A QUICK GUIDE TO TOOLS YOU CAN USE Web 2.0 for Teachers Lori Franklin Olathe USD#233 April 17, 2009

Web 2.0 Collaborative Open source editing/sharing Global Evolving

Collaborative

Open source editing/sharing

Global

Evolving

Learning Encompasses all of *Bloom’s Taxonomy Participatory Cooperative Student-led Teacher-facilitated *Knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation

Encompasses all of *Bloom’s Taxonomy

Participatory

Cooperative

Student-led

Teacher-facilitated

Top 10 Web 2.0 sites April ‘09 YouTube - 69.1 Wikipedia – 62.2 Craigslist – 45.2 Photobucket – 24.4 Flickr – 23.7 Wordpress – 22.1 IMDB – 21.3 Digg – 33.4 eHow – 15.2 Typepad - 9.6 Monthly visits in millions eBiz MBZ: http://www.ebizmba.co

YouTube - 69.1

Wikipedia – 62.2

Craigslist – 45.2

Photobucket – 24.4

Flickr – 23.7

Wordpress – 22.1

IMDB – 21.3

Digg – 33.4

eHow – 15.2

Typepad - 9.6

Teens and technologies

Links from Olathe Technology Dept. http://online.olatheschools.com/curriculum/K6symposium.htm

http://online.olatheschools.com/curriculum/K6symposium.htm

Speaking of top sites: eBiz MBA provides monthly web rankings Might be used as a template for creating a class project for ranking information sites for a research project Don’t miss: Top 20 Science Web Sites 20 Most Popular Political Sites

eBiz MBA provides monthly web rankings

Might be used as a template for creating a class project for ranking information sites for a research project

Don’t miss: Top 20 Science Web Sites 20 Most Popular Political Sites

More on “Open Source” Shared spaces Ownership not emphasized Co-creation with many Crosses boundaries Non-proprietary

Shared spaces

Ownership not emphasized

Co-creation with many

Crosses boundaries

Non-proprietary

Blogs One way to share text/photos/opinions Many blog platforms Free Wordpress for USD#233 Caveat: should be updated frequently Examples

One way to share text/photos/opinions

Many blog platforms

Free

Wordpress for USD#233

Caveat: should be updated frequently

Examples

School Library Blogs http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=School_libraries http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/ http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334.html

http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links/index.php?title=School_libraries

http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334.html

Wiki world Sharing Gathering Editing Publishing Archiving

Sharing

Gathering

Editing

Publishing

Archiving

Wrap your head around it… Online space Anybody can edit Can password protect What ways can you use a wiki?

Online space

Anybody can edit

Can password protect

What ways can you use a wiki?

Quick wiki example From pbwiki: http://pbwiki.com/content/viewdemo

From pbwiki:

http://pbwiki.com/content/viewdemo

Creative tools Flickr Upload photos and share/create slideshows Scroll down and click on: Explore F.D.’s Flickr Toys Mash up with Flickr lets you create amazing graphics

Flickr Upload photos and share/create slideshows Scroll down and click on: Explore

F.D.’s Flickr Toys Mash up with Flickr lets you create amazing graphics

Warholize it!

Animoto takes it further - Animoto Photos, music, motion Uploads to YouTube, Facebook, iPhone Very short learning curve Example: http://animoto.com/play/VG0JDu0Ksq0iECJlGlflfg

Animoto

Photos, music, motion

Uploads to YouTube, Facebook, iPhone

Very short learning curve

Example:

http://animoto.com/play/VG0JDu0Ksq0iECJlGlflfg

Then you share…

Digital storytelling Voice Thread Demo Example

Voice Thread

Demo

Example

ToonDoo Create your own cartoons Publish and share!

Create your own cartoons

Publish and share!

Amazing stuff in no time at all! Schmoop Try this with students in language arts programs – also covers other subject areas HippoCampus This math site is comprehensive! Also includes audio read-aloud

Schmoop Try this with students in language arts programs – also covers other subject areas

HippoCampus This math site is comprehensive! Also includes audio read-aloud

More… Amelia Bloomer Project Looking for books that feature strong female characters? Need storytelling from a feminist point of view?

