presentation at Melbourne PC User Group on how technology is changing education

1. Education in the 21st Century A fundamental shift in the way we communicate. Michele Berner

2. Presentation Overview What is Social media ? Web 2.0 Social media in education Blogs, Nings, Wikis The web is all around us

3. About Me.. @michele_berner Teacher at Rowville Secondary College Teaching English Cisco Networking Academy Instructor Information Technology E-learning coach michele.berner@gmail.com http://ictlearning.net www.facebook.com/micheleberner1 www.slideshare.net/mberner

6. Is Social Media a Fad?

7. We are no longer limited to being consumers of information. We are now collaborators ... producers of information Every person has the ability to contribute ideas and experiences to the larger body of knowledge that is the internet

8. Gen Y is taking over the Web Gen Y (18-32) – and can be as young as 5 Gen X (33-44) Younger Boomers (45-54) Older Boomers (55-63) Silent Generation (64-72) G.I. Generation (73+)

9. How Gen Y is different They’re plugged in TV is background noise They care what their friends think Work isn’t their whole world Multitasking

10. What makes Gen Y people different is the way they are spending more time with the Internet than TV, and also use the the centrepiece of their life. It’s how they consuming media internet as the hub of their media activity communicate with each other and their world

11. Fastest growing age for using the internet? In 2005 2-5 yr olds In 2009 70-75 yr olds Source: “Generations Online in 2009,” , Pew Internet & American Life Project, January 28, 2009

13. Web 2.0 is all about live, realtime interaction between the user and the web

14. http://www.go2web20.net/

15. Characteristics of Web 2.0

16. Free Shared Documents Data cloud Downloaded Flickr: 1pictureaday http://docs.google.com

17. User Content Flickr: Olivander Anyone can post Blogs

18. Multidirectional Comments Feedback Additional information

19. Group Think Collaborative encyclopedia Pathfinder for research Collaborative web sites Flickr: linh.ngân

20. Frequent Updates Microblogs Timely Conferences Sharing experiences

21. Friending Friends Friends of friends Family Colleagues Similar interests

22. No Boundaries Organizing Communicating Power silos Geography Relationships Time Cell phones

23. Social media in education ..kids have hypertext minds. They leap around.. Their cognitive structures are not sequential

24. navigators

25. constantly connected

26. content creators

27. The Net-Generation They use the latest in Technology They are highly motivated They have a wide range of interests They use computers in work and hobbies

33. Digital Education Revolution “ In coming years, a critical component of a world class education system in Australia will be use of a computer and access to reliable, high speed broadband. This will provide closer links between schools, teachers, students and parents, and help realise the true potential of e-education. It will change the way teachers teach, and the way students learn. “ Kevin Rudd, 2007

34. Learning Web

36. New media literacies

37. “What changes must we make in our teaching as it becomes easier to bring primary resources to our students? How do we need to rethink our ideas of literacy when we must prepare our students to become not only readers and writers, but editors and collaborators and publishers as well? What needs to change about our curriculum when our students have the ability to reach far beyond our classroom walls? How can we as learners begin to take advantage of the opportunities these tools present, so we may understand more clearly the pedagogies of using them in the classroom?” Will Richardson, author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

38. Create Collaborate Communicate Evaluate This shift from a page-based to a screen-based society is causing a drastic change in literacy .... It’s a different way of encountering communication or thought or human expression.

39. Evaluate

40. New Technologies

41. Learning Going Forward

42. Teachers Toolbox

44. Blogs The term is a shortened form of weblog. Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called "blogging“ Individual articles on a blog are called "blog posts," "posts," or "entries". The person who posts these entries is called a "blogger".

