Education 2.0: Innovation, Collaboration,
Celebration,via
Effortless IntegrationRyan Evans
Wanaque Public SchoolsNovember 5, 2009
http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/ [email protected]
Remember when:
children had to help on the farms?
Remember when:
school was out for the summer?
Remember when:
Business was driven by factory production?
Remember when:
desks & chairs were in rows?
Remember when:
teachers lectured?
Remember when:
you were bored out of your mind?
Remember when:
your class was textbook driven? (probably outdated)
Remember when:
they talked… you listened?
Remember when:
you 1st got mail?
Remember when:
the world was round?
Welcome:
Web 2.0
Do you:
bank online?
Do you:
shop online?
Do you:
pay bills online?
Do you:
learn online?
Do you:
collaborate online?
Do you:
interact online?
Do you:
network online?
Do you:
text?
Do you:
tweet?
Do you:
download music, videos, or pictures?
21st Century Students
Do
“Education is the only business still debating the usefulness of technology. Schools remain unchanged for the most part, despite numerous reforms and increased investments in computers and networks.”
Rod Paige
Revised Tech NJ Standards• K - 2
– Students are formally introduced to the basic features and functions of the computers and demonstrate understanding that technology enables them to communicate beyond the classroom on a variety of topics.
Revised Tech NJ Standards• 3 - 4
– Students continue to develop information-literacy skills and increasingly use technology to communicate with others in support of learning.
Revised Tech NJ Standards• 5 - 8
– Students participate in online learning communities, collaborating in the design of products that address local and global issues across the curriculum.
Revised Tech NJ Standards• Grades 9 – 12:
– Students collaborate adeptly in virtual environments and incorporate global perspectives into problem solving at home, at school, and in structural learning experiences, with the growing realization that people in the 21st century are interconnected economically, socially, and environmentally and have a shared future.
Digital Citizenship
Ready or Not
It’s Not Tricki
In the Fog???
It Killed More Radio Stars
Lights, Camera, Action
Just Goo It!
Blabber Mouth
Quote Your Sources
What’s My Inspiration
Smile, You’re on Camera
CMS, LMS, LCMS, WHAT!!!
Web 2.More
HELP!
Digital Citizenship
Ready or Not It’s Not Tricki In the Fog?
It Killed More Radio Stars
Lights, Camera, Action
Just Goo It! Blabber Mouth
Quote Your Sources
What’s My Inspiration
Smile You’re on Camera CMS, LMS, L
CMS, WHAT!!!
Web 2.MoreHelp!
Digital CitizenshipDigital Natives Digital ImmigrantsToday’s K – College Students Those people that were not born
into the digital world, but have accepted and adopted the many practices that digital technology has to offer.
Have always had: ComputersCell PhonesDigital MusicVideo Games
Technology has always been a part of their lives
As settlers maintain the accent of their native country so do Digital Immigrants.
•Prensky, M.(2001)
How Strong is Your Accent?• The Texting Check
Digital NativesDigital Immigrants
The Native Language / The Immigrant Accent
I check the Internet 1st for information
When I install a new program, I allow the program to teach me.
I read my email from the computer.
I edit electronic documents on the screen.
I send an email and do nothing else.
I email the URL of a cool website.
When placing a phone call I refer to it as making a phone call.
The Internet is not my 1st choice for information
When I install a new program, I read the manual.
I print my emails and then read them.
I print electronic documents to edit.
I send an email and call to verify receipt of it.
I call my coworkers in to look at a cool website.
When placing a phone call I refer to it as dialing a number.
Digital Natives Digital Immigrants
•You can probably think of more immigrant accents
Remember Web 1.0 ???• 1990’s – Early 21st Century• Static Web Site / Web Page• HTML / FTP • One Way• Information Retrieval
What is Web 2.0?• Interactive Web• Minimal Technical Ability• Shared Information• Watch This
Getting Started• What’s COPPA?
– In general, websites can not collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If a host is collecting personal information, you can’t use it with students under the age of 13.
• Get approval from your administrator.
• Prepare an informational letter and permission slip. • Provide samples for administrators, other teachers, and
parents.
Web 2.0 ConcernsWeb 2.0 Concerns
SecurityWho will be able to view the website? Look for tools that provide the option to create public,
private, or protected projects.
How much personal information of the students will be displayed on the World Wide Web?
▪Know COPPA Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ▪Develop usernames that provide no personal information.
