulations — Shaping the flow of media (such as podcasting, blogging).

Implications A growing body of scholarship suggests potential benefits of these forms of participatory culture, including: opportunities for peer-to-peer learning, a changed attitude toward intellectual property, the diversification of cultural expression, the development of skills valued in the modern workplace, and a more empowered conception of citizenship.

A growing body of scholarship suggests potential benefits of these forms of participatory culture, including:

opportunities for peer-to-peer learning,

a changed attitude toward intellectual property,

the diversification of cultural expression,

the development of skills valued in the modern workplace, and a more empowered conception of citizenship.

Implications Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of individual expression to community involvement. The new literacies almost all involve social skills developed through collaboration and networking. These skills build on the foundation of traditional literacy, research skills, technical skills, and critical analysis skills taught in the classroom.

Participatory culture shifts the focus of literacy from one of individual expression to community involvement.

The new literacies almost all involve social skills developed through collaboration and networking.

These skills build on the foundation of traditional literacy, research skills, technical skills, and critical analysis skills taught in the classroom.

The New Literacies Play — the capacity to experiment with one’s surroundings as a form of problem-solving Performance — the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery Simulation — the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes Appropriation — the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content

Play — the capacity to experiment with one’s surroundings as a form of problem-solving

Performance — the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery

Simulation — the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes

Appropriation — the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content

The New Literacies Multitasking — the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient details. Distributed Cognition — the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand mental capacities Collective Intelligence — the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal Judgment — the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources

Multitasking — the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient details.

Distributed Cognition — the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand mental capacities

Collective Intelligence — the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal

Judgment — the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources

The New Literacies Transmedia Navigation — the ability to follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities Networking — the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information Negotiation — the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms.

Transmedia Navigation — the ability to follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities

Networking — the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information

Negotiation — the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms.

Blogs

Blogs A blog is a website for which an individual or a group frequently generates text, photographs, video or audio files, and/or links, typically (but not always) on a daily basis. The term is a shortened form of weblog. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called "blogging". Individual articles on a blog are called "blog posts," "posts," or "entries". The person who posts these entries is called a "blogger".

A blog is a website for which an individual or a group frequently generates text, photographs, video or audio files, and/or links, typically (but not always) on a daily basis.

The term is a shortened form of weblog.

Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called "blogging".

Individual articles on a blog are called "blog posts," "posts," or "entries".

The person who posts these entries is called a "blogger".

Why the sudden popularity of blogs? RSS - Really Simple Syndication

RSS - Really Simple Syndication

RSS Aggregator – Bloglines

Blogs in School? Blogs are tools, and like any tools they can be used or misused. Misuse occurs more often when there's a lack of instruction. (MySpace, Xanga, Facebook) Interactivity, publishing, collective intelligence

Blogs are tools, and like any tools they can be used or misused.

Misuse occurs more often when there's a lack of instruction. (MySpace, Xanga, Facebook)

Interactivity, publishing, collective intelligence

Blogs in School Teacher Blogs Homework Keep Parents in the Loop Virtual Inservice Professional collaboration Student Blogs This week in class, we... Student Work Online portfolio Peer/teacher feedback

Teacher Blogs

Homework

Keep Parents in the Loop

Virtual Inservice

Professional collaboration

Student Blogs

This week in class, we...

Student Work

Online portfolio

Peer/teacher feedback

Why Students Shouldn’t Blog People will read it. People might not like it. They might share test answers with others. They might be found by a child predator online They might write something inappropriate. They might find something inappropriate. They might get other students to start blogging. http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/whywhynot

People will read it.

People might not like it.

They might share test answers with others.

They might be found by a child predator online

They might write something inappropriate.

They might find something inappropriate.

They might get other students to start blogging.

Why Students Should Blog People will read it. They might like it. They might share what they've learned with others. They might participate in a collaborative learning project. They might become inspired to learn. They might inspire others to learn. They might get other students to start blogging. If they don't talk in class, they might on a blog. http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/whywhynot

People will read it.

They might like it.

They might share what they've learned with others.

They might participate in a collaborative learning project.

They might become inspired to learn.

They might inspire others to learn.

They might get other students to start blogging.

If they don't talk in class, they might on a blog.

