Engaging Digital Natives with Web 2.0 Jennifer Dorman Staff Development Facilitator Central Bucks School District http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/digitalnatives

Agenda The Case for Digital Learning The Learning Profile of Digital Natives The Evolution of Web 2.0 Implications of Participatory Culture 21 st Century Literacies Web 2.0 Applications That Support 21 st Century Learning

The Case for Digital Learning

The Learning Profile of Digital Natives

The Evolution of Web 2.0

Implications of Participatory Culture

21 st Century Literacies

Web 2.0 Applications That Support 21 st Century Learning

Essential Questions What is education for? What attributes do we value and need in our young people as workers, as learners? Where does learning happen? What role should young people themselves play in shaping their education? http://www.futurelab.org.uk/resources/documents/lit_reviews/14_19_Review.pdf

What is education for?

What attributes do we value and need in our young people as workers, as learners?

Where does learning happen?

What role should young people themselves play in shaping their education?

Powerful Learning Environments Powerful learning environments are usually defined as being environments that seek to develop complex and higher order cognitive skills, deep conceptual understanding and metacognitive skills such as the ability to self-regulate one’s own learning de Corte 1990

Powerful learning environments are usually defined as being environments that seek to develop complex and higher order cognitive skills, deep conceptual understanding and metacognitive skills such as the ability to self-regulate one’s own learning

de Corte 1990

Learning Career A learning career describes the changes in a student’s dispositions to knowledge and learning across contexts and time. Bloomer 1997

A learning career describes the changes in a student’s dispositions to knowledge and learning across contexts and time.

Bloomer 1997

Based in Research Such outcomes, which foster the productive use of acquired knowledge and skill and support the transfer of learning, have long been deemed desirable, and recent research has shown how digital technologies can positively affect powerful learning environments de Corte 1994; Bereiter and Scardamalia 2003; Lehtinen 2003; Kremer 2004

Such outcomes, which foster the productive use of acquired knowledge and skill and support the transfer of learning, have long been deemed desirable, and recent research has shown how digital technologies can positively affect powerful learning environments

de Corte 1994; Bereiter and Scardamalia 2003; Lehtinen 2003; Kremer 2004

Education is changing. Competition is changing internationally. The workplace, jobs, and skill demands are changing. The Case for Digital Learning

Education is changing.

Competition is changing internationally.

The workplace, jobs, and skill demands are changing.

The Case for Digital Learning http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/06/did-you-know-20.html

The 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. Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything Don Tapscott & Anthony D. Williams

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.

Economic Impacts Shifts in the nature of business organizations and the growing importance of knowledge-based work also favor strong non-routine cognitive skills, such as abstract reasoning, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration. Increasingly, the term “knowledge workers” is applied to workers who go beyond just providing information to now being responsible for generating and conveying knowledge needed for decision-making. The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States

Shifts in the nature of business organizations and the growing importance of knowledge-based work also favor strong non-routine cognitive skills, such as abstract reasoning, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration.

Increasingly, the term “knowledge workers” is applied to workers who go beyond just providing information to now being responsible for generating and conveying knowledge needed for decision-making.

Economic Impacts Technology-mediated learning—the use of computers and other information technologies as an integral part of the learning process—is gaining ground through such applications as computer-based instruction, Internet-based instruction, and other methods for customized learning. New technologies in the next 10 to 20 years offer tremendous potential to revolutionize the way education and training is delivered in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in learning. The 21st Century at Work: Forces Shaping the Future Workforce and Workplace in the United States

Technology-mediated learning—the use of computers and other information technologies as an integral part of the learning process—is gaining ground through such applications as computer-based instruction, Internet-based instruction, and other methods for customized learning.

New technologies in the next 10 to 20 years offer tremendous potential to revolutionize the way education and training is delivered in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in learning.

Digital Natives

Digital Natives Our students today are all “native speakers” of the digital language of computers, video games, instantaneous communication, and the Internet. Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants – Marc Prensky

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

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. Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants – Marc Prensky

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.

