Web-vertise! [email_address] http://www.slideshare.net/jmcgee http://www.ladigitalimmigrants.wikiwpaces.com Jan McGee West Monroe High School Coordinator of Library Programs Ouachita Parish School System

The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21 st Century by Thomas L. Friedman Title is a metaphor for “leveling the playing field” by viewing the world as flat or level in terms of commerce and competition.

Title is a metaphor for “leveling the playing field” by viewing the world as flat or level in terms of commerce and competition.

Flattening the Earth Historical shifts in perceptions—flat to round Similar shift in perception is required if countries, companies and individuals want to remain competitive in a global market. Shift Happens , Karl Fisch <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q>

Historical shifts in perceptions—flat to round

Similar shift in perception is required if countries, companies and individuals want to remain competitive in a global market.

Flat Earth Stresses the importance of an ability to adapt and specialize where there is a need Stresses importance of self-learning and learning to learn

Stresses the importance of an ability to adapt and specialize where there is a need

Stresses importance of self-learning and learning to learn

21 st Century Literacy Literacy in the 21st century includes all skills involved in learning to learn, learning to build with what you’ve learned, and to express compelling what you have built, utilizing all modalities of sense and expression, within today’s rich information landscape. –David Warlick David Warlick: Connect Learning Podcast <phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=78943916>

Literacy in the 21st century includes all skills involved in learning to learn, learning to build with what you’ve learned, and to express compelling what you have built, utilizing all modalities of sense and expression, within today’s rich information landscape. –David Warlick

Digital Literacy So, that's just another way of saying that learners need to be more reflective and communicate their thoughts in ways that aren't exclusively tied to writing with pen-and-paper, right? Doug Belshaw :: Blog :: 21st Century Literacy March 1, 2007 < http://eduspaces.net/dougbelshaw/weblog/156405.html> Digital Literacy Model: <http://educationinnovation.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83533a43669e200e553c8d8b18833-800wi>

So, that's just another way of saying that learners need to be more reflective and communicate their thoughts in ways that aren't exclusively tied to writing with pen-and-paper, right?

How Can We Teach Digital Literacy? Digital Connections to the Comprehensive Curriculum

Digital Connections to the Comprehensive Curriculum

What’s a Wiki? A Wiki (the Hawaiian word for “ quick or fast ”) is a website that allows any visitor to become a participant. Create or edit a wiki without any special technical knowledge or tools (no html required) A wiki is usually under constant revision (a work in progress) What’s a Wiki? Common Crafts Show http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY Louisiana Digital Immigrants: http://ladigitalimmigrants.wikispaces.com/

A Wiki (the Hawaiian word for “ quick or fast ”) is a website that allows any visitor to become a participant.

Create or edit a wiki without any special technical knowledge or tools (no html required)

A wiki is usually under constant revision (a work in progress)

A Wiki is Managed by a Toolbar Use the Toolbar to: Add text Add links Upload images Upload vido Upload documents Upload or add charts, tables Embed html code Upload widgets

Use the Toolbar to:

Add text

Add links

Upload images

Upload vido

Upload documents

Upload or add charts, tables

Embed html code

Upload widgets

What’s html code?

What does embed mean? You don’t have to understand it. You only have to copy and paste it into a wiki, blog, or website. Use the URL to create a link. Copy the embed code to “plant” in website or wiki.

You don’t have to understand it.

You only have to copy and paste it into a

wiki, blog, or website.

What’s a Widget? Widgets are self-contained pieces of code that tells your computer to perform a small task. Place or embed a widget in your website or wiki using the embedding or html code. Some common widgets include weather guides, stock lists, flight trackers, calendars, timers, counters, and search boxes for various websites. Free Widgets & Tools for Education http://www.education.com/tools/

Widgets are self-contained pieces of code that tells your computer to perform a small task.

Place or embed a widget in your website or wiki using the embedding or html code.

Some common widgets include weather guides, stock lists, flight trackers, calendars, timers, counters, and search boxes for various websites.

Fonts, Text, and Word Art

Add Letters.com Select image Add text Click “Generate Image” Download to computer. http://www.addletters.com/image-list.php

Select image

Add text

Click “Generate Image”

Download to computer.

Google Font.com CoolText.com http://www.googlefont.com http://www.cooltext.com

CoolText.com

Wordle Generate word clouds from text that you supply Word size based upon frequency of usage Tweak with choice of fonts, colors, word positions. Print or generate html code to embed http://www.wordle.net “ communicate ideas visually in powerful ways” 61 Ways to use Wordle Word List Dewey Wordle

Generate word clouds from text that you supply

Word size based upon frequency of usage

Tweak with choice of fonts, colors, word positions.

