Sharon Scinicariello University of Richmond SCOLT/SEALLT 2009

Using Web 2.0 tools is like riding a roller coaster: Learning a new tool = scaling the lift hill First successful use = exhilaration of the first drop Implementation = enjoying the ride But the end of the ride comes too soon. Enthusiasm wanes; you have to start over.

Using Web 2.0 tools is like riding a roller coaster:

Learning a new tool = scaling the lift hill

First successful use = exhilaration of the first drop

Implementation = enjoying the ride

But the end of the ride comes too soon. Enthusiasm wanes; you have to start over.

Ofoto (K. Gallery) Britannica Online Personal websites CMS Stickiness Flickr Wikipedia Blogging Wikis Syndication Web 1.0 Web 2.0

Ofoto (K. Gallery)

Britannica Online

Personal websites

CMS

Stickiness

Flickr

Wikipedia

Blogging

Wikis

Syndication

Enhanced interactivity "Free" storage for files and documents Online editing Communities of sharing Online collaboration "Free" web publishing Easy to use

Enhanced interactivity

"Free" storage for files and documents

Online editing

Communities of sharing

Online collaboration

"Free" web publishing

Easy to use

Promote collaborative and constructivist learning Promote creativity and address individual student needs. Encourage communication beyond the walls of the classroom.

Promote collaborative and constructivist learning

Promote creativity and address individual student needs.

Encourage communication beyond the walls of the classroom.

Common in the workplace; schools must prepare students to use these tools effectively. Minimize the need for specialized software and hardware Permit learning outside traditional classroom and laboratory spaces

Common in the workplace; schools must prepare students to use these tools effectively.

Minimize the need for specialized software and hardware

Permit learning outside traditional classroom and laboratory spaces

Every day a new tool Tools are public Tools have a learning curve Successful use requires experimentation Tools promote time-consuming collaboration Tools are unreliable Tools disappear

Every day a new tool

Tools are public

Tools have a learning curve

Successful use requires experimentation

Tools promote time-consuming collaboration

Tools are unreliable

Tools disappear

Use the tools to conquer the tools Create a learning environment Create a learning network Assemble your own toolbox Tools by function When in doubt, pick well-known rather than brand-new tools Separate e-mail and password for on-line tools Create activities for learning goals before choosing tools

Use the tools to conquer the tools

Create a learning environment

Create a learning network

Assemble your own toolbox

Tools by function

When in doubt, pick well-known rather than brand-new tools

Separate e-mail and password for on-line tools

Create activities for learning goals before choosing tools

Personal Learning Environment Space where you collect resources you need Virtual den Personal / Professional Learning Network People you connect with to learn

Personal Learning Environment

Space where you collect resources you need

Virtual den

Personal / Professional Learning Network

People you connect with to learn

My Yahoo! iGoogle Pageflakes ( http://www.pageflakes.com ) Easy to use Very versatile Netvibes ( http://www.netvibes.com ) Slightly less easy to use More versatile Multilingual

My Yahoo!

iGoogle

Pageflakes ( http://www.pageflakes.com )

Easy to use

Very versatile

Netvibes ( http://www.netvibes.com )

Slightly less easy to use

More versatile

Multilingual

Place to assemble the RSS feeds (aka ‘live bookmarks’) from the social networks in which you participate and the news sources you read You see the changes at a glance and can keep track of multiple sources easily Pageflakes example: a personal/private page to monitor social networks Netvibes example: a ‘pagecast’ for everyone to monitor French news sites

Place to assemble the RSS feeds (aka ‘live bookmarks’) from the social networks in which you participate and the news sources you read

You see the changes at a glance and can keep track of multiple sources easily

Pageflakes example: a personal/private page to monitor social networks

Netvibes example: a ‘pagecast’ for everyone to monitor French news sites

http://globalstudiowiki.wetpaint.com/page/Tools+to+Try IALLT Learning Ning ( http://ialltlearning.ning.com )

http://globalstudiowiki.wetpaint.com/page/Tools+to+Try

IALLT Learning Ning ( http://ialltlearning.ning.com )

