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STAT21 & ESA2 SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2009 Blogs & Wikis ESA Region 2

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STAT21 & ESA2

SEPTEMBER 29TH, 2009

Blogs & Wikis

ESA Region 2

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Learning Targets

Learn K-12 applications for using blogs & wikis

Create a blog & a wiki. Learn the basics of these applications.

Be able to identify the differences between blogs & wikis. Know which application to use to support your instruction.

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Did You Know 4.0

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When it comes to technology….

“When you come to a fork in the road, take it.”

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COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION

CREATIVITY & INNOVATION

ICT LITERACY ( INFORMATION, COMMUNICATION & TECHNOLOGY)

21st Century Skills

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•THE SUM OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE

•FROM HAWAIIAN WIKI -WIKI , WHICH MEANS “QUICK”

•FIRST WIKI WAS CREATED IN 1995

•A WEBSITE WHERE ANYONE CAN EDIT ANYTHING ANYTIME THEY WANT

Wikis

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What is a Wiki?

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Wikipedia – what an inspiring project!

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2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake

76 word post on Wikipedia appeared 9 hours after the earthquake

24 hours later: 400 edits & 3000 words48 hours later: 1200 edits & 6500 words6 months later: 7000 edits & 7200 words

The power of the collective human knowledge!

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If anyone can change it, how can it be reliable?

There are vastly more editors who want to make it right than those who want to make it wrong

Alex Halavais experiment: 13 errors on various posts were all corrected within 2 hours (Halavais, 2004).

Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple, has called Wikipedia one of the most accurate encyclopedias in the world (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs).

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Safety Issues – what about vandalism?

Each page on a Wiki has a “history” tabEasily revert back to a previous page versionYou may want to monitor wiki entries as a group

(Wikipedia)Giving students editorial control can instill a

sense of responsibility and ownershipWiki projects typically work best when teachers

let students manage the content on the site Some wiki sites feature password & login systems

– edits may be restricted to “members only”

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The Wiki Revolution

Wikirecipes wikitravelwiktionary wikinews wikispecieswikiquotesAnd on, and on, and on

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•COLLABORATIVE AUTHORING TOOL (21 S T CENTURY SKILLS)

•WEB BASED, CAN BE A CCESSED FROM ANYWHERE WITH AN INTERNET CONNECTION

(WEB 2 .0 )

•MAY BE STUDENT DIRECTED OR TEACHER DIRECTED

• PEER EDITING AND WRITING

• EPORTFOLIOS

Why Wikis?

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STUDENTS PUBLISH CONTENT, DEVELOP COLLAB ORATIVE SKILLS

STUDENTS HAVE TO READ CRITICALLY TO F IND AREAS WHERE INFORMATION IS MISSING OR

DISORGANIZED

STUDENTS NEGOTIATE WITH OTHERS TO AGREE ON CORRECTNESS, MEANING, RELEVANCE, AND

MORE

STUDENT BEGIN TO TEACH EACH OTHER!

The pedagogy of Wikis

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EDUTOPIA VIDEOEVEN THOUGH THE WRITING IS NOT

THEIR OWN, THEY HAVE TO TAKE IT AS THEIR OWN BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE

ABILITY TO EDIT AND MAKE IT BETTER – THIS IS A HUGE SHIFT.

Collaboration

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Wikis in the Classroom

Online texts for curriculumResource to showcase best practicesUse amongst teachers or district to share

informationStudents create their own wikipedia (future

classes may edit)A multicultural cookbook

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Wiki Examples

Collaborative storytellinghttp://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/

Kids teaching

supplemental informationhttp://misterhale.wikispaces.com/Integrated+Math+-+4th+Bl

ock

http://cwasse.wikispaces.com/4th+%26+5th+Grade+Reading http://technology-standards.wikispaces.com/

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How might you use a Wiki?

Discuss with a partner some ideas you have for using a Wiki in your classroom

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PLEASE, GRANT ME THE SERENITY TO ACCEPT THE PAGES I CANNOT EDIT,

THE COURAGE TO EDIT THE PAGES I CAN, AND THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE

DIFFERENCE

The Wiki Prayer

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Let’s get started!

www.wikispaces.com

www.pbwiki.com

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SHORT FOR WEBLOG

FIRST BLOG(S) WERE CREATED AROUND 1997

(CNET, MARCH 20 , 2007)

TWO NEW BLOGS ARE NOW CREATED EVERY SECOND

YOU CAN CREATE A BLOG IN UNDER A MINUTE!

Blogs

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Blogs in Plain English

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•S T U D E N T S W R I T E B E TT E R W H E N T H E Y H AV E A R E A L A U D I E N C E

• P R O M O T E O P E N D I A L O G U E W H E R E S T U D E N T S S H A R E K N O W L E D G E A N D R E F L E C T O N A T O P I C

• C O M B I N E S T H E B E S T O F S O L I TA RY R E F L E C T I O N & S O C I A L I N T E R A C T I O N

•P O W E R F U L M E D I U M F O R I N C R E A S I N G A C C E SS & E X P O S U R E T O Q UA L I T Y I N F O R M AT I O N

• E L L S T U D E N T S

• B L O G G I N G A C R O SS C O N T E N T A R E A S

• C O M M U N I C AT E W I T H PA R E N T S U S I N G A B L O G

Why Blog?

