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

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

What is

Web 1.0 Student as Consumer

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? Click

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

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

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

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.

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 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 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! 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 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

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