1) The document discusses how the presenter was Twitterpated by Twitter and other Web 2.0 tools and demonstrates how to use tools like Twitter, Voicethread, Diigo, blogs, Jing, and others for instructional purposes. 2) The presenter provides their top 10 lists of Web 2.0 tools from 2008 and 2009 and discusses how they have incorporated various tools like Twitter, YouTube, blogs and others into their own instruction to enhance engagement and build community. 3) Examples are provided of how the tools have been used, like creating course announcements on Twitter, recording a welcome video on YouTube, and hosting shared resources and bookmarks on Diigo.

1. I am @NUTN
2009
Saratoga, NY
Twitterpated by Twitter
& other web2.0 tools
(for instructional purposes)
alexandra m. pickett
associate director
suny learning network

2. Introduction
– 2000 EDUCAUSE award for Systemic Progress in Teaching
and Learning
– 2001 Sloan-C award for Excellence in ALN Faculty Development
– 2002 Sloan-C award for Excellence in Institution-Wide ALN
Programming
– 2006 USDLA 21st Century Best Practice Award - Online
Technology - Higher Education
– 2009 NUTN award for Distance Education Innovation!
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3. Introduction
ETAP 687
– This presentation will highlight &
demonstrate:
» twitter, voicethread, diigo, edublogs, jing,
meebome, audacity, youtube, polldaddy, &
breeze
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4. What we will do today…
Today I will:
– Demonstrate some cool online collaborative,
communication, & social networking tools.
– Ask you to think about how to use these web2.0
technologies to enhance your own instruction.
• Consider possibilities!
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5. My top 10 list!
in January 2008:
1. Twitter
2. SecondLife
3. Voicethread
4. Ustream
5. Audacity
6. Del.icio.us
7. Skype
8. edublogs (wordpress)
9. Adobe Breeze Presenter
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6. My top 10 list!
Top 10 list for 2009:
1. seesmic
2. jing
3. youtube quickcapture, or the flip video
4. diigo & groups
5. mogulus
6. drop.io
7. polldaddy
8. rockyou, annimoto, wordle, prezi
9. slideshare & groups, flickr & groups
10. facebook groups and pages
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7. WHY?
I feel an obligation to
» Participate
» Evaluate
» Document
» & expose and engage students &
faculty to and in this process.
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8. Watch these!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rjKBsfk_O8c
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
http://youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o
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9. Web 2.0
http://www.appappeal.com/web-2-0-
application-world-mosaic/
www.go2web20.net
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10. HOW?
Moodle
»Access/practicality,
portability, ease of use, cheap
hosting via moodlerooms.
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11. WHY?
I chose to incorporate tools
external to the CMS for several
reasons:
» to explore, test, & evaluate
» to add bling (i.e., interaction, engagement,
visual appeal)
» to provide student access beyond the end
of the term.
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12. 1 Announcements
How?
– http://twitter.com - embedded!
Why?
– Demo Microblogging & Intro to social networking
– Communication, access, support, prof. dev.
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, visually slick.
– Build class community, social presence, public, access
beyond the end of term.
What happened?
» http://twitter.com/etap687
» http://twitter.com/alexpickett
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13. 2 Course Video Welcome
How?
– YouTube Quick Capture
– http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_quick_capture
Why?
– Build class community, social presence,
personal, embedded.
What happened?
» http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvtxAkPP1xM
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14. 3 Course Icebreaker
How?
– http://voicethread.com/ - embedded!
– Course introductions/comments in 5 different ways
Why?
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, multimedia, embedded.
– Build class community, social presence, choices,
public, personalized, ownership, access beyond the
end of term.
What happened?
– http://voicethread.com/share/38310/
– Scripted themselves, did not interact as much as anticipated.
– http://voicethread.com/share/450225/
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15. 4 Course Blogs
How? http://etap687.edublogs.org
Why?
– Build class community, social & teaching presences
– Public, personalized, ownership, develop writing skills,
access beyond the end of term.
– Self-reflection/evaluation enhance learning & provide
opportunities to demonstrate making their thinking visible.
What happened?
» Evaluation - Blog posting rubric
» http://etap687.edublogs.org/2008/06/02/reflec
tions-blog-post-grading-rubric/
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16. 5 Shared Resources
How? http://diigo.com
Why? - Social bookmarking features
(bookmarks, highlight, comment, stickies annotation, public &
restricted access/groups, discussion, tagging)
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, multimedia, embedded linkroll widget.
– Build class community, social presence, choices, public,
personalized, ownership, access beyond the end of term.
What happened?
- http://groups.diigo.com/groups/ETAP687
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17. 6 Synchronous Interaction
How? http://www.meebome.com/
Why?
– IM features (instant, clientless, embedded widget)
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, support.
– Build class community, teaching/social presence, choices.
What happened?
– Only used with a couple of the students.
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18. 7 Voice-annotated lecture
How?
http://www.adobe.com/resources/breeze/presenter/
Why?
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, slick.
– Build class community, social/teaching presences, choice.
What happened?
• http://ualbany.mrooms.net/mod/resource/view.php?id=378
• http://ualbany.mrooms.net/mod/resource/view.php?id=410
• http://ualbany.mrooms.net/mod/resource/view.php?id=380
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19. 8 Interviews & Observations
How? Podcasted Interviews
http://audacity.sourceforge.net
Why?
– Guided tours of exemplar courses- to focus
observations. To make podcasts more
engaging/”interactive.” Cool, easy, engaging, choice.
What happened?
» http://ualbany.mrooms.net/mod/resource/view.
php?id=392
» http://tinyurl.com/5l83or
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20. 9 Screencast instructions/feedback
How? Screen-capture/casting
• http://jingproject.com/
Why?
– Cool, easy, engaging, personal, social presence, teaching presence,
embedded.
What happened?
» http://www.screencast.com/t/whCXu3oj4b - feedback
» http://www.screencast.com/t/gvb43kilynw - response to
question and how to instructions…
» http://www.screencast.com/t/P8rpgTNt1O - clarification
» http://www.screencast.com/t/hhrJp3h2 - instructions
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21. 10 Course Feedback
How?
– Rate your professor - http://www.ratemyprofessors.com
– Polldaddy online survey http://polldaddy.com/
Why?
– Fun, cool, easy, engaging, personal, vulnerable, community, input,
feedback, evaluation & revision loop.
What happened?
» http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowRatings.jsp?tid=110617
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» http://polldaddy.com/App/Reports/pageReport.aspx?f=43179&p
=1
» http://etap687.edublogs.org/2008/08/26/i-teach-like-a-girl/
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22. What Happened ?
According to my students I am
hard, hot, and nurturing!
» http://etap687.edublogs.org/2008/08/26/i
-teach-like-a-girl/
» http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/ShowR
atings.jsp?tid=1106177
» http://polldaddy.com/App/Reports/pageRep
ort.aspx?f=43179&p=1
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23. Any Questions?
?
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24. Thank You!
Share what you know!!
»Join my networks!
alexandra m. pickett
alexandra.pickett@sln.suny.edu
http://twitter.com/alexpickett
http://www.slideshare.net/alexandrapickett
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