Online Tools to Engage Students Jennifer Carrier Dorman Central Bucks School District http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Conferences

http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/Conferences

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".

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

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

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

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

Online Resources

unitedstreaming http://www.unitedstreaming.com

unitedstreaming

BrainPop BrainPOP is an educational program that provides curriculum-based content spanning seven main subjects including: Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Health, Arts & Music, and Technology. http://www.brainpop.com/

BrainPOP is an educational program that provides curriculum-based content spanning seven main subjects including: Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Health, Arts & Music, and Technology.

QUIA Create: Activities (16 different types) Quizzes (10 types) Calendars Web pages Upload images and audio Track and report student progress http://www.quia.com/

Create:

Activities (16 different types)

Quizzes (10 types)

Calendars

Web pages

Upload images and audio

Track and report student progress

TeacherWeb Create class pages, activities, templates Free WebQuest generator http:// www.teacherweb.com/wq_home.html http://www.teacherweb.com

Create class pages, activities, templates

Free WebQuest generator http:// www.teacherweb.com/wq_home.html

Library of Congress The Library of Congress has Image Libraries, Video Libraries, and Exhibitions online http://www.loc.gov/index.html American Memory Collection contains historic media

The Library of Congress has Image Libraries, Video Libraries, and Exhibitions online

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

American Memory Collection contains historic media

http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/index.html

NetTrekker d.i. netTrekker d.i., the latest version of netTrekker, the award-winning search engine for schools, supports differentiated instruction with standards-based online resources, organized by readability level to help every child achieve. http://school.nettrekker.com/frontdoor/

netTrekker d.i., the latest version of netTrekker, the award-winning search engine for schools, supports differentiated instruction with standards-based online resources, organized by readability level to help every child achieve.

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