Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms A Book Review

The Book Designed for teachers Give them the opportunity experience the environments of the networked learning space Connect and engage them so they understand the pedagogy of using the tools with their students Can’t teach what you don’t understand or use

Read/Write Web Transformative changeTransformative change CollaborativeCollaborative Creates connections with people of similar interestsCreates connections with people of similar interests Thousands of ameteur reports –a society of authorshipThousands of ameteur reports –a society of authorship Connect to learning communities and contribute to the larger body of knowledgeConnect to learning communities and contribute to the larger body of knowledge

Teacher Toolbox Web 2.0 Tools Weblogs (blogs) Weblogs (blogs) Wikis Wikis Really Simple Syndication (RSS) & Aggregators Really Simple Syndication (RSS) & Aggregators Social Bookmarking Social Bookmarking Audio/Video Audio/Video Social Networking Social Networking

Weblogs …..Blogs Connected Writing Sharing ideas and interests with others Sharing ideas and interests with others Meant to connect to others Meant to connect to others Supports different learning styles Supports different learning styles Never finished...ongoing...beyond the walls of the classroom/day Never finished...ongoing...beyond the walls of the classroom/day Teaches new literacies Teaches new literacies Researching, organization, synthesizing ideas

Wikis Anyone can write and edit at anytime Collaborative environment Being used in classrooms in a variety of ways Being used in classrooms in a variety of waysWikipedia Basis of collaborative construction of knowledge Basis of collaborative construction of knowledge Interactive..but can have problems Interactive..but can have problems Students need to be taught how to use it..not as the only sopurce but a start Students need to be taught how to use it..not as the only sopurce but a start

Really Simple Syndication (RSS) & Aggregators Subscribe to a siteSubscribe to a site Brings all information gleaned from the web to one location for you to read at a later dateBrings all information gleaned from the web to one location for you to read at a later date Aggregator –Google Reader most usedAggregator –Google Reader most used Social BookmarkingSocial Bookmarking Delicious and Diigo Delicious and Diigo All bookmarks stored/shareAll bookmarks stored/share Have access to others bookmarksHave access to others bookmarks

Audio/Video Flickr Store pics and video Store pics and videoPodcasting “Internet Radio” (Radio Willow Web-Omaha) “Internet Radio” (Radio Willow Web-Omaha)Screencasting Capture what is on the screen and share with others Capture what is on the screen and share with others Live Streaming USTream.tv – includes chat USTream.tv – includes chat

Social Networking Stay connected to one another Explore similar interests/information Most popular Facebook, MySpace, Google+ Facebook, MySpace, Google+ Twitter Twitter

Final Analysis Read/Write Web will continue to influence teachers and students; and content will continue to grow Creation of content is collaborative;Web 2.0 helps connect and create with others. Educational systems need to change to respond to the 24/7 learning available to students The 180 day, 4 or 8 period day is no longer an effective structure

Teaching needs to be redefined Need to be connectors of people and content Need to be connectors of people and content Need to use the same tools that we want our students to use Need to use the same tools that we want our students to use Need to be collaborators..have a personal learning community Need to be collaborators..have a personal learning community Need to modelthe skills Need to modelthe skills Need to agents of chamnge Need to agents of chamnge Need to move away from the old models and create a new paradigm Need to move away from the old models and create a new paradigm