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Building your toolkit : Free, easy-to-use, web 2.0-ey Concepts : Web 2.0 Personal Learning Environment (PLE) loose collection of many tools seen/used as alt. to an LMS Concierge Learning (Curtis Bonk) “ Concierges ...show you things you did not know were available or possible...teachers as tour guides” Cool if: you take tools & run...play, use them to share with each other what you’re doing/learning

Building your toolkit : Free, easy-to-use, web 2.0-ey

Concepts :

Web 2.0

Personal Learning Environment (PLE)

loose collection of many tools seen/used as alt. to an LMS

Concierge Learning (Curtis Bonk)

“ Concierges ...show you things you did not know were available or possible...teachers as tour guides”

Cool if: you take tools & run...play, use them to share with each other what you’re doing/learning

I use & Firefox Google has family of tools...lots for personal productivity & collaboration – great place to start Firefox is a better browser add-ons that integrate tools I use 2 words: ad blocker So, you’re warned & advised: there are other tools/options out there ( but you should switch to Firefox & use Google tools anyway )

I use & Firefox

Google has family of tools...lots for personal productivity & collaboration – great place to start

Firefox is a better browser

add-ons that integrate tools I use

2 words: ad blocker

So, you’re warned & advised: there are other tools/options out there

( but you should switch to Firefox & use Google tools anyway )

Social Bookmarking ( delicious ) What are you linking ? Microblogging ( Twitter ) What are you doing ? (140 words or less) Blogging ( Blogger ) What are you doing, thinking, learning, connecting ? Sharing your stuff: photos ( Picasa, Flickr ) presentations ( Slideshare ) Tip : lurk & learn...you don’t have to do all these things yourself...they enable a kind of indirect mentoring

Social Bookmarking ( delicious )

What are you linking ?

Microblogging ( Twitter )

What are you doing ? (140 words or less)

Blogging ( Blogger )

What are you doing, thinking, learning, connecting ?

Sharing your stuff:

photos ( Picasa, Flickr )

presentations ( Slideshare )

Tip : lurk & learn...you don’t have to do all these things yourself...they enable a kind of indirect mentoring

Tool: delicious You already bookmark... just add tags + others see others’ bookmarks see what the most-bookmarked sites are Filter with tags (think alternative to folders) Cool because... Lurk & Learn: people in your field, w/shared interests Create a tags for X purpose (course, topic, SIG), tag links...voila: ever-evolving resource page

Tool: delicious

You already bookmark... just add tags + others

see others’ bookmarks

see what the most-bookmarked sites are

Filter with tags (think alternative to folders)

Cool because...

Lurk & Learn: people in your field, w/shared interests

Create a tags for X purpose (course, topic, SIG), tag links...voila: ever-evolving resource page

Use? Stay connected (tweet from computer, mobile phone) Great for resources and “what’s happening” (Indirect) mentoring Advice... Start by following (lurk & learn) Follow good tweeters only Tweet others as you would like to be tweeted  Use tools that integrate Twitter into your browser

Use?

Stay connected (tweet from computer, mobile phone)

Great for resources and “what’s happening”

(Indirect) mentoring

Advice...

Start by following (lurk & learn)

Follow good tweeters only

Tweet others as you would like to be tweeted 

Use tools that integrate Twitter into your browser

Blog = we blog = Online journal One-to-many (mainly) + comments Tool: Blogger (a Google tool, there are TONS) Use? Can be great (fresh/daily!) source of content (find good bloggers, follow, encourage others) Research & learning journals, eportfolios, any reflective work Blogging = self-publish = forces synthesis

Blog = we blog = Online journal

One-to-many (mainly) + comments

Tool: Blogger (a Google tool, there are TONS)

Use?

Can be great (fresh/daily!) source of content (find good bloggers, follow, encourage others)

Research & learning journals, eportfolios, any reflective work

Blogging = self-publish = forces synthesis

Tools: Picasa (Google tool), Flickr Upload, share, tag photos Picasa integrates seamlessly with Blogger Tool: Slideshare Upload and share presentations (powerpoint, etc) No more emailing – just give ‘em the link Uses : Make content available, tag it for others to find

Tools: Picasa (Google tool), Flickr

Upload, share, tag photos

Picasa integrates seamlessly with Blogger

Tool: Slideshare

Upload and share presentations (powerpoint, etc)

No more emailing – just give ‘em the link

Uses :

Make content available, tag it for others to find

Wiki (Tool: PBwiki ) Website anyone can edit – a wide open space! Create pages, set access/permissions Use ? Any collaborative task! Team/group writing, knowledge building Team/group planning, project management Events (conference, wedding, group assignments) FAQ: Isn’t it total chaos ? Everyone can edit!??

Wiki (Tool: PBwiki )

Website anyone can edit – a wide open space!

Create pages, set access/permissions

Use ?

Any collaborative task!

Team/group writing, knowledge building

Team/group planning, project management

Events (conference, wedding, group assignments)

FAQ: Isn’t it total chaos ? Everyone can edit!??

"Henry! Our party's total chaos! No one knows when to eat, where to stand, what to ...Oh, thank God! Here comes a Border collie!"

"Henry! Our party's total chaos!

No one knows when to eat, where to stand, what to ...Oh, thank God! Here comes a Border collie!"

