The document discusses how Web 2.0 technologies like social bookmarking, blogging, wikis, podcasting, photo/video sharing, and collaborative documents can be used to create collaborative learning environments within and across classrooms. It provides examples of how these tools are being used by schools and teachers, and encourages readers to try creating their own class wiki or using tools on Google sites. Challenges of connectivity, internet safety, and linking activities to curriculum goals are also addressed.

1. The Social Web
Angie Simmons U-Learn 08

2. Sharing on the web -
W 2.0
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“....an idea in people’s heads rather than a reality It’s actually an
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idea that the reciprocity between the user and the provider is what’s
emphasized. In other words genuine interactivity if you like, simply
,
because people can upload as well as download.” Stephen Fry

3. Implications for
the classroom
W as a platform
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User controlled data
Evolving data
Free service rather than
packaged software
Collaborative learning
environment within different
time and place

4. How do we
connect?
Social bookmarking
Blogging
W web sites
iki
Podcasting
Photo/video sharing
Interactive gaming and
simulations
Collaborative documents
Shared interactive
whiteboards/virtual
classrooms

5. Challenges QuickTimeª and a
are GIF decompressor picture.
needed to see this
Connectivity
Internet safety
Netiquette
Validity
Appropriate
Links to curriculum goals

6. Create your own
class wiki
T a walk through my
ake
cluster wiki
Create your own wiki
(Y need to make a plan
ou
first!) Follow my instructions
on the workshop wiki
An alternative to wikispaces is
W etpaint

7. Some examples
from our cluster
schools
St Josephs School
Marist School

8. Fun Stuff
T making a Glogster poster as a background. In the poster you
ry
can insert images, videos and files around a theme with
wonderful graphics. www.glogster.com
Also try adding a jazzy title in Glittertext from Rock you
See mine at My glog
and another one

9. And what else.......
Set up class blogs at http://edublogs.org/ - you are the controller and
each student has a blog. Use this for writing, reflection and response.
Collaborative learning with another class distant in time and place
with Google Docs Check out all the tools you can use at
http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html
Podcasting - see examples at http://epnweb.org/ set up your own at
www.podomatic.com Use the instructions on my Cluster wiki
resource section
Voice Thread - a collaborative slideshow!

10. Google deserves a separate page
Collaborative learning with another class distant in time and place
with Google Docs
Check out all the tools you can use at
http://www.google.com/educators/tools.html
Have your own email, calendar, image storing/sharing page, blog,
RSS feed Reader, Documents (spreadsheet, W and Ppt) and web
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site all linked to your Google page. And there is so much more you
have access too, such as Google Earth. It is a one stop shop!
Check out this movie to learn more about how you can use this in
the classroom Google for Educators

11. Store, organise and embed
your photos as slideshows
in your blog or wiki
Y Google account gives you access to this or you could choose
our
Flickr, Bubbleshare, Photobucket or many others. These image tools
allow you to embed code (HTML) T embedding your slideshows
ry
into your wiki or blog.
This is a Bubbleshare slideshow

12. Video in the classroom
Make your own videos and upload
them to your own account so you can
embed them and show on your own
site.
T T
ry eacher T ube QuickTimeª and a
or Teachers TV (UK) H.264 decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
Have a look at the wonderful
educational videos on the
National Geographic channel
Check out Viddix and see how other
NZ teachers have used video in the
classroom

13. Interact with another class
in a different place or time
Use
www.hotchalk.com www.skrbl.com or http://thinkature.com as a virtual
Use Skype in the classroom to link with others by phone or web cam
http://www.skype.com/intl/en/
Or try mindmapping with simultaneous users at www.mindmeister.com