Web2.0 Technology in the Early Years

Steve Harris

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St Bernard’s Catholic School,

Berowra

Newcastle

Sydney

Our students have changed radically. Today’s students are

no longer the people our educational system was

designed to teach.

Marc Prensky Digital Natives Digital Immigrants ©2001 Marc Prensky

Workshop GoalsIntroduce and explain what Web2.0 Technology is.

Explain how I am using Web2.0 Technology.

Explain why it is important for children to be exposed to Web2.0 Technology.

What is Web2.0?

What is New Technology?

Questions to ponder

Have you used these today?

How often did you use these, last year?

How often did you use these 10 years ago?

Can we now survive without these technologies?

Children are native to cyberspace and we, as adults, are immigrants.

Douglas Rushkoff (2001, personal communication)

WEB2.0TECHNOLOGY

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Create

Collaborate

Publish Edit

Connect

Quotes from a Digital Immigrant

To start, press any key. Where’s the any key?

Ooh, they have the Internet on computers now.

The Internet is that thing still around.

How I am using Web2.0 in the

classroom

My Questions about Web2.0

Can I use these and still meet the syllabus requirements?

Will they work at my school?

What new skills will the children learn and how do I assess these new skills?

KLA Outcomes How they are addressed

English RS1.7 Understands that texts are constructed by people and identifies ways in which texts differ according to their purpose, audience and subject matter.

Critical Literacy – look at why people published their work on blogs, add to wikis, post to youtube.Visual Literacy – youtube, why have they filmed these things.talks about own interpretation of information provided inimages, print media, advertisingpredicts from the title and images the target audience of a text.

WS1.12 Produces texts using letters of consistent size and slope in NSW Foundation Style and using computer technology.

Uses computer technology to produce texts.

Maths DS1.1 Gathers and organises data, displays data using column and picture graphs, and interprets the results.

solves problems using strategies that include drawing diagramsuses computer drawing tools to complete a design with one line of symmetryvisualises and makes recently seen shapesuses simple graphics software to create a picture graph

WMS1.2 Uses objects, diagrams, imagery and technology to explore mathematical problems.

displays data using a column graph or a picture graphinterprets information presented in a given picture graph or column graph

HSIE CCS1.1 Communicates the importance of past and present people days and events in their life, in the lives of family and community members and in other communities.

participates in activities concerning family, school, local, national and global events talks about the lives of people from different cultural backgrounds

Science and Tech

ICS1.2 Creates a range of information products and communicates using a variety of media.

there are different ways of communicating with others. information can be stored for later use.

PSS1.5 Grows, makes or processes some products using a range of techniques and materials.

products can be created to fulfil specific purposes.

Generic Skill Description Web 2.0 technology

Research Can you find, select and use information from a variety of sources?

Records Information in a variety of waysManipulates material to gather specific informationReads text and uses technology to gather information.

Communication Can you present and communicate information to different audiences?

Expresses a personal opinionCommunicates with an increasing range of people

Solving Problems Can you use problem-solving strategies to find answers to problems?

Shows evidence of risk takingPredicts an outcomeEvaluates the practicality of a chosen problem solving strategy

Using Technology Can you use the correct equipment to complete a task? Uses the same technology for different purposes

Evaluates the appropriateness of the choice of technologyCombines a variety of appropriate technology for a given task

Thinking Critically Are you able to make sensible choices about things?

Analyzes informationJustifies an opinionIs aware of ideas and techniques used in print and electronic media to provide informationBegins to identify differences between fact and opinionAware that information can be viewed from different perspectives.

Expression Are you able to be creative and express yourself through different activities?

Shows originalityTakes risks in expressing ideas for a global audience

Task Management Do you use your time and resources effectively? Perseveres with tasks to completion

Uses initiative when completing a task

Responsibility Are you aware of your personal responsibilities? What responsibilities do you have as a user and contributor to the web?

Co-operation Do you work well with others? Works towards a common goal for the good of the group.

Outcome Skill Technology

RS1.7 Understands that texts are constructed by people and identifies ways in which texts differ according to their purpose, audience and subject matter.

Thinking CriticallyUsing TechnologyResearch

BlogsWiki’sYoutube

WS1.12 Produces texts using letters of consistent size and slope in NSW Foundation Style and using computer technology.

Using TechnologyExpressionCommunication

Blog WikiPodcast

DS1.1 Gathers and organises data, displays data using column and picture graphs, and interprets the results.

Solving ProblemsUsing TechnologyThinking Critically

Create a GraphBlogGoogle Docs

WMS1.2 Uses objects, diagrams, imagery and technology to explore mathematical problems.

Using TechnologyThinking Critically

Gliffy

CCS1.1 Communicates the importance of past and present people days and events in their life, in the lives of family and community members and in other communities.

