Introduction to Web 2.0 Tools-Multimedia Unit 2

Introduction to Web 2.0Multimedia Unit 2-Constructivist

Brown LSTE 7310

Lesson Schedule:Week 1: Monday: Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts Tuesday: Social Networking and Social Bookmarking Wednesday: Virtual Worlds and Mobile Technologies: Thursday: How to use Web 2.0 tools in education Friday: Write a 1-2 page paper about the Web 2.0 tool you plan to use for

your project as well as your planning process for the project. Include why you chose this Web 2.0 tool. Due next Friday with your project.

Week 2: Monday: Post your topic for your Web 2.0 project on the discussion board. Tuesday: Work on Web 2.0 project Wednesday: Submit a journal entry to me. Thursday: Work on Web 2.0 project Friday: Work on Web 2.0 project. Project and paper is due by 11:59 p.m.

tonight.

Blogs

According to Educause Learning Intiative (2005), a blog is defined as "an online, chronological collection of personal commentary and links" (p. 1).

Blogs are easy to use because they can be edited and published without the use of HTML coding. Blogs "can include text, hyperlinks, images, or multimedia" and are usually public (Educause, 2005, p. 1).

Examples:

Tumblr Xanga WordPress

Blogger

"A wiki is usually thought to be a spaced designed to be created and edited by groups of persons" (Simonson et al., 2012, p. 129). Wiki's are a great tool to incorporate collaboration among students for group activities or writing assignments (p. 129).

The most commonly known example of a wiki is Wikipedia.

Wikis

Podcasting is described as "the process of recording and storing audio and/or video content on the Internet for downloading and playback using iPods, MP3 players, computers, and other electronic gear that plays back audio and/or video files" (Simonson et al., 2012, p. 130).

Click here to go to a website that has a large collection of podcasts.

Podcasts

Discussion Post:

Have you used any of these tools?

What, if any, limitations do you find could hinder the use of these tools in education?

"Social networking sites focus on building communities of individually designed web pages consisting of personal profiles, blogs, photo slideshows, music and videos, podcasts, and a network of connected friends" (Roblyer & Doering, 2013, p. 225).

Profiles can be public or private. These settings can be changed in the Privacy Settings.

Social Networking

Facebook Myspace Google +

Examples:

"Social bookmarking is the practice of saving bookmarks to a public Web site and "tagging" them with keywords" (Lomas, 2005, p. 1).

Social bookmarking is a great way to save your ideas that you find online.

Social Bookmarking

Examples:

Delicious

Pinterest

Discussion Post:

Do you have a social networking site?

If so, what privacy problems do you foresee?

"A virtual world is an interactive simulated environment that allows multiple users to participate simultaneously via an online interface" (Papp, 2009, p. 2).

Users can create an avatar that is used to represent them in this virtual world.

Virtual Worlds

Examples:

Second Life Webkinz ActiveWorlds

The amount of mobile technologies available today are endless.

Mobile phones can be used to access so many things including, but not limited to, internet, social networking sites, blogs, e-mail, educational websites, course management systems, a large variety of apps, and one of the most popular options, text messaging.

"Text messaging, or texting, is the act of typing and sending a brief, electronic message between two or more mobile phones or fixed or protables devices over a phone network" (Wikipedia, 2012).

Mobile Technologies

Discussion Post: What are your thoughts on virtual worlds?

What is your favorite thing about mobile technologies?

Web 2.0 in Education

• Express opinions• Promote dialogue• Collaborate with peers• Encourage creativity• Student writing portfolios• Discuss current events• Display student photography• Reading response journals

Blogs

• Collaboration• Direct access to content• Group work• Ownership of work• E-portfolio's• Research or projects

Wikis

• Expands educational options• Easily accessible• Lecture recording• Interviews• Creativity• Note taking• Class reflection

Podcasts

Web 2.0 in Education

• Professional development• Community outreach• Course assignments• Parent communication• Distance learning• Assessments• Cross-cultural communication and language

learning• Collaboration• Networking• Real-world applications

Social Networking

• Information resources• Sharing• Reference lists• Organization

Social Bookmarkin

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Web 2.0 in Education

• New interactions• Attracts student interest• Collaboration• Confidence for students• Comprehension and deeper knowledge

Virtual Worlds

• Collaboration• Communication• Mobile lessons• Location-based learning• Cost efficient• Applications

Mobile Technologies

Discussion Post: What are the benefits and drawbacks of

using Web 2.0 tools in education?

Assignment:

1-2 page paper identifying the Web 2.0 tool you are going to use for your project.

Include your planning process Include why you chose this tool.

Discussion Post: Post your topic for your Web 2.0 Project

on the discussion board.

Journal Entry: How is your project coming along?

Do you have any questions?

Final Web 2.0 Project Due

Submit your final project and paper by 11:59 p.m.

*Note: 5 points will be deducted for projects or papers without a name.

References: Educause. (2005, August). 7 things you should know about blogs. Retrieved from

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7006.pdf Educause. (2010). 7 things you should know about mobile apps for learning. Retrieved

from http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7060.pdf Educause. (2005). 7 things you should know about podcasting. Retrieved from http://

net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7003.pdf Educause. (2006). 7 things you should know about virtual worlds. Retrieved from

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7015.pdf Educause. (2005). 7 things you should know about wikis. Retrieved from

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7004.pdf Lomas, C. (2005). 7 things you should know about social bookmarking. Retrieved from

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf Papp, R. (2009). Virtual worlds and social networking: reaching the millennials. Journal

of Technology Research, 1-15. Retrieved from http://www.aabri.com/manuscripts/10427.pdf

Roblyer, M. D., & Doering, A. H. (2013). Integrating educational technology into teaching. (6 ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., Albright, M., & Zvacek, S. (2012). Teaching and learning at a distance, foundations of distance education. (5th ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Stansbury, M. (2011). Ten ways schools are using social media effectively. Retrieved from http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/10/21/ten-ways-schools-are-using-social-media-effectively/5/

Wikipedia. (2012). Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Text_messaging