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 Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants – Marc Prensky

“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

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

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. Learning Profile of Digital Natives Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants – Marc Prensky

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.

Learning Profile 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. Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants – Marc Prensky

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.

Web 2.0

Web 1.0  Web 2.0

What is Web 2.0? "It's made of people. It's not content." Jeff Jarvis, Buzzmachine "The interconnected web." Andrew Anker, Six Apart "Web 2.0 is the two-way web where content finds you." Ron Rasmussen, KnowNow "People doing things together on the web." Mitchell Baker, Mozilla Foundation "Web 2.0 is about platforms that other people can build on." Rajat Paharia, Bunchball

"It's made of people. It's not content."

Jeff Jarvis, Buzzmachine

"The interconnected web."

Andrew Anker, Six Apart

"Web 2.0 is the two-way web where content finds you."

Ron Rasmussen, KnowNow

"People doing things together on the web."

Mitchell Baker, Mozilla Foundation

"Web 2.0 is about platforms that other people can build on."

Rajat Paharia, Bunchball

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

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 The evolution of social software 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

The evolution of social software

Tim O’Reilly

Social Software The term social software came into use in 2002 and is generally attributed to Clay Shirky. Shirky, a writer and teacher on the social implications of internet technology, defines social software simply as “software that supports group interaction”

The term social software came into use in 2002 and is generally attributed to Clay Shirky.

Shirky, a writer and teacher on the social implications of internet technology, defines social software simply as “software that supports group interaction”

Social Software and Education Social software and the changing goals in education seem to be moving in the same direction.

Social software and the changing goals in education seem to be moving in the same direction.

What does Web 2.0 look like? Creation, Collaboration, Community Blogs Wikis Podcasts Information Aggregating Social Bookmarking and Content Tagging Social Networking

Creation, Collaboration, Community

Blogs

Wikis

Podcasts

Information Aggregating

Social Bookmarking and Content Tagging

Social Networking

Participatory Culture

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. Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins

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.

Forms of Participatory Culture Affiliations — memberships, formal and informal, in online communities centered around various forms of media Expressions — producing new creative forms, such as digital sampling, skinning and modding, fan videomaking, fan fiction writing, zines, mash-ups Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins

Affiliations — memberships, formal and informal, in online communities centered around various forms of media

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 Circulations — Shaping the flow of media Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins

Collaborative Problem-solving — working together in teams, formal and informal, to complete tasks and develop new knowledge

Circulations — Shaping the flow of media

Benefits 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. Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins

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.

Impact on Learning 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. Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins

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.

21 st Century Literacies

21 st Century 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 Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins

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

21 st Century Literacies Appropriation — the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content 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 Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins

Appropriation — the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content

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

21 st Century Literacies 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 Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins

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

21 st Century 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 Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins

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

21 st Century Literacies Negotiation — the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century Henry Jenkins

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

Learning 2.0

Learning 2.0? Is it possible to draw on the activities emerging through social software to create learning communities which offer young people personalized, collaborative learning experiences such as those that are already emerging in the world outside the school gates ? www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education.htm

Is it possible to draw on the activities emerging through social software to create learning communities which offer young people personalized, collaborative learning experiences such as those that are already emerging in the world outside the school gates ?

Social Software and Learning Some of the key attributes of social software in relation to education are that it: Delivers communication between groups. Enables communication between many people. Provides gathering and sharing resources . Delivers collaborative collecting and indexing of information. Allows syndication and assists personalization of priorities. Has new tools for knowledge aggregation and creation of new knowledge. Delivers to many platforms as is appropriate to the creator, recipient and context. www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education.htm

Some of the key attributes of social software in relation to education are that it:

Delivers communication between groups.

Enables communication between many people.

Provides gathering and sharing resources .

Delivers collaborative collecting and indexing of information.

Allows syndication and assists personalization of priorities.

Has new tools for knowledge aggregation and creation of new knowledge.

