How can we use
REAL, RELEVANT
RIGHT-NOW tools to
enhance student
LEARNING?

Workshop Outline
Contemporary Literacies
What is Web 2.0?
Real Classrooms, Real Kids
Web 2.0 tools for your
classroom
Constructive Play!!!!!!!!!

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How do
CONTEMPORARY
MODES OF
LITERACY differ from
TRADITIONAL
MODES OF
LITERACY?????

What implications does
this have for our
students and the
teachers in our schools?

• We live in a multimedia,
multi sense world.
• Students today
– Learn
– Play
– Communicate
– Create

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• Students today
– Learn
– Play
– Communicate
– Create

How can we use
REAL, RELEVANT
RIGHT-NOW tools to
enhance student
LEARNING?

What is

Web 1.0
Student as Consumer

Web 1.0
Student as Consumer

Web 1.0
Student as Consumer

Web 2.0
Two Way Web
Student as a Contributor
Sharing and Collaborating

Web 2.0
Two Way Web
Student as a Contributor
Sharing and Collaborating

Web 2.0
Two Way Web
Student as a Contributor
Sharing and Collaborating

Right Around the World

Web 1.0

Web 1.0
Web 2.0

Web 2.0 Pedagogy?

Web 2.0 Pedagogy?
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Web 2.0 Pedagogy?
Click Learn

Web 2.0 Pedagogy?
Click Learn Share

Construction of Meaning

Inspired Creation
Construction of Meaning

Inspired Creation
Social Interaction
Construction of Meaning

Inspired Creation
Social Interaction
Construction of Meaning

Social Publishing

Real Audience
515 views in 4 days

Real Audience
1207 views in a week days

Real Audience

Real Audience
134 views in a week

Real Audience
630 views in 3 weeks

REAL
CLASSROOMS
REAL KIDS
REAL LEARNING

Setting The
Scene
Catholic Primary School
✦
Wollongong Diocese (South
✦
Western Sydney)
2 stream school
✦
90% of children have internet
✦
access from home
CEnet interface
✦

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OUR BLOG & WIKI
SHOWCASE

OUR BLOG & WIKI
SHOWCASE

Arty Reflections Blog

Arty Reflections Blog

Arty Reflections Blog

Arty Reflections Blog

Arty Reflections Blog
KLA’s: CAPA & English
✦
PURPOSE: To display student
✦
art work to a world wide
audience, to encourage critical
reflection, to build student self
esteem
OUTCOMES: ENGLISH-
✦
WS2.10, , RS2.6, CAPA -
VAS2.4
STUDENT COMMENT: This is
✦
my favourite blog because I
enjoy looking and commenting

Arty Reflections Blog
KLA’s: CAPA & English
✦
PURPOSE: To display student
✦
art work to a world wide
audience, to encourage critical
reflection, to build student self
esteem
OUTCOMES: ENGLISH-
✦
WS2.10, , RS2.6, CAPA -
VAS2.4
STUDENT COMMENT: This is
✦
my favourite blog because I
enjoy looking and commenting

ithink Blog

ithink Blog

ithink Blog

ithink Blog

ithink Blog
KLA’s: English
✦
PURPOSE: To develop many
✦
arguments to support given
statement, to teach
exposition and discussion text
types
OUTCOMES: ENGLISH-
✦
WS2.9 , WS2.10, , RS2.6
STUDENT COMMENT: This is
✦
my favourite blog because I
like being able to think up lots
of arguments about things.

ithink Blog
KLA’s: English
✦
PURPOSE: To develop many
✦
arguments to support given
statement, to teach
exposition and discussion text
types
OUTCOMES: ENGLISH-
✦
WS2.9 , WS2.10, , RS2.6
STUDENT COMMENT: This is
✦
my favourite blog because I
like being able to think up lots
of arguments about things.

Puzzling Problems

Puzzling Problems

Puzzling Problems

Puzzling Problems

Puzzling Problems
KLA’s: Mathematics
✦
PURPOSE: To differentiate
✦
curriculum, to encourage
viewing of different
approaches to same problem,
to challenge students
mathematically
OUTCOMES: Mathematics -
✦
WMS2.2, WMS2.3
STUDENT COMMENT: This is
✦
my favourite blog because i
love doing maths and can do it
from home when im bored.

But how hard is
it?????

Wiki?????

Spaced Out

Spaced Out

Spaced Out

Spaced Out
KLA’s: English, Science &
✦
Technology
PURPOSE: To enable students
✦
to share their knowledge
about space , to display space
products
OUTCOMES: Science -ESS2.6,
✦
English - RS2.5, WS2.9
STUDENT COMMENT: I really
✦
love being able to share cool
space jokes with my mates.

Never Ending
STORY

Never Ending
STORY

Never Ending
STORY

Never Ending
STORY

Never Ending
STORY
KLA’s: English
✦
PURPOSE: to collaboratively
✦
build a series of short stories,
to encourage better editing
skills, to encourage use of
descriptive language, to
develop better understanding
of the structure of a
narrative.
OUTCOMES: English RS2.8,
✦
WS2.9, WS2.10
STUDENT COMMENT:
✦

Never Ending
STORY
KLA’s: English
✦
PURPOSE: to collaboratively
✦
build a series of short stories,
to encourage better editing
skills, to encourage use of
descriptive language, to
develop better understanding
of the structure of a
narrative.
OUTCOMES: English RS2.8,
✦
WS2.9, WS2.10
STUDENT COMMENT:
✦

WHAT A
WONDERFUL
WORLD!

WHAT A
WONDERFUL
WORLD!

WHAT A
WONDERFUL
WORLD!

WHAT A
WONDERFUL
WORLD!

WHAT A
WONDERFUL
WORLD! KLA’s: Religion
✦
PURPOSE: to showcase
✦
student products, to
encourage critical self
reflection
OUTCOMES: English- WS2.9,
✦
STUDENT COMMENT: I love
✦
being able to show my family
my school work from home!

WHAT A
WONDERFUL
WORLD! KLA’s: Religion
✦
PURPOSE: to showcase
✦
student products, to
encourage critical self
reflection
OUTCOMES: English- WS2.9,
✦
STUDENT COMMENT: I love
✦
being able to show my family
my school work from home!

STUDENT WIKIS

STUDENT WIKIS

STUDENT WIKIS
KLA’s: PDHPE, English
✦
PURPOSE: to work
✦
collaboratively, to share
common interests, to plan ,
collaborate and create
OUTCOMES: English- WS2.9,
✦
PDHPE- INS2.3, COS2.1
STUDENT COMMENT: Our
✦
soccer wiki is heaps cool. We
really enjoy writing our
soccer tips.

STRENGTHS Of Blogs &
Wikis

STRENGTHS Of Blogs &
Wikis
Accessible 24/7
✦
Provides vehicle to share /
✦
display student products-
highly motivational
Enables world-wide
✦
connections
Gives students a ‘voice’
✦
Promotes collaboration -
✦
sharing / building of ideas
✦

Challenges Of Blogs &
Wikis

Challenges Of Blogs &
Wikis
Pbwiki - only one person can
✦
edit a given page at a time
Ensuring authentic use - ‘best
✦
tool for the job’
Ensuring online safety
✦
Retention of passwords
✦

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One Last Thing

One Last Thing

One Last Thing

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Wait one minute!!!!
What is your key intent?
Why are you choosing to
use this technology?