Web 2.0: Meaningful Tools

for Today’s Students

Randy RodgersBirdville Independent School District

“Change is not merely

necessary to life - it is life.” Alvin Toffler

Pop Quiz!

What is a wiki?

• A delicious, tropical, adult beverage• A search engine• A collaboratively created website• An online encyclopedia

On average, how many visitors go to Facebook each month worldwide?

• 1.5 million• 19 million• 67 million• 132 million

Source: allfacebook.com (January, 2010 statistics)

What is the target audience for the social network Fuzzster?

• Pets• Police officers• Sweater knitters• Men with beards

The most viewed video of all-time on Youtube, “Charlie Bit My Finger—Again!”,

has been viewed how many times?

• 14 million• 35 million• 102 million• 156 million

Bonus: How many comments has “Charlie” received?

• 25,000• 290,000• 1.2 million• 24 million

Statistics from Youtube, July 28, 2008.

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What is a widget?

• A small bit of software which can be added to a web page.

• A newbie to a social network• An elf-like character in World

of Warcraft• A password reminder

Which of the following chat acronyms indicates that someone finds you amusing?

• WTG• ROTFL• LTNS• IMHO

Where Have We Been?

AgriculturalAge

IndustrialAge

InformationAge

And now?

ConceptualAge

Source: Pink, Daniel (2005). A Whole New Mind. Riverhead Books: New York.

“To successfully face rigorous higher education coursework, career challenges and a globally competitive workforce, U.S. schools must align classroom environments with real world environments by infusing 21st

century skills.”Partnership for 21st Century Skills

(www.21stcenturyskills.org)

Skills Today’s Students Will Need Tomorrow

• Adaptability• Creativity• Communication• Critical Thinking• Organization• Multi-tasking• Collaboration

• Initiative• Leadership• Tech and media

literacy• Social/Cross-cultural

“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot

learn, unlearn, and relearn.”Alvin Toffler

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The Read/Write Web as a Tool for 21st Century

Teaching/Learning

The Old Web?

• Browse• Search• Read• One-way• Consume

The New Web?

• Receive• Classify• Connect• Create

Did You Know?

Why Web 2.0?

• Cost Effective• Collaborative• Accessible • Motivational• Relevant

Blogs• Blogger

(https://www.blogger.com) • Edublogs

(http://edublogs.org) • Gaggle (http://www.gaggle.net) • Posterous

(http://posterous.com/)• Coveritlive

(http://www.coveritlive.com/)

• HMS Tiger Times• Isbell Science• Raider Nation• Leader in Me• The Braman Bunch Photo Source:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/will-lion/2597223997/sizes/o/#cc_license

Wikis• Wikispaces (http://www.wikispaces.com/)• Pbworks (http://pbworks.com/)• Wetpaint (http://www.wetpaint.com/)• Google Sites (http://sites.google.com)

• Ms. Isbell Science• ACFT Science Lab• The Stayafters• BISD Science Probes• Falcon Frogs

Microblogs

• Twitter (http://twitter.com)• Edmodo (http://www.edmodo.com/)• Yammer (https://www.yammer.com/)

• Birdville High• Mr. Grizzelle• Smithfield Elementary• Birdville ISD

RSS/XML

• Bloglines (http://www.bloglines.com)• Google reader (http://www.bloglines.com)• Igoogle (http://www.google.com/ig)• Pageflakes (http://www.pageflakes.com)

Video• Youtube (http://youtube.com/)• Teachertube (http://teachertube.com/)• Schooltube (http://www.schooltube.com)• WatchKnow (http://www.watchknow.org/)• Vodpod (http://vodpod.com)• Vimeo (http://vimeo.com/)• Jumpcut (http://jumpcut.com/)• Edublogs.TV (http://edublogs.tv) • JayCut (http://jaycut.com/)

Video

• BISD TV• Binion Bobcats• Mrs. Sturk• Birdville High

Video Streaming

• Ustream (http://www.ustream.tv/) • Stickam (http://www.stickam.com)

• ACFT Announcements• Project Read-to-Me• Binion Announcements

Images• Flickr Creative Commons

(http://flickr.com/creativecommons) • Everystockphoto

(http://www.everystockphoto.com/) • Flickrstorm (http://www.zoo-m.com/flickr-storm/)• Photobucket (http://photobucket.com/)• Picnik

