The document discusses the use of online social software, specifically wikis and weblogs, in educational settings to enhance literacy and collaborative learning. It highlights how students can benefit from reflective and interactive learning by sharing their reading experiences and collaborating on interdisciplinary projects. The author shares practical tips for educators to implement these tools effectively and inspire students in their reading and learning processes.

1. Collaborating online Social Software and (Literacy) Education WIKI and Weblogs in the classroom practice http://www.slideshare.net/jeroencl/turku2010

2. Internet & interactivity Web 1.0 < 2005 3 R’s Reading Receiving Researching One way street Web 2.0 > 2005 3 C’s Contributing Collaborating Creating Two way street

3. Social software WIKI

4. social software in my classroom weblogs for reflection on literature wikis for (international and interdisciplinary ) collaboration LibraryThing for sharing and inspiring

6. what did we do? How it was 2 years ago: My students don’t read much Which book is interesting? Book reports from internet / no reflection Simple rules: make you own weblog No paper books reports anymore ! 4 blogs per year on reading experiences at least 2 comments on blog student now all my classes write weblogs

9. What did we learn? Reflective learning : students don’t reflect automatically: they need the teacher Interactive learning : students reflections get better because of interaction Inspiration : students inspire each other to read books Motivation : students find blogging more interesting then writing book reports

10. What did we also learn be patient: number of reactions will grow slowly it’s rewarding for you too: you know your students better colleagues get inspired: they want it too!

11. tips for beginners (1/2) start a weblog yourself to get experience use a simpel platform: Blogger or Word- Press.com make it interesting and fun / start a pilot combine with curriculum goals: writing, literature, social studies...

12. Some more tips (2/2) use RSS feeds to see updates right away comment regularly, so students see you really read their posts for the technical side: use smart students ;-)

13. wikis for learning

14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QZ1JGjl9bc

15. my use of wikis international collaboration schools : Macedonia, Turkey, Russia, your school? interdisciplinary project Literature & Philosophy new format Products Students sharing knowledge and materials with colleagues

16. what’s a wiki? A wiki ( / ˈwɪki / WIK -ee ) is a website that allows the easy [1] creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified (....) text editor quote from Wikipedia, a wiki

17. how to use a wiki a teaching environment : assignments, materials, schedule, goals, student products a learning environment : learn together, meet each other, communicate, develop a product together, research, reflect, .. to monitor learning process

18. What did we do http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wOpZklyNpw MacNed project http://macned2009.wikispaces.com/

19. http://almeretrabzon.wikispaces.com

23. what did we learn Technical: first stage:learn to use the wiki Interactive: students like to communicate International: projects inspire students Motivation: education is more meaningful Collaboration: is complicated: you have to teach Transfer: transcurricular working easy: English, social sciences, history, arts

24. Tips for beginners KISS , the project, the assignments and the WIKI start a simple pilot with a school / other discipline that’s interested set up dates to really interact online use video to get to know each other be specific on assigments, schedule etc. It’s no playground

25. Some more tips (2/2) check and double check the machines. computers have to work! use a simpel free platform: Wikispaces ( free for Educators), PB Works, .. use smart students to do the technical side.;-)

26. wiki or weblog or both ?

27. WIKI Blog reflection √ √√ collaboration √√ √ sharing knowledge √√ √

28. Learn social software in workshop & at home! http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com / Weblogs, WIKI, RSS / newsreaders, Flickr, LibraryThing, Podcasts, Vodcasts, Youtube, GoogleDocs, Tagging,

29. Contact Jeroen Clemens [email_address] see details on http://jeroenclemensenglish.blogspot.com

30. workshop Social Software / Get an overview: http://plcmcl2-things.blogspot.com / Explore working in a wiki: http://turku2010.wikispaces.com Explore blogs my class: http://hpblogs.nl/group.php?id=6 My LibraryThing : http://www.librarything.nl/catalog/jeroenc Just talk to me: project, explanations, ..