Daily Scribe

Classroom Extensions

Tips for Blogging http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/bloggersbeware

Blog Hosting for Schools Blogmeister - http:// classblogmeister.com / Edublogs - http:// edublogs.org /

Blogmeister - http:// classblogmeister.com /

Edublogs - http:// edublogs.org /

Podcasts

Podcasts iPod + Broadcast = Podcast Amateur radio Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

iPod + Broadcast = Podcast

Amateur radio

Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

Why use podcasts? Podcasts enable students to share their knowledge and expertise with others through a creative outlet. Podcasts tap into a mode of media input that is commonplace for digital natives. Podcasts empower students to form relationships with the content and each other in relevant ways.

Podcasts enable students to share their knowledge and expertise with others through a creative outlet.

Podcasts tap into a mode of media input that is commonplace for digital natives.

Podcasts empower students to form relationships with the content and each other in relevant ways.

Why use podcasts? Podcasting is yet another way for them [students] to be creating and contributing ideas to a larger conversation, and it’s a way of archiving that contribution for future audiences to use. Will Richardson, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

Podcasting is yet another way for them [students] to be creating and contributing ideas to a larger conversation, and it’s a way of archiving that contribution for future audiences to use.

Will Richardson, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

How can podcasts be used? In the classroom, educators and students can use podcasts to inform others about class news, current events, and areas of interest. Students can use a podcast forum to persuade their peers to help others, make a difference, or try something new. Podcasts can also be used to edutain others through creative narratives .

In the classroom, educators and students can use podcasts to inform others about class news, current events, and areas of interest.

Students can use a podcast forum to persuade their peers to help others, make a difference, or try something new.

Podcasts can also be used to edutain others through creative narratives .

How can podcasts be used? Podcasts engage students in thinking critically about their speaking fluency and communication skills. The opportunity to create a podcast about what students would like to discuss and share with others is extremely motivating.

Podcasts engage students in thinking critically about their speaking fluency and communication skills.

The opportunity to create a podcast about what students would like to discuss and share with others is extremely motivating.

Other Enduring Benefits Along with the use of technology there are certain responsibilities that educators and students need to follow. Educators need to instruct students on safe and acceptable use of technology in and outside of the classroom. Not only do students need to learn how to appropriately research, but also how to safely and properly share information online. Podcasts allow students to learn first hand about copyright laws and fair use issues.

Along with the use of technology there are certain responsibilities that educators and students need to follow.

Educators need to instruct students on safe and acceptable use of technology in and outside of the classroom.

Not only do students need to learn how to appropriately research, but also how to safely and properly share information online.

Podcasts allow students to learn first hand about copyright laws and fair use issues.

Jumping in with both feet . . . Listen to a few podcasts online iTunes > Source List > Podcasts > Education http://www.podcastalley.com/ http://www.ipodder.org/ http://epnweb.org/ http://www.jakeludington.com/archives/000405.html (“Podcasting with Windows Media Player) Get a feel for the genre Podcasts are not “polished” – production value is secondary to the content

Listen to a few podcasts online

iTunes > Source List > Podcasts > Education

http://www.podcastalley.com/

http://www.ipodder.org/

http://epnweb.org/

http://www.jakeludington.com/archives/000405.html (“Podcasting with Windows Media Player)

Get a feel for the genre

Podcasts are not “polished” – production value is secondary to the content

Searching for Podcasts - iTunes

Subscribing to Podcasts

Creating a Podcast Write your script. Practice. Record your audio file. ( Audacity ) Edit your audio (Effect > Normalize) Add and credit legally useable music ( optional ) File > Save Project. File > Export as MP3 > Edit ID3 Tags Upload the MP3 file to a web server. ( GCast and Audioblogger )

Write your script.

Practice.

Record your audio file. ( Audacity )

Edit your audio (Effect > Normalize)

Add and credit legally useable music ( optional )

File > Save Project.

File > Export as MP3 > Edit ID3 Tags

Upload the MP3 file to a web server. ( GCast and Audioblogger )

Audacity – Audio Editing Software http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Publishing Your Podcasts - GCast

Pedagogy for Podcasting Education Podcast Network University of Wisconsin-Madison Podcasting Pod Pedagogy

Education Podcast Network

University of Wisconsin-Madison Podcasting

Pod Pedagogy

Online Podcasting Resources http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/+Podcasting

Wikis

What is a Wiki? A wiki is a type of website that allows users easily to add, remove, or otherwise edit and change most available content.