What types of outside content such as advertisements and other material will students are exposed too?
Look for advertisement free or limited ad resources.
Integrity How much control will I have as the teacher? Can I set limits (permissions) on who edits and what they edit?
Many tools allow administrators to set user permissions and control what can be edited.
Will I have the ability to trace or track edits? Look for this feature when signing up. It is available with many host sites.
How soon will I know if changes have been made or comments added?
Certain host sites will provide the administrator with an email of changes when they occur.
Email My students don’t have email accounts. Some sites allow you to add users without email for free. Some require pay accounts.
Can counterfeit emails be used? Some sites allow counterfeit email address.
Web 2.0 Tools• Wikis• Blogs• Podcasts• Screencast• Google Tools• Blabberize• BibMe• Webspiration
• Video Conferencing• Course Management
Systems• Content Management
Systems• Ning• Widgets
WikisWhat is a Wiki? • “Server software that allows users to freely
create and edit web page content using any web browser.” – Ward Cunningham
• The term is Hawaiian meaning fast.
• A wiki is supposed to be a fast way to create on the web.
Educational Uses for WikisLanguage
ArtsMath Science Social
StudiesSummary of Book or Novel
Geometry (Shapes) Project
Solar System Continent / Country / States projects
Grammar Project Geometry (Hypotheses & Postulates) Project
Plant Classification
Famous / Historical Figure Project
Vocabulary Project
Math Facts Project
Periodic Table Period in History Project
Leading Educational Wiki Hosts
• PBWorks (formerly PBWiki) – http://pbworks.com/
• Wet Paint– http://www.wetpaint.com/
• Wikispaces– http://www.wikispaces.com/
Wiki Host ComparisonFeature PBWorks Wetpaint Wikispaces
Free for Educator Option Yes No Yes
Secure Student Accounts Yes Yes (13 and Older Only) Yes
Email Required No Yes (Will accept fakes) No
Advertisements No w/ edu wikis Yes No w/ edu wikis
Control to View &Edit Yes Yes Yes
Ability to Track Edits Yes Yes (+ questionable language feature) Yes
Page Permissions Yes No Yes
Number of Users Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Customization Limited Yes Limited
Storage 2GB Unlimited (limit on attachments) 2GB
WYSIWYG Editing Yes Yes Yes
Spell-check No Yes No
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Wiki+Basics
Wiki Examples• George Hall Elementary School Website
– http://georgehall.wetpaint.com/• Our Hockey Story
– http://room4-wiki.wikispaces.com/• Mrs. Abernethy’s Global Gorillas
– http://jabernethy.wikispaces.com/• Go West
– http://gowest.wikispaces.com• 100th Day Project
– http://100thday.wetpaint.com/?t=anon
BlogsWhat is a Blog?• "A blog (a contraction of the term "weblog") is a type
of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.“
- Wikipedia
Educational Uses for BlogsLanguage
ArtsMath Science Social
StudiesJournal writing after a reading
Response to an open –ended math problem.
Observations of an Experiment
Reaction to an event in time.
Response to an open – ended question.
Analysis of a cause and effect relationship.
•Journal writing after a field trip.•Class webpage•Homework help
Leading Educational Blog Hosts
• Blogger– https://www.blogger.com/start
• Class Blogmeister– http://classblogmeister.com/
• Edublog– http://help.edublogs.org/
Blogware ComparisonBlogware
Features (Free Accounts)
Blogger Class BlogMeister Edublogs
Storage Space 1GB Not Indicated 20MB
Add User Invite via email Yes No
Email required Yes No Yes (will accept fake emails)
Advertisements No No Yes
Private Blogs Yes No No
Email Notification of Comments
Yes Yes Yes
Articles and Comments not published until approved
Yes Yes Yes (Must indicate this in the settings)
Only members can comment option
Yes No (but, you control what is published)
No (but, you control what is published)
Suitable for children under 13
No Yes Yes
More Info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Blog+Basics
Blog Examples• Blog2Learn (Language Arts Examples)
– http://adavis.pbworks.com/Language%20Arts%20Examples
• Mrs. Berry’s 1st Grade Blog– http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=102127
• 6th Grade – Buffalo Elementary– http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=35989
PodcastWhat is a Podcast? • A podcast is a series of digital media files (either audio or
video ) that are released episodically and downloaded through web syndication.
