Web 2.0 Tools for Classroom Instruction Neal Sonnenberg Curriculum Coordinator Math and Business Virtual High School Global Consortium www.goVHS.org

Today’s Presentation Introduction What is Web 2.0? Why should you care about Web 2.0? Web 2.0 tools -What are the tools? - How can you use them in your class? Q&A

Introduction

What is Web 2.0?

Why should you care about Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 tools

-What are the tools?

- How can you use them in your class?

Q&A

About VHS Non-profit, with 12 years in online education Over 12,000 students in 2008-9 Pre-Veterinary Medicine Mathematics of Electricity Gods of CNN:The Power of Modern Media Criminology Oceanography: A virtual semester at sea Basic Mandarin 520 member schools Almost 300 classes offered including: Business Math Number Theory Pre-Algebra World War II through the Eyes of Dr. Seuss Engineering The Teenage Brain – What’s Going on in there?

Non-profit, with 12 years in online education

Over 12,000 students in 2008-9

Pre-Veterinary Medicine

Mathematics of Electricity

Gods of CNN:The Power of Modern Media

Criminology

Oceanography: A virtual semester at sea

Basic Mandarin

520 member schools

Almost 300 classes offered including:

Business Math

Number Theory

Pre-Algebra

World War II through the Eyes of Dr. Seuss

Engineering

The Teenage Brain – What’s Going on in there?

About VHS In 30 states And 39 countries

In 30 states

And 39 countries

I’d like to ask the audience .. Who are you? Your expertise with web tools and web 2.0?

Who are you?

Your expertise with web tools and web 2.0?

Spectrum of Technology Use Presentations Internet for Research Hybrid Courses No Technology use in the Classroom Fully Online Courses Word Processor Web Enhanced Classroom Podcasts, Wikis, Blogs

Presentations

Internet for Research

Hybrid Courses

Sage-on-the-Stage Industrial age model Stand and deliver *same* content to *every* student at *same*time Information is finite Teaching 1.0 and Web 1.0 Web 1.0 Search and download

Sage-on-the-Stage

Industrial age model

Stand and deliver *same* content to *every* student at *same*time

Information is finite

Web 1.0

Search and download

Web Applications are the new Desktops

Web 2.0 Tools connect the classroom to the world.

Participatory Web Web 2.0 users add value to applications through use Reproduced with permission from Kirsten Peterson, EdTech Leaders Online . Original reference, " How Virtual Schools are Teaching with Web 2.0 ". Web 1.0 Web 2.0 Read Course catalog Write Ebay , Craigslist (post, edit) Taxonomy Yahoo (categories) Folksonomy Flickr , Del.icio.us (tagging, ranking) Individuals Personal websites Communities Facebook , SecondLife Consume CNBC TV Contribute, Create, Participate YouTube , TeacherTube Centralized Boston Globe Decentralized Google News (aggregator) Web as Browser Netscape Web as Platform Google (tools) Documents IRS Forms Data Wikipedia (change in content creation)

Read

Course catalog

Write

Ebay , Craigslist (post, edit)

Taxonomy

Yahoo (categories)

Folksonomy

Flickr , Del.icio.us (tagging, ranking)

Individuals

Personal websites

Communities

Facebook , SecondLife

Consume

CNBC TV

Contribute, Create, Participate

YouTube , TeacherTube

Centralized

Boston Globe

Decentralized

Google News (aggregator)

Web as Browser

Netscape

Web as Platform

Google (tools)

Documents

IRS Forms

Data

Wikipedia (change in content creation)

Web 1.0 The Read Web Static Web pages Use search engines to surf the net Html coding Programming skills Graphic design skills Creation done by a few people Digitization of existing knowledge Web 2.0 The read/write web Web only applications Information is served to the user User interacts with the content Online creation is simplified User can focus on ideas, creativity, collaboration Users can combine information from variety of sources. Mass participation

Web 1.0

The Read Web

Static Web pages

Use search engines to surf the net

Html coding

Programming skills

Graphic design skills

Creation done by a few people

Digitization of existing knowledge

Web 2.0

The read/write web

Web only applications

Information is served to the user

User interacts with the content

Online creation is simplified

User can focus on ideas, creativity, collaboration

Users can combine information from variety of sources.

Mass participation

Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Blog Mark James Normand Mark James Normand Presented by Developed by Mark James Normand

Generation “C” Collaborator Creator Critical Thinker

How do I get started?

How do I get started? One Tool at a Time!

