Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed.
How Familiar Are You With Web 2.0?
What Are Web 2.0 Applications? Allow you to perform tasks or create objects without software Often have an element of social interaction Accessible from anywhere Usually FREE!
RSS? Feeds?Widget? Social Networking?Tags?Folksonomy? Open Source?Ajax?Mash Up? How Familiar Are You With the Web 2.0 Lexicon?
What Are the Possible Downsides of Using Web 2.0 Applications? Applications: ◦ may go up and down ◦ may get bought out and thus change ◦ may create things that can’t leave the confines of the particular web site (e.g. can’t be downloaded to a disc/dvd/etc…) Students: ◦ with computers at home some may get to spend more time on projects than students without since it’s easily accessible. ◦ will have to sign up for services.
A Note on Blocking EPSB and ECS block many Web 2.0 sites To solve this: ◦ Submit a written request to your technology department which provides a rational, pedagogical justification for the site to be unblocked at your school and even between specific times. ◦ Describe how you will keep students safe.
Web 2.0 Covers a Range of Tools… As a teacher, you need to consider: ◦ student motivation ◦ learning styles ◦ literacy and communication skills. ◦ enrichment ◦ special needs (cognitive and motor skills)
Popular blogging tools: ◦ Edublogs Edublogs ◦ Blogger.com Blogger.com Classroom Blog: Mr. BallMr. Ball Classroom Wiki: Terry the Tennis BallTerry the Tennis Ball School Wiki: Meyokumin SchoolMeyokumin School Blogs and Wikis
Del.icio.us: Social bookmarking Del.icio.us Note Mesh: Collaborative classroom notes Note Mesh Delver: Social searching Delver Social Networking
Images Flickr Flickr ◦ Flicker notes sample Flicker notes sample Flickr Stories Flickr Five Frame Flickr Story Five Frame Flickr
Gliffy: Collaborative mind mapping Gliffy Mindomo: Software interactive Mindomo Mind Maps
Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcasts Pod-O-Matic Talkr: Blog to podcast converter Talkr Good student podcast sample Good student podcast sample Podcasts
Google Pages: Easy website Creator Google Pages ◦ Student Page Student Page Pageflakes: Website creator and aggregator using widgets and tabs Pageflakes Protopages: Website creator and aggregator using moveable widgets Protopages ◦ Student Page Student Page Web Spaces
Bubble Ply Bubble Ply Bubble Ply ◦ Pop-up-video example Pop-up-video example ◦ Translation example Translation example Good assessment / feedback tool for video assignments! Good for language learning and translations.
ToonDoo ToonDoo Some good examples: ◦ Reasons for Exploration Reasons for Exploration ◦ The Importance of Squanto The Importance of Squanto ◦ Prince Henry’s Contributions Prince Henry’s Contributions ToonDoo
Screencast-O-Matic Screencast-O-Matic ◦ Assessment / Peer Feedback Assessment / Peer Feedback ◦ Instructional Content Instructional Content ◦ Good for students with social issues for presentations and research ! ScetchCast ScetchCast Screencasting
Google Maps Google Maps Google Map Mashups: ◦ Community Walk- My Neighborhood Community Walk ◦ Google Lit Trips – Literature version Google Lit Trips Google Earth and Maps
VoiceThread VoiceThread Some good examples that are like a wiki with audio which allows users to annotate and expand with voice recordings: ◦ ◦ ◦ Similar Oral History Archive VoiceThread
SceneCaster: Create 3D web spaces SceneCaster Mapwing: Build and share virtual tours Mapwing ◦ St. Joseph’s College St. Joseph’s College 3D Spaces
Interactive Timelines: xTimeline Interactive Timelines
Multimedia Presentations SPresent SPresent Empressr Empressr Animoto Animoto Funtigo Scrapbooks Funtigo Scrapbooks
Others Letterpop Newsletter Maker Letterpop Geni Family Tree Maker Geni Family Tree Maker Trailfire Internet Path Trailfire Internet Path
Last But Not Least… Web 2.0 for teachers: This is my website created to share some of what I think are the most powerful Web 2.0 applications for teachers. Web 2.0 for teachers:
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