1. Web 2.0 Tools for Project Based Learning Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta

2. My Personal Philosophy of PD… Inspiration Vs. Perspiration

3. Part 1 – What Is Web 2.0?

4. Web 2.0 Is Here… You are probably already using Web 2.0 tools in your day-to-day online life: Facebook Blogs Wikipedia Flickr/Picassa/etc…

5. What Are Web Applications? Allow you to perform tasks or create objects without software. Often known as “Web 2.0” applications. Often have an element of social interaction. Accessible from anywhere. Usually FREE!

6. The Web 2.0 Lexicon RSS feeds Tags Folksonomy Mash-Ups Widgets AJAX

7. Risks Applications go up and down. Applications get bought out. Web applications sometimes allow students to interact with other people online. Most tools have privacy settings to keep minors safe. Students’ privacy should be considered. Some tools can be completely private, but others not.

8. Risks Applications may create thing 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 may get to spend more time on projects than students without since it’s easily accessible.

9. Logistics Consider room setup. Consider privacy settings. Consider parental permission. Consider school/district technology policy. Consider e-mail addresses and sign- up logistics.

10. A Note On Blocking Some Web 2.0 sites may be blocked at your school… you can sometimes get around this. Submit a request to your technology department. Provide a pedagogical justification for the site to be unblocked at your school during a certain period of time. Describe how you will keep students safe.

11. Part 2 – Web 2.0 For Communicating & Connecting

12. Blogs and Wikis What are blogs and wikis? Blog Tools http://www.blogger.com/ http://www.21classes.com/ Wiki tools http://www.wikispaces.com http://www.pbwiki.com

13. Blogs and Wikis Class Blogs http://www.balla.ecsd.net/ http://www.bobsprankle. com/blog/ http://www.balla.ecsd.net/ http://www.bobsprankle. com/blog/ Class Wikis http://stratford78logos 0607.pbwiki.com/ http://terrythetennisball. wikispaces.com/ http://stratford78logos 0607.pbwiki.com/ http://terrythetennisball. wikispaces.com/ School Wiki http://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/ http://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/

14. Blogs and Wikis Create a blog from the point of view of a historic figure. Create a blog to track observations about a classroom pet. Use a wiki to write a class “choose-your-own-adventure”. Use a wiki to showcase student work to parents.

15. Blogs and Wikis Use either as a portfolio of student work. Allow parents to join your blog or wiki so that they can comment and provide feedback to students. Have students do scribe posts to summarize instructional content. http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/ http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/ http://816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/sc ribe-post-november-1-2006.htmlhttp://816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/sc ribe-post-november-1-2006.html

16. Podcasts and Vidcasts Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcasts http://www.podomatic.com/ http://www.podomatic.com/ Gcast: Podcast from any phone http://www.gcast.com/ http://www.gcast.com/ Podbean: Another podcast community https://www.podbean.com/ https://www.podbean.com/ Talkr: Blog to Podcast converter http://new.talkr.com http://new.talkr.com Student Podcast Samples: http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/ http://thedowns.edublogs.org/ category/podcasting/http://thedowns.edublogs.org/ category/podcasting/

17. Podcasts and Vidcasts Teacher Tube: An online video archive like YouTube but safe for the classroom. http://www.teachertube.com/ http://www.teachertube.com/ Ustream: Create a live feed of a school event. http://www.ustream.tv/ http://www.ustream.tv/ Student Vidcast Samples: http://www.kid-cast.com/ wordpress/?cat=12 http://www.kid-cast.com/ wordpress/?cat=12

18. Podcasts and Vidcasts Make a podcast for http://www.kid-cast.com/http://www.kid-cast.com/ Create an “Our City” Podcast for http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/ http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/ Do a weekly class podcast as a review/newsletter. http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/ room208vidcast.mp4 http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/ room208vidcast.mp4 Create a “captain’s log” of a famous historic voyage. Make a series of vidcasts to promote DPA (stretches, exercises, etc…) Create a series of podcast book reviews.

