Get Them Reading & Engaged with 2.0 Technologies Session III Ballroom D Lindsay Cesari

Get Them Reading & Engaged with 2.0

Technologies

Session III

Ballroom D

Lindsay Cesari

1) Introduction

2) What is Web 2.0?

3) Real Life Example 1 – Glogs and Social Bookmarking

4) Real Life Example 2 – PB Wiki

5) Real Life Example 3 – Wikispaces

6) Real Life Example 4 – Podcasting

7) Real Life Example 5 – Digital Storytelling

8) Real Life Example 6 - Creative Commons Images

9) Real Life Example 7 – Google Sites

10)Real Life Example 8 – Scratch

11) Real Life Example 9 - Blogging

Agenda

Lindsay Cesari, School LibrarianBaldwinsville, NY

Baldwinsville, NY

Durgee

Junior

High

Grades: 8 & 9

Enrollment: 900

Upper-middle class district

Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0

Format:• What It Is• Tips and Tricks • In Action• Student Products

Taking Notes? Relax! :)http://www.bville.org/teacherpage.cfm?teacher=2153

Glogster

Make interactive posters online

Glogster in the News

What is Glogster?• Poster, only better

• Web based (online)

• Interactive

• Add music, video, links

edu.glogster.com vs. glogster.com

Benefits of the Education Site:• Teacher created user names and passwords*

• All glogs remain private

• Students can’t message each other

Student AccountsTwo Options:

Individual Accounts Sub Accounts

• Students create account

• Can use their computer ID/PW for consistency

• Can have unlimited number of accounts

• Display projects using Delicious

• Best for secondary level

• Teacher creates accounts

• “Clunky” usernames and passwords are provided by Glogster

• Max 100 accounts • Display projects within

Glogster• Best for elementary

level

Delicious.com

Social Bookmarking

Glogs in the Classroom

Teacher created glogs• Review activity before a test• Introduce a unit• Post a collection of videos and links

Student created glogs• Research project• Virtual science fair• Publish creative writing

Student Examples

Career Exploration

Student Examples

Political Parties

Student Examples

Creative Writing

Teacher Examples

Web Quest

Questions

Links

Videos

Images

Teacher Examples

Book Talk

Mood Music

Links to Book Reviews

Teacher Examples

Assignment Glog

What’s a Wiki?A collection of interlinked web pages that are very easy to create and edit

in a collaborative manner

pbwiki / pbworks

Allow groups of people to edit and collaborate

on a document

Wikispaces

Allow groups of people to edit and collaborate

on a document

Vs.

* Undo Button * No Undo Button

* Fewer options to change font, color, and text size

* Edit menu looks more like Microsoft Word (WYSWYG)

* $200 - $1,000 yearly fee to assign page level or folder level permissions

* $99 yearly fee to assign page level or folder level permissions

* Unlimited users* 100 users

* 2 GB storage space* 2 GB storage space

* $1,000 year for “private label” with higher security settings and less public access

* $99 year for “private label” with higher security settings and less public access

pbwiki / pbworks

Allow groups of people to edit and collaborate

on a document

pbwiki / pbworks

Book Review Wiki

Book Review Wiki

Student Participation

Teacher Participation

Wikispaces

Allow groups of people to edit and collaborate

on a document

Wikispaces

Renaissance Employment Wiki

Podcasts

What is a Podcast?

Like a radio show, but distributed over the computer. Can have multiple episodes, or single, stand alone episodes.

Equipment

Headset Microphone

Audacity (PC) OR GarageBand (Mac)

TimelineDay 1: Podcast examples, and discuss difference

between good and bad podcasts

Day 2: Research day on podcast topic

Day 3: Write podcast script

Day 4: Introduce students to Audacity/Garageband

Day 5: Students record podcasts

Day 6: Students add music/effects and produce MP3 file

Student Examples

Money Management

Sexting PSA

Student Examples

Digital Storytelling

Tell a story with words and pictures

Alternatives to PS3

How do you write a story?

Writing the Narration

Finding Images

Google’s Advanced Search

Usage Rights “Labeled for Reuse”

Best Bets

Wikipedia = My Fav

EASY to Cite

Photo Story 3

• Tell a non-fiction story

• Create a commercial selling an element

• Create a book trailer

Han Dynasty – 9th Graders

Potassium Commercial - 8th Graders

Book Trailer – 8th Graders

Google Sites

Build a Web site

Google Sites* Easy to use

* Multiple collaborators on 1 site

* Students must have an e-mail address

* Great for group projects

Google’s Editing Interface

Visual editor = what you see is what you get

9th Grade Tech Reviews

9th Grade Tech Reviews

8th Grade Wii Web Site

Scratch

Create an animation or game

Scratch

Most Dangerous Game

* Students read “The Most Dangerous Game”

* Students summarized 2 columns of the story

* Students wrote 1 complex sentence from column summary

* Students turned 2 sentences into 1 short animation

* Gallery walk display; students write 3 complex sentences based on others’ animations

Project 1 Project 2

Project Gallery

Blogging

Online journal allowing people to share ideas

Blog Options

Blog as Lesson Summary Activity

Global CollaborationsBlogging Project

Blogs Kids Like

“Global” Blogs

Google Reader

Classroom Blog

Global Connections?

iTouch

Circulating the iTouch

Tennessee State Department of Education

Math and ELA Video Podcasts

Any Questions?