Delivers to many platforms as is appropriate to the creator, recipient and context.

Delivers communication between groups There are implicit mechanisms that allow interest groups to electronically coalesce – to be aware of what each other are doing and to review each others’ actions and to allow those actions to benefit each other member of a community. www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education.htm

There are implicit mechanisms that allow interest groups to electronically coalesce – to be aware of what each other are doing and to review each others’ actions and to allow those actions to benefit each other member of a community.

Enables communication between many people If the authors wish, all their work is available to the rest of the digital world. Access is available to expert and novice alike and in fact social software provides systems whereby experts and novices can work together. www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education.htm

If the authors wish, all their work is available to the rest of the digital world.

Access is available to expert and novice alike and in fact social software provides systems whereby experts and novices can work together.

Provides gathering and sharing resources It provides a means of gathering and making material available. Simple acts like putting holiday snapshots on a searchable photo site can give others insight into the location, for instance; for other people making available their work in progress can both inform others and prompt critical feedback. www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education.htm

It provides a means of gathering and making material available.

Simple acts like putting holiday snapshots on a searchable photo site can give others insight into the location, for instance; for other people making available their work in progress can both inform others and prompt critical feedback.

Delivers collaborative collecting and indexing of information No longer is knowledge limited by historically constructed visions of curricula. There are new ways of organizing and finding knowledge objects that are of interest to you and the groups with whom you share interests. www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education.htm

No longer is knowledge limited by historically constructed visions of curricula.

There are new ways of organizing and finding knowledge objects that are of interest to you and the groups with whom you share interests.

Allows syndication and assists personalization of priorities There are mechanisms to be passively active. You can choose what information streams you want to be kept informed about and that information will come to you rather than you having to go and seek it. It will help you both keep abreast with your co-workers’ online activity and those other information streams you actually prioritize. www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education.htm

There are mechanisms to be passively active.

You can choose what information streams you want to be kept informed about and that information will come to you rather than you having to go and seek it.

It will help you both keep abreast with your co-workers’ online activity and those other information streams you actually prioritize.

Has new tools for knowledge aggregation and creation of new knowledge The massive uptake of MP3 music players is indicative of a move to collecting material from many sources and aggregating it for our personal use. There are also tools that allow that content to be modified and incorporated in new formulations: the concept of a mash-up. www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education.htm

The massive uptake of MP3 music players is indicative of a move to collecting material from many sources and aggregating it for our personal use.

There are also tools that allow that content to be modified and incorporated in new formulations: the concept of a mash-up.

Delivers to many platforms as is appropriate to the creator, recipient and context Creators and users of social software tools and content know their lives are not constrained to desktops, they use many media: mobile phones; PDAs; MP3 players and games consoles. They increasingly expect that the digital part of their life will integrate with them in the context that they are in. www.futurelab.org.uk/research/opening_education.htm

Creators and users of social software tools and content know their lives are not constrained to desktops, they use many media: mobile phones; PDAs; MP3 players and games consoles.

They increasingly expect that the digital part of their life will integrate with them in the context that they are in.

Supporting 21 st Century Learning

Blogs Weblogs are easily updatable personal websites, often used as personal journals. The social aspect of weblogs can be seen in the ability for readers to comment on postings, to post links to other blogs and, through using pingback or trackback functions, to keep track of other blogs referencing their posts. This enables bloggers to know who is referring to and building on what they say in their blogs.

Weblogs are easily updatable personal websites, often used as personal journals.

The social aspect of weblogs can be seen in the ability for readers to comment on postings, to post links to other blogs and, through using pingback or trackback functions, to keep track of other blogs referencing their posts.

This enables bloggers to know who is referring to and building on what they say in their blogs.