19. Podcasts and Vidcasts Create an old fashioned radio play. Create a pod/vidcast debate online. Have students create a podcast dictionary of vocabulary words. Have students create a series of vidcasts solving different kids of math problems. Have students summarize current events once a week.

20. Social Networking and Bookmarks MyNoteIt: Collaborative classroom notes http://www.mynoteit.com/ http://www.mynoteit.com/ Ning: Create a closed social network for your class. http://www.ning.com http://www.ning.com Del.icio.us: Social bookmarking http://del.icio.us http://del.icio.us

21. Presentations Google Documents: Create presentations from anywhere. http://docs.google.com/ http://docs.google.com/ Sliderocket: Make impressive looking presentations online. http://www.sliderocket.com/ http://www.sliderocket.com/ Zuiprezi: Non-linear presentations http://zuiprezi.com/ http://zuiprezi.com/ SPresent: High quality flash presentations http://www.spresent.com/v2/ http://www.spresent.com/v2/ Slideshare: Share presentations you’ve already made. http://www.slideshare.net/ http://www.slideshare.net/

22. Part 3 – Web 2.0 for Research and Writing

23. Research Ottobib: Create bibliographic references using ISBN numbers. http://ottobib.com/ http://ottobib.com/ Trailfire: Create a path through the Internet and annotate web pages. http://trailfire.com/ http://trailfire.com/ Snipd: Copy and archive web content. http://snipd.com http://snipd.com

24. Research BubbleComments: Video annotations of web sites. http://www.bubble comment.com/ http://www.bubble comment.com/ Zoho Notebook: Multimedia texts incorporating images, video, text, sound and more. http://notebook.zoho.com/ http://notebook.zoho.com/

25. Mind Mapping Bubbl.us: Collaborative mind mapping http://bubbl.us/edit.php http://bubbl.us/edit.php Gliffy: Collaborative mind mapping http://www.gliffy.com http://www.gliffy.com Mindmeister: Collaborative Mind Mapping http://www.mind meister.com/ http://www.mind meister.com/ Mindomo: Software interactive mind mapping http://mindomo.com/ http://mindomo.com/

26. Mind Mapping Exploratree: Thinking Guides http://www.exploratree.org.uk/ http://www.exploratree.org.uk/ Text2MindMap: For students who prefer text. http://www.text2mindmap.com/ http://www.text2mindmap.com/ Mappio: Large online archive of mind maps. http://mappio.com/ http://mappio.com/

27. Flickr and Digital Photography Flickr is a useful tool that allows you to upload and annotate images that can be made either public or private. Flickr Notes http://www.flickr.com/photos/stratford schooledmonton/384040545/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/stratford schooledmonton/384040545/

28. Flickr and Digital Photography Flickr can be used for storyboarding or even visual storytelling. Flickr Stories http://www.flickr.com/ groups/sixwordstory/discuss/7215760 1185227439/ http://www.flickr.com/ groups/sixwordstory/discuss/7215760 1185227439/ Five Frame Flickr Story http://flickr.com/groups/visualstory/ http://flickr.com/groups/visualstory/

29. Flickr and Digital Photography Have students do a photo scavenger hunt of math or science concepts and have them upload and annotate the images on flickr. Have students create an archive of writing prompts in Flickr and use the annotation tool to point out interesting questions or prompts.

