Web 2.0 for Administrators:For beginners …

from a beginner

By Maureen Cohen

Assistant Principal

Grafton High School

MSSAA 2011 Summer Conference

cohenm@grafton.k12.ma.us

GHSAPrincipal

Goals

To provide an overview on web 2.0, barriers to integration, and suggested strategies to overcome technology integration

To outline technology integration steps at Grafton High School

To share benefits of using Web 2.0 tools such as: Wordle, Podcasts, Blogs, Glogster, Voicethread, Slideshare, Prezi and Online Polling

To offer web 2.0 resources to bring back to your school

Who are our students? Digital Natives

• Tech Savvy• Multi-taskers

• Instant Gratification• Less concerns with privacy issues

• Online contributors

“Let me use my own devices and tools in the school day” (Project Tomorrow, 2009, p. 8).

Have you been paying attention?

Pay Attention

The Power of Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and most notably, collaboration among users.

Examples: Wikis, Blogs, Games, Podcasts, Videocasts, Social-networking sites

Barriers to Overcome

Barriers to Overcome

Steps to Overcome First Order Barriers

Steps to Overcome Second Order Barriers

“A school’s technology efforts are seriously threatened unless key administrators become active technology leaders in a school” (Anderson & Dexter, 2005, p. 74).

The educational leader’s new mission “must now include designing and implementing new strategies to help teachers recognize, understand, and integrate technology with teaching and learning in the classroom”(Creighton, 2003, p. 2).

The Principal as Technology Leader

Integration: Year 1 2009-2010

Integration: Year 2 2010-2011

Integration: Year 3 2011-2012

Examples of Web 2.0 ToolsWordle

Podcasts

Voicethread

Online Polling

Blogs

Glogster

Slideshare

Prezi

Storybird

Wikis

Animoto

Flickr

Blabbercize

Why Wordle?

Easy entry point—builds confidence

Capture key points Compare/contrast Brainstorm Compare for bias Poetry in words Word art Getting to know students Speeches analyzed MA Frameworks

http://www.wordle.net/create

Example: Grafton District Guiding Beliefs Below

Why Podcast/Videocast?

Allows for learning at learner’s own pace Reinforces information previously presented Anyplace, anytime learning possible Student-created podcasts Critical thinking + synthesis + digital media Can create a global audience for students Students studying even when not in class Experiences through participation—listen and then respond Flipped Classroom Model:http://youtu.be/2H4RkudFzlc

Why Blog?

Participant-centered Improves writing Gets better reflection Anytime-anywhere learning Invites collaboration Archives learning Promotes creativity Encourages critical thinking

Friday Focus Blog Example

Examples of Blogs at GHS

Physics: “Angry Birds…is it good physics?”

English: Sharing First Person Singulars

Computer Science: Is the Internet changing the way we think?

Math: Solving Equations—Why is process so important?

Law: Wikileaks, Act of Deviance?

French: L’histoire de notre classe

Art: Analysis of Artwork

Phys Ed: Have you ever had an experience where exercise helped your mental state of mind? Explain.

English: Philosophy of Composition

Why Online Polling?

Great way to engage students in answering questions and checking for understanding.

Done live in classroom or posted on web pages. Students answer via text, web, or Twitter Results can be put into a PowerPoint

Example: Polleverywhere.com

Why Slideshare?

http://www.slideshare.net/rbyrnetech/best-of-the-web-2010

Slideshare allows the user to find presentations on just about any topic.

A great resource for administrators who want to quickly learn about a new web 2.0 topic

The slideshare presentation: Best of the Web 2010

Why Glogster?

Glogster allows students of all ages to create an online poster or webpage that contains multimedia elements such as text, audio, video, images, graphs, drawings, and data.

Why use paper and markers when you can create posters online?

Promotes creativity

Examples: Freedom Riders--http://aingri1.edu.glogster.com/freedomriders/

Frog Dissection--http://tehescmarts.edu.glogster.com/frog-dissection/

You create your ideas on a whiteboard campus and you put your images and videos to create a presentation. You can zoom in and out.

Can see the whole story and the details.

Interesting and engaging for students.

Prezi Example: 15 Must Have Web Tools

Why Prezi?

http://prezi.com/suoreasmdbh9/15-must-have-web-tools-for-teachers/

My Favorite Web 2.0 Resources

References Anderson, R.E. and Dexter, S. (2005). Technology leadership: An empirical investigation of

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Becker, (2000). Findings from teaching, learning, and computing survey: Is Larry Cuban right?[paper]. School Technology Leadership Conference of the Council of Chief State School Officers. Washington, D.C.

Creighton, T. (2003). The principal as technology leader. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, Inc.

Cuban, L., Kirkpatrick, H. and Peck, C. High access and low use of technologies in high school classrooms: Explaining an apparent paradox. American Educational Research Journal, 35: 813. DOI:

10.3102/00028312038004813.

Ertmer, P.A. (2005). Teacher pedagogical beliefs: The final frontier in our quest for technology integration. Educational Technology Research Development, 53:4, pp. 25-39.

Ertmer, P.A. and Ottenbreit-Leftwich, A.T. (2010). Teacher technology change: How knowledge, confidence, beliefs, and culture intersect. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 42:3, 255-284.

Flanagan, L. & Jacobson, M. (2003). Technology leadership for the 21st century principal. Journal of Educational Administration. 41:2. DOI: 10.1108/09578230310464648

Franklin, T., Turner, S., Kariuki, M. and Duran, M. (2001). Mentoring overcomes barriers to technology integration. Journal of Computing in Teacher Education, 18:1, pp. 26-31.

References

Gillard, S. and Bailey, D. (2007). Technology in the classroom: Overcoming obstacles, reaping rewards. The International Journal of Learning, 14:1, 87-93.

Hixon, E. and Buckenmeyer, J. (2009). Revisiting technology integration in schools: Implications for professional development. Computers in the Schools, 26: 130-146. DOI:

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Inan, F.A. and Lowther, D.L. (2010). Factors affecting technology integration in K-12 classrooms: a path model. Educational Technology Research Development, 58: 137-154. DOI: 10.1007/s11423-009-9132-y.

Keengwe, J., Onchwari, G. and Wachira, P. (2008). Computer technology integration and student learning: Barriers and promise. Journal of Science Educational Technology, 17: 560-565. DOI: 10.1007/s10956-08-9123-5.

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Robinson, L.K. (2005). Examining perceptual barriers to technology: A study on the diffusion of educational technology and education reform. International Journal of Information and Communication

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