Week Six - Web 2.0 Tools #1

WEB 2.0 WHAT IS IT?

The Educator's Guide to the Read/Write Web article by W. Richardson (you will need to use your NU login and password to get to this article)

WIKIS & BLOGS

Examples - Elementary:
-Arbor Heights Elementary School Wiki (Seattle)
-Mr. Tepley's 5th Grade Classroom (Mukilteo)
-Ms. Kutz Class (2nd Grade)

Examples - Secondary:
-Mr. Stafford's Life Science Website (Chehalis)
-Elizabeth Fullerton's English Weblog (Columbia, TN)
-Tim Fredrick's ELA Teaching Wiki
-Geometry Blog


Wiki Tools:
Wikispaces
pbwiki
JotSpot

Resources:
Educational Wikis
"Get Wild About Wikis!" from Education World

PRACTICE: You used a wiki when you signed up for your SMART Board Group and Individual sessions. I have created a new page at http://educ3302web2.wikispaces.com/ Think about how you could use a wiki in your class and play around with some of the features. Feel free to create your own wikis account in one of the tools listed above.

PODCASTS
A podcast is an audio recording that is saved as an mp3 file and distributed on the web, making it available for others to listen to or download.

Examples:
RadioWillowWeb from Willowdale Elementary School, Omaha, NE
Mabry Online from Marby Middle School, Marietta, GA
Mr. Langhorst's Web Classroom (8th grade American History) from South ValleyJr. High School, Liberty, MO

Tools:
Audacity
Freecorder
-- Toolbar Quick Start Guide
Ourmedia (free podcast hosting)
Media Max (free internet hosting)
Box.net (free online file storage)

Resources:
EPN: Education Podcast Network
Podcasting
Podcasting Tools
"iPod, upod" by G. Butterfield, 2007
“Make Your Voice Heard: Creating a Podcast is Easier than you Think” by J. Branzburg, 2006
“Podcasting 101: How Educators can use this Technology” by M. Dionne, 2006


PRACTICE: Download the Freecorder Toolbar to your computer. Record a message, save it as a mp3. To post to your blog you will need to create an account at box.net or Ourmedia and they will provide a link that you can add to your blog. Think about how you could incorporate podcasts into your classroom.


PHOTOS & IMAGES

Examples:
Elementary Art Group
Jane Goodall's Camp (Created by a 3rd Grader)
Lewis Elementary School

Tools:
Flickr
Picasa
Photobucket
YouTube (Video)
Microsoft Photo Story

Resources:
FlickrEdu: The Promise of Social Networks by D. Baird, 2005
My Friend Flickr by A. Standen, 2007
Flickr Photo Sharing (U Tech Tips on YouTube)
Picasa in the Classroom

Flickr Mashups- Spell with Flickr -Trading Card Maker - Flickr Sukoko Also see list at Flickr Tools and Flickr Bits

PRACTICE: Create a Flickr account or download Picasa to your computer. Then create a album of your pictures that you can post to the web. Think about how you could use Flickr or Picasa in your classroom. Have some fun with Flickr Mashups.

IMAGE GENERATORS

Tools:
Cool Text Graphics Generators
Generator Blog - "Blog about software that creates software"
FD's Flickr Toys - "Producers of fine toys and amusements for your digital photographs"

PRACTICE: Have fun using one or more of these web sites. Think about how you could use image generators in the classroom.

RSS & NEWSREADERS
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) enables people to subscribe to web sites and with the use of a tool called an aggregator or newsreader recieve notification when information is added to the web site.

Tools:
Bloglines
Google Reader

EXERCISE: Find two or three blogs or websites that you look at on a regular basis (see list on Class Blog). Create a bloglines account and add your selected blogs/sites.

Week One - Blogging

What is a Blog?
A blog or weblog is a web site that is easy to create, update and publish. They are created for various reasons and usually consist of ideas, reflections, projects and links to other blogs or web sites. Blogs are common in the education field as teachers and classes using the blog format to share thoughts and ideas and to collaborate on projects.

Anne Davis, an elementary school teacher in Georgia created a list of "Ways to Use Weblogs in Education" in her blogs called EduBlog Insights. Also see "A Place to Be Heard: Elementary Writers Learn to Love their Weblogs" written by Anne Davis regarding student blogs.

Elementary School Examples
Meriwether Lewis Elementary School Blog
Mr. C's Class Blog 5th Grade at Noel Elementary School
Mrs. Elliott's Fourth Grade Beach Party
Mr. Wright's 3rd Grade Class

Middle & Secondary School Examples
Guerrila Season Book Blog -- Mr. Langhort's American History (8th grade) at South Valley Junior High School in Liberty MO
Applied Math -- Darren Kuropatwa, math teacher in Winnipeg
Elizabeth Fullerton's English IV Weblog

Example of Blogging Guidelines
Technology in the Classroom

Tools
Blogger
WordPress
Edublogs
21Classes

Guides
Blogger Tips & Tricks
What's A Blog Tour
Classroom Blogs and Wiki's