Social Networks (Ning, Facebook) Ning has all: forums, photo sharing, blogs, chat, polls, widgets, calendar AND it’s pretty (I actually can’t believe this is free) Challenge : set one up for this group? Voicethread

Social Networks (Ning, Facebook)

Ning has all: forums, photo sharing, blogs, chat, polls, widgets, calendar AND it’s pretty

(I actually can’t believe this is free)

Challenge : set one up for this group?

Voicethread

Group conversations around images, documents, videos Great for tributes : birthday, anniversary, farewell parties! Also: collective analysis of material, gathering many perspectives, storytelling. Interesting, interactive way to support & present multiple views

Podcasting = p ersonal, o n d emand+casting Tools: Audacity to record, gCast to publish, iTunes to access/listen (computer or ipod/mp3 player) Magic: your media files + rss = people subscribe, get it automatically Listen anywhere/anytime (mlearning) Vodcasting ( v ideo, o n d emand) Tools: webcam to record, upload to YouTube A little harder to do well Need audio/video capability (webcam + mic) more thought to design & time to produce “ YouTube teaches me more than my college classes - what’s wrong with this picture!?”

Podcasting = p ersonal, o n d emand+casting

Tools: Audacity to record, gCast to publish, iTunes to access/listen (computer or ipod/mp3 player)

Magic: your media files + rss = people subscribe, get it automatically

Listen anywhere/anytime (mlearning)

Vodcasting ( v ideo, o n d emand)

Tools: webcam to record, upload to YouTube

A little harder to do well

Need audio/video capability (webcam + mic)

more thought to design & time to produce

“ YouTube teaches me more than my college classes - what’s wrong with this picture!?”

Uses? Audio/Video personal introductions Weekly updates, advance organizers Some content lends itself well: demo difficult concepts, languages/terminology, storytelling, anecdotes/ & examples Learners love this stuff! Tips/things to think about Reuse? Or “throwaway”? Access? People with disabilities or slow internet Resist urge to lecture for long periods – think smaller chunks Not everyone is a natural, but you can learn to be effective Again, lurk & learn

Uses?

Audio/Video personal introductions

Weekly updates, advance organizers

Some content lends itself well: demo difficult concepts, languages/terminology, storytelling, anecdotes/ & examples

Learners love this stuff!

Tips/things to think about

Reuse? Or “throwaway”?

Access? People with disabilities or slow internet

Resist urge to lecture for long periods – think smaller chunks

Not everyone is a natural, but you can learn to be effective

Again, lurk & learn

Acknowledges: teachers & formally published content aren’t THE source Invites us to... draw on many pieces (that we & others create) that combine to make the learning space Publish & empower others to publish Think about content + inter/activities Create your own PLE using your browser + iGoogle – get hooked in to some of these tools

Acknowledges: teachers & formally published content aren’t THE source

Invites us to...

draw on many pieces (that we & others create) that combine to make the learning space

Publish & empower others to publish

Think about content + inter/activities

Create your own PLE using your browser + iGoogle – get hooked in to some of these tools

There is so much out there, and only some of it is good – need tools to find it (help it find us) We are the web (2.0) – we create, share, connect Variety & interactivity = engagement Media is getting easier to produce, new tools available all the time (stay tuned, stay nimble...) Lurk & Learn. Pick 1 or 2, try them out, blog/tweet about it- create your own COP!

There is so much out there, and only some of it is good – need tools to find it (help it find us)

We are the web (2.0) – we create, share, connect

Variety & interactivity = engagement

Media is getting easier to produce, new tools available all the time (stay tuned, stay nimble...)

Lurk & Learn. Pick 1 or 2, try them out, blog/tweet about it- create your own COP!

This presentation (including links to everything) is available on Slideshare...

This presentation (including links to everything) is available on Slideshare...

Great general resources Directory of learning tools (awesome!): http://c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/index.html Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning From this session: Google (docs, Picasa, blogger, reader, etc) http://www.google.com Firefox (browser): http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Delicious: http://delicious.com/ Social Bookmarking – how it works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=CA&hl=en&v=x66lV7GOcNU Twitter: http://twitter.com/home Blogger: http://www.blogger.com/home Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/ PBWiki: http://pbwiki.com/ Ning: http://www.ning.com/ Ning tips: http://joitskehulsebosch.blogspot.com/2009/03/tips-for-facilitators-in-ning.html Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/#home Podcasting (with gCast) http://www.gcast.com/htdb/services/track1.html Record audio with Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Find podcasts with iTunes: http://www.itunes.com

Great general resources

Directory of learning tools (awesome!): http://c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/index.html

Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning

From this session:

Google (docs, Picasa, blogger, reader, etc) http://www.google.com

Firefox (browser): http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/

Delicious: http://delicious.com/

Social Bookmarking – how it works: http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=CA&hl=en&v=x66lV7GOcNU

Twitter: http://twitter.com/home

Blogger: http://www.blogger.com/home

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/

PBWiki: http://pbwiki.com/

Ning: http://www.ning.com/

Ning tips: http://joitskehulsebosch.blogspot.com/2009/03/tips-for-facilitators-in-ning.html

Voicethread: http://voicethread.com/#home

Podcasting (with gCast) http://www.gcast.com/htdb/services/track1.html

Record audio with Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Find podcasts with iTunes: http://www.itunes.com