Research Projects in the K-12 Classroom Using Web 2.0 tools for engagement, scaffolding, and multi-media presentations WITH an added bonus information about online professional development Alice Mercer  Spring 2008  Licensed under Creative Commons Materials from this presentation will be posted at: http://mercertraining.edublogs.org/

Today’s Presentation This will be video streamed on UStream ( http:// www.ustream.tv/channel/edtechtalk ) This is part of Ed Tech Talk ( http:// edtechtalk.com / ) All of today’s presentation links and materials will be at my training blog ( http:// mercertraining.edublogs.org )

This will be video streamed on UStream ( http:// www.ustream.tv/channel/edtechtalk )

This is part of Ed Tech Talk ( http:// edtechtalk.com / )

All of today’s presentation links and materials will be at my training blog ( http:// mercertraining.edublogs.org )

Sources for online training (share some of your own) Ed Tech Talk ( http://edtechtalk.com/ ) Classroom 2.0 ( http://classroom20.com ) K12Online ( http://k12onlineconference.org/ ) You can find me at: http://itselementary.edublogs (my show) http://mercertraining.edublogs.org (blog for trainings)

Ed Tech Talk ( http://edtechtalk.com/ )

Classroom 2.0 ( http://classroom20.com )

K12Online ( http://k12onlineconference.org/ )

You can find me at:

http://itselementary.edublogs (my show)

http://mercertraining.edublogs.org (blog for trainings)

Why do it? On your time and pace Friendly folks to help Community to support you You can do PD in your pjs

On your time and pace

Friendly folks to help

Community to support you

You can do PD in your pjs

Research projects and the multitude of ways they can go wrong… Teaching plagiarism with cut ‘n paste Just the facts m’am Just do it: free-range projects = feral students One side says vote yes, the other says vote no, I’m just confused

Teaching plagiarism with cut ‘n paste

Just the facts m’am

Just do it: free-range projects = feral students

One side says vote yes, the other says vote no, I’m just confused

Getting more (quality)… Creative Commons license http://flickr.com/photos/auntiep/2055051/

… by demanding less (quantity) Creative Commons license http://flickr.com/photos/sukkulaati/423983587/

You need a plan…

The elements… Resources that are accessible to students Explicit instruction in how to use resources Student generated research questions The “how” and “whys” Feedback, feedback, feedback Structure, structure, structure

Resources that are accessible to students

Explicit instruction in how to use resources

Student generated research questions The “how” and “whys”

Feedback, feedback, feedback

Structure, structure, structure

Structuring for success

Resources Pre-vetted sites Teaching evaluation skills How to glean a main idea Bookmark http://flickr.com/photos/derbeth/300105723/

Pre-vetted sites

Teaching evaluation skills

How to glean a main idea

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Using Diigo for research What you can do: Highlight text Leave sticky notes How it can be used What’s the main idea Give them feedback Highlighting Postmodernism http://flickr.com/photos/stephmcg/1265507662/

What you can do:

Highlight text

Leave sticky notes

How it can be used

What’s the main idea

Give them feedback

How Does Diigo Work? Diigolet (thin bookmarklet) Diigo Toolbar for browsers The tools Highlighter Clip-it In situ Sticky notes Page notes

Diigolet (thin bookmarklet)

Diigo Toolbar for browsers

The tools

Highlighter

Clip-it

In situ Sticky notes

Page notes

A picture is worth 1,000 words http://flickr.com/photos/63031528@N00/852247291

Sources of photos Flickr (Creative Commons) Library of Congress (Public Domain) Wikipedia (Both)

Flickr (Creative Commons)

Library of Congress (Public Domain)

Wikipedia (Both)

Do you have language learners? Oral language is on their test Story boards + Scripts = structure = safety net Don’t forget the vocabulary

Oral language is on their test

Story boards + Scripts = structure = safety net

Don’t forget the vocabulary

Scripts and storyboards: Don’t do a project without one. SCRIPT TITLE

What’s next? How Movie Maker, Photo Story, iMovie VoiceThread, Slideshare, BubbleShare Where Teacher Tube Blogs Wikis Class Web page

How

Movie Maker, Photo Story, iMovie

VoiceThread, Slideshare, BubbleShare

Where

Teacher Tube

Blogs

Wikis

Class Web page