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Web 2.0 & Pedagogy

1The Digital NativeThose who grow up immersed in digital technologies, for whom a life fully integrated with digital devices is the norm. John Palfrey and Urs Gasser

2What is Web 2.0?Web 2.0 is a term often applied to a perceived ongoing transition of the World Wide Web from a collection of websites to a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. Ultimately Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications for many purposes. Wikipedia entry

3Web 1.0 was computer basedWeb 2.0 uses the web as a platform

4Web 1.0 was solitaryWeb 2.0 encourages sharing

5Web 1.0 was data in one placeWeb 2.0 is the portability of data

6Web 1.0 was about consuming (data)

Web 2.0 is about creating data

WeblogsPhotograph sharingWikisCollaborative resourcesSocial networkingBookmarking

7Web 1.0 was home pagesWeb 2.0 is weblogs

8Web 1.0 was getting it perfectWeb 2.0 is doing it and moving on

9Yes but?Its vacuous marketing hypeWeb 2.0 is totally sillyMeaninglessis made entirely of pretentious self-serving morons.a lot of thin but very hot air blown at you by those who are convinced that having nothing to say is by no means a good reason to shut up.

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11OK so how can I use it? WeblogsGoogle DocsCreate a library weblogAdditional or new library resourcesIntroduce members of staffUse it as a repository of data and information by using categories and tagsDont regard a weblog as a diary its an important website in its own right12Collaborate Globally

"Collaborative projects really make for an excellent education experience not only because students bounce ideas off each other and improve each other's writing skills, but also because the process itself teaches them how to work well with others - a valuable skill for everyone." -Richard Ellwood, Technology Coordinator and Digital Arts Teacher, Columbia Secondary SchoolGoogle Docs, the word processing application, doesn't just give access to the same document, it actually allows students to work on the same document at the same time from anywhere in the world.

13CollaborateOn documents Google docsOn spreadsheets - NumSumWith calendars - JotletWith training - WizIQWith projects MyWebDesktopWith To Do lists TaDaList14Google Total World Domination

15Gmail:7.3 GBs ( and counting) of email storage and search tools that help your school find information fast and instant messaging from right inside your inbox.

Google Calendar:Educators and students can organize their schedules and share events and calendars with others.

Google Talk:Educators and students can call or send instant messages to their contacts for free anytime, anywhere in the world.

Google Docs:Share documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Collaborate in real-time with your team or with your whole school. You can publish final documents to the entire world, too.

Google Sites:Work together to keep related documents, web content and other information in one place, on one site.

Google Video for education:A video hosting and sharing solution that enables schools and other organizations to use video as an effective medium for internal communication and collaboration. 10 GB included free for every school domain.

etc16Practical uses for Web 2.0 in education

an overviewhttp://www.google.com/a/help/intl/en/edu/lesson_plans.html17

Hope CE Primary SchoolChase Terrace Primary SchoolAthelstaneford Primary School18Weblogs continuedUse the weblog RSS feed on the site home page as a news feedEncourage people to add the feed to their start page or RSS readerCreate a different weblog for a different subject area invite other authorsUse it in a different way, on a different page19

20What do they include?Daily pictures of the schoolVisitor locationsEvent calendarsFlickr widgetLinks to other school websitesArchivesScanned drawingsPoemsDelicious links

EdublogsClass BlogmeisterOther software21

22PodcastsProvide access to audio contentGuides/tours around a librarySchool radio stationsBook readingsLibrary newsRecording interesting people

Podcasting ResourcesGCastGabcastPodomatic23Podcasts 2Content that cant easily be made available in other formatsContent that is accessible on the moveNot time or place dependent.

24Schools using PodcastsLancashire Grid for LearningGuildford CollegeTovashal Elementary Primary SchoolRadio Willow WebPodcasts for schools and educatorsRedbridge Podcast network

25BookmarkingLimited to a specific machineNot informativeDifficult to find what you wantInflexibleCannot easily share bookmarksDel.icio.usDiigodigg

SocialBookmarkingShare your bookmarksBetween computersBetween colleaguesBetween usersCreate bookmark setsTo supplement projectsTo assist usersAnnotate (or tag) bookmarks26Great for searching!http://del.icio.us/tag/

Get an RSS feed automaticallyhttp://del.icio.us/rss/tag/[insert your tag here] 27Who is using it?Dept. Children, Schools, Families

28Creating communitiesZimbioFlickrGrou.psPlumSquidooPageflakesFacebook29

30Flickr

31School examples

32Squidoo

33Facebook

Question:One of my principals is toying with the idea of using social networking tools to improve student attendance. What are you thoughts on this? More specifically, how would you use social networking tools to improve student attendance?

Answers from my Tweeps...cyndyw2 cyndy woods-wilson - draw 3-5 names daily to post on the page, must be present to win. Keep FB page as read only, but kids must join to read

cyndyw2 cyndy woods-wilson - A school homepage where the kids follow, get extra credit for reading @ home + answering question from it next day in class.

bigjakelittle Jake Little - I like idea of FB as an extension of class, but how will that incrs. attendc? Need more engaging classes, support @ home.

BrightTeacher Amy BrightMaybe use a team of students (social media team) in charge of FB page. Rotate kids into the team.

MZimmer557 Michael Zimmermaybe create a page dedicated to school attendance and share contest information or other programs?

jsquared2110 Jason Johnsonscavenger hunt at school before first period...send clues via fb...clues could lead to very minimal but positive

ICTmagic Martin BurrettRun a breakfast FB club? 'Food and Facebook' & 'Toast and Twitter'?

web20guru Cheryl CapozzoliHave students submit ideas for schooling and attendance issues via fb get the disc started include them in the solutions

34Wikis

35WikisLIS wikiLibrary success wikiWikipediaPeanut butter wikiWikispaces for teachers36

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38WizIQWizIQ

39Edmodo educationmicrobloggingEdmodo

40Combine everything!With RSS and other Web 2.0 resources anything can work with anything elseContent can be changed and manipulated into different formats that you controlUsers can get involvedGeography doesnt matterSpeed is easyIts not technical!41So why notCreate search engines for subject groupsGet users involved with a Zimbio group on an aspect of ?Create a Squidoo lens for a subject?Start a library weblog?Create a flickr group42OrA podcast or a radio station, both involving music studentsA Pageflakes page that you can share with colleaguesCreate del.icio.us or FURL accounts and share themStart a wiki for all the librarians in the area

43Or evenUse instant messaging to provide information in a different wayCreate a book reading club using LibraryThing, Amazon and a weblogHave a library tour on YouTube44Or evenCreate trading cards from Flickr photographsCreate fun/interesting new postersSet up a Facebook, Bebo, MySpace account for the libraryShare presentations with Slideshare.net

45Because Web 2 is changing:The way we use the webThe way we use informationThe way we find informationThe way we do our jobsThe way we interact with peopleThe way that we look at everything

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