Acting Like the Natives Advanced Blogging ESSDACK Glenn Wiebe [email_address] ©2007

Big ideas for the day

Blogs can help us act like natives

We end up teaching differently when we use technology

We end up teaching

differently when we use

technology

We’ll never learn it all!

Whadda ya know? Complete the self-evaluation Add up your score and brag

Complete the self-evaluation

Add up your score and brag

Why tech? Why blogs?

Where should you start? <www.socialstudiescentral.com>

<www.socialstudiescentral.com>

What else is out there? Podcasts Audio blogs Photos / Videos Let’s get visual! Tagging You’re it RSS aggregators Blog content comes to you

Podcasts

Audio blogs

Photos / Videos

Let’s get visual!

Tagging

You’re it

RSS aggregators

Blog content comes to you

Basic blog features Post Date Stamp Masthead

Internal links Comments External links

photos graphic links

Done poorly . . .

Done well, blogs will: Go beyond just reading and writing to collaborating and sharing

Go beyond just reading and writing to collaborating and sharing

Create and provide an audience

Create and

provide an

audience

Take advantage of the wisdom of crowds

Take advantage of

the wisdom of

crowds

Blogs in the classroom How can Weblogs help me to teach more effectively?

How can Weblogs help me to teach more effectively?

What could I communicate more effectively? How can I create opportunities for collaboration? How can I bring the outside world into the classroom? Will Richardson <www.webblogged.com>

What could I communicate more effectively?

How can I create opportunities for collaboration?

How can I bring the outside world into the classroom?

Ideas? Drama teacher has cast members podcast character descriptions HS students write and create enhanced podcasts for elementary kids Students research/describe animals seen on zoo fieldtrip Kids interview local & visiting VIPs

Drama teacher has cast members podcast character descriptions

HS students write and create enhanced podcasts for elementary kids

Students research/describe animals seen on zoo fieldtrip

Kids interview local & visiting VIPs

Business students create commercials Literature students recreate radio dramas History kids conduct oral history interviews Geography classes create multi-media travel brochures

Business students create commercials

Literature students recreate radio dramas

History kids conduct oral history interviews

Geography classes create multi-media travel brochures

Teachers post lectures or lab instructions online Principals create weekly online newsletters and announcements English students create examples of real-life metaphors Teachers use iTunes as an instructional resource & teaching tool

Teachers post lectures or lab instructions online

Principals create weekly online newsletters and announcements

English students create examples of real-life metaphors

Teachers use iTunes as an instructional resource & teaching tool

What else is out there? Blogmeister <epnweb.org/blogmeister> LearnerBlogs <learnerblogs.org> Has a great series of WordPress video tutorials!

Blogmeister

<epnweb.org/blogmeister>

LearnerBlogs

<learnerblogs.org>

Has a great series of WordPress video tutorials!

Kidzlog <www.haranbanjo.com/kidzlog> Gaggle Blogs <www.gaggle.net>

Kidzlog

<www.haranbanjo.com/kidzlog>

Gaggle Blogs

<www.gaggle.net>

What else is out there? Podcasts Audio blogs Photos / Videos Let’s get visual! Tagging You’re it RSS aggregators Blog content comes to you

Podcasts

Audio blogs

Photos / Videos

Let’s get visual!

Tagging

You’re it

RSS aggregators

Blog content comes to you

Podcasting Examples: Radio WillowWeb <www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio> Mabry Online <mabryonline.org/podcasts> Countryside Podcast Project <www.mountlaurel.k12.nj.us/schools/hillside/ podcast/Welcome.html>

Examples:

Radio WillowWeb

<www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio>

Mabry Online <mabryonline.org/podcasts>

Countryside Podcast Project <www.mountlaurel.k12.nj.us/schools/hillside/ podcast/Welcome.html>

Podcasting info PodcastingNews <www.podcastingnews.com> Podcast Mania <www.podcastmania.com> Podcasting for Educators <www.stager.org/podcasting.html>