CommunicationUsing TechnologyCooperationResponsibilityTask Management

Webquest

CCS1.2 Identifies changes and continuities in their own life and in the local community.

CommunicationUsing TechnologyCooperationResponsibilityTask Management

Webquest

ICS1.2 Creates a range of information products and communicates using a variety of media.

Thinking CriticallyUsing TechnologyResearchCommunicationExpression

BlogsWikisPodcasts

PSS1.5 Grows, makes or processes some products using a range of techniques and materials.

Thinking CriticallyUsing TechnologyResearchCommunicationExpression

BlogsWikisPodcasts

Youtube Literacy Questions

1. What did you see?

2. What story is the video telling?

3. Why did the person create this? And why did they put it in youtube?

4. Where else could you find this information?

5. Who do you think this was made for?

6. Do you think this is the best place to find information? Why?

7. Do you think this information is truthful? Why?

Using Web2.0 Technologies

Delicious - Sharing favourite websites

Shelfari - Generating discussion about books.

Pageflakes - Personalising the web, great homepage.

Create A Graph - Easy to share graphs, tables and visuals.

YouTube - Visual and Critical literacy.

Blog - Everyone can share.

Wiki - Creating new knowledge.

Podcasting - Multiple and critical literacies.

www.delicious.com/steve.harris/year2h

The Thoughts of Year2h

Year2H’s Comments I like the world to see my work. I like putting on the video. It is fun. It is different to writing in your books.

I like reading and sharing my favourite books with the world.

I like pageflakes because it has games. The world will see. We can read other peoples work.

Year2H’s CommentsWriting in your Books

It is not as good as the computer

I don’t like printing. I don’t particularly like it.

I don’t like it much. It’s good, but I don’t love it.

Sometimes I like it, sometimes I don’t.

Writing on the Blog I can share it with the world.

You can type what you need to write.

It is fun and people can see it all over the world.

I want to spread my feelings.

I love it, it’s fun.

WEB2.0TECHNOLOGY

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Publish Edit

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•You can type what you need to write.•It is different to writing in your books.•I like adding in the video.

•I want to spread my feelings.•I can share it with the world.•The world will see.•I like reading and sharing my favourite books with the world.

•It is fun and people can see it all over the world.•We can read other peoples work.•I can share my research with the world.•I like getting onto everything.

•I like Pageflakes because it has games.•I like to the world to see what I have done.

•We can add stuff to the Internet.

A Mash Up Of Web2.0 Benefits And Year2h’s

Comments

Why is it important for children to be

exposed to Web2.0?

What is MCEETYA?Ministerial Council on Education, Employment,

Training and Youth Affairs.

The current generation of students was born into a highly technological

world. They inhabit, navigate and communicate within a society

which is both technologically-rich and information-rich.

Pedagogy Strategy : learning in an online world. MCEETYA 2005.

Mobile technologies, chat, blogs, wikis, web cams, reality television and

interactive games are intrinsic to their worlds. Current technologies shape

their expectations and their abilities to access, acquire, manipulate, construct, create and communicate information.”

Contemporary Learning: learning in an online world. MCEETYA 2005

Digital Natives are used to receiving information really fast. They like to parallel process and multi-

task. They prefer their graphics before their text rather than the opposite. They prefer random access (like

hypertext). They function best when networked. They thrive on instant gratification and frequent rewards.

They prefer games to “serious” work. Marc Prensky

Digital Natives Digital Immigrants ©2001

What is a 21st Century Learner?And what do they need in

order to learn?

What is a 21st Century Learner

A 21st Century Learner is a learner that utilises current

technologies to create, edit, publish, share, evaluate

and construct new information.They learn when the content is relevant, engaging and meaningful

to their lives.

How do we create a community of 21st Century Learners?There are 4 key components

that create a digital learner.

PedagogyPedagogy underpins the whole model.

It mandates that ICT is integrated into teachers daily practice and that children are exposed to 21st Century Technologies.

It is how the science of teaching and learning ensures that risks are taken by the teacher and the learner.

LearningReal, relevant and engaging.

By the teacher and the learner and flexibility in when and where the learning can occur.

Personalised learning spaces.

SchoolQuality infrastructure.

Equitable access to resources.

Provide professional development opportunities for staff.

PeopleCreate a community of learners/users

Collaborate

Draw on outside experts via ICT

ContentICT needs to be embedded

Online and interactive

What has the government made available?

New content/knowledge can be created through online collaboration.

Content

People

School Digital

Learners Learning

Pedagogy

Pedagogy

Pedagogy

Pedagogy

The challenge is to ensure all schools transform and

optimise their use of technology to provide a

relevant, sustainable 21st century education.

Contemporary Learning: learning in an online world. MCEETYA 2005

Thank You!!!