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• TRULY A CONSTRUCTIVIST TOOL

• CAN EXPAND THE WALLS OF THE CLASSROOM

•BLOGS ARCHIVE LEARNING (FACILITATES REFLECTION AND METACOGNITIVE ANALYSIS)

•DEMOCRATIC TOOL THAT SUPPORTS DIFFERENT LEARNING STYLES

•ENHANCES THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXPERTISE ON A TOPIC

•TEACHES STUDENTS NEW LITERACIES (RESEARCH, ORGANIZE , SYNTHESIZE)

The pedagogy of Weblogs

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Blogging across the curriculum

Science experiments run concurrently with different sites around the globe (Epals)

Language students (and Ell) can create conversations with native speakers

Phys Ed can log and analyze their workouts/diets

History students can construct sites for ancient civilization/conflict study

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•ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PUBLISHING•HTTP: / /WWW.GRANDVIEWLIBRARY.ORG/FOLD/GRANDVIEWNEWS.ASPX

•STUDENT JOURNALS•HTTP: / /SDSTAT21.EDUBLOGS.ORG/

•TEACHERS COMMUNICATE WITH PARENTS

•DAILY CHRONICLES OF CLASSROOM

•COMMUNITY ACTIVISMHTTP: / /MONTROSE.COMMUNITYBLOGS.US/

Examples of School Blogs

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How one history teacher uses blogs

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FIND A PARTNER – DISCUSS HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO USE A BLOG

TEST IT OUT BY PLACING YOUR IDEAS ONTHE FOLLOWING BLOG:

HTTP: / /ESA2TEACHESBLOGS.BLOGSPOT.COM/

What ideas do you have for using blogs in your

classroom?

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Blogging Is… Blogging isn’t…

Links with analysis Reflective, metacognitive

writing on practice without links/commenting

Links with analysis & synthesis that show a deep understanding of the content being linked to

Extended analysis & synthesis over a long period of time (builds on previous posts & links)

Posting assignmentsJournaling (this is

what I did today)Posting links

Blogging is conversation

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Introducing blogs to students

Elementary: (Teachers may need to do the writing) Ask authors, scientists, politicians, parents to join into conversations about ideas. Students can ask questions and reflect on answers.

Middle School: Students as “experts” on topics – compare and reflect. Structure ways to include reader response

High School: Extended studies and reflections upon a topic. Incorporate feedback from readers, synthesize information from a # of different sources, advance new interpretations of the topic

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Evaluating Blogs

Even the New York Times can get it wrong

Bloggers will fact check your ____! (The Dan Rather incident)

How do you tell what is reliable when essentially every source can be incorrect?

Blogs are essentially unedited content

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Evaluating Blogs

Find out about the authorWho owns the site? (internic.com)Technorati.com - type in URL , how many links?Take a look at the author’s blogroll (the list of

blogs the blogger links to)Find out as much as you can about the blogger’s

personal agenda (read through other posts)Do they seem credible? Is there an obvious

political bias? Is something being bought or sold? Are others commenting?

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Reflective/Journal Blog Class Blogs

Reflect upon your teaching experiences

Keep a log of teacher training experiences

Provide some teaching tips for other teachers

Describe how you use a technology in your own class

Explore important teaching and learning issues

Write about something you learned from another teacher

Post class-related information such as calendars, events, homework, etc.

Communicate with parentsPost prompts for writingProvide examples of

classworkCreate an online book clubPublish examples of good

student writing done in class

Classroom uses of Weblogs (more ideas…)

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Blogging with Students

Start by posting homework assignments and relevant links

Get the students reading blogsGood blogging starts with good reading!Let the parents know you have created a siteModels & examplesLet students respond to postsGive each student his/her own blog

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Technorati

A search engine for media including blogs, photos, videos, and audio.

If you want to create more visibility for your blog, you may submit your blog to the technorati database.

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Twitter

A microblogging site140 char maxEmail or text messages to

phone. Messages are sent to all who

subscribeMessages are called “tweets”

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Let’s Get Started!

www.blogger.com

www.edublogs.org

http://classblogmeister.com

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WRITING PROCESS: BLOG•REFLECTIVE

•COMMUNICATIVE•CANNOT BE EDITED BY OTHERS

COLLABORATIVE WRITING: WIKI•CAN BE EDITED BY ALL

•PEER REVIEW•COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE•CHANGES ARE TRACKED

To Blog or To Wiki?

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CREATE AND ADHERE TO SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY POLICY

REVIEW THE ENTIRE POLICY WITH STAFF, STUDENTS AND PARENTS

COMMUNICATE TO PARENTS WHAT YOU ARE DOING AND WHY

TEACH ETHICAL AND LEGAL BEHAVIOR FOR SOCIAL SOFTWARE USE

Safety & Privacy

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Thank You!

www.edec.org/esaMelissa [email protected]