Amelia Bloomer Project Looking for books that feature strong female characters? Need storytelling from a feminist point of view?

Self-help can be creative wikiHow This worldwide writing project lets the users tell the steps and procedures for just about anything. What if you made a wiki like this and asked students to provide the steps in a process? Maybe they could share how to solve a math problem.

wikiHow This worldwide writing project lets the users tell the steps and procedures for just about anything. What if you made a wiki like this and asked students to provide the steps in a process? Maybe they could share how to solve a math problem.

Love streaming video? Streaming Video Services Links, via a wiki, to just about every streaming service/conversion/fix available !

Streaming Video Services Links, via a wiki, to just about every streaming service/conversion/fix available !

Get the 411 Goog-411 Directory Calling Demo

Goog-411 Directory Calling

Demo

Digital Librarian Librariana Simply a monster site! Filled with all things libraries, including that awesome Stephen Colbert clip about Wikipedia

Librariana Simply a monster site!

Filled with all things libraries, including that awesome Stephen Colbert clip about Wikipedia

Do you know Nancy? Nancy Pearl’s Book Lust Wiki Interactive

Nancy Pearl’s Book Lust Wiki

Interactive

Like to listen? Best of iTunes University Scroll down for suggestions Great literature for listening

Best of iTunes University

Scroll down for suggestions

Great literature for listening

For example… Lit2go Download pdf of the text to go along with the audio!

Lit2go Download pdf of the text to go along with the audio!

Television content…online Hulu

Hulu

Read Alikes Novelist Literature Map

Novelist

Literature Map

File Converters Allow you to transfer from one platform or file format to another Useful for many reasons: - students don’t have MS Word - conflicting versions of word processors - video/audio applications

Allow you to transfer from one platform or file format to another

Useful for many reasons:

- students don’t have MS Word

- conflicting versions of word processors

- video/audio applications

Use these… Zamzar – provides many conversions, including YouTube for playing at school Vixy – also allows video conversion to MP4 format PDF to Word – Great for changing PDF files into MS Word formatting Media-Convert – conversions appear quickly

Zamzar – provides many conversions, including YouTube for playing at school

Vixy – also allows video conversion to MP4 format

PDF to Word – Great for changing PDF files into MS Word formatting

Media-Convert – conversions appear quickly

Think about passwords… For school use of Web 2.0 products, you could use the same username/password combo that you originally set up for one product – it makes it easier to remember

For school use of Web 2.0 products, you could use the same username/password combo that you originally set up for one product – it makes it easier to remember

My favorite… RoboForm Will generate usernames and passwords One-touch entry into sites requiring username/password combo Stores up to 10 for free

RoboForm

Will generate usernames and passwords

One-touch entry into sites requiring username/password combo

Stores up to 10 for free

Want to learn more? 100 Helpful Web Tools 100 Free Library Web 2.0 Tutorials

100 Helpful Web Tools

100 Free Library Web 2.0 Tutorials

Ready to really dig into Web 2.0? The Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education YouTube Sucks: Four Sites that do Video Better PBS Frontline videos Seven Things You Should Know Web 2.0’s Most Ridiculous Sites Three Ways to Find the Latest iTunes Freebies Open Office Google Labs Google Docs

The Best Web 2.0 Applications for Education

YouTube Sucks: Four Sites that do Video Better

PBS Frontline videos

Seven Things You Should Know

Web 2.0’s Most Ridiculous Sites

Three Ways to Find the Latest iTunes Freebies

Open Office

Google Labs

Google Docs

This presentation… SlideShare – Example: http://www.slideshare.net/lfranklinoe Also on OE Library page http://teachers.olatheschools.com/oelibrary/presentations.html

SlideShare –

Example: http://www.slideshare.net/lfranklinoe

Also on OE Library page http://teachers.olatheschools.com/oelibrary/presentations.html