• Researchers at the Center for Journalism and Mass Communication Research at the University of Texas at Austin are proposing a three-part definition of a podcast: first, that it is episodic; second, that it is downloadable; and third, that it is program-driven, mainly with a host and/or theme
-Wikipedia
Why Podcast?• Listen to:
– What you want– When you want– Where you want
• Unlimited topics• Students have a real audience
Educational Uses for PodcastLanguage
ArtsMath Science Social
StudiesBooks Reports Broadcast how
the solution to a problem was reach.
Broadcast science concepts and experiments
Reenact a historical speech.
•Oral reports•Weekly broadcast of days, dates, etc… for lower grades.•Take a stance and broadcast persuasively
Podcast SoftwareSoftware Operating System
Audacity Mac & Windows
Garageband Mac
Wavepad Mac & Windows
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Podcast+Basics
A Look @ Audacity• Free• Easy to use• See installation and instructions at:
http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Podcast+Basics
ScreencastWhat is a Screencast?
A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration.
-Wikipedia
Screencast are effective means for creating video tutorials.
Educational Uses for Screencast
• Reteach content for students who may need extra help or were absent.
• How to guide to use software or complete a task. • Tutorials for students unable to attend school
due to illness, disability, or other reasons.• Students can create tutorials as an assessment
or to demonstrate a skill to other students.• Leave as a lesson instruction for a substitute
teachers for known absences.
Free Screencast SoftwareName URL Platform(s)
Aviscreen http://www.bobyte.com/AviScreen/index.asp Windows
Camstudio http://camstudio.org/ Windows
Copernicus http://copernicus.en.softonic.com/mac Mac
Jing http://www.jingproject.com/ Windows & Mac
Screencast-O-matic http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Any
Wink http://www.debugmode.com/wink/ Windows & Linux
Commercial Screencast Software
Name URL Platform(s) CostAdobe Captivate
http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate/ Windows $799
All Capture http://camstudio.org/ Windows $199
Hypercam http://www.hyperionics.com/hc/ Windows $39.95
iShowU http://store.shinywhitebox.com/home/home.html Mac $29.95
Screen Mimic http://www.decimus.net/ScreenMimic.php Mac $65.00
ScreenRecord http://www.miensoftware.com/screenrecord.html Mac $15.95
A Look @ Jing• Free• Compatible with Mac & Windows• Easy setup and install• Easy to use• Fast and easy to share
A Look @ Screen-O-Matic• Free• Any system platform• No software download required• Easy to use• Fast and easy to share (Upload directly to
You Tube)
Google ToolsApps & Sketchup
Google Appshttp://www.google.com/apps/
Google Apps is a suite of Google applications that brings together essential services to help your school. This is a hosted service that allows educators use a variety of Google products
Sketchuphttp://sketchup.google.com/
Google Sketchup allows users to create 3D models that can be made into videos, images, and even added to Google Earth.
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Google+Tools
Google Apps Security• Maintains features that comply with
archiving regulations. (will archive emails for 10 years)
• Extended filters for spam and attachments for K12 accounts
• Google Docs have security setting features that allow administrators to control privacy and sharing settings.
Google Tools Google EarthGoogle EarthName URL Description
Create a TourSample Tour: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&vps=1&jsv=164e&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=115675159882378415364.000469422d5332b28946b
Create your own tour. [The URL will take you to a tour of the National Mall in Washington, DC. This was an activity created by netTrekker personnel prior to the 2009 International Society for Educational Technology (ISTE) Convention in Washington, DC].
3D Tours http://www.google.com/gadgets/directory?synd=earth&cat=3d
Take a virtual tour of national and international structures. (Incorporate these tours into all subject areas).
Google Lit Trips http://www.googlelittrips.org/
By using Google Earth, students can travel with characters, plot out key areas, and witness the landscapes of stories they are reading in class. Jerome Burg, a co-creator of the lit trips stated that he feels these Google Maps projects can draw the students into really studying literature in a way that the authors would have wanted. (Hargadon, 2007)
Real World Math http://www.realworldmath.org/
Real World Math utilizes Google Earth to enhance math lessons. By allowing users to add place marks, annotations, photos, and models, as well as measure distances and draw paths a collections of lessons, examples and downloads have been created.
