Learning Tools for Web 2.0: Integration vs. Frustration Sharon Scinicariello University of Richmond IALLT @ ACTFL 2008

Outline What is Web 2.0? Integration: Examples Frustration: Problems and Concerns Strategies: Moving from Frustration to Integration Resources

What is Web 2.0?

Integration: Examples

Frustration: Problems and Concerns

Strategies: Moving from Frustration to Integration

Resources

What Is Web 2.0? 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

What Is Web 2.0? 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

Integration: Examples Wiki Podcasting and Blogging Voki VoiceThread Ning

Wiki

Podcasting and Blogging

Voki

VoiceThread

Ning

Voki Easy Personal Fun Speaking

Easy

Personal

Fun

Speaking

Why the enthusiasm? 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.

Why the enthusiasm? 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

Why are teachers frustrated? Every day a new tool Tools are unreliable Tools disappear Tools are public Using tools requires support Using tools requires change, experimentation, loss of control

Every day a new tool

Tools are unreliable

Tools disappear

Tools are public

Using tools requires support

Using tools requires change, experimentation, loss of control

Why are students frustrated? Multiple usernames and passwords Every task a new tool Every tool a new interface Lack of technology literacy / technophobia Lack understanding of purpose

Multiple usernames and passwords

Every task a new tool

Every tool a new interface

Lack of technology literacy / technophobia

Lack understanding of purpose

Strategies When in doubt, pick well-known rather than brand-new tools Separate e-mail and password for on-line tools Create a personal learning environment

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

Separate e-mail and password for on-line tools

Create a personal learning environment

Create a PLE Use the tools to learn about the tools Identify several key sources of information Build a learning community

Use the tools to learn about the tools

Identify several key sources of information

Build a learning community

Twitter

Tweet a Learning Community Track peripheral interests Find interesting resources Meet potential collaborators Keep in touch with target culture

Track peripheral interests

Find interesting resources

Meet potential collaborators

Keep in touch with target culture

http://twitter.com Follow an interesting person Follow those s/he follows Follow resources like @MyLearningSpace

http://twitter.com

Follow an interesting person

Follow those s/he follows

Follow resources like @MyLearningSpace

Strategies for Using Have clear objectives Choose versatile tools Podcasting Wikis VoiceThread Simplify as much as possible It’s the content not the technology. Collaborate with students

Have clear objectives

Choose versatile tools

Podcasting

Wikis

VoiceThread

Simplify as much as possible

It’s the content not the technology.

Collaborate with students

Resources IALLT Learning Ning http://ialltlearning.ning.com Voicethread http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com http://voicethread.ning.com/ Classroom 2.0 (classroom20.com)

IALLT Learning Ning

http://ialltlearning.ning.com

Voicethread

http://voicethread4education.wikispaces.com

http://voicethread.ning.com/

Classroom 2.0 (classroom20.com)

Resources Quickstart Guides for Voki, Pageflakes, and Netvibes http://globalstudiowiki.wetpaint.com/page/Tools+to+Try IALLT Learning Ning

Quickstart Guides for Voki, Pageflakes, and Netvibes

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

IALLT Learning Ning

Notes 1 These slides contain still images rather than movie files. You can find the Voki example at http://vodpod.com/watch/1196727-actfl-example You can find the movie file about Voki at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= wHnCPcFdUBo

These slides contain still images rather than movie files.

You can find the Voki example at http://vodpod.com/watch/1196727-actfl-example

You can find the movie file about Voki at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= wHnCPcFdUBo

Notes 2 The VoiceThread examples are located at: http://voicethread.com/share/129155 http://voicethread.com/share/232479 Video versions of the examples shown are at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt-PqTbareU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atMOBcL58IA

The VoiceThread examples are located at:

http://voicethread.com/share/129155

http://voicethread.com/share/232479

Video versions of the examples shown are at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt-PqTbareU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atMOBcL58IA