Print or generate html code to embed

Wordle in the Library Fantasy Fiction Genres http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1135877/FANTASY_springfield Horror Fiction Genre http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1144009/Springfield_Horror Science Fiction Genre http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1155144/Science_Fiction_Springfield Dewey Wordle http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/Dewey+Decimal+System

Fantasy Fiction Genres

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1135877/FANTASY_springfield

Horror Fiction Genre

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1144009/Springfield_Horror

Science Fiction Genre

http://www.wordle.net/show/wrdl/1155144/Science_Fiction_Springfield

Dewey Wordle

http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/Dewey+Decimal+System

Wordle: Presidential Inaugural Speeches http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/015dbb1aa7

http://www.vuvox.com/collage/detail/015dbb1aa7

Images and Graphics

Image Chef.com Place personalized text on a wide variety of images--buildings, jerseys, signs, etc. Some images are still images, while others are animated. Images may be saved to &quot;My Pictures&quot; or embedded in website through code generated by ImageChef. http://www.imagechef.com

Place personalized text on a wide variety of images--buildings, jerseys, signs, etc.

Some images are still images, while others are animated.

Images may be saved to &quot;My Pictures&quot; or embedded in website through code generated by ImageChef.

MakeSweet.com Upload images from computer Create animated gif images from templates Save As . . . . Use in PPT or on web http://www.makesweet.com

Upload images from computer

Create animated gif images from templates

Save As . . . .

Use in PPT or on web

Big Huge Labs.com Import images into a huge variety of templates to create cereal boxes, magazine covers, motivational posters, trading cards, etc. Images may be saved to computer for use in PPT, on wikis, etc. http://www.bighugelabs.com

Import images into a huge variety of templates to create cereal boxes, magazine covers, motivational posters, trading cards, etc.

Images may be saved to computer for use in PPT, on wikis, etc.

BigHugeLabs: Magazine Cover

Videos: Motion (or the appearance of motion)

Animoto Automatic Completely customized Special effects created by TV and film producers No two alike Education version available with multiple gmail accounts. http://www.animoto.com

Automatic

Completely customized

Special effects created by TV and film producers

No two alike

Education version available with multiple gmail accounts.

OneTrueMedia Can upload images from computer, Photobucket, or Flickr Upload MPEGs, JPEGs, Quicktime, Windows Media Video, & AVI Generates html code for embedding http://www.onetruemedia.com

Can upload images from computer, Photobucket, or Flickr

Upload MPEGs, JPEGs, Quicktime, Windows Media Video, & AVI

Generates html code for embedding

Photobucket Upload photos & images Chose type of slide show Create hyperlink or generate code for embedding http://www.photobucket.com

Upload photos & images

Chose type of slide show

Create hyperlink or generate code for

embedding

Slide.com Add images from “My pictures” Add Internet images Select type of show, skins, special effects http://www.slide.com Link to slide show Create html code for embedding

Add images from “My pictures”

Add Internet images

Select type of show, skins, special effects

Link to slide show

Create html code

for embedding

Slide.com http://www.slide.com

Smilebox Upload images or video from computer or the web Select a theme Select copyright-free music Publish to web Program generates html code to embed http://smilebox.com/

Upload images or video from computer or the web

Select a theme

Select copyright-free music

Publish to web

Program generates html code to embed

Smilebox: Native American Projects http://smilebox.com/play/4e5441344d4463314f513d3d0d0a&sb=1

http://smilebox.com/play/4e5441344d4463314f513d3d0d0a&sb=1

PhotoStory3 A free application that allows users to create presentations using digital images. Uses Ken Burns Effect Allows adding narration, effects, transitions and background music to create a Windows Media Video movie file with pan and zoom effects.

A free application that allows users to create presentations using digital images.

Uses Ken Burns Effect

Allows adding narration, effects, transitions and background music to create a Windows Media Video movie file with pan and zoom effects.

Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

Windows MovieMaker Naomi Bates , Northwest High School Digital Booktalks http://www.nisdtx.org/120820731141528687/lib/120820731141528687/Airman.wmv Airman by Eoin Colfer Create video using Images Video Titles and Credits Transitions Music Special Effects

Naomi Bates , Northwest High School Digital Booktalks

http://www.nisdtx.org/120820731141528687/lib/120820731141528687/Airman.wmv

Create video using

Images

Video

Titles and Credits

Transitions

Music

Special Effects

Publishing to the Web

Glogster Like a poster, but better Import images, video, YouTube videos, music, hyperlinks Generate html code to embed in wiki http://www.glogster.com

Like a poster, but better

Import images, video, YouTube videos, music, hyperlinks

Generate html code to embed in wiki

Glog Examples Step Back to the Romantics (Cindy Lemoine) http://stepbacktotheromantics.wikispaces.com It’s Revolutionary Wiki (Karen Hayward) http://itsrevolutionary.wikispaces.com Twilight Literary Glog (Student Project) http://xbritt20.glogster.com/glog-2632-618 Year-Round Schooling http://s007.jmcgee.edu.glogster.com/ (Student Project) Woodlawn Elementary Educational Technology Page https://www.edline.net/pages/Woodlawn_Elementary_School/Educational_Technology (Posey Moller)

Step Back to the Romantics (Cindy Lemoine)

http://stepbacktotheromantics.wikispaces.com

It’s Revolutionary Wiki (Karen Hayward)

http://itsrevolutionary.wikispaces.com

Twilight Literary Glog (Student Project)

http://xbritt20.glogster.com/glog-2632-618

Year-Round Schooling

http://s007.jmcgee.edu.glogster.com/ (Student Project)

Woodlawn Elementary Educational Technology Page

https://www.edline.net/pages/Woodlawn_Elementary_School/Educational_Technology (Posey Moller)

SlideShare Upload and store PPT Presentations to Share View Only Download Creates unique url Generate html code to embed in blog, wiki, etc. http://www.slideshare.net

Upload and store PPT Presentations to Share

View Only

Download

Creates unique url

Generate html code to embed in blog, wiki, etc.

