BRING YOUR STORY TO LIFE!! WEB SPACES THAT COMBINE “DIGITAL STORYTELLING” AND “WEB 2.0” TO PROMOTE CREATIVITY AND ASSESS UNDERSTANDING BY SCOTT MACCRUM

WHO IS SCOTT MACCRUM? Teacher of Humanities/ICT (DoE) 10 Years Now Senior Education Officer, ICT PL (DoE) Working with 30 schools in South of Tasmania Promoting ICT in Southern Tasmanian schools (All LSS staff) no expert!! Here to show you what has been found (and to learn from others!!) On a journey Enjoys gardening and dinner parties 2 girls under 3 years of age (and a beautiful wife!)

1 9 1 Timeslot (2-3.30pm) / Concurrent / Hopefully no. Workshops Of people who will stay til end

THE PLAN FOR TODAY: A.A Background to Web 2.0 and Digital Storytelling (and where that places “Education”) B.A Closer Look at 4 ‘safe’ Webspaces C.How ‘Good’ and ‘Safe’ are these Websites/Spaces? D.A Checklist for “SUCCESS” E.MYO (Make Your Own) (If Time Permits)

TO DISCUSS ‘DIGITAL STORYTELLING’ AND ‘WEB 2.0’ CONCEPTS WITH THE GROUP (AND EDUCATION) TO SHOW A FEW ‘SAFE/PROTECTED’ WEBSITES THAT ENCOURAGE CREATIVITY AND COMMUNICATION AMONGST STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. TO PROVIDE A ‘CHECKLIST’ OF WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BEFORE USING ANY OF THE WEBSITES MENTIONED TODAY. TO EMPHASISE THAT THIS IS AN ‘INNOVATIVE’ AREA OF ICT IN EDUCATION (PATIENCE IS NEEDED!!) OUTCOMES FOR TODAY

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A Background to Web 2.0 and Digital Storytelling (and where that places “Education”)

This was known as: “Web 1.0” People were saying: “I can only ‘view/read’ websites; I can’t edit or change them!!!! Who makes these websites????” When the Internet First started:

The Clock has Ticked by since those days!!

More and More websites were being made by people around the world. People could even decide what their Web Address (URL) Would look like

They wanted to ‘talk’ with each other using Computers/ICT BUT THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD WANTED MORE..... CHATTING INSTANT MESSAGING SOCIAL NETWORKING Is what they wanted!!

AND WHAT THE PEOPLE WANT THEY SOMETIMES GET!!!!

The People Got : Social Networking and “Web 2.0” Now they could communicate with each other and share ideas and work across the internet.

PARTICULARLY IN “EDUCATION” But did the people know what new challenges the world would face because of this???

USING ICT TO CREATE A NEW WAY OF LOOKING AT STORY WRITING/ASSIGNMENTS. EXAMPLES: MOVIE MAKER, PIVOT, STOP MOTION ANIMATON, POWERPOINT What is “Digital Storytelling”

INNOVATION – GREAT WAY FOR STUDENTS TO COLLABORATE AND LEARN FROM EACH OTHER Vs DUTY OF CARE and RESPONSBILITY FOR STUDENTS PRIVACY OF INFORMATION LAWS ONLINE SAFETY FOR STUDENTS On 1 Side we have: And on the other side we have

HOW IT WORKS: TEACHER SIGNS UP FOR ‘TEACHER ACCOUNT’ TEACHER SIGNS UP EACH STUDENT TEACHERS GIVES STUDENTS THEIR USERNAMES AND PASSWORDS NOONE ELSE CAN VIEW OR PARTICIPATE IN BLOG BESIDES TEACHER AND STUDENTS THEN ALONG CAME: EDUBLOGS: A GREAT WAY FOR STUDENTS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS IN A SAFE, PASSWORD PROTECTED WEBSPACE

 Changed from ‘Web 1.0’ to ‘Web 2.0’  students looking for ‘highly engaging’, ‘creative’ and ‘stimulating’ ways  Our students are using these types of spaces now in their ‘home lives’ and some are not using them very well!!!  Teaching our students about these Web 2.0 spaces and educating them.  Downloadable Programs being replaced with ‘free sign-up’ web spaces  It is just good to know what is out there (and what is coming!). WHY DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ALL THIS?

A Closer Look at the 4 Websites

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THE ART OF STORYTELLING

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HOW ‘GOOD’ AND ‘SAFE’ ARE THESE WEBSITES/SPACES?

 4 web spaces that combine elements of both “Digital Storytelling” and “Web 2.0”.  Free (or inexpensive)  2 of them are Password Protected spaces  2 allow Teacher Accounts to be set up  No Sign-up processes for students (teachers do this for 2 of the websites)  No personal information needs to be supplied by students, only address asked for (try tempalias to protect identity)  Highly engaging spaces  A new way of demonstrating understanding on a topic/theme. WHAT MAKES THESE 4 WEBSPACES SO ‘SAFE’?

CLICK HERE TO SEE CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH WEBSITE

A CHECKLIST FOR SUCCESS

PREZI PRESENTATION What do teachers need to do/think about when considering this type of Website?

What other considerations need to be looked at? Teacher confidence, Account settings, Clientel, Student knowledge, School, Is it worth it?, Time, Societal views, Lack of knowledge

LET’S HAVE A “REAL LOOK” AT ALL 4 WEBSPACES

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ZooBurst

Make Belief Comix

The Art of Storytelling

SIMILAR (“CLASS ACCOUNT”) WEBSITES **Cybersafety Course and Parental Permission Needed**

MYO (MAKE YOUR OWN) (IF TIME PERMITS)

THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE TYPES OF WEBSITES OUT THERE ON THE INTERNET. MANY ARE’SAFE’ AND ‘PASSWORD PROTECTED’ AND HAVE ‘TEACHER ACCOUNTS’ THAT CAN BE SET UP. OPPORTUNITIES EXIST FOR COLLABORATION AND CREATIVITY. NEED TO BE PATIENT, AS THIS IS A NEW AREA OF ICT AND EDUCATION. WEB 2.0 TOOLS ARE A GREAT CONCERN IN EDUCATION DEPARTMENTS (DUE TO PRIVACY OF INFORMATION AND CHATTING ETC.) SCHOOL NEEDS TO HAVE A SOLID CYBERSAFETY COURSE TAUGHT TO WHOLE SCHOOL AT START OF YEAR. PARENTS NEED TO BE KEPT IN TOUCH. STUDENTS’USER AGREEEMENTS NEED TO BE UPDATED AND MAINTAINED BY SCHOOLS Some Final Thoughts

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