A wiki is a type of website that allows users easily to add, remove, or otherwise edit and change most available content.

How is a Wiki Constructed? A single page in a wiki is referred to as a "wiki page", while the entire body of pages, which are usually highly interconnected via hyperlinks, is "the wiki“ in effect, a wiki is actually a very simple, easy-to-use user-maintained database for searching and creating information.

A single page in a wiki is referred to as a "wiki page", while the entire body of pages, which are usually highly interconnected via hyperlinks, is "the wiki“

in effect, a wiki is actually a very simple, easy-to-use user-maintained database for searching and creating information.

Are Wikis Safe? Wikis are generally designed with the philosophy of making it easy to correct mistakes, rather than making it difficult to make them.

Wikis are generally designed with the philosophy of making it easy to correct mistakes, rather than making it difficult to make them.

Are Wikis Safe? Thus while wikis are very open, they provide a means to verify the validity of recent additions to the body of pages. The most prominent, on almost every wiki, is the "Recent Changes" page—a specific list numbering recent edits, or a list of all the edits made within a given timeframe.

Thus while wikis are very open, they provide a means to verify the validity of recent additions to the body of pages.

The most prominent, on almost every wiki, is the "Recent Changes" page—a specific list numbering recent edits, or a list of all the edits made within a given timeframe.

Tracking Changes

Tracking Changes

Using Wikis as a Source Wikipedia is as reliable as other external sources we rely on. Properly written articles cite the sources, and a reader should rely on the Wikipedia article as much, but no more, than the sources the article relies on. If an article doesn't cite a source, it may or may not be reliable. Students should never use information in a wiki until they have checked those external sources.

Wikipedia is as reliable as other external sources we rely on.

Properly written articles cite the sources, and a reader should rely on the Wikipedia article as much, but no more, than the sources the article relies on.

If an article doesn't cite a source, it may or may not be reliable.

Students should never use information in a wiki until they have checked those external sources.

What the Experts are Saying Wikis are helping young people develop “writing skills and social skills by learning about group consensus and compromise—all the virtues you need to be a reasonable and productive member of society.” Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia

Wikis are helping young people develop “writing skills and social skills by learning about group consensus and compromise—all the virtues you need to be a reasonable and productive member of society.”

Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia

What the Experts are Saying “ The media is controlled by people who have the resources to control it,” he says. “Wikis show that all of us have an equal opportunity to contribute to knowledge.” Andy Garvin, head of the Digital Divide Network

“ The media is controlled by people who have the resources to control it,” he says. “Wikis show that all of us have an equal opportunity to contribute to knowledge.”

Andy Garvin, head of the Digital Divide Network

Ways to Use Wikis Use wikis as formats for subject guides. Invite students and teachers to annotate your catalog on a wiki. Make wikis meeting places for communities inside the school. Link librarians and teachers in your district in a collaborative enterprise.

Use wikis as formats for subject guides.

Invite students and teachers to annotate your catalog on a wiki.

Make wikis meeting places for communities inside the school.

Link librarians and teachers in your district in a collaborative enterprise.

Class Wikis

Class Wikis – Online Content

Class Wikis - Webquests

Class Wikis - Webquests

Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

Professional Learning Communities

PLC – Professional Research

PLC – Virtual Training

PLC – Curricular Collaboration

PLC – Supporting Teachers

Links to Getting Started Wiki Walk-Through http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/ What’s a wiki? Who uses wikis? Wikis or blogs? How to use wikis with students. Ideas for activities, projects, collaborations, etc. Using wikis in Education (blog) http://ikiw.org/ Classroom use of wikis http://www.teachinghacks.com/wiki/index.php?title=Wikis

Wiki Walk-Through http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki/

What’s a wiki?

Who uses wikis?

Wikis or blogs?

How to use wikis with students.

Ideas for activities, projects, collaborations, etc.

Using wikis in Education (blog) http://ikiw.org/

Classroom use of wikis http://www.teachinghacks.com/wiki/index.php?title=Wikis

Wikispaces Wikispaces is offering K-12 organizations their premium membership for free No advertisements Greater storage capacity Enhanced privacy settings http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

Wikispaces is offering K-12 organizations their premium membership for free

No advertisements

Greater storage capacity

Enhanced privacy settings

NYT Magazine – December 3, 2006 “ Open Source Spying ” Clive Thompson The U.S.A. and other Western countries have embraced 21 st century technologies such as blogs and wikis. “ Once the intelligence community has a robust and mature wiki and blog knowledge-sharing Web space . . . the nature of intelligence will change forever.”

