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Teaching with TechnologyCollaboration Beyond the Classroom
“FB poke me when you get this tweet, I’ll google doc the update for the
wiki based on the prof’s latest blog post.”
Why Collaboration?
• Enhance critical thinking skills• Foster teamwork• Prepare for the virtual workplace• Expand learning beyond the classroom
Web 2.0• Differentiates between static WWW pages
and interactive social media• Share, reuse and repurpose information
– Example• I looked for other presentations on SlideShare to
get ideas for organizing this one
Web 2.0• Blogs and microblogs• Wikis• Video and photo sharing• Document sharing• Social bookmarking• Social networks
Blogs• Owner posts information or opinions and updates it
regularly• Readers can comment on posts• Can include text, images, and videos.• Sites
– http://www.blogger.com– http:///www.wordpress.com– http://www.livejournal.com
Microblogs• Blogs in 140 characters or less
– Posts broadcasted to followers– Followers can reply or repost– Available via web or cell phone apps
• Sites– http://www.twitter.com– http://www.tumblr.com– http://www.plurk.com
Blogs• Pull technology• Longer, in-depth
posts• Organized• Desktop
Microblogs• Push technology• Short, quick posts• Streamed• Mobile
RSS Feeds• Change blogs to push technology
– Aggregator compiles posts from blogs to which you subscribe
– Send to website• http://www.bloglines.com• http://www.google.com/reader
– Send to desktop with RSS reader software
RSS Feeds• Take blogs mobile
– RSS Feed apps available on cell phones
Blogging in the Classroom• Use your own blog to send information to
students• Have individual students create blogs for long,
application level assignments– FYE: How Will I Use What I Learn– Astronomy: Astronomy in the News
• Use RSS feed to subscribe to multiple blogs
Microblogging in the Classroom• Homework help line• Changes to course schedule, assignments• Students summarize reading in single
tweet• Delayed questions• Follow an expert
Wikis• Web page the multiple authors create and
edit dynamically– Wikipedia
• Sites– http://www.wikispaces.com– http://sites.google.com– http://www.pbworks.com
Wikis in the Classroom• Assign a group of students to create a wiki
on a given topic– SOC 110: Diversity issue area– PHY 111: Astronomical objects
• Give specific content assignments on a regular basis
• Track contributions of individual students
Video, Photo and Document Sharing
• Can be public or private– Anyone can access public items– Only those to whom you give URL can access
private• Usually one way, not collaborative
– Upload file for others to use– Can view but not edit
Video Sharing• Create video files
– Simple videos from cell phone– Edited videos from camera– Narrated presentations– Screen captures
• Convert file to type to be shared
Video Sharing• Conversion site
– http://zamzar.com• Sharing sites
– http://www.youtube.com– http://www.schooltube.com– http://www.teachertube.com
Photo Sharing• Any static digital image• May be edited online• Sites
– http://www.flickr.com– http://www.photobucket.com– http://www.snapbucket.com
Video/Photo Sharing in the Classroom
• ECO 152: Economics concepts video– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7bURZfa6kQ
• Astronomy Picture of the Day
Document Sharing• Allow for collaboration
– One user creates and upload file– Another can edit or use– May be public or private
• Sites– http://docs.google.com– http://www.keepandshare.com– http://www.mediafire.com
Document Sharing in the Classroom
• Group research paper• Group presentation• Peer review for writing
Specialized File Sharing• http://www.slideshare.com
– Share PowerPoint presentations• View only• Make available for download
Social Bookmarking• Organize and share web bookmarks
– Not sharing content, just a link to it– Tag bookmarks to organize them– May be able to organize into folders
• Sites– http://www.digg.com– http://www.delicious.com– http://www.reddit.com
Social Bookmarking in the Classroom
• Organize informational bookmarks by subject or class
• Organize all Web 2.0 links in one place• Example:
– http://www.diigo.com/list/eflclassroom/web-20
Social Networking• Groups of people with common interests
meeting online to share information– Status updates– Location– Photos– Videos
Social Networking• http://www.facebook.com
– Keep professional separate from personal• Different emails for different accounts• Do not friend each other• Keep profile private
– Use moderated groups– Periodically clean out “friends” list
Social Networking• http://www.secondlife.com
– 3-D virtual reality world– Requires software downloaded to your
computer– Conduct virtual classroom– Use virtual worlds created by others
Social Networking• http://www.linkedin.com
– Business oriented– Make connections based on work– Job searching– Four levels
• Basic – free• Others have cost
Social Networking• http://www.classroom20.com
– Education oriented– Designed to share information about
classroom uses of Web 2.0 tools• http://www.educationalnetworking.com/List+of+Networks
– List of other education-oriented social networks
Where to go from here• Join Classroom 2.0 or other network• Sign up for RSS feed and find 2-3 blogs to
follow• Start a twitter account and follow some
people to see how it works.• Start a social bookmarking site
