WIKIS, BLOGS AND PODCASTS IN CLASS Megan Poore

GUIDING QUESTION How can we engage with students’ learning more meaningfully and personally – that is, in ways that hook into their everyday experiences and that build on their current knowledge using technology?

Web 2.0 2. Blogs, podcasts, wikis Overview Examples Benefits Uses Considerations Resources COVERAGE

Web 2.0

2. Blogs, podcasts, wikis

Overview

Examples

Benefits

Uses

Considerations

Resources

Web 2.0 is not a software package It is the ‘read-write’ web WEB 2.0

Web 2.0 is not a software package

It is the ‘read-write’ web

O’Reilly (2005: online) WEB 2.0 WEB 1.0 WEB 2.0 Ofoto Flickr Mp3.com Napster Britannica Online Wikipedia Personal websites Blogging Publishing Participation Content mgt systs. Wikis Directories (taxonomy) Tagging (‘folksonomy’) Stickiness Syndication Software as package Software as service

Social networking Wikis MySpace, Facebook Blogs Podcasting Tagging, RSS WEB 2.0

Social networking

Wikis

MySpace, Facebook

Blogs

Podcasting

Tagging, RSS

BLOGGING

Website Can be personal or professional Single or multiple authors Newest material shown at the top WHAT IS A BLOG?

Website

Can be personal or professional

Single or multiple authors

Newest material shown at the top

Can include links, photos, video, audio, graphics Posts are ‘tagged’ Posts are archived Readers can make comments WHAT IS A BLOG?

Can include links, photos, video, audio, graphics

Posts are ‘tagged’

Posts are archived

Readers can make comments

BLOGGING EXAMPLES http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=31112 http://classblogmeister.com/blog http://mrdarnell.edublogs.org/ Mr. Darnell’s English Class

Extreme Biology BLOGGING EXAMPLES http://www.missbakersbiologyclass.com/blog/ http://psstudenttalk.wordpress.com/ Mr Voigt’s Student Discussion Board

Connection with others Engage the community BLOGGING BENEFITS: CONNECTION

Connection with others

Engage the community

Audience Create connections Developing links/networks with others Readers in the wider world BLOGGING BENEFITS: NETWORKS

Audience

Create connections

Developing links/networks with others

Readers in the wider world

Richardson (2006: 40-2) Provide tips for other teachers Reflect on practice Share ideas Explore important issues in the profession BLOGGING BY AND FOR TEACHERS

Provide tips for other teachers

Reflect on practice

Share ideas

Explore important issues in the profession

Possible topics/uses BLOGGING BY AND FOR TEACHERS Professional issues Resource sharing Discoveries Pedagogy Classroom issues Curriculum Reflections on practice Educational policy Tips and tools School issues Networking Community announcements

Communicate latest info Portal for what’s available Add links Provide advice Point to assignment info Communicate with parents BLOGGING FOR STUDENTS

Communicate latest info

Portal for what’s available

Add links

Provide advice

Point to assignment info

Communicate with parents

Richardson (2006: 40-2) and UHCL (n.d.:online) Post class-related info Instructional tips Assignment review Assignment submission Post prompts for reflection on class topics BLOGGING FOR STUDENTS

Post class-related info

Instructional tips

Assignment review

Assignment submission

Post prompts for reflection on class topics

Comment on news items Comment on current issues Discuss the ‘learning journey’ Discuss workshop activities Writing journals E-portfolios Richardson (2006: 40-2) and UHCL (n.d.:online) BLOGGING BY STUDENTS: IDEAS

Comment on news items

Comment on current issues

Discuss the ‘learning journey’

Discuss workshop activities

Writing journals

E-portfolios

Blogs for individual students Blogs for groups of students But ... What are your aims ? BLOGGING BY STUDENTS: IDEAS

Blogs for individual students

Blogs for groups of students

But ... What are your aims ?

Be clear about why you will use a blog over other things Use blogs for what they are good for Use proven blogging tools Blogging is not for everyone Farmer 2005: online BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS

Be clear about why you will use a blog over other things

Use blogs for what they are good for

Use proven blogging tools

Blogging is not for everyone

Audience Public domain? Creative Commons Freedom of expression Defamation, libel BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS

Audience

Public domain?

Creative Commons

Freedom of expression

Defamation, libel

Privacy , access, security Safe internet use and behaviour Protect your real name, e-mail account, personal info BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS

Privacy , access, security

Safe internet use and behaviour

Protect your real name, e-mail account, personal info

Institutional policy & guidelines Safe learning environment BLOGGING CONSIDERATIONS

Institutional policy & guidelines

Safe learning environment

BLOGGING RESOURCES https://www.blogger.com/start http://wordpress.com/ http://meganpooredemonstration.wordpress.com/ Username: meganpooredemonstration Password: meggelina

http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/blog/blogbasics.cfm http://edublogs.org/ http://meganpooredemonstration.wordpress.com/ TF BLOGGING RESOURCES

PODCASTING

Audio available on the internet NOT just downloads or streams You can subscribe to a podcast WHAT IS PODCASTING?