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Google+Tools
Hargadon, S. (March 13, 2007) A Great “Mashup” Mapping Literary Journeys. Retrieved from http://www.googlelittrips.org/
Bibme Bibme is a free automatic bibliography generator that supports MLA, APA,
Chicago, and Turabian formatting. BibMe leverages databases provided by
Amazon, FindArticles, Yahoo! News, and CiteULike to quickly and
accurately AutoFill citation information for you. BibMe will then format the
citation information according to the rules and guidelines of the style guides.
If you prefer, you can enter your citation information manually. BibMe also
contains a quick citation guide to show students the correct syntax for citing
in various formats.
WebspirationWhat is Webspiration ?
Webspiration is an online graphic organizer program
created by Inspiration Software, Inc. Webspiration users
can create a variety of concept maps similar to
Inspiration. However, these graphic organizers are
created in an online environment and can be edited by
multiple users.
Webspiration Features• Free• Email Required (can create fake emails)• Fake emails will avert the need to supply
personal information• Examples
Video ConferencingWhat is a Video Conference?
A videoconference (also known as a videoteleconference) is a set of interactive telecommunication technologies which allow two or more locations to interact via two-way video and audio transmissions simultaneously.
-Wikipedia
Video Conferencing Benefits• Videoconferencing appeals to students' different learning styles; students who are
visual and auditory learners can benefit.
• Using the technology allows multiple classrooms at various locations to collaborate while learning about other cultures from primary sources.
• Videoconferencing increases many students' motivation to learn.
• Students are able to practice and improve their presentation and communication skills.
• Students improve their research skills as they prepare for the conferences. • Students practice graphing and other skills as they create pictures, graphs, or
drawings on whiteboards for use during videoconferences
Video Conferencing Software
Name URL Software Cost
Dimdim http://www.dimdim.com/ Free WebHosting
Free for up to20 attendees
Skype http://www.skype.com/welcomeback/ InstallRequired
Free to otherSkype users
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Video+Conferencing
Required Materials: •Headset (audio)•Webcam (video)
Course Management System
What is a Course Management System? A course management system is a tool that allows instructors, universities, and corporations to develop and support online education.
Course Management Software
Course & Learning Management SystemsCMS / LMS / LCMS
Name URL Easy Setup Software / Hosting
ECTO http://www.ectolearning.com/ecto2/Default.aspx
Yes Web Hosted
Edu 2.0 http://www.edu20.org/ Yes Web Hosted
Moodle http://moodle.com/
Requires TechnicalKnowledge
Install Required(Includes DemoCourses)
RCampus http://www.rcampus.com/ Yes Web Hosted
Sakai http://sakaiproject.org/
Requires TechnicalKnowledge
Install Required(Free Web HostedTrial Option)
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Management+Systems
Content Management System
What is a Course Management System? A content management system (CMS) is a collection of procedures used to manage work flow in a collaborative environment.
-Wikipedia
How Can a Content Management System Help?
• Allow for large numbers of people to contribute to and share stored data
• Control access to data based on user roles. User role are used to define each use as to what information they can view or edit
• Aid in easy storage and retrieval of data • Improve communication between users
Content Management Systems
Content Management SystemsName URL
Joomla http://www.joomla.org/
Modx http://modxcms.com/
Jaws http://www.jaws-project.com/
Website Baker http://start.websitebaker2.org/en/introduction.php
CMS Made Simple http://www.cmsmadesimple.org/
More info at: http://k12ed2point0basics.wikispaces.com/Management+Systems
NingWhat is Ning?
A platform to create social networks.
Why Ning
• Create a professional learning network• Instruct and encourage responsible social
network usage• Conduct class discussions• Present student work
Animoto Animoto allows users to create video
presentations quickly and effortlessly.
VoiceThreadsWhat is a VoiceThread?
A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos and allows people to navigate pages and leave comments in 5 ways - using voice (with a mic or telephone), text, audio file, or video (via a webcam).
Users can doodle while commenting, use multiple identities, and pick which comments are shown through moderation. VoiceThreads can even be embedded to show and receive comments on other websites and exported to MP3 players or DVDs to play as archival movies.
-VoiceThread: http://voicethread.com/#home
WidgetsWhat is a Widget?
A web widget is a portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation.
Widgets often take the form of on-screen tools (clocks, event countdowns, auction-tickers, stock market tickers, flight arrival information, daily weather etc).