Blog Hosting Blogmeister – http://classblogmeister.com/ (school code required) Edublogs – http://edublogs.org/ Blogger – https://www.blogger.com/ 21 Classes – http://21classes.com/ (free service is limited) http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/+Blogs

Blogmeister –

http://classblogmeister.com/ (school code required)

Edublogs –

http://edublogs.org/

Blogger –

https://www.blogger.com/

21 Classes –

http://21classes.com/ (free service is limited)

Podcasts iPod + Broadcast = Podcast Amateur radio Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files over the Internet using RSS syndication formats for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

iPod + Broadcast = Podcast

Amateur radio

Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files over the Internet using RSS syndication formats for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

Podcasts Audacity GCast VoiceThread

Audacity

GCast

VoiceThread

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

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Publishing Your Podcasts - GCast

VoiceThread A VoiceThread is an online media album that allows people to make comments, either audio or text, and share them with anyone they wish. A VoiceThread allows an entire group's story to be told and collected in one place. VoiceThreads can be embedded into blogs, wikis, and other web sites. http://voicethread.com/

A VoiceThread is an online media album that allows people to make comments, either audio or text, and share them with anyone they wish.

A VoiceThread allows an entire group's story to be told and collected in one place.

VoiceThreads can be embedded into blogs, wikis, and other web sites.

VoiceThread http://voicethread.com/

Wikis Wiki software allows people to easily upload content to the internet, with the important addition that it is then editable by other readers. One of the most well-known examples is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia.

Wiki software allows people to easily upload content to the internet, with the important addition that it is then editable by other readers.

One of the most well-known examples is Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia.

Wikis The principle behind the operation of wikis is that the knowledge of the group is greater than that of an individual, and that the group who use it are also the group who create it. In this way, individuals within the group decide when new entries should be created and through collaborative editing of entries an article will emerge that satisfies the needs of the group.

The principle behind the operation of wikis is that the knowledge of the group is greater than that of an individual, and that the group who use it are also the group who create it.

In this way, individuals within the group decide when new entries should be created and through collaborative editing of entries an article will emerge that satisfies the needs of the group.

Wikis in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=leelefever

Wikis Wikispaces PB Wiki

Wikispaces

PB Wiki

Wikispaces in Education Wikispaces is offering its Plus account to teachers for FREE ($50/year value) The Plus account offers the following: No advertising Enhanced privacy features Increased storage space http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

Wikispaces is offering its Plus account to teachers for FREE ($50/year value)

The Plus account offers the following:

No advertising

Enhanced privacy features

Increased storage space

http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100K

Synchronously Edited Web Documents Another text-based format that is evolving in Web 2.0 is collaborative synchronous web-based creation tools such as collaborative word processors, spreadsheets, and presentation software.

Another text-based format that is evolving in Web 2.0 is collaborative synchronous web-based creation tools such as collaborative word processors, spreadsheets, and presentation software.

Synchronously Edited Web Documents Productivity Suites Google Docs Zoho Concept and Mind Mapping Gliffy Bubble.us MindMeister Mindomo

Productivity Suites

Google Docs

Zoho

Concept and Mind Mapping

Gliffy

Bubble.us

MindMeister

Mindomo

Google Docs Create, edit and upload quickly Import your existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations, or create new ones from scratch. Access and edit from anywhere All you need is a Web browser. Your documents are stored securely online. Share changes in real time Invite people to your documents and make changes together, at the same time Tour of Google Docs http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html http://docs.google.com/

Create, edit and upload quickly Import your existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations, or create new ones from scratch.

Access and edit from anywhere All you need is a Web browser. Your documents are stored securely online.

Share changes in real time Invite people to your documents and make changes together, at the same time

Tour of Google Docs

http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html

Google Docs in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=leelefever

Zoho http://www.zoho.com/

Gliffy http://www.gliffy.com/

Gliffy Diagramming in your web browser without downloading additional software Desktop application feel in a web-based diagramming solution Add collaborators to your work and watch it grow Link to published Gliffy drawings from your blog or wiki Create many types of diagrams such as Flowcharts, UI wireframes, Floor plans, Network diagrams, UML diagrams, or any other simple drawing or diagram http://www.gliffy.com/

Diagramming in your web browser without downloading additional software

Desktop application feel in a web-based diagramming solution

Add collaborators to your work and watch it grow

Link to published Gliffy drawings from your blog or wiki

Create many types of diagrams such as Flowcharts, UI wireframes, Floor plans, Network diagrams, UML diagrams, or any other simple drawing or diagram

Bubble.us Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online. Create colorful mind maps online Share and work with friends Embed your mind map in your blog or website Email and print your mind map Save your mind map as an image http://bubbl.us/

Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online.