“ Open Source Spying ” Clive Thompson

The U.S.A. and other Western countries have embraced 21 st century technologies such as blogs and wikis.

“ Once the intelligence community has a robust and mature wiki and blog knowledge-sharing Web space . . . the nature of intelligence will change forever.”

Social Learning http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Social+Learning

Social Learning – Web 2.0 http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Social+Learning

Del.icio.us http://del.icio.us/

Stu.dicio.us http://stu.dicio.us/

Stu.dicio.us Features Note-taking Note commenting Note sharing Keyword link to Google and Wikipedia To-Do Lists Schedule Document storage/tracking Grade organizer Privacy Features RSS Feeds Integration with Facebook Social Networking http://stu.dicio.us/

Note-taking

Note commenting

Note sharing

Keyword link to Google and Wikipedia

To-Do Lists

Schedule

Document storage/tracking

Grade organizer

Privacy Features

RSS Feeds

Integration with Facebook

Social Networking

Furl http://www.furl.net/

BlinkList http://www.blinklist.com/

BlinkList http://www.blinklist.com/static/classroom.php

StumbleUpon http://www.stumbleupon.com/

Digg Find an article, video, or podcast online and submit it to Digg.com. Your submission will immediately appear in “Upcoming Stories,” where other members can find it and, if they like it, Digg it. Subscribe to RSS feeds of particular topics, popular/upcoming sections, individual users, and the search terms of your choice Digg. Participate in the collaborative editorial process by Digging the stuff that you like best. Build a friend list; then your friends can track what you’re Digging. They can also subscribe to an RSS feed of your submissions and/or your Diggs. http://www.digg.com/

Find an article, video, or podcast online and submit it to Digg.com. Your submission will immediately appear in “Upcoming Stories,” where other members can find it and, if they like it, Digg it.

Subscribe to RSS feeds of particular topics, popular/upcoming sections, individual users, and the search terms of your choice

Digg. Participate in the collaborative editorial process by Digging the stuff that you like best.

Build a friend list; then your friends can track what you’re Digging. They can also subscribe to an RSS feed of your submissions and/or your Diggs.

Diigo http://www.diigo.com/

Diigo http://groups.diigo.com/groups/edn

Gradefix http://www.gradefix.com/

Gradefix

mynoteIT http://www.mynoteit.com/

Backpack http://www.backpackit.com/

Schoopy http://www.schoopy.com/

Wizlite Wizlite is a tool allowing users to collaboratively highlight important passages on pages on the Internet. Users can organize in groups and attach notes to their selections. Wizlite is activated by a bookmarklet or Firefox toolbar extension. Wizlite is great for many applications, such as topic discovery (e.g. for talks) or reviewing. http://wizlite.com/

Wizlite is a tool allowing users to collaboratively highlight important passages on pages on the Internet.

Users can organize in groups and attach notes to their selections.

Wizlite is activated by a bookmarklet or Firefox toolbar extension.

Wizlite is great for many applications, such as topic discovery (e.g. for talks) or reviewing.

NoteMesh NoteMesh is a free service that allows college students in the same classes to share notes with each other. It works by creating a wiki for individual classes that users can edit. Users are free to post their own lecture notes or contribute to existing lecture notes. The idea is that users in the same class can collaboratively create a definitive source for lecture notes. http://notemesh.com

NoteMesh is a free service that allows college students in the same classes to share notes with each other.

It works by creating a wiki for individual classes that users can edit.

Users are free to post their own lecture notes or contribute to existing lecture notes.

The idea is that users in the same class can collaboratively create a definitive source for lecture notes.