Slide Boom .com Creates web-ready presentations from PPT slides Maintains slide transitions and animations http://www.slideboom.com

Creates web-ready presentations from PPT slides

Maintains slide transitions and animations

Issuu.com Find, share, upload web publications Upload pdf format magazines, brochures, documents Creates link or html code to embed http://issuu.com/jmcgee/docs/sample_brochure http://www.issuu.com

Find, share, upload web publications

Upload pdf format magazines, brochures, documents

Creates link or html code to embed

MixBook Create online books! Upload images from files,or other image sites. Select background, design, theme, and add text. Arrange photos on pages Publish to web or order print copy. Allows collaborative projects Program generates html code for embedding. http://www.mixbook.com

Create online books!

Upload images from files,or other image sites.

Select background, design, theme, and add text.

Arrange photos on pages

Publish to web or order print copy.

Allows collaborative projects

Program generates html code for embedding.

PPT for MixBook—Project Guidelines MixBook PPT & Rubric Created by Ashley Ellis, Language Arts Teacher , Riser Middle School Rubric

MixBook PPT & Rubric Created by Ashley Ellis,

Language Arts Teacher , Riser Middle School

MixBook Project, 8 th Grade Student

MixBook Student Project http://www.mixbook.com/books?bid=2358975

http://www.mixbook.com/books?bid=2358975

FreeScreenCast.com Create the “Ultimate How-to Tutorial” with Screencast.com Capture screen and mouse movements Provide voice narration while you demonstrate http://www.freescreencast.com How to HotSynch and Upload Your Inventory File

Create the “Ultimate How-to Tutorial” with Screencast.com

Capture screen and mouse movements

Provide voice narration while you demonstrate

Cartooning, Animation, and Avatars

GoAnimate Create your own cartoons Add animation Add speech and/or thought bubbles Add music Add narration http://www.goanimate.com

Create your own cartoons

Add animation

Add speech and/or thought bubbles

Add music

Add narration

GoAnimate.com http://goanimate.com/go/movie/0EuSuKWJLTow/1

http://goanimate.com/go/movie/0EuSuKWJLTow/1

ToonDoo Create your own comics. Click, drag and drop illustrations. Add dialogue, etc. Great for creating original political cartoons or social commentary. Create, share, embed in blogs or website. http://www.toondoo.com

Create your own comics.

Click, drag and drop illustrations.

Add dialogue, etc.

Great for creating original political cartoons or social commentary. Create, share, embed in blogs or website.

Voki, Webcam & Other Avatars Voki http://www.voki.com Logitech Webcam Avatars

Reading Motivation

ALA Read MiniPoster Generator http://www.ala.org/ala/productsandpublications/READ_Mini_Posters.cfm

http://www.ala.org/ala/productsandpublications/READ_Mini_Posters.cfm

Microsoft Publisher: Real Men Read

Shelfari Build virtual bookcases of new books, favorite books or thematic books Add comments or book review to books Select the style of bookcase Select the number of shelves and the number of books per shelf Generate html code to embed. http://www.shelfari.com

Build virtual bookcases of new books, favorite books or thematic books

Add comments or book review to books

Select the style of bookcase

Select the number of shelves and the number of books per shelf

Generate html code to embed.

Shelfari: Sample & Link https://www.edline.net/pages/Ouachita_PSB/_design/Departments/Library_Media_Specialists http://www.shelfari.com

https://www.edline.net/pages/Ouachita_PSB/_design/Departments/Library_Media_Specialists

Web Tools

Tools DocumentConverter eXPress Converts files to PDF http://convert.neevia.com/ Zamzar http://www.zamzar.com Downloads YouTube files and converts to most formats

DocumentConverter eXPress

Converts files to PDF http://convert.neevia.com/

Zamzar http://www.zamzar.com

Downloads YouTube files and converts to most formats

Tools iSpring Free Downloads YouTube files and converts to most formats Free Download add-in for PPT Does not require an account Adds a toolbar icon to the PPT toolbar http://www.ispringsolutions.com/products/ispring_free.html

iSpring Free

Downloads YouTube files and converts to most formats

Free Download add-in for PPT

Does not require an account

Adds a toolbar icon to the PPT toolbar

Web 2.0 & Library 2.0 The perfect blend of Library & Technology

The perfect blend of Library & Technology

Resources LA Digital Immigrants Wiki http://www.ladigitalimmigrants.wikispaces.com Web-vertise Your Library Presentation Available for Download http://www.slideshare.net/jmcgee

LA Digital Immigrants Wiki

http://www.ladigitalimmigrants.wikispaces.com

Web-vertise Your Library

Presentation Available for Download

http://www.slideshare.net/jmcgee