30. Cartoons and Comic Books Pikistrips: Create comic books using photos http://pikistrips.com/ http://pikistrips.com/ ToonDoo: Create online comic books from scratch. http://toondoo.com/Home.do http://toondoo.com/Home.do BubbleSnaps: Upload images and annotate them with text bubbles. http://www.bubblesnaps.com http://www.bubblesnaps.com Toonlet: Create a character and write simple text http://toonlet.com http://toonlet.com

31. Cartoons and Comic Books Reasons for Exploration http://www.toondoo.com/ toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=12301 http://www.toondoo.com/ toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=12301 The Importance of Squanto http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741 http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741 Prince Henry’s Contributions http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/View Book.toon?bookid=11706 http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/View Book.toon?bookid=11706

32. Google Sites: More in depth http://sites.google.com/ Sample: http://sites.google.com/a/ googleclassrooms.org/ mrs-richau/Home http://sites.google.com/ http://sites.google.com/a/ googleclassrooms.org/ mrs-richau/Home ThinkQuest: Online Learning Projects http://www.thinkquest.org/en/projects/ index.html http://www.thinkquest.org/en/projects/ index.html Web Spaces

33. Other free web page apps… http://www.wix.com/ http://www.weebly.com/ http://www.jimdo.com/ http://www.synthasite.com/ http://www.wix.com/ http://www.weebly.com/ http://www.jimdo.com/ http://www.synthasite.com/ Protopages: More interactive web sites http://www.protopage.com Student Sample: http://www.protopage.com/yzerman19 http://www.protopage.com http://www.protopage.com/yzerman19

34. Part 4 – Web 2.0 for Multimedia Projects

35. Basic Skills Right click to: Copy image Save image Copy shortcut Find code to cut and paste from within various programs.

36. Copyright Be safe and legal… use copyright free items. Photos: http://yotophoto.com/ http://www.sxc.hu/ http://www.wikimedia.org http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/ http://www.stockvault.net/ http://www.imageafter.com/ http://pdphoto.org/ http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/

37. Copyright Sounds: http://www.freeplaymusic.com http://www.freeplaymusic.com Videos: http://www.archive.orghttp://www.archive.org More: Directory of web site with legal content for schools and companies to use. http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Categ ory:Content_Directory http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Categ ory:Content_Directory

38. Video Annotation Bubble Ply: Add bubbles and captions to video http://www.bubbleply.com/ http://www.bubbleply.com/ Overstream: Add bubbles and captions to video http://www.overstream.net/ http://www.overstream.net/ Examples: Pop-up-video http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=b1bf700f- 6f47-4364-9dd7-e413706860b9 http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=b1bf700f- 6f47-4364-9dd7-e413706860b9 Language/translation tool http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=EE1549C 5-E35B-4F64-AA80-D4C1A220102F http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=EE1549C 5-E35B-4F64-AA80-D4C1A220102F

39. Video Annotation Use video annotation to have students analyze speeches. Use video annotation to have students express an opinion ona video or news clip. Use video annotation for formative feedback for student work (e.g./ video recordings of PE). Use video annotation to create an instructional video (with written in steps).

40. Screencasting Screencast-O-Matic: Capture and post what’s on your computer screen. http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Examples: Assessment / Peer Feedback http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH Instructional Content http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap

41. Screencasting Flowgram: Record and comment on web sites and other documents. http://www.flowgram.com/ http://www.flowgram.com/ Sketchcast: Capture and post what’s on your tablet or SmartBoard. http://sketchcast.com/ http://sketchcast.com/

42. Screencasting Use Sketchcast to capture and post class notes online quickly. Use Screencast-o-Matic to create an archive of extra credit work that can be used year after year. Use Screencast-o-Matic to orally assess student work Use either to create videos for parents so that they can help their child with homework. Use Sketchcast to help assess student difficulties in areas like problem solving (have students talk through their work).

43. Map Applications Google Maps: Create unlimited maps with annotated locations. http://maps.google.ca http://maps.google.ca Community Walk: Create maps with slightly more multimedia capability. http://www.communitywalk.com http://www.communitywalk.com Example: http://www.communitywalk.com/ calgary/alberta/my_first_neighborhood /map/140666 http://www.communitywalk.com/ calgary/alberta/my_first_neighborhood /map/140666

44. Map Applications Quickmaps: Annotate and mark up maps. http://quikmaps.com/new http://quikmaps.com/new YourGMap: Create maps with addresses or latitude/longitudes. http://www.yourgmap.com http://www.yourgmap.com

45. Map Applications Have students create a mapped journal of an historic trip. Have students create a virtual field trip based on a class field trip. Have students create a map of a science process (e.g./ where garbage goes or the path of a can as it goes to be recycled). Have students complete a reflective health project, mapping places of importance in their life.

