Craig Gerdes Educational Technology Trainer Shawnee Mission School District

 My Goal: Introduce Tools-Definition, Benefits, Activities, Examples, Resources, Demos (What/Why) › Your Goal: Develop applications for personal, professional, or classroom use (How)

 The Read/Write Web (Dynamic Web/Social Web) › Connect People o Communicate & Collaborate Create Content Share Ideas Organize Information  Video: ev/WeschWeb2v2.wmv ev/WeschWeb2v2.wmv

Web 1.0Web 2.0 o Was a static place where information was published and information was read. o Required specialized software to publish. o You went to the content. o An interactive place where all users read, write, publish, and collaborate. It is all about the community and the information created. o No specialized publishing software. Free and easy to use. o The content comes to you.

 Blogs  Podcasts  RSS (Really Simple Syndication)  Social Bookmarking  Videoconferencing  Wikis  Learning Communities (Social Networking)  Many other applications- (Web 2.0 Directory-

 Short for Web Log; electronic journal for reflection and communication, post ideas or questions and receive feedback and comments. VideoVideo  ClassBlogMeister - or Edublogs -  Examples: (Bill Shadonix-Brookwood) (Educator Blogs) htm (Ed. Tech. Blogs) htm  Demo:

 Short audio or video episodes that can be listened to on the web or downloaded to the computer or a portable device like an iPod or MP3 player and subscribed to with RSS for regular updates.  Podomatic - or Gcast - or GabCast  Examples: (Willowdale Elementary School) vpodcasts.shtm (SMSD Staff Development’s Podcasts-5+ Questions and Daily Tech Tip/Term) vpodcasts.shtm  Demo:

 Stands for Really Simple Syndication; where information comes to you automatically (newsfeed subscriptions, podcasts, etc.). VideoVideo  Bloglines - or iTunes - or IE7http://  Examples: (SMSD Staff Dev. Feed) (CNN Top Stories)  Demo: IE7 -

 A web based service that allows users to access, organize, share, and discover websites. VideoVideo  del.icio.us - or Furl  Examples: (My personal collection of resources; still growing) (All websites saved by all users with a tag of Web2.0)  Demo: CUE -

 A videoconference allows two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously.  Marratech - (Kan-Ed: or Skype  Examples: › SMSD HS science class working with Mat-Su Career and Technical HS, Palmer Alaska on climate change. › SMSD 5 th grade class working with Andale, KS 6 th grade class on William Allen White books.  Demo: Alaska-Kansas Science Classes-Climate Change

 Hawaiian for “quick”; writing and collaboration tool for easy content creation and editing. Essentially a website anyone can edit. VideoVideo  WikiSpaces - or PBWiki  Examples: (101 ways to use Student Response Systems & Interactive Tablets) (Robyn Seglem and Melissa VanZant-Trailridge) al+wikis (Educational Wikis) al+wikis  Demo:

 Members use a variety of technology tools to communicate, collaborate, share, create, explore, problem-solve, and learn to enhance teaching effectiveness and improve student learning. VideoVideo  Ning - or Second Life - or Moodle  Examples: Classroom 2.0: ISTE Island: ship/Member_Networking/ISTE_Second_Life.htm ship/Member_Networking/ISTE_Second_Life.htm SMSD Library Media Specialist Moodle:  Demo: Discovery Educator Network Virtual ConferenceDiscovery Educator Network Virtual Conference

 Type staffdev after and then locate Web 2.0 linkhttp://  Articles-Technology and Learning (Search by article): Web 2.0 for Educators- = = A Day in the Life of Web = =  Online Conference:  Common Craft Videos:  Craig’s Favorite Links: