Web 2.0 tools in the school of the 21st century

Web 2.0 tools in the school of the 21st century

Adam Stępiński


Adam Stępiński


A few words about myself …

http://www.voki.com/mywebsite.php

www.voki.com



What do we need to bear in mind?

http://www.dvolver.com/live/movies-588855


http://dvolver.com


98% of students uses social networking sites and Web 2.0 tools

Creativity

Innovation

Learning

and teaching

with the use

of the Internet


What for?

- Using Web 2.0 tools in everyday teaching – creating ‘banks’ of school resources

- Using them in project work:

a. Class projects,

b. International projects.


Balancing between the educational and enteraining

dimensions of the activity


Use of media resources

and attractive means of

communication


'Living Darfur' by Mattafix

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQwCCm-H-sU

'Zombie' by

the Cranberries http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ejga4kJUts


IRIN Films http://www.irinnews.org/filmtv.aspx

'Facing History and Ourselves'

http://www.facinghistory.org/


http://topdocumentary

films.com/

www.missioneurope.eu


Tools for collaboration and interaction

- https://docs.google.com/- www.blogger.com- http://www.etwinning.nethttp://moodle.org/- http://www.elluminate.com


http://voicethread.com VoiceThread holds images, documents and videos.

It allows people to navigate slides and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).


The Timeline tool

http://www.dipity.com/

An example:http://www.dipity.com/heathermcc/History_of_Technology/


Creating posters collaboratively

edu.glogster.com

An example:

http://sunrise651.edu.glogster.com/what-do-they-like/


2. Tools for text readers

- www.dvolver.com

/


www.myebook.com

http://www.myebook.com/ebook_viewer.php?ebookId=17799

http://www.myebook.com/ebook_viewer.php?ebookId=34495


Creating comic stripswww.pixton.com

http://www.pixton.com/comic/8zlb51vm


Creating subtitles

universalsubtitles.org

http://www.universalsubtitles.org/pl/videos/LD1qQZfpBeB4/info/

http://www.universalsubtitles.org/pl/videos/a3i9vwBPqeOc/info/


3. Tools for presentations

and surveys


Creating presentations

http://prezi.com/

An Example:

Brooke Ahrens uses this presentation as an

icebreaker to introduce herself to her new

classes

http://prezi.com/gco-vb9vvvy2/30-things-

about-me/


Creating surveyswww.surveymonkey.com

http://www.surveymonkey.com/MySurveys.aspx


4. Tools for creative

thinking and fun


Puzzles

http://www.jigsaw

planet.com/


Creating mind maps

www.spicynodes.org


Some ideas for motivating projects incorporating History, Social Studies

and Geography

http://www.spicynodes.org/a/4ec51a9da2dd98004d7325c39639c525


Another mind map tool

www.spiderscribe.nethttp://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/spider/index.html


www.teachertraining

videos.com/

Russell Stannard


www.timrylands.com


We need to ‘pump up’ students’

motivation all the time


Results of the British Council project devoted to the

vision of schools in the 21st century


What are the teachers like in your school?


What are the students like in your school?


What would you change in your

school?


Young people:- want to use new

technologies in order to learn creatively,

- demand skills which will enable them to cope with constant changes


Students

and teachers

emphasize the role of creativity, innovation, problem-solving skills and entrepreneurship.


Teachers underline

the role of non-formal learning (24/7)


Some clues to consider while working on an interdisciplinary project:

1. when you decide on the topic, make sure that the project will stimulate your students to act creatively,

2. (in my opinion) it’s better when a project refers to different subjects and fields of learning,

3. make sure that the topic, activities, ways of communication are interesting for your students,


4. while formulating the topic and deciding on the content:

-try to make them simple and catchy, -try to refer them to your students’ life and experiences, -don’t concentrate too much on the educational aspects

(the project should attract, not scary off) 5. give your students as much autonomy as possible, 6. your project should make a change (ways of work,

ways of thinking, gaining new skills and abilities, establishing new relations),

Motivating students through project work

7. allow them to decide on the electronic media and technology they would like to use in the project,

8. make sure that the project will let your students brainstorm ideas and discover solutions by original thinking processes,

9. try to match all the things you do within your project with students’ interests,


10. vary activities balancing carefully between the educational and the enjoyable ones,

11. divide your work into smaller chunks (stages),

12. try to follow some order: from specifics to more general matters or the other way round,

13. try to incorporate songs, documentaries, movies (the participants belong to ‘the media generation’),


14. let them use various computer applications (your students are also called ‘the Google generation’),

15. make sure that all the participants work on/create something together (not just add their materials),

16. you can appoint your students as experts in their national issues (social matters, history etc.) while your partners will have a similar role in case of the issues of their countries,


17. evalute your activities (e.g. on a special forum on the project site),

18. make sure your students create something of value,

19. inform parents about the project and see how to involve them,


20. mix pupils from partner schools in pairs or in mixed groups to ensure that each pupil has at least one partner,

21. integrate the project into the curriculum by doing the work during teaching hours so that it is a natural contribution from pupils (and not perceived as extra work).


May your teaching be motivational,

inspirational, engagiging,

creative and funny!

Thank you for your attention

Adam [email protected]

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Web 2.0 tools in the school of the 21st century