Tools the the Trade: Integrating Web 2.0 Tools Across the Curriculum - Presentation Transcript
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Tools of the Trade:
Integrating Web 2.0 Tools Across the Curriculum
Presentation Overview
• Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0
• A Vision of Education
• Social Media Tools in the Classroom
• Lesson Ideas & Project Examples
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Always Question the Role of Technology
• How has technology changed my role as a teacher?
• How can I use technology to help my students form thoughtful
networks?
• What can technology do to help my students express their
ideas?
• How can I use technology to study an issue and to appreciate
other’s viewpoints?
• How can technology help my students demonstrate their
desire to be responsible citizens?
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Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0
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A Vision of K-12 Students Today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
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Web 2.0 Tools for Collaboration
• Videos
• RSS Feeds
• Social Networking
• Document and Photo Sharing
• Blogging and Podcasting
• Wikis
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Video Sharing:
Create and express your ideas with film
Lesson Idea:
• Publish a schedule of teacher lectures for your class.
• Students sign up for a lecture and find supporting
video.
• Student introduces the video.
• Teacher gives lecture.
• Students lead a discussion about the video and how it
relates to points in the lecture.
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RSS Feeds:
Real Simple Syndication – Live News Streams
Google News Feed
http://news.google.com/
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Example of a Netvibes Page
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Lesson Idea:
• Create a start page for your class in Netvibes.
• Students collaborate on collecting and evaluating
news feeds related to pre-defined topics.
• Students synthesize information and opinions on
the issues and post them on a blog.
• Points awarded for getting students from other
schools or countries to also post their views on
current issues.
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Social Networking:
Tools to network with teachers, students and experts
MySpace, not in my classroom?
http://www.myspace.com
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Lesson Idea:
• Create a social networking site for teachers.
• May be focused on the department, school,
district, or global level.
• Teachers contribute to a blog and/or upload
videos, articles and curriculum to share with
colleagues.
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Document Sharing:
Collaborative research and writing online
Google Docs and Spreadsheets
http://docs.google.com
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National Archives Digital Vault
http://www.digitalvaults.org/
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Turn and Talk
• Turn to the person next to you and talk about
how you could use Digital Vaults in your
classroom.
• When you see my hand raised, be ready to
share.
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Photo Sharing:
Get a picture of the world from collaboration
Filckr Example:
Brazilian Children’s Day
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Lesson Idea:
• Have students use a photo sharing site to find
photos on a particular culture. Photos can be
added to MovieMaker to produce a short
ethnography about another culture. Some
themes are gender inequality, sexual orientation,
children at risk, and poverty.
• Award points for doing an interview of someone
in another country and adding it to their
presentation.
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VoiceThread Example:
Annotate Family Photos
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Lesson Idea:
Summer Project
• Have each students who travel over the
summer take photos of their adventure. Have
them invite the people they meet on their
adventures to come to their VoiceThread
account and add comments about their
culture, which can be seen in the photos, and
their time interacting with your students.
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Blogging:
A web log, or online journal
Lesson Idea:
• Have each student create a blog. The blog can
be used as a lab journal, or essay practice.
Once a week have them research and write
about a topic that might be on the AP Exam.
• Award points for using Google Blog Search to
find professionals in a field of study and
respond to issues in the professional’s blog.
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Podcasting:
Share audio files on your iPod
Lesson Idea:
• Have students create a wiki that includes: text,
photos, videos, web resources, book reviews, and
more.
• Students give peer reviews using the discussion tab.
• Teachers monitor student posting from their logins.
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Our Lost Children’s Project
http://ourlostchildren.wikispaces.com/
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Always Question the Role of Technology
• How has technology changed my role as a teacher?
• How can I use technology to help my students form thoughtful
networks?
• What can technology do to help my students express their
ideas?
• How can I use technology to study an issue and to appreciate
other’s viewpoints?
• How can technology help my students demonstrate their
desire to be responsible citizens?
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Tips for Integrating Technology
• Start with one type of technology and teach
yourself first.
• Develop learning teams within your
department/school.
• Develop learning networks to learn from others.
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