Create colorful mind maps online

Share and work with friends

Embed your mind map in your blog or website

Email and print your mind map

Save your mind map as an image

MindMeister MindMeister brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions Users can create, manage and share mind maps online and access them anytime, from anywhere. In brainstorming mode, fellow MindMeisters from around the world (or just in different rooms) can simultaneously work on the same mind map - and see each other's changes as they happen http://www.mindmeister.com/home/about http://www.mindmeister.com/

MindMeister brings the concept of mind mapping to the web, using its facilities for real-time collaboration to allow truly global brainstorming sessions

Users can create, manage and share mind maps online and access them anytime, from anywhere. In brainstorming mode, fellow MindMeisters from around the world (or just in different rooms) can simultaneously work on the same mind map - and see each other's changes as they happen

http://www.mindmeister.com/home/about

Mindomo A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. It is used to generate, visualize, structure and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, and decision making Mindomo maps allow users to: Manage and retain information more efficiently Communicate information more effectively Enhance thinking and learning Recognize trends, clusters, and other patterns in your information Synthesize separate pieces of information into new knowledge http://mindomo.com/

A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. It is used to generate, visualize, structure and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, and decision making

Mindomo maps allow users to:

Manage and retain information more efficiently

Communicate information more effectively

Enhance thinking and learning

Recognize trends, clusters, and other patterns in your information

Synthesize separate pieces of information into new knowledge

Mindomo http://mindomo.com/view?m=57885d9859e13b331edfdfac56e1b859

Social Bookmarking and Tagging Fundamentally, social bookmarking is a web-based application that allows users to store bookmarked links to URLs in a format accessible via the internet rather than searching bookmarks stored on a specific computer. It has taken off since the launch in 2003 of one of the early social bookmarking sites, del.icio.us.

Fundamentally, social bookmarking is a web-based application that allows users to store bookmarked links to URLs in a format accessible via the internet rather than searching bookmarks stored on a specific computer.

It has taken off since the launch in 2003 of one of the early social bookmarking sites, del.icio.us.

Social Bookmarking and Tagging The point at which this bookmarking activity becomes social is when tagging is added to the functionality. This means that when users add a bookmark to their list, they also add a tag (a keyword) to that link. This means that users can search other people’s bookmarks through tags (keywords) defined by users.

The point at which this bookmarking activity becomes social is when tagging is added to the functionality.

This means that when users add a bookmark to their list, they also add a tag (a keyword) to that link.

This means that users can search other people’s bookmarks through tags (keywords) defined by users.

Social Bookmarking and Tagging The principle here is that searching by keywords assigned by other members of your community means you are searching in a social context. Because you are searching sites tagged by people with whom you may share a perspective rather than simply searching text in a web page, you will achieve more relevant results than relying on search engines.

The principle here is that searching by keywords assigned by other members of your community means you are searching in a social context.

Because you are searching sites tagged by people with whom you may share a perspective rather than simply searching text in a web page, you will achieve more relevant results than relying on search engines.

Social Bookmarking in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=leelefever

Clipping Tools Clipping tools are a compliment to tagging tools. A clipping tool sits on the toolbar of your browser and allows you to either clip the resource you are viewing and add it to your blog and/or add it to your social bookmarks. Whichever way you choose, clipping tools allow you to add annotation to information that you have found and want to keep a reference to, and then to share this information and your added value-tags and annotation with others.

Clipping tools are a compliment to tagging tools.

