Digital Storytelling: Using Web 2.0 tools with Special Education Students Michele Fry, MS, CCC/SLP Kathy Van Deest, OTR/L

Web 2.0 Tools What are these? The term "Web 2.0" (2004–present) is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design[1], and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Examples of Web 2.0 include web-based communities, hosted services, web applications, social-networking sites, video- sharing sites, wikis, blogs, mashups, and folksonomies.

Examples of Web 2.0 Voicethread Word Clouds –Wordle –Image Chef PicLits Animoto Google Lit Trips Tarheel Reader

Benefits of Using Technology with Students with Special Needs Increased engagement Easy to incorporate student creations Accessible, affordable (often free) to students Uses visuals in a natural way Using graphics and other visuals has been shown to increase student achievement by 26% (Marzano, 2009) Use to increase communication with parents and other members of the team. Celebrate and share successes! Allows for integration of knowledge and skills of students Work on social skills like turn taking, listening, peer relationships Can be used for large or small group or individualized instruction

Voicethread Example What is Voice Thread anyway? Voicethread video Free membership allows three voicethreads at a time. Cost for Voicethread K12 Educator is $59.95 per year or $10 per month. Cost for school membership is $1.00 per student/user.

Voicethread Collaborative multimedia slideshow that holds images, documents, and videos. Allows people to comment in five ways –Voice by microphone or telephone –Text –Audio file –Video Can share with friends, students, and colleagues to add comments. Users can make doodles while commenting.

Getting Started with Voicethread

Ideas for using Voicethread in the Classroom –Field Trips –Class Projects –Telling and retelling stories –Vocabulary

Word Clouds What’s a “Word Cloud?” Word clouds use words to form visual images They are fun, creative way to communicate

Creating Word Clouds Wordle Special printing instructions for Mac Customize/Randomize tools Saves to Public Gallery o Locate using IP address o Provides code to embed in blog or website o Use “SnapNDrag” to copy to put in a document Image Chef Can be saved to desktop, ed, and social networking sites Prints words as background or in shape Limited to shapes available Limited text area

Wordle

Camp St. Croix Haiku Wordle Written by 6th Grade Special Education Student Step in the puddle Rainy, rainy, how it rains Wet socks, soggy shoes

Wordle Demonstration

Haiku Using Image Chef Word Mosaic

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Ideas for using Word Clouds in Classroom Vocabulary Poems Spelling words Main idea (Wordle) Communication with parents Electronic greeting cards

PicLits What is PicLits.com? PicLits.com is a creative writing site that matches beautiful images with carefully selected keywords in order to inspire you. The object is to put the right words in the right place and the right order to capture the essence, story, and meaning of the picture.

PicLits

Using PicLits in the Classroom Story starters Increase vocabulary skills Parts of speech Increase independence with writing

Animoto Use digital images, music and video create dynamic slideshows of artwork, video and pictures in the classroom

Ideas for using Animoto in the Classroom Student produced books Field trips Class activities and projects Communication tool with parents and teachers Flashcards Electronic greeting cards

Google LitTrips Google Lit trips are maps of stories. Make Way for Ducklings

Ideas for Using Lit Trips in the Classroom Field Trips Stories Bus Routes

Tarheel Reader

Tar Heel Readers Create online books with students using Flicker images. Free Need password to create books: Literacy! Books can be read by anyone on web. Caution: teen or “mature” themes are included. Always preview books before using. Can be switch activity. Can chose to read silently or have boy or girl read the stories.

Additional Resources SnapNDrag. Use to copy images from web. Free download for Mac. Flicker. Use for copyright free images Google Images Ask.com Images –Remember to cite source of any image used that may be posted on the internet.

Additional Resources

Presenter Information Feel free to contact us if you have any questions or new resources! Michele Fry, MS, CCC/SLP Kathy Van Deest, OTR/L