What happens to traditional approaches to teaching and learning?

into the curriculum embedded

into the curriculum embedded

Big Six Web 2.0 Tools Blogs Wikis Podcasting RSS Social Bookmarking Photosharing

Blogs

Wikis

Podcasting

RSS

Social Bookmarking

Photosharing

Blogs Fancy name for a journal Lets see how you can use blogs Class introductions Analysis of artwork

Fancy name for a journal

Lets see how you can use blogs

Class introductions

Analysis of artwork

into the curriculum embedded

Wiki’s Wikis in Simple English (www.commoncraft.com) Collection of web pages that can be modified by anyone Great for collaboration Lets see how you can use wiki’s Data sharing Collaboration

Wikis in Simple English (www.commoncraft.com)

Collection of web pages that can be modified by anyone

Great for collaboration

Lets see how you can use wiki’s

Data sharing

Collaboration

into the curriculum embedded

Podcasting If you can speak .. You can podcast Lets see how you can use podcasts Interviews Jingles, commercials Alternative learning via iTunesU

If you can speak .. You can podcast

Lets see how you can use podcasts

Interviews

Jingles, commercials

Alternative learning via iTunesU

into the curriculum embedded

into the curriculum embedded

RSS RSS – Rich Site Summary (Really Simple Syndication) How might you use this? History projects To track students use in blogs or wikis

RSS – Rich Site Summary

(Really Simple Syndication)

How might you use this?

History projects

To track students use in blogs or wikis

into the curriculum embedded

Social Bookmarking A method to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages How might you use this: Set up certain websites that your students must use for presentations/research, etc Create a class list or resources (students find and add to)

A method to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages

How might you use this:

Set up certain websites that your students must use for presentations/research, etc

Create a class list or resources (students find and add to)

Social Bookmarking All urls from this presentation available at: http://delicious.com/NELMS2009

All urls from this presentation available at:

http://delicious.com/NELMS2009

into the curriculum embedded

Photosharing Place for students to share photographs or pictures from web How can I use this? Students create portfolios Create virtual museum tours

Place for students to share photographs or pictures from web

How can I use this?

Students create portfolios

Create virtual museum tours

into the curriculum embedded

But wait .. There’s still more Vokis Maps Digital Storytelling Newspaper Creation

Vokis

Maps

Digital Storytelling

Newspaper Creation

Vokis Avatars you can create that represent self or famous people How can you use? Students role play using historical characters Students create new characters that represent themselves

Avatars you can create that represent self or famous people

How can you use?

Students role play using historical characters

Students create new characters that represent themselves

Maps To create a geographical representation of data How to use Plot battles of Civil War Show all fast food restaurants in a 10 mile radius of your school

To create a geographical representation of data

How to use

Plot battles of Civil War

Show all fast food restaurants in a 10 mile radius of your school

into the curriculum embedded Maps Maps

Digital Storytelling Let your story be told in a dynamic multimedia format How you can use this To spruce up presentations, book reports, etc

Let your story be told in a dynamic multimedia format

How you can use this

To spruce up presentations, book reports, etc

into the curriculum embedded

Newspaper Clipping Generator To revisit the past or to visit the future How you can use this History projects English projects

To revisit the past or to visit the future

How you can use this

History projects

English projects

into the curriculum embedded The Newspaper Clipping Generator

Audio How can I use this? Students add narration to powerpoint slides and post at www.slideshare.net Threaded voice discussion at http://ed.voicethread.com/

How can I use this?

Students add narration to powerpoint slides and post at www.slideshare.net

Threaded voice discussion at http://ed.voicethread.com/

into the curriculum embedded We are here …

It's not about the technology ... it's about the pedagogy these new technologies facilitate.

It's not about the technology ... it's about the pedagogy these new technologies facilitate.

VHS Best Practices Classes http://www.govhs.org/ and click on Professional Development Web-enhanced Classroom prepares face-to-face teachers to incorporate online resources into their classroom instruction. Web 2.0: Collaborative Instruction prepares teachers to use Web 2.0 tools to generate new and exciting learning experiences for students of all abilities and learning styles. Classes start 4/15/09

http://www.govhs.org/ and click on Professional Development

Web-enhanced Classroom prepares face-to-face teachers to incorporate online resources into their classroom instruction.

Web 2.0: Collaborative Instruction prepares teachers to use Web 2.0 tools to generate new and exciting learning experiences for students of all abilities and learning styles.

Classes start 4/15/09

Contact: Neal Sonnenberg [email_address] Visit our website: www.goVHS.org To learn more about VHS and Web 2.0

Contact:

Neal Sonnenberg [email_address]

Visit our website: www.goVHS.org