Kevin O’Shea [email_address] Creating the Classroom 2.0 Web 2 Point What? Social Huh?

Web 2.0 & Social Networking What Does It Mean? Why Does It Matter? What Tools Are Available For the Classroom? How Is It Being Used?

What Does It Mean?

Why Does It Matter?

What Tools Are Available For the Classroom?

How Is It Being Used?

What Does It All Mean? Web 2.0 – Definition “ Second generation of web-based communities and hosted services, which aim to facilitate creativity , collaboration , and sharing between users.” – Wikipedia.org Examples Google (Gmail, GoogleDocs, etc…) Wikipedia Blogger

Web 2.0 – Definition

“ Second generation of web-based communities and hosted services, which aim to facilitate creativity , collaboration , and sharing between users.” – Wikipedia.org

Examples

Google (Gmail, GoogleDocs, etc…)

Wikipedia

Blogger

Using the Web as a Platform Zoho, Google Docs Simplicity Open Source Reuse allowed and encouraged User Generated Content YouTube, Blogs, Wikis Categorized and Efficient Tagging, Social Bookmarking, Cross-linking Cross-platform/device Cooperation Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone Characteristics of Web 2.0

Using the Web as a Platform

Zoho, Google Docs

Simplicity

Open Source

Reuse allowed and encouraged

User Generated Content

YouTube, Blogs, Wikis

Categorized and Efficient

Tagging, Social Bookmarking, Cross-linking

Cross-platform/device Cooperation

Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone

What Does It All Mean? Social Networking – Definition “ Communities of people who share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others” – Wikipedia.org Examples Classmates.com Friendster MySpace Facebook

Social Networking – Definition

“ Communities of people who share interests and activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others” – Wikipedia.org

Examples

Classmates.com

Friendster

MySpace

Facebook

Characteristics of Social Networking Interaction Pursuing Common Interests Instant Collaboration Sharing of Content

Interaction

Pursuing Common Interests

Instant Collaboration

Sharing of Content

Why Does It Matter? “ The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” -Alvin Toffler

“ The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”

-Alvin Toffler

Why Does It Matter? According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project (Lenhardt & Madden 2007) more than 60% of teens have created online media content, and more than 75% of those teens have shared the content they have produced. This in turn has fueled the online revolution of participation and collaboration.

According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project (Lenhardt & Madden 2007) more than 60% of teens have created online media content, and more than 75% of those teens have shared the content they have produced. This in turn has fueled the online revolution of participation and collaboration.

Why Does It Matter? Strong support for the creation process between users. Users believe that their content and expression matter. Users feel a connection between each other. It has created a new form of literacy. Multitasking Collective Intelligence Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century - Henry Jenkins 10/19/06

Strong support for the creation process between users.

Users believe that their content and expression matter.

Users feel a connection between each other.

It has created a new form of literacy.

Multitasking

Collective Intelligence

What Tools are Available? Blogging + RSS Powerful communication and publishing tools Wikis Online writing space allowing user to add and modify its pages. Web Applications Office Suites, News Aggregators, etc… Social Networks

Blogging + RSS

Powerful communication and publishing tools

Wikis

Online writing space allowing user to add and modify its pages.

Web Applications

Office Suites, News Aggregators, etc…

Social Networks

Blogging & Education Instructors Blogs Keep Track of Assignments Virtual In-service and Personal Publishing Class Blogs Student work showcase Extending class discussion Networking with other schools

Instructors Blogs

Keep Track of Assignments

Virtual In-service and Personal Publishing

Class Blogs

Student work showcase

Extending class discussion

Networking with other schools

Popular Blog Tools Blogger http://www.blogger.com Edublogs http://www.edublogs.org Wordpress http://www.wordpress.com Blog Meister http://www.classblogmeister.com (school code required)

Blogger

http://www.blogger.com

Edublogs

http://www.edublogs.org

Wordpress

http://www.wordpress.com

Blog Meister

http://www.classblogmeister.com (school code required)

I Want My MP3! Easier tools for distribution have aided casting Really Simple Syndication, RSS Free, open standards (XML) Attached to blogs Added to mainstream news media BBC, CNN etc..

Easier tools for distribution have aided casting

Really Simple Syndication, RSS

Free, open standards (XML)

Attached to blogs

Added to mainstream news media

BBC, CNN etc..

Podcasting in Higher Education iTunesU – Media portal provided through the iTunes music store to pod/vodcasts of Universities. Edcast – Online repository of educators voluntarily placing lectures, conversations, and related podcasts. Uchannel – Collection of lectures, panels, and speeches from all over the world.

iTunesU – Media portal provided through the iTunes music store to pod/vodcasts of Universities.

Edcast – Online repository of educators voluntarily placing lectures, conversations, and related podcasts.

Uchannel – Collection of lectures, panels, and speeches from all over the world.

Benefits & Dangers of Podcasting Time Shifting In & Out of Class Content Study Aid Educational Supplement NOT Replacement

Time Shifting

In & Out of Class Content

Study Aid

Educational Supplement NOT Replacement

Wikis Collaboration Public writing tool User generated and maintained. Content rich site limited only to participation. Fully editable Allowing for addition, subtraction, and discussion. The process is the product.

Collaboration

Public writing tool

User generated and maintained.

Content rich site limited only to participation.

Fully editable

Allowing for addition, subtraction, and discussion.

The process is the product.

Wiki Tools Wikipedia http://www.wikipedia.org MediaWiki http://www.mediawiki.org CollegeWikis http://purdue.collegewikis.com/

Wikipedia

http://www.wikipedia.org

MediaWiki

http://www.mediawiki.org

CollegeWikis

http://purdue.collegewikis.com/

RSS & Information

Popular Blog Aggregator Tools Netvibes http://www.netvibes.com iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com Pageflakes http://www.pageflakes.com iTunes (pod/vodcasts) http://www.apple.com/itunes

Netvibes

http://www.netvibes.com

iGoogle

http://www.google.com/ig

Bloglines

http://www.bloglines.com

Pageflakes

http://www.pageflakes.com

iTunes (pod/vodcasts)

http://www.apple.com/itunes

Online Applications Movement away from Desktop application reliance. Platform independent. Mobile device compatibility. Open source. Online collaboration

Movement away from Desktop application reliance.

Platform independent.

Mobile device compatibility.

Open source.

Online collaboration

Examples Office Applications Zoho Google Docs Zimbra Thinkfree Presentation Applications YouTube TeacherTube SlideShare

Office Applications

Zoho

Google Docs

Zimbra

Thinkfree

Presentation Applications

YouTube

TeacherTube

SlideShare