Twitter ( http://twitter.com ) or other microblogging tool, e.g., Plurk Tumblr ( http://www.tumblr.com ) Social Bookmarking Groups Diigo ( http://www.diigo.com ) Delicious ( http://delicious.com ) Blogs, e.g. Edublogs ( http://edublogs.org ) Wikis, e.g. http://suewaters.wikispaces.com/ Nings ( http://www.ning.com )

Twitter ( http://twitter.com )

or other microblogging tool, e.g., Plurk

Tumblr ( http://www.tumblr.com )

Social Bookmarking Groups

Diigo ( http://www.diigo.com )

Delicious ( http://delicious.com )

Blogs, e.g. Edublogs ( http://edublogs.org )

Wikis, e.g. http://suewaters.wikispaces.com/

Nings ( http://www.ning.com )

Connect with others Start with two or three people to ‘follow’ Comment on what they write Write about your activities and invite comment READ REFLECT PRACTICE REFLECT

Connect with others

Start with two or three people to ‘follow’

Comment on what they write

Write about your activities and invite comment

Why? Learn about useful resources Meet potential collaborators Doesn’t take much effort How? Follow one or two interesting people See who they ‘talk to’ on Twitter Follow resources, e.g., @MyLearningSpace

Why?

Learn about useful resources

Meet potential collaborators

Doesn’t take much effort

How?

Follow one or two interesting people

See who they ‘talk to’ on Twitter

Follow resources, e.g., @MyLearningSpace

Very basic blogging tool ‘ Share on Tumblr’ button for browser A form of commented bookmarking Good for quick notes about web pages and media Good for novice learners who can’t write much

Very basic blogging tool

‘ Share on Tumblr’ button for browser

A form of commented bookmarking

Good for quick notes about web pages and media

Good for novice learners who can’t write much

Sharon’s Tumblr Blog

Tumblr ( http://www.tumblr.com ) Interface

Diigo ( http://www.diigo.com ) Delicious ( http://www.delicious.com ) The two can interoperate Diigo has ‘groups’ for sharing Join groups that interest you Delicious has ‘networks’ for sharing Join a network in your interest Diigo has annotation possibilities

Diigo ( http://www.diigo.com )

Delicious ( http://www.delicious.com )

The two can interoperate

Diigo has ‘groups’ for sharing

Join groups that interest you

Delicious has ‘networks’ for sharing

Join a network in your interest

Diigo has annotation possibilities

Find, read, and comment upon several interesting blogs Join and contribute to wikis on topics of interest Set up your own blog and/or wiki and invite others to comment and contribute Two good people to follow on Twitter and read: Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher) Joe Dale (FL teacher in the UK)

Find, read, and comment upon several interesting blogs

Join and contribute to wikis on topics of interest

Set up your own blog and/or wiki and invite others to comment and contribute

Two good people to follow on Twitter and read:

Vicki Davis (Cool Cat Teacher)

Joe Dale (FL teacher in the UK)

Social networking sites Facebook but usually focused on interests not personal relationships Access can be controlled Members can have their own pages and blogs Photos, videos, mp3s can be uploaded Discussion forums Interest groups

Social networking sites

Facebook but usually focused on interests not personal relationships

Access can be controlled

Members can have their own pages and blogs

Photos, videos, mp3s can be uploaded

Discussion forums

Interest groups

http://www.ning.com Keep track of the nings to which you belong Create a new ning Some nings have their own addresses, but they work the same way The IALLT Learning Ning is a good way to get started Like-minded people All but first page restricted to members

http://www.ning.com

Keep track of the nings to which you belong

Create a new ning

Some nings have their own addresses, but they work the same way

The IALLT Learning Ning is a good way to get started

Like-minded people

All but first page restricted to members

http://ialltlearning.ning.com

Have clear objectives Choose versatile tools Tumblr / Diigo Blogs Pageflakes / Netvibes Simplify as much as possible It’s the content—not the technology Collaborate with others, especially with your students

Have clear objectives

Choose versatile tools

Tumblr / Diigo

Blogs

Pageflakes / Netvibes

Simplify as much as possible

It’s the content—not the technology

Collaborate with others, especially with your students

IALLT Learning Ning ( http://ialltlearning.ning.com ) Classroom 2.0 Apprendre 2.0 E-mail me at [email_address]

IALLT Learning Ning ( http://ialltlearning.ning.com )

Classroom 2.0

Apprendre 2.0

E-mail me at [email_address]