46. VoiceThread VoiceThread: Not really like anything else… http://voicethread.com/ http://voicethread.com/ Almost like a wiki/blog with audio… it allows users to annotate and expand images with voice recordings. http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=3352 http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=409 http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=4973

47. VoiceThread Create an oral history archive such as: http://www.ourvoices.ca/ http://www.ourvoices.ca/ If all of your students have internet access, do a daily homework question on Voicethread. Have students create a talking storybook. Look through the many examples of teacher projects already on Voicethread! http://voicethread.com/#q.b409 http://voicethread.com/#q.b409

48. 3D Spaces Mapwing: Build and share virtual tours http://www.mapwing.com/ http://www.mapwing.com/ Example: St Joseph’s College (University of Alberta) Virtual Tour http://www.mapwing.com/ explore/view_tour.php?t= IELIBsIwwYLNIsa http://www.mapwing.com/ explore/view_tour.php?t= IELIBsIwwYLNIsa

49. 3D Spaces Photosynth: Create and view 3D virtual tours using photos. http://photosynth.net http://photosynth.net SceneCaster: Create 3D web spaces http://www.scenecaster.com/ http://www.scenecaster.com/

50. 3D Spaces Have students create a virtual tour of the community using Mapwing. Have students create an authentic ecosystem using SceneCaster. Have students create a 3D tour of an important historic location in your town or city. Have students create a scale mode of their bedroom in SceneCaster.

51. Interactive Timelines xTimeline: Historic interactive timelines. http://www.xtimeline. com/index.aspx?t= 5&l=en-US http://www.xtimeline. com/index.aspx?t= 5&l=en-US Dipity: Interactive timelines with additional multimedia. http://www.dipity.com/ http://www.dipity.com/ OurStory: Personal interactive timelines. http://www.ourstory.com/ http://www.ourstory.com/

52. Interactive Timelines Have students create a timeline of a scientific process (e.g./ the lifecycle of an animal). Have students create a year plan for the goals they would like to achieve in your course. Have students add to existing public timelines on xTimeline.

53. Multimedia & Digital Storytelling Motionbox: Create and edit video online – no software required. http://www.motionbox.com/ http://www.motionbox.com/ Jaycut: Create and edit video online. http://jaycut.com/ http://jaycut.com/ One True Media: Video montages http://www.onetrue media.com/ http://www.onetrue media.com/

54. Multimedia & Digital Storytelling Funtigo: Create online scrapbooks. http://funtigo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y http://funtigo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y Vuvox: Make interactive panoramas and movies. http://www.vuvox.com/ http://www.vuvox.com/ Animoto: Upload and assemble short photo commercials online. http://animoto.com/ http://animoto.com/

55. Others… Letterpop newsletter maker http://www.letterpop.com http://www.letterpop.com Geni family tree maker http://www.geni.com/ http://www.geni.com/ Lulu self publishing http://www.lulu.com/ http://www.lulu.com/ Popfly basic game creator http://www.popfly.com http://www.popfly.com Dabbleboard whiteboard http://www.dabbleboard.com/ http://www.dabbleboard.com/

56. Others… And many, many more… http://www.protopage.com/ web2point0forteachershttp://www.protopage.com/ web2point0forteachers

57. Tools… Did any tool stand out to you as particularly useful? Did any tool stand out to you as particularly useless?

58. Thank You! kim.peacock@ualberta.ca http://www.protopage.com/ web2point0forteachers/http://www.protopage.com/ web2point0forteachers/ University of Alberta Technology Graduate Programs http://www.medte.ualberta.ca http://www.mes.ualberta.ca