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Selecting the best Web 2.0 tools to meet your needs. Created for MACUL Educational Leadership Conference 4-21-2011.
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Hammer or Screwdriver?
Selecting the Right Web 2.0 Tool to Accomplish Your Goals
Andy MannMuskegon Area ISD
So Many – Which is Right?
• Weebly• Google Sites• Word Press Blog• WikiSpaces• Google Documents• Moodle
www.weebly.com
Teacher Websitehttp://cnapolitano.weebly.comhttp://kinderchild.weebly.com
Curriculum Websitehttp://googlearth.weebly.com
Strength and Weakness
Student Portfoliohttp://millerpaige.weebly.com
Strength• Drag and drop• Brain dead easy• Optional for blog page• Subdomain naming• Education version
Weakness• No history• Can be slow – be patient
http://blog.weebly.com/2/post/2011/04/introducing-collaborative-website-editing.html
When is Weebly the Best Choice?
• Want a quick web page• User is not tech savvy• Need an easy-to-use GUI interface• One primary creator• Minimal collaboration• Want options for different looks• Like having a site with subdomain naming• More static content
Strength and Weakness
Strength• Google integration• Many templates• Easily duplicate site• Easy collaboration
Weakness• Many options• No sub domain• Not as intuitive
http://sites.google.com
Teacher Websitehttp://sites.google.com/site/learnstjoe/
Curriculum Websitehttp://sites.google.com/site/deliciousineducation/
When is Google Sitesthe Best Choice?
• Use Google Apps for Education• User has some tech skills• Want many layout options• Want easy integration with other Google
tools• Multiple users collaborating on site
creation• More static content
http://blogs.muskegonisd.org
Classroom Bloghttp://blogs.reeths-puffer.org/ mcguinna/
http://classblogmeister.com/blog.php?blogger_id=51141
Curriculum Bloghttp://educationaltech-med.blogspot.com/
Strength and Weakness
Strength• Users can subscribe to blog posts• Easy to create posts• Visitors can comment on posts• Posts can be moderated
Weakness• One creator• Not designed for static pages• Some embeds won’t work• Some blogs have advertisements• Blogger.com links to other blogs• http://gloryriverprimitives-robby.blo
gspot.com
When is a Blogthe Best Choice?
• Blog = Web log• Regular updates• Want to allow others to subscribe• Want to allow others to comment• Some tech skills needed for advanced• Not the best choice for static pages• Ideal for daily/weekly record of class
events or homework
http://wikispaces.com
Classroom Wikihttp://thekinderkids.wikispaces.comhttp://cisd-assistivetechnology.wikispaces.com
Curriculum Wikihttp://cisd-assistivetechnology.wikispaces.comhttp://r-phungergames.wikispaces.com
Strength and Weakness
Strength• Easy to collaborate• Pages can be locked – no editing• Supports embedding well• History and easy reverting• Subdomain provided• Student account friendly• Free ad free education version
Weakness• Discussion forum not a full blog• Limited templates• Difficult to duplicate
When is WikiSpacesthe Best Choice?
• Multiple users collaborating on site –– Changing diff. pages at the same time is okay
• Want to be able to look back at the history• Want to batch upload students with or
without email addresses• Don’t need elaborate discussion forums• Don’t need a large choice of themes• Want to know when a page is changed
http://docs.google.com
Documents• Work collaborative on documents
Spreadsheets• Work collaborative on
spreadsheets
Presentations• Work collaborative on
presentations
Forms• Create surveys which do not
require an account to complete
Strength and Weakness
Strength• Users understand the tools• Easy to create surveys• Can view history & revisions• New features added daily
Weakness• Long URLs• Google account needed to edit
unless public• No discussion forum• https://docs.google.com/present/
edit?id=0AclS3lrlFkCIZGhuMnZjdjVfNDMyZDhiOG4yd24&hl=en
When is Google Docsthe Best Choice?
• Users have Google account• Want to use MS Office like tools• Want to allow collaboraiton• Want to allow some users just view rights
and others users editing rights• Have a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint
document to convert to online editing• Want to give a survey
http://moodle.muskegonisd.org
Classroom Website• Secure site for classroom
resources• Can submit assignments• Safe discussion forum• Many different modules• Easy to embed content
Shared Content• More than 30 MLO courses• Open source – sharing philosophy
Strength and Weakness
Strength• Secure – login required• Open Source• Forums, Quiz,
Assignments
Weakness• Login required• More technical• Fewer templates
http://www.hallsville.org/elementary/cunningham/moodle/
When is Moodlethe Best Choice?
• Want secure site – with a password– Show student videos– Showing copyrighted material
• Want to allow users to submit assignments• Want to use discussion forums• Want “self graded” quizzes• Want to use or share course materials
Hammer or Screwdriver?• What did I leave out?• What is the best choice?• What are your recommendations?
Thanks for attending
Hammer or Screwdriver? Selecting the Right Web 2.0 Tool to Accomplish Your Goals – 11am-Noon – Room 1228
Andy Mann, Muskegon Area Intermediate School District How can you help others in selecting the best tool to accomplish their
learning goals? Review different online applications and when and why each would be the best choice. Start at a foundational classroom
website using Weebly or Google Sites. Understand where a blog is the right choice. Explore the collaborative benefits of WikiSpaces and
Google Docs. End with a blended course supported by the popular Learning Management System, Moodle. Like a hammer or screwdriver, each of these applications is the right tool depending on what you wan to
accomplish.