PageFlakes http://www.pageflakes.com

Social Networking – 43 Things http://www.43things.com/

Flickr What you can do with your photos: Upload Tag Geotag (mapping) Blog Comment Organize Organize into online photo albums with annotation Form/join groups http://www.flickr.com

What you can do with your photos:

Upload

Tag

Geotag (mapping)

Blog

Comment

Organize

Organize into online photo albums with annotation

Form/join groups

Applications for Flickr Virtual field trip Categorize, analyze, evaluate images Geography practice Picture books-documentaries Display original artwork Online scavenger hunts Process live field trips Upload exported (jpeg) Inspiration graphic organizers

Virtual field trip

Categorize, analyze, evaluate images

Geography practice

Picture books-documentaries

Display original artwork

Online scavenger hunts

Process live field trips

Upload exported (jpeg) Inspiration graphic organizers

Photo Editing Tools http://www.picnik.com/ Picnik http://www.cursorarts.com/ca_imffw.html ImageForge http://www.vicman.net/vcwphoto/index.htm VCW VicMan’s Photo Editor http://www.ultimatepaint.com/ Ultimate Paint http://photofiltre.free.fr/frames_en.htm PhotoFiltre http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/ Pixia http://www.eecs.wsu.edu/paint.net/ Paint.Net http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/ Free Serif PhotoPlus http://www.gimp.org/windows/ GIMP http://picasa.google.com/ Picasa http://pxn8.com/ Pxn8 http://www.phixr.com/ Phixr

Online Bibliography Helpers Easybib - http://www.easybib .com/ KnightCite http://webapps.calvin.edu/knightcite/ Landmarks Citation Machine http://citationmachine.net/ NoodleTools http://www.noodletools.com/ Ottobib http:// ottobib.com /

Easybib - http://www.easybib .com/

KnightCite http://webapps.calvin.edu/knightcite/

Landmarks Citation Machine http://citationmachine.net/

NoodleTools http://www.noodletools.com/

Ottobib http:// ottobib.com /

Video Editing Tools http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/ digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx Microsoft PhotoStory http://www.atomiclearning.com/storyboardpro Storyboard Pro http://www.avid.com/freedv/ Avid Free DV http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx Windows Movie Maker http://jumpcut.com/ Jump Cut Online Video Editor http://eyespot.com/ Eye Spot Online Video Mixing

Classroom Resources NoteStar enhanced research tools http://notestar.4teachers.org/ RubiStar rubric creation tools http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php QuizStar online quiz creation tools http://quizstar.4teachers.org/ TrackStar online hotlist and Internet activity creation tools http://trackstar.4teachers.org/ Web Worksheet Wizard http://wizard.4teachers.org/ Project Poster online project-based activity creation tools http://poster.4teachers.org/ Discovery School Puzzle Maker http:// www.puzzlemaker.com / National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http:// nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

NoteStar enhanced research tools http://notestar.4teachers.org/

RubiStar rubric creation tools http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php

QuizStar online quiz creation tools http://quizstar.4teachers.org/

TrackStar online hotlist and Internet activity creation tools http://trackstar.4teachers.org/

Web Worksheet Wizard http://wizard.4teachers.org/

Project Poster online project-based activity creation tools http://poster.4teachers.org/

Discovery School Puzzle Maker http:// www.puzzlemaker.com /

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http:// nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/vlibrary.html

WebQuests A WebQuest for K-12 Teachers utilizing the WebGuide Template - Internet4Classrooms version - http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lesson_plan_quest.htm WebQuest Template - http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lesson-template.htm San Diego State University Educational Technology Department WebQuests Page - http:// webquest.sdsu.edu / Best WebQuests - http://bestwebquests.com/ WebQuest Templates SDSU - http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html Teachnology WebQuest Generator - http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_quest / Differentiated Instruction WebQuests - http:// www.lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Differentiation/nine.htm Using the Understanding By Design Model to create WebQuests - http://www.bclacts.org/Using%20Ubd%20to%20design%20a%20webquest.pdf

A WebQuest for K-12 Teachers utilizing the WebGuide Template - Internet4Classrooms version - http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lesson_plan_quest.htm

WebQuest Template - http://www.internet4classrooms.com/lesson-template.htm

San Diego State University Educational Technology Department WebQuests Page - http:// webquest.sdsu.edu /

Best WebQuests - http://bestwebquests.com/

WebQuest Templates SDSU - http://webquest.sdsu.edu/LessonTemplate.html

Teachnology WebQuest Generator - http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/web_quest /

Differentiated Instruction WebQuests - http:// www.lakelandschools.org/EDTECH/Differentiation/nine.htm

Using the Understanding By Design Model to create WebQuests - http://www.bclacts.org/Using%20Ubd%20to%20design%20a%20webquest.pdf