(http://www.picnik.com/)• Studio 25

(http://www.studio25.ro) • PhotoXpress

(http://photoxpress.com/)Image Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dashitnow/3117714626/sizes/m/#cc_license

Office/Productivity Tools

• Google docs (http://docs.google.com)• Zoho (http://zoho.com/)• Buzzword (http://www.buzzword.com/)• Thinkfree (http://thinkfree.com)• Sliderocket (http://www.slideshare.net/)• Slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net/)• Zentation (http://zentation.com/)

Graphic Organizers

• Gliffy (http://www.gliffy.com/)• Bubbl.us (http://bubbl.us/)• Thinkature (http://thinkature.com/)• Webspiration

(http://www.mywebspiration.com/)• Mindmeister (http://www.mindmeister.com/)

Social Networks

• Ning (http://www.ning.com/)• Facebook (http://www.facebook.com)

• Accelerating Classroom Teach-nology• Classroom 2.0• Science Buzz

Online Bookmarks

• Delicious (http://del.icio.us)• Stumbleupon (http://stumbleupon.com/)• Diigo (http://www.diigo.com/)

Podcasting• Jott (http://jott.com/)• Podbean (http://podbean.com/)• Podomatic (http://www.podomatic.com/)• Switchpod (http://www.switchpod.com/)

• Reagan Reviews• Zitzman Geometry• Zitzman Book Podcasts• Porter Daily Announcements

“I believe so much in the future that I

invest exclusively in ‘futures.’ In fact, you can't invest in ‘pasts,’ they don't offer that.

I've checked.”

Michael Scott

Digital Storytelling

• Voicethread (http://voicethread.com/)• Scrapblog (http://scrapblog.com/)• Kerpoof (http://www.kerpoof.com/home)• Xtranormal (http://www.xtranormal.com/)• GoAnimate (http://goanimate.com/)

• Trip to Nana and Papa’s • Pledge of Allegiance

Tele- and Videoconferencing

• Skype (http://www.skype.com/)• Mebeam (http://mebeam.com/) • OoVoo (http://www.oovoo.com/) • DimDim (http://dimdim.com/)

Digital Posters

• Glogster (http://edu.glogster.com/)• Wix (http://www.wix.com/)

• Haltom High Library• Cheetah’s Glog• Nina’s Glog• Farenheit 451• Hurricanes

Art/Creativity

• Art Pad Painter (http://artpad.art.com/artpad/painter/)

• Yourstudio http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourstudio/painting/yourstudio.htm)

• Pixlr (http://pixlr.com/editor/)• Twitdraw (http://twitdraw.com/)• Kisstunes (http://www.kisstunes.com/)• Jamstudio (http://www.jamstudio.com/Studio/index.htm)

Virtual Worlds

• Second Life (http://www.secondlife.com)

Other Web 2.0 Sites• Wallwisher (http://wallwisher.com)• Sketchcast (http://sketchcast.com/)• Pownce (http://pownce.com)• Scratch (http://scratch.mit.edu/)• Blurb (http://www.blurb.com)• Clipmarks (http://clipmarks.com/)• Google Notebook (http://www.google.com/notebook)• Fleck (http://fleck.com/)• Trailfire (http://trailfire.com/)• Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/)

Other Sites (Continued)• Flock (http://www.flock.com/)• Geni (http://www.geni.com/)• Polldaddy (http://www.polldaddy.com/)• Survey Gizmo (http://www.surveygizmo.com/)• Screencast-o-matic

(http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/)• Zamzar (http://www.zamzar.com/)• Lulu (http://www.lulu.com/)

Keys to Success• Learn the tools and terminology.• Use sites that meet your students’ needs.• Work to foster communication/collaboration.• Involve parents and the community.• Use students’ experience

and expertise.• Share with your peers.• Get comfortable with

discomfort.

“Do or do not. There is no try.” Yoda

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Contact Me

• Email: randyrodgersits@gmail.com• Website: http://mossfreestone.com• Twitter: http://twitter.com/rrodgers • Skype: fishmanrandy• Google Voice: (817)601-5585