Blogs, Wikis, And Podcasts Workshop

Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts August 13 - 14, 2007

The New World Wide Web In the 21 st Century, it’s all about COLLABORATING COMMUNICATING CONNECTING Web 2.0

Examples of WEB 2.0 Tools Blogs Wikis My opinion is that all pit bulls should…. Today was the best day of my life because…. Teaching to the standards presents a balancing act between…. To Kill a Mockingbird Difficult Words Chapter 1 “ taters” – slang for potatoes Near our school on Jefferson Avenue is the historic Peabody house where in 1847…. Hi, welcome to Madame Smith’s helpful hints about the French language. Today let’s look at…. It’s the Shakespeare podcast and in today’s adventure we find Romeo and Juliet…. Podcasts

Blogs

Blog Power

So, what is a Blog? Blog – Short form of We b log A website that displays chronological postings by one or more individuals with links to comments on specific postings

Blogs

Personal Blog Sites

Example: Blogger

Educational Blog Sites

Gaggle.net

ELGG

ClassBlogmeister

Quotes from teachers using blogs "I have never seen, in my 25+ years of teaching, a more powerful tool for motivating kids to write, than the blog. It's as simple as that. And when you have a powerful tool at your disposal...well, a smart teacher will use those tools.” -- Mark Ahlness

Blogging has given my six- and seven-year olds a window to the world. They see themselves as part of a global community--a community that shares.... This international audience gives my students a purpose and they are motivated to do their best writing on their blog. -- Kathy Cassidy Quotes from teachers using blogs

By blogging we have a real purpose for writing to inform, to educate, to connect. -- Teacher from New Zealand Quotes from teachers using blogs

So, Why Blog? LITERACY = COMMUNICATION (READING AND WRITING) BLOGGING = COMMUNICATION (READING AND WRITING) BLOGGING = LITERACY Warlick,, David. Classroom Blogging, p.110

Blogs - Your Ideas?

Wikis

So, What is a Wiki?

Originally an abbreviation of WikiWikiWeb, software developed by American computer programmer Howard G. Cunningham

Wiki Wiki, is Hawaiian for quick (quick + web)

A collaborative online document whose content can be edited by anyone who has access to it

Wikis

Wikipedia – classic example

Wikispaces

Other Collaborative Online Tools

Google Docs and Spreadsheets, Calendar

Writeboard

Gliffy

Bubbl.us

So, Why use Wikis?

Wikis provide the power to

Gather

Share

Assemble data and knowledge

Wikis – Your Ideas?

Podcasts

So, What is a Podcast?

A podcast is a digital media file, or a series of such files

Distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds (RSS) for playback on portable media players and personal computers .

Podcasting Tools

Podcast Production Link file to a blog article Record your program (ex.Audacity) Convert program to an MP3 file Upload file to podcast host (ex.Shockpod)

Why Podcast?