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 GenerationBy Jessica McBride & Nathalie Ettzevoglou

2. Today’s AgendaWho we are?Presentation overviewhttp://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 responsibilitypopularity of blogs featureshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/anniemole/85515856/

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

8. Our Experience pros

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

10. How to use wordpress.com? sign up set upprivacyfeatures

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

12. NATHALIE’S WETPAINT EXPERIENCEhttp://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 Experiencepros conshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/oceanflynn/315385916/

17. Ex. Of student wiki page.

18. How to use wetpaint.com? sign up

19. set up

20. privacy

21. features

22. Monitoring your wikiAs public or private as you desire

23. Lockable pages

24. Move/delete pages

25. Rename/restore pages

26. Move/delete comments

27. Site statisticsDiscussion!http://www.oddmuse.org/pics/HowWikiWorksImage.pngHOW COULD WIKIS WORK FOR YOU?

28. OUR NINGwww.frenchbookclub.ning.com

29. Why Ning?What is Ning?

30. Pastiche of blogs and facebook

31. Interconnected networks

32. featuresForum

34. Our Experiencepros

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

36. Our Ning Statistics

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

38. How to use Ning? sign up

39. set up

40. privacy

41. features

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

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