Web2.0 tools like blogging, wikis, and social networks can encourage collaboration in writing. Blogging allows students to take ownership over their writing and share work, like examples on a class blog. Wikis are websites that allow easy collaborative editing of pages over time. Ning is a social network that combines aspects of blogs and Facebook. The presenters discuss their experiences using blogs, wikis, and Ning in teaching, highlighting pros and cons of each tool and how they could be used in other classrooms.

1. Web2.0: Teaching Writing to the Net Generation By Jessica McBride & Nathalie Ettzevoglou

2. Today’s Agenda Who we are? Presentation overview http://www.wallingfordvt.com/BS01029_.gif

3. WEB 2.0 TOOLS ENCOURAGES COLLABORATION

4. JESSIE’S BLOGGING EXPERIENCEhttp://f3270w.wordpress.com/

5. Why Blog? to encourage authentic academic ownership and responsibility popularity of blogs features http://www.flickr.com/photos/anniemole/85515856/

7. Example of student work on Jessie’s blog:

9. conshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dailypic/1459055735/

10. How to use wordpress.com? sign up set up privacy features

11. Discussion! How could blogging work for you? http://blogs.worldbank.org/files/governance/image/blog%20board.jpg

12. NATHALIE’S WETPAINT EXPERIENCE http://frenchlit.wetpaint.com

13. What is a Wiki? “What I Know Is…” “Old fashioned” way of editing = file sharing or email. - difficult to understand how a document has evolved over time - can only view different versions through many files. “New and improved” way of editing = wikis! “A wiki is a website that uses wiki software, allowing the easy creation and editing of any number of web pages.” Often used to create a collaborative website for a specific purpose/goal/interest.

15. Our Experience pros cons http://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanflynn/315385916/

17. Ex. Of student wiki page.

19. set up

20. privacy

23. Lockable pages

24. Move/delete pages

25. Rename/restore pages

26. Move/delete comments

28. OUR NINGwww.frenchbookclub.ning.com

30. Pastiche of blogs and facebook

31. Interconnected networks

35. conshttp://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumb_185/1189978433pU44RK.jpg

36. Our Ning Statistics

37. Where in the world has our Ning been visited?

39. set up

40. privacy

41. features

42. Discussion! http://www.lcsc.edu/library/ILI/Classes/j0309615.jpg How could Ning work for you?

43. Thank you!Here’s our contact info. Nathalie Ettzevoglou: nettzevo@gmail.com Jessica McBride: mcbride.jessica@gmail.com