Web 2.0 Tools in Your Classroom This workshop will focus on the “New” read-write web and look at the many opportunities to use these web tools in your classroom.

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Web 2.0 Read Write Web

Web 1.0 = TECHNOLOGY skills

Everybody creates, the learning is in the creating. Papert’s Constructionism, Siemens Connectivism, Illich’s Deschooling, Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Simpson (1999) states, “One of the best ways of entrenching one's knowledge is to explain it to others...” Why is “Publishing” important for education? Hutchings (2002) credits Shulman with the notion of publicly sharing one’s work for critical review that became accepted as an integral element of the scholarship of teaching and learning.

collaborate Everybody and Anybody can share influence create publish connect

Two Way Web = Read - Write Web Students as Equals Everything Shared Everything Published

Blogs

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RSS

PodCasting

Starting Web 2.0

Blogs

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RSS

So what do Blogs, RSS, Wikis and Del.icio.us mean in your school?

Blogs

Blogs

Blogs

Blogging as a Learning Professional

Blogs are powerful communication tools. Blogs are powerful publishing tools. But blogging (the verb) is still much more than that to me. Blogging, as in reading and thinking and reflecting and then writing, is connecting and learning. Will Richardson - On My Mind 14 Dec 2006 03:57 pm

Blogs are powerful communication tools. Blogs are powerful publishing tools.

Why Should Students Blog? A way to improve their own writing A just in time learning arena A place to share A place for feedback A motivator An easy and quick way to web publish.

A way to improve their own writing

A just in time learning arena

A place to share

A place for feedback

A motivator

An easy and quick way to web publish.

Why Should Students Blog? A way to connect with others and make connections to learning A way to give students ownership of a personal space. a web site that encourages active engagement by the students and teacher A place to collaborate A personal way to include parents in the process

A way to connect with others and make connections to learning

A way to give students ownership of a personal space. a web site that encourages active engagement by the students and teacher

A place to collaborate

A personal way to include parents in the process

Setting up a Blog LearnerBlogs

An Educator’s Dilemma How can I effectively keep up to date? How can I increase relevance and interest in my subject matter?

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RSS

What is RSS? Lets call it “Real Simple Syndication” Content that is important to you, delivered to you Fast, Effective and Free

Lets call it “Real Simple Syndication”

Content that is important to you, delivered to you

Fast, Effective and Free

How can I use RSS? Create resources and research to share (del.icio.us) Collate student writing from many blogs Track student writing development in blogs Share quality RSS feeds with staff Grab content specific resources and deliver them to students Use peer networks to develop knowledge

Create resources and research to share (del.icio.us)

Collate student writing from many blogs Track student writing development in blogs

Share quality RSS feeds with staff

Grab content specific resources and deliver them to students

Use peer networks to develop knowledge

How can I use RSS? Audio Professional Learning on demand - Podcasts, Talkr, audio books. Video Professional development on demand - conference presentations, Vodcasts. Collaborate with other educators

Audio Professional Learning on demand - Podcasts, Talkr, audio books.

Video Professional development on demand - conference presentations, Vodcasts.

Collaborate with other educators

How can I use RSS? Track student collaboration on Wikis and Blogs Tracking people, places, things Conduct searches 24/7 pages, movies, images Tracking the authors, journalists and news that are important to you

Track student collaboration on Wikis and Blogs

Tracking people, places, things

Conduct searches 24/7 pages, movies, images

Tracking the authors, journalists and news that are important to you

How do I view my RSS feeds? Via Email Software Aggregator Web Based Aggregator

Via Email

Software Aggregator

Web Based Aggregator

http://www.google.com/reader/view/ Create an account Sign-in Getting started Help--worth a browse Adding subscriptions Navigating around (and stuff!)

http://www.google.com/reader/view/

Create an account

Sign-in

Getting started

Help--worth a browse

Adding subscriptions

Navigating around (and stuff!)

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RSS

del.icio.us del.icio.us is a social bookmarking tool that we can use to organise and share our bookmarks.

del.icio.us is a social bookmarking tool that we can use to organise and share our bookmarks.

Why use del.icio.us? del.icio.us allows us to; * Share bookmarks across many computers * Allows us to “Tag” our bookmarks * Backs up our bookmarks externally(safe in computer crashes) * Allows us to share our bookmarks with fellow teachers and students

del.icio.us allows us to;

* Share bookmarks across many computers

* Allows us to “Tag” our bookmarks

* Backs up our bookmarks externally(safe in computer crashes)

* Allows us to share our bookmarks with fellow teachers and students

Why use del.icio.us? del.icio.us allows us to; * Allows for searching of bookmarks * Permits subscriptions to other people del.icio.us bookmarks * Allows us to connect with the web resources of the very best minds in our field.

del.icio.us allows us to;

* Allows for searching of bookmarks

* Permits subscriptions to other people del.icio.us bookmarks

* Allows us to connect with the web resources of the very best minds in our field.

Schools Using del.icio.us http://del.icio.us/gcps http://del.icio.us/Maccast/filmmaking http://del.icio.us/loirston http://del.icio.us/mlps

http://del.icio.us/gcps

http://del.icio.us/Maccast/filmmaking

http://del.icio.us/loirston

http://del.icio.us/mlps

Wiki A little web application that has profound implications for education, publishing and even for defining the truth.

A little web application that has profound implications for education, publishing and even for defining the truth.