A clipping tool sits on the toolbar of your browser and allows you to either clip the resource you are viewing and add it to your blog and/or add it to your social bookmarks.

Whichever way you choose, clipping tools allow you to add annotation to information that you have found and want to keep a reference to, and then to share this information and your added value-tags and annotation with others.

Social Bookmarking Diigo Del.icio.us Blinklist Furl

Diigo

Del.icio.us

Blinklist

Furl

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

Furl http://www.furl.net/

BlinkList http://www.blinklist.com/

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

Diigo http://www.diigo.com/

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

Syndication and Aggregation Syndication is a means of having an update on changing content from a given web source sent directly to you, rather than you having to go and check this site on a regular basis. Typical systems for people or organizations wanting to provide these feeds (such as online news agencies in the first instance) include RSS and ATOM ‘feeder software’. For individuals wanting to receive these updates, they install an ‘aggregator’ to select which feeds to pick up, and to show the headline information. Aggregators can be incorporated in your blog pages.

Syndication is a means of having an update on changing content from a given web source sent directly to you, rather than you having to go and check this site on a regular basis.

Typical systems for people or organizations wanting to provide these feeds (such as online news agencies in the first instance) include RSS and ATOM ‘feeder software’.

For individuals wanting to receive these updates, they install an ‘aggregator’ to select which feeds to pick up, and to show the headline information. Aggregators can be incorporated in your blog pages.

RSS in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=leelefever

Syndication and Aggregation Bloglines Google Reader Labs (iGoogle widget) Pageflakes Netvibes Grazr

Bloglines

Google Reader Labs (iGoogle widget)

Pageflakes

Netvibes

Grazr

Netvibes Netvibes is a personalized page – you can now modify everything: move modules, add new RSS/ATOM feeds, change the parameters for each module, etc. Your modifications are saved in real-time and you'll find your page when you get back on Netvibes.com. If you want to be able to access your page from any computer, you can sign in (at the top right) with your email and a password. http://www.netvibes.com/

Netvibes is a personalized page – you can now modify everything: move modules, add new RSS/ATOM feeds, change the parameters for each module, etc.

Your modifications are saved in real-time and you'll find your page when you get back on Netvibes.com.

If you want to be able to access your page from any computer, you can sign in (at the top right) with your email and a password.

Netvibes Netvibes can pull content from: RSS or web feeds Podcasts Calendars Widget and applications modules http://www.netvibes.com/

Netvibes can pull content from:

RSS or web feeds

Podcasts

Calendars

Widget and applications modules

PageFlakes http://www.pageflakes.com

PageFlakes Pageflakes is your personalized startpage on the Internet. Your address book, local weather information, to-do-list, news, blogs and much more – all on one page that you can access from anywhere. Until now you had to go to different web sites to check your email, start Web searches, get weather information and so on. With Pageflakes, everything you need is on one page! You can also use Pageflakes to keep up with your favorite blogs and news feeds. "Flake" is our word for those little modules which you can see on the screen. http://www.pageflakes.com/Community/Help/Faq.aspx

Pageflakes is your personalized startpage on the Internet. Your address book, local weather information, to-do-list, news, blogs and much more – all on one page that you can access from anywhere.

Until now you had to go to different web sites to check your email, start Web searches, get weather information and so on. With Pageflakes, everything you need is on one page! You can also use Pageflakes to keep up with your favorite blogs and news feeds.

"Flake" is our word for those little modules which you can see on the screen.

Pagecasting with PageFlakes “ Pagecasting” means publishing your Pageflakes page for others to see. You can share your Pagecast with the world or with a private group. You can even let others edit and contribute to your Pagecast! It’s very easy - just click the “Share” button on any of your page tabs http://www.pageflakes.com

“ Pagecasting” means publishing your Pageflakes page for others to see.

You can share your Pagecast with the world or with a private group.

You can even let others edit and contribute to your Pagecast!