-Wikipedia
Notable MentionsName URL DescriptionWiZiQ http://www.wiziq.com/ Live online learning software
delicious http://delicious.com/ Social bookmarking service
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/ Photo management & sharing application
Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/ SlideShare is a business media site for sharing presentations, documents and pdfs
Zamzar http://zamzar.com/ Free online file conversion tool
Classroom 2.0 An educational Web 2.0 social networking
website. Classroom 2.0 keeps educators and interested parties abreast of the most current Web 2.0 trends including but not limited to wikis, blogs, podcasts, etc…
When All Else Fails
References• Friedman, T. L. (2005). The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century. New York:
Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
• Griffin, M. “Think.” (Final Jeopardy Theme Song). 1964
• Palfrey, J. (2008). Born Digital: Understanding the First Generation of Digital Natives. New York: Basic Books.
• Prensky, M.(2001). “Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants”. In On the Horizon, October 2001, 9 (5),. Retrieved February 2, 2009 from http://www.marcprensky.com/writing/Prensky%20-%20Digital%20Natives,%20Digital%20Immigrants%20-%20Part1.pdf
• VoiceThread (2009). http://voicethread.com/about/
• Weinberger, D. (2007, October 28). John Palfrey » Blog Archive » Born Digital. Weblogs at Harvard Law School. Retrieved February 3, 2009, from http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/palfrey/2007/10/28/born-digital/
• Wikipedia (2009). http://wikipedia.org/
Images• Apex Global Wireless: http://www.apexglobalcom.biz/images/online-bill-pay.jpg• AOL Is Getting Desperate: http://www.funnyvideos.net.au/images/aol1.jpg• Are you a Digital Native or a Digital Immigrant:
http://blog.timesunion.com/tech/files/2009/02/toddler.jpg• Assembly Line of the Ford Model T – 1913:
http://www.people.hofstra.edu/geotrans/eng/ch2en/conc2en/img/assemblyft.jpg• Beaver Creek School Museum:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mdwchs/riorofBeaverCreekSchoolMuseumEarly20thCenturyClassroom.JPG
• Ben Stein Ferris Bueller: http://youtomb.mit.edu/thumbnail/YouTube/2/l/2luAeK0Tuu8/42acdb0adcbaa4c0332b70860d79a858.jpg
• Ben Stein, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” http://morecontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/ben-stein-565x303.jpg
• Bias against climate change in U.S. textbooks: http://www.alexlockwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/textbooks.jpg
• Cartoon Art Museum – Twitter: http://www.cartoonart.org/images/twitter.jpg• Colleen Deborah: http://colleendeborah.com/wp-content/uploads/digital-natives.jpg• ING Direct: http://www.netbanker.com/Images/01-aug-image001-thumb.jpg• Is Traditional Education Dying?
http://webpages.scu.edu/ftp/bdonaldson/images/classroom.jpg• I Have a Digital Native Teenager:
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/512856163_b87e37a8f3.jpg
Images• Independent School Educator’s Network:
http://api.ning.com/files/X62GTT9ZJ5XRg9ZBYoVov2SGuygj2z-3lchVGz-Tqw12xP9308apbV6-49s7qWVfiYCx*o*JnKd3X4cyR93qfm9N1*L2cORB/phpThumb_generated_thumbnailjpg.jpeg
• Kids Helping on the Farm: http://www.kshs.org/publicat/kaleidoscope/graphics/2002october_kids.jpg
• Lots of New iPods: http://www.theyshoulddothat.com/images/newIpods.jpg• Opus Nine:
http://sites.google.com/site/opus9ens/_/rsrc/1236061902143/news/facebook_logo.jpg• Pin Required for Online Shopping:
http://www.dailynews365.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/online_shopping.jpg• School’s Out: http://www.topfoto.co.uk/gallery/summerholidays/images/prevs/0158488.jpg• Texting is Stupid: http://battellemedia.com/images/texting_on_m1082022.jpg• The Internet for Marketers, Courtesy of Web 2.0:
http://www.cashthechecks.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/web20.jpg• The World is Flat:
http://blog.lib.umn.edu/patr0093/arch1701/The%2520World%2520is%2520Flat.jpg• Walter Cronkite: http://www.iowabroadcasting.com/cronkite/WalterCronkite.JPG• Web Guild Silicon Valley: http://www.webguild.org/images/1211573010wiki.gif• When Blogging becomes an issue: worst places to be a blogger:
http://blogs.worldbank.org/files/governance/image/blog%20board.jpg• Who Goes for Shopping Online?
http://www.designerclothesonline.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/online-shopping.jpg
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