Connections Presentation

“10 easy web 2.0 tools”Intended Audience: Secondary education teachers
Pete Dulany, CIW
East Leyden High School
Notes from today’s session available at DulanyConsulting.com/Connections

Who’s here?
Is this your first time here at Connections?
YES – This is my first time.
NO – I have been here before.

Now for a REAL question
A site that is considered “Web 2.0” is a website that…
A. Has been newly created (since the year 2007)
B. Is based on user-created content
C. Built upon national core standards
D. Runs on the latest upgrade to the Internet

Tool #1: GoAnimate
Great digital storytelling tool
Free teacher accounts with student logins
Enjoy this sample GoAnimateVideo I made in 2 hours called “Web 2.0 Homework Excuses”:

PROs / CONs
Pros:
Digital storytelling increases student understanding
Students are actively writing
Students are engaged and excited to learn
Basic accounts are free
Cons:
Can be sluggish over a slow Internet connection
Learning curve: one to two class periods

Tool #2: Prezi
An alternative to tedious PowerPoint presentations
All freshmen at Leyden HS Dist 212 learn this
Embeds videos right from YouTube – no need to download and convert
Web Accessible – no need to move PPTs with flash drives or student login accounts.
Enjoy this sample Prezi:
The Game of LIFE - Teacher Edition
FBLA Prezi
http://prezi.com/5kwtycqeivwj/my-fbla-prezi/

PROs / CONs
Pros:
Students are forced to think in text blurbs
Simple, easy to read colors
Instant YouTube embedding
Easy to create and edit Prezis
Basic accounts are free
Cons:
No text animations, just zooming / positioning
All prezis are public

Tool #3: WallWisher
A great way for students to do things like:
Post questions about a topic
Post difficulties with an assignment
A great way for faculty to do things like:
Ideas for student of the month
Post recruiting ideas
Post who’s bringing what for a potluck lunch
Check out the sample Wall!

Quick Poll
What’s the biggest problem with WallWisher?
A. Students have to sign up for a user account
B. The wall owner has to approve every post
C. Keeping the posts “unique”
D. Abusive language and CyberBullying

PROs / CONs
Pros:
No signup – just visit and post
You can “approve” posts or not
Fast and instant thoughts
Easy to create and set up. It’s free!
Cons:
Unique posts / students
Requires moderation if anyone can post

Tool #4: StoryBird
Simple stories – nothing like GoAnimate
Appropriate for younger audiences – there is no animation here
COLLABORATIVE story telling – no email signup required.
Bummer – you need to use THEIR art. But it’s still cool.
A sample story:
George's Journey Home

PROs / CONs
Pros:
No signup
Exercises creativity
Cons:
Students may be unwilling to be ridiculous – create your own
For now, must use Storybird Art

Tool #5: 360 Cities
360 cities lets students feel as though they are actually in another city
Provides both panoramic views from the ground and air
Technology case study: Compare rooftops in Iran and Cuba: what do you notice about the technology each country uses?

Tool #6: Weebly
Creates instant websites for clubs, organizations, teacher webpages. Includes a free dropbox that gets sent to your e-mail account.
No expensive Dreamweaver license. No HTML coding required. No FTP. No fees.
EVERY teacher can have a webpage.
Demo – www.mrdulany.com

Tool #7: Vuvox
An excellent timeline creation tool. Also useful for showing order.
Helpful for creating interactive timelines
Showcase: History of the Internet (History), Moore’s Law (Math), Cell Mitosis (Science), Summarizing a story (English), even nonlinear projects like word definitions and a picture to help remember.
Incorporates reading and writing
Demo : When I present...

Tool #8: scribblemaps
Google Maps are great – but sometimes, you just need to scribble on them.
Useful for parking directions
Good for GPS devices on a “treasure hunt” – where you’ve been, or where you will go (Wireless War Walking)
Demo – ScribbleMaps.com
Actual assignment - Trail of Tears

Tool #9: Many Eyes
This phenomenal tool will allow you to either take an existing data set from the community or upload your own to see patterns in data.
Demo: College education prices, acceptance scores

Tool #10: Wordle
This one isn’t “NEW” or fresh – but, I like it.
Gives “big ideas” and vocabulary. Wordle.net

But, remember…
Use these tools at the beginning of lesson planning, not as an add-on extra.
USE THESE TOOLS TODAY. TRY ONE TONIGHT.
Seriously. Try JUST ONE today.

And now this…
The presentation that you’ve seen today – and many more like it – can be brought to your school district.
I train teachers in technology!
If you need help building (or re-building) a curriculum, particularly an online curriculum, I can help with that too.
The winner of the portable speakers is…

Conclusion
Questions / Answers
Collection of remotes & surveys / distribution of CPDUs
Remember that all slides are posted to DulanyConsulting.com/Connections
You can reach me at Pete@DulanyConsulting.com

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