It’s very easy - just click the “Share” button on any of your page tabs

Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/

Google Reader Labs https://www.google.com/reader/view/

Grazr Grazr is a free and easy way to gather and organize information from all over the Web. Use our drag and drop editor to collect feeds and links to Web pages, and then share them with others on this site, or place them on your own pages with our free widget. http://www.grazr.com/

Grazr is a free and easy way to gather and organize information from all over the Web.

Use our drag and drop editor to collect feeds and links to Web pages, and then share them with others on this site, or place them on your own pages with our free widget.

Grazr Embedded Grazr feed reader http://www.grazr.com/

Embedded Grazr feed reader

Affinity and Social Networks Personal networks are shared contacts systems - databases of contacts, and contacts of contacts. These are often geared to plain sociability (e.g. Friendster) or for business contacts (Linkedin). Affinity systems allow people to register their membership of groups – such as old school friends or work colleagues. Profile matching systems require individuals to enter personal details which are either matched against the profiles of others or searchable by others. This is the typical mechanism for dating websites, but this approach can be mapped onto any need to find people of a particular profile.

Personal networks are shared contacts systems - databases of contacts, and contacts of contacts.

These are often geared to plain sociability (e.g. Friendster) or for business contacts (Linkedin).

Affinity systems allow people to register their membership of groups – such as old school friends or work colleagues.

Profile matching systems require individuals to enter personal details which are either matched against the profiles of others or searchable by others. This is the typical mechanism for dating websites, but this approach can be mapped onto any need to find people of a particular profile.

Social Networking in Plain English http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=leelefever

Affinity and Social Networks Ning LinkedIn

Ning

LinkedIn

Ning As part of Ning's free service, you can create a full social network that you can customize and brand as your own Ning just announced [] Ad-Free K-12 networks http://www.ning.com

As part of Ning's free service, you can create a full social network that you can customize and brand as your own

Ning just announced [] Ad-Free K-12 networks

Ning Social Networking invite new members, meet new people, and make new friends enjoy a full message center with address book importing set different privacy settings for every photo, video, and blog post Full Customization Add your own logo, branding, and visual design Features Photo, video, blog sharing Discussion forums Embed widgets Management Dashboard public or private moderate photos and videos before they are posted, as desired delete members, photos, videos, blog posts, chatters, and forum posts, as desired http://www.ning.com

Social Networking

invite new members, meet new people, and make new friends

enjoy a full message center with address book importing

set different privacy settings for every photo, video, and blog post

Full Customization

Add your own logo, branding, and visual design

Features

Photo, video, blog sharing

Discussion forums

Embed widgets

Management Dashboard

public or private

moderate photos and videos before they are posted, as desired

delete members, photos, videos, blog posts, chatters, and forum posts, as desired

Ning Network

Requesting Ad-Free Status on Ning Create your student network, if you don't already have one Go to http:// help.ning.com/?page_id =27 Use the subject line: "Ad Removal Request for K-12 Education Site" Put in your network ID at the beginning of the "Describe your issue" box, then just give a one-sentence description of your network usage. Email [email_address] if your network isn't ad-free within 24 hours Join the Ning in Education community to get help, hint, and tips for using Ning in educational settings Consider thanking Ning by placing a Ning in Education badge on your front page by following the link on the right side of that network that says " Get a Ning in Education Badge! "

Create your student network, if you don't already have one

Go to http:// help.ning.com/?page_id =27

Use the subject line: "Ad Removal Request for K-12 Education Site"

Put in your network ID at the beginning of the "Describe your issue" box, then just give a one-sentence description of your network usage.

Email [email_address] if your network isn't ad-free within 24 hours Join the Ning in Education community to get help, hint, and tips for using Ning in educational settings

Consider thanking Ning by placing a Ning in Education badge on your front page by following the link on the right side of that network that says " Get a Ning in Education Badge! "

LinkedIn http://www.linkedin.com/

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Visit my wiki for additional resources

http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/digitalnatives

Contact me at [email_address] for follow-up