Blogs, Podcasting, and Wikis: Social Software for Teachers Dr. Kelly A. Woestman National Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting Washington, DC December 2006

Blogs weblogs/online journals

Blogging Ease of publication Everyone can publish a webpage

Ease of publication

Everyone can publish a webpage

Blogging Software/Services Blogger – http://www.blogger.com Typepad – http://www.typepad.com Gaggle - http://www.gaggle.net Blogs and email

Blogger – http://www.blogger.com

Typepad – http://www.typepad.com

Gaggle - http://www.gaggle.net

Blogs and email

Also check with school and/or district technology expert Google (the verb) “teacher blogs” Can be more specific also Implications of Google buying Blogger

Also check with school and/or district technology expert

Google (the verb) “teacher blogs”

Can be more specific also

Implications of Google buying Blogger

Blogging Considerations Access restrictions Public or members (class) only Comment regulation “ spell out” email Ie woestman at pittstate dot edu

Access restrictions

Public or members (class) only

Comment regulation

“ spell out” email

Ie woestman at pittstate dot edu

Blogging & State Standards Analyze/Evaluate Readings Active Participation Reflective Practice

Analyze/Evaluate Readings

Active Participation

Reflective Practice

Podcasting broadcast audio/video files

Podcasts & Podcasting Beyond the iPod way beyond! Portable audio files Portable video files

Beyond the iPod

way beyond!

Portable audio files

Portable video files

Podcasting Software Audacity http://audacity.soundforge.net/ Can also use GarageBand on Mac Can now record directly to iPods Only came with the latest generation

Audacity

http://audacity.soundforge.net/

Can also use GarageBand on Mac

Can now record directly to iPods

Only came with the latest generation

Podcasting Software (cont’d) You do NOT need to buy special software pacakages Most blogging programs will allow you to “broadcast” podcasts through RSS feeds

You do NOT need to buy special software pacakages

Most blogging programs will allow you to “broadcast” podcasts through RSS feeds

RSS Feeds What the heck is RSS? Arguments over what RSS stands for Comparison to email

What the heck is RSS?

Arguments over what RSS stands for

Comparison to email

Greenbush Podcast Directory http://podcast.greenbush.us

http://podcast.greenbush.us

Podcasting Conisderations Value-Added Learning Student Active Learning/Ownership

Value-Added Learning

Student Active Learning/Ownership

Podcasting & State Standards Writing Skills (Scripts) Critical Thinking Skills Students become Teachers Peer Coaches

Writing Skills (Scripts)

Critical Thinking Skills

Students become Teachers

Peer Coaches

Wikis aka wikipedia

Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org

http://en.wikipedia.org

Wikis Critical Source Evaluation Essential Have students ‘validate’ the authenticity of a wikipedia entry by comparing it to other reliable sources But also provides us sources of information we don’t already have

Critical Source Evaluation Essential

Have students ‘validate’ the authenticity of a wikipedia entry by comparing it to other reliable sources

But also provides us sources of information we don’t already have

Wikis Most useful as a collaborative project Have students create a wiki on a particular topic, issue, time period, etc. It will help them see the networks between various types of information

Most useful as a collaborative project

Have students create a wiki on a particular topic, issue, time period, etc.

It will help them see the networks between various types of information

Think of wikis as TEXTUAL graphic organizers

Think of wikis as TEXTUAL graphic organizers

Social Networking

National School Boards Association Report November 6, 2006 For the first time, the survey examined the phenomenon of social networking. MORE HERE

November 6, 2006

For the first time, the survey examined the phenomenon of social networking.

MORE HERE

http://speakingofhistory.blogspot.com/

http://speakingofhistory.blogspot.com/

Conclusion http://teachinghistory.typepad.com/technology

http://teachinghistory.typepad.com/technology