WEB 2.0 FOR TEACHING AND STUDENT PROJECTS Presenters: ELI CLARKE, NONCREDIT ESL INSTRUCTOR, KRISTI REYES, NONCREDIT ESL INSTRUCTOR,

Web 2.0 A The “read/write” Web Blogs Wikis Podcasts Features: User-created content Publish to ww audience Multi-media = multi-modal Creative expression Social aspect (communication & collaboration)

#1: Blogger Eli’s Blog: elidinamarca.blogspot.com Kristi’s Blog mccesl5.blogspot.com

#2: PB Wiki & Wikispaces Level 5 (Intermediate) class (Wikispaces) Level 5 (Intermediate) class Level 5 class (PBWiki) Level 5 class MCC ESL Tech Wiki

Web 2.0 B New-er tools  Embed (widgets), , post on a social networking site  Comments  Ratings  Tagging  Examples:  Slideshows, comic strips, quizzes…  Mashups  and more….

Web 2.0 B for Class Projects Pros:  Everything saved online  Can often be edited later  Often no software needed  Sharing with a *real* audience (peers, friends, family), not only teacher audience  Fun! = Motivation

Web 2.0 B for Class Projects Cons:  Possible “adult” content  Less instructor control – student work and comments  Sites can disappear overnight  Some sites may have advertising  Sometimes free sites get popular and start charging for use

#3: Interactive Timelines Online timeline: text, images, hyperlinks, video Student sample

#4: Scribd Online file sharing: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, PDF with text reader Sample1 Sample 2 ESL Levels 4-7 Newsletter

#5: A.nnotate Mark up documents online: PDF, Word, Web pages, Excel spreadsheets by highlighting text to add a note. Request feedback on a document by ing a link; recipient can add replies to notes and add own comments Practice page

#6: ProProfs Sample 1 Sample 2 Sample 3 Online T/F, multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, matching quizzes, exercises, flashcards with text and images; options to set total marks, pass marks, quiz tags, add explanations, make public or private, show answers or not, notify instructor of comments posted

#7: authorSTREAM Online slideshow sharing: PowerPoint to Flash Eli’s Class (student’s projects) Kristi’s Classes

#8: Slideshows Online slideshow: images, text, music, music video, special effects About Me student project My Life in the Future student project

#9:Glogster Kristi Online multi-media scrapbook page: text, design elements, images, audio, video, hyperlinks Student sample 1 Student sample 2

#10: voicethread Audio and video commentary: Narrate uploaded media (images, documents, and videos) and permit others to comment or collaborate in the following ways: verbal (recorded with microphone or telephone or uploaded audio file), text, and video (webcam) Class Sample Individual student sample Individual student sample (video)

#11: MyStudiyo Online quizzes/exercises: text, images, online video MyStudiyo Sample Quiz

#12: Poll Everywhere With Poll Everywhere you ask questions to the participants, and they vote over the web or by texting. Poll Everywhere provides instant results and generates reports. Sample

Final caveats: Do:  Do a project yourself to provide a sample for students and to be able to anticipate challenges  Test your technology (computer, internet connection) where students will be doing the projects ahead of time  Demo step by step with students in a lab setting  Start small if these types of projects are new for you, students  Be flexible with time  Model adherence to copyright and attribution rules

Final caveats: Don’t  Expect masterpieces  Lose sight of learning objectives  Do computer projects only for technology sake  Post students’ work, images online without their permission

Questions?

Thank you! Handout and slides Specific project ideas and instructions for many sites listed here (and others) online at  OTAN (must be a registered member) at Web-based Class Activities under “Teaching Tools and Resources” OTAN  “Using the Web” page “Using the Web” page