Audio available on the internet

NOT just downloads or streams

You can subscribe to a podcast

PODCASTING EXAMPLES http://sloanspace.blogspot.com/2006/08/podcast-examples.html http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/index.html Radio For Kids, By Kids

It’s ‘narrowcasting’ Audience reach No time limit for episodes You can edit stuff Link to blogs PODCASTING BENEFITS: GENERAL

It’s ‘narrowcasting’

Audience reach

No time limit for episodes

You can edit stuff

Link to blogs

Reach into the community Vision-impaired Inclusive Flexible Listen again Human element of voice Personal communication PODCASTING BENEFITS: FOR LISTENERS

Reach into the community

Vision-impaired

Inclusive

Flexible

Listen again

Human element of voice

Personal communication

Listen to a few different podcasts before you start Keep it short Determine your audience Make sure you have fresh content Equipment ?? PODCASTING CONSIDERATIONS

Listen to a few different podcasts before you start

Keep it short

Determine your audience

Make sure you have fresh content

Equipment ??

Watch out for Keeping up the momentum Time spent on podcasting File size Release and indemnity ‘ Podsafe’music Quality audio PODCASTING CONSIDERATIONS

Watch out for

Keeping up the momentum

Time spent on podcasting

File size

Release and indemnity

‘ Podsafe’music

Quality audio

PODCASTING RESOURCES http://odeo.com/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ http://www.meganpoore.com/ http://www.webmonkey.com/webmonkey/multimedia/audio_mp3/

http://learninginhand.com/podcasting/index.html learning in hand http://www.poducateme.com/guide/ PODCASTING RESOURCES

WIKIING

A website that allows you to create and edit web pages Allows users to collaborate on a single page WHAT IS A WIKI?

A website that allows you to create and edit web pages

Allows users to collaborate on a single page

WIKI EXAMPLES http://acrospire.pbwiki.com/ http://meganpoore.pbwiki.com/ Math 12V Outcomes Portfolio

http://goapes.wikispaces.com/ WIKI EXAMPLES http://welkerswikinomics.wetpaint.com/?t=anon http://salutetoseuss.wikispaces.com/

Easy self-publication Encourages collaboration and teamwork Easy set-up and management Easy sharing of info Facilitates communication WIKI BENEFITS: FOR HUMANS Wet Paint (2007: online)

Easy self-publication

Encourages collaboration and teamwork

Easy set-up and management

Easy sharing of info

Facilitates communication

Easy to use Central location for document building and drafting Document/content management Version control You will get notifications of changes made WIKI BENEFITS: ADMIN Wet Paint (2007: online)

Easy to use

Central location for document building and drafting

Document/content management

Version control

You will get notifications of changes made

Resource/research collections Sharing of info Group projects Posting class/course guides WIKIING: IDEAS Wet Paint (2007: online)

Resource/research collections

Sharing of info

Group projects

Posting class/course guides

Peer review Group FAQ Brainstorming FAQs Wet Paint (2007: online) WIKIING: IDEAS

Peer review

Group FAQ

Brainstorming

FAQs

Wiki users should have a clear common goal Wikis can build up areas of redundancy Trust is all Need a strong wiki community Must be valuable on a personal level WIKIING CONSIDERATIONS Davies (n.d.)

Wiki users should have a clear common goal

Wikis can build up areas of redundancy

Trust is all

Need a strong wiki community

Must be valuable on a personal level

Issues over provenance Lack of collaboration and collegiality Some can get concerned over who owns what ideas WIKIING CONSIDERATIONS

Issues over provenance

Lack of collaboration and collegiality

Some can get concerned over who owns what ideas

Start pages for different topics e.g., assignment info Aims and objectives Instructions Due date/submission info Advice, links Resources WIKIING FOR TEACHERS

Start pages for different topics

e.g., assignment info

Aims and objectives

Instructions

Due date/submission info

Advice, links

Resources

WIKIING RESOURCES http://www.wetpaint.com/ http://www.jot.com/ http://pbwiki.com/

McGee and Diaz (2007: 38-40) SELECTING TECHNOLOGY Know your organisation ’s needs and external image Know your students Know your challenges

Know your organisation ’s needs and external image

Know your students

Know your challenges

McGee and Diaz (2007: 38-40) Support what you implement Tech is a means to an end SELECTING TECHNOLOGY

Support what you implement

Tech is a means to an end

Choose a web tool Write an outline . Consider Audience/student needs Aims/concept /outcomes How you would construct a Workshop? Unit? Individual program? Challenges EXERCISE

Choose a web tool

Write an outline . Consider

Audience/student needs

Aims/concept /outcomes

How you would construct a

Workshop? Unit? Individual program?

Challenges

Davies, Jonathan. n.d. Wiki Brainstorming and Problems with Wiki Based Collaboration. Unpublished Masters thesis, University of York, 2004. Farmer, James. 2005. How you should use blogs in education. http://blogsavvy.net/how-you-should-use-blogs-in-education Accessed: 2 December 2007. McGee, Patricia A. and Veronica Diaz. 2007. “Wikis and Podcasts and Blogs! Oh, My! What is a Faculty Member Supposed to Do?” in EDUCAUSE Review , 42 (5): 28–41. Richardson, Will. 2006. Blogs, Wiki, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms . Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press. Teaching Today. n.d. Blog Basics. http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/blog-basics Accessed: 2 December 2007. REFERENCES

UHCL. n.d. Blogs in Education . University of Houston Clear Lake. Accessed 17 Jan 2008. Wet Paint. 2007. Wikis in the Classroom. http://www.wetpaint.com/category/Education--Wikis-In-The-Classroom Accessed: 2 December 2007. REFERENCES

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