PodcastingNews

<www.podcastingnews.com>

Podcast Mania

<www.podcastmania.com>

Podcasting for Educators

<www.stager.org/podcasting.html>

Podcasting tools for PC Audacity <audacity.sourceforge.net> iRiver mp3 player / recorder Picasa Photo Manager <picasa.google.com> Quicktime / iTunes for PC Import into iTunes / convert to mp3

Audacity

<audacity.sourceforge.net>

iRiver mp3 player / recorder

Picasa Photo Manager

<picasa.google.com>

Quicktime / iTunes for PC

Import into iTunes / convert to mp3

Apple software Garageband <www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/garageband> <www.apple.com/support/garageband/ podcasts> iWeb <www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/iweb> iTunes <www.apple.com/support/itunes/tutorial>

Garageband

<www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/garageband>

<www.apple.com/support/garageband/ podcasts>

iWeb

<www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/iweb>

iTunes

<www.apple.com/support/itunes/tutorial>

iMovie <www.apple.com/support/imovie/tutorial> iPhoto <www.apple.com/support/iphoto/tutorial>

iMovie

<www.apple.com/support/imovie/tutorial>

iPhoto

<www.apple.com/support/iphoto/tutorial>

Quicktime <www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials> <www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/podcasting.html> <www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/ videopodcasts.html>

Quicktime

<www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials>

<www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/podcasting.html>

<www.apple.com/quicktime/tutorials/ videopodcasts.html>

For both? Flickr Photo Manager <www.flickr.com> Odeo www.odeo.com> Pod-o-Matic <www.podomatic.com> EyeSpot <picasa.google.com>

Flickr Photo Manager

<www.flickr.com>

Odeo

www.odeo.com>

Pod-o-Matic

<www.podomatic.com>

EyeSpot

<picasa.google.com>

Splashr <www.splashr.com> Slideshare <www.slideshare.com> Bubbleshare <www.bubbleshare.com> Box <www.box.net>

Splashr

<www.splashr.com>

Slideshare

<www.slideshare.com>

Bubbleshare

<www.bubbleshare.com>

Box

<www.box.net>

Tagging / bookmarking Delicious <www.del.icio.us> Kaboodle <www.kaboodle.com> Furl <www.furl.net>

Delicious

<www.del.icio.us>

Kaboodle

<www.kaboodle.com>

Furl

<www.furl.net>

What’s with RSS? Rich Site Summary or is it Real Simple Syndication?

Rich Site Summary

or is it Real Simple Syndication?

You can subscribe to as many news feeds as you can keep track of . . . Blogs Newspapers Magazines Podcasts Thousands of web sites

You can subscribe to as many news feeds as you can keep track of . . .

Blogs

Newspapers

Magazines

Podcasts

Thousands of web sites

Two parts to RSS An XML “news feed” from the Weblog A “news reader” to translate and display the feeds

Step 1 / Look for the button

Step 1 / Look for the button

Step 2 / Find a news reader aggregator

Step 2 / Find a news reader aggregator

RSS in schools Web 2.0 Ideas for Educators: A Guide to RSS and More <www.teachinghacks.com/audio/ 100ideasWeb2educators.pdf> Goochland High School <www.glnd.k12.va.us/gateway/go/ghs/ teachers/cjackson>

Web 2.0 Ideas for Educators: A Guide to RSS and More

<www.teachinghacks.com/audio/ 100ideasWeb2educators.pdf>

Goochland High School

<www.glnd.k12.va.us/gateway/go/ghs/ teachers/cjackson>

My Yahoo! <my.yahoo.com>

My Yahoo!

<my.yahoo.com>

Bloglines.com

Bloglines.com

Net Vibes.com

Net Vibes.com

Reflection What advice would you give to teachers just starting with blogging? What would your list of Best Practices look like? Post comments to History Tech at: <history-tech.blogspot.com>

What advice would you give to teachers just starting with blogging?

What would your list of Best Practices look like?

Post comments to History Tech at: <history-tech.blogspot.com>