45. A BLOG... is a page of entries (posts) is organized in reverse-chronologicalorder is normally public The entries in a blog usually come from a single author Readers can add comments oneachentry and the author responding

46. A BLOG... Interactwithyourreaders Readers respondwith comments Comments are powerfulmotivators Writing is ‘inside’, blogging is ‘outside’ Writing is ‘monologue’, blogging is ‘conversation’ Writing is ‘thesis’, blogging is ‘synthesis’

47. Why BLOG... communication space conversation space expression space participation space

48. State of the Blogosphere

49. Diary Commentary Knowledge Read some Blogs

50. Search for a Blog

51. Education blogs http://betch.edublogs.org/

52. Where do you find blogs? http://technorati.com/ http://www.twingly.com/search

53. Search term: Powerpoint 2007

54. Search term: Windows 7

55. Tech Blogs www.engadget.com/ http://mashable.com/ www.indiandevs.com/technoworld/ www.techcrunch.com/

56. Keeping up with Blogs What is RSS? Really Simple Syndication

57. Subscribe to the RSS Feed Subscribing to blogs, podcasts, web site updates Blogging & podcasting delivered via RSS (Feeds) Sends new content to the user –automatically To read feeds requires software - a web-based news aggregator (Google Reader, Bloglines)

58. How can you get RSS feeds Subscribe Look for RSS link Click on button then look for connection link or paste code to the reader.

59. Reading your Feeds http://www.bloglines.com/

61. Writing your own blog

62. Blogging Platforms http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/02/15/choosing-a-blog-platform/

63. www.blogger.com / Google account

64. Make sure you write down your username and password!

65. Registering your blog

66. Blog Design

67. Nearly Done!

68. First Steps In Blogging

70. Go have a look at you blog!

75. Wiki Sites http://pbworks.com http://www.wikispaces.com http://www.wetpaint.com

76. Features of Wikis Easy to update –no HTML needed Collaborative: can identify who made what changes Version control: can restore older versions and see history of changes Discussion feature: can discuss a page in a discussion area

77. Wikis in the workplace Exposure to wiki technology and content is good for students’ resumes Used in many offices for team projects: collaboration on anything from general project management to specifics like problem-solving product-design difficulties Growing belief in collaboration tools as effective contributor to innovation and growth Employers value teamwork –wikis are all about teamwork.

78. Wikis in the Classroom Easy to set up a group project History –can see/assess who is participating Built-in discussion area –encourages participation Group work presented on a wiki is easily shared with everyone in the class repositories –can view content after course has finished

79. Collaborative Projects Flat Classroom Project: http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/

80. Professional Development http://teachweb2.wikispaces.com/

81. DIFFERENCES BETWEEN BLOGS AND WIKIS BLOGS WIKIS Usually single author Reverse chronological structure Personal voice External links only Author’s responsible for content No modifications in posts Vertical structure Usually many authors Structure determined by content and users Collective voice Internal and external links Co-responsibility of content Constant editing Horizontal structure

82. A SOCIAL NETWORK... Is a social structure (participatorycommunity) Usersestablishrelationships Basedontheircommoninterests

84. The right social network What do you want out of a social network? Are you looking into social networks for professional reasons? If you are passionate about a particular subject, a niche social network with a specific theme can be a terrific place to start. Because it matches your interest, you will be more likely to get involved in the community, and getting involved is what social networking is really all about. Most social networks contain user-created groups that help people with similar interest find each other. In education, the ning is becoming the social network of choice

85. www.ning.com

86. What is Ning?

87. What is NING? allows people with common interests to share ideas and learn from one another. It is a platform for creating social networks where members are able to upload material, make comments and share ideas and experiences relating to a particular topic. It’s like getting a group of people together in the same room and discussing similar interests – except it is done using a virtual environment and not in ‘real time’.

88. Features of a Ning Video

89. http://windows7network.ning.com/

90. http://windows7qna.ning.com/

91. http://gimpshop.ning.com/

92. http://geeks.pirillo.com/

93. http://www.genealogywise.com/

94. How do you find a Ning site? http://www.ning.com/

95. Create your own social network http://www.ning.com/main/createyourown

98. Manage .... Appearance

99. Manage .... Features

100. Manage .... Ning Apps

101. Stop being a lurker

102. Butterscotch Tutorials Beginners guide to blogging with Blogger The finer points of Facebook Beginners guide to Youtube Breaking Tech news Google Reader and RSS Feeds Gmail for Beginners Twitter for beginners

103. Presentation Available at http://www.slideshare.net/mberner