Effective Use of Media in the Classroom Educator Internship August 19, 2008

Education is now a community undertaking on many different levels. Real change cannot happen just by rethinking what happens inside the school walls. Education is now a community undertaking on many different levels. - Will Richardson Define Web 2.0, Highlight examples of Web 2.0 applications, Brainstorm ways of incorporating these type of applications into our work Highlight examples of Web 2.0 applications Brainstorm ways of incorporating these type of applications into our work Define Web 2.0

What is Web 2.0? A catch phrase that describes a wide range of online activities and applications that form the “Participatory Web” or “Read/Write Web” Internet tools that are changing the face of education, business and politics Include resources like weblogs (blogs), wikis, audio-video casts, social bookmarking and social networking websites It’s free !!!

The Changing Face of the Internet Web 3.0 (Live) Web 2.0 (Share) Real Time, co-creative web, Growing 3D Portal Avatar representation Integrated games. 2 Way Web Rise of Blogs, Wikis, podcasts, personal publishing & social networks Web 1.0 (Push) Pushed Web Text/graphics based Developed by Gary Hayes, 2006

Some Helpful Comparisons Web 1.0 Web 2.0 Personal websites Blogger.com Britannica Online Wikipedia.com Ofoto Flickr RileyGuide.com (taxonomy) Del.icio.us ("folksonomy")

Social Collaboration- Wikipedia How can a wiki support career exploration and planning? Check out: http://bethkanter.wikispaces.com/

Social Bookmarking How can tagging information to save and share with others serve a career development purpose ?

Social Networking What are the life/work implications of being socially connected online ? Check out: http://www.myspace/otbjobs

Social Collaboration with YouTube (Viral Marketing in Action) This video was created by an professor and 200 students enrolled in ANTH 200: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology at Kansas State University, Spring 2007. It began as a brainstorming exercise, thinking about how students learn, what they need to learn for their future, and how our current educational system fits in. Check out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o

More YouTube Videos The last Lecture by Randy Pausch at Carnegie Mellon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_MqicxSo Introduction to Career Planning: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tpzTc18qYI How to Get Hired: Get that Job: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zIQruPEDmg&feature=related

Learning From the Blogosphere http://twentyfivedays.wordpress.com/about/

Learn More About Blogs Explore the Blogosphere with www.Technorati.com Weblogg-ed : http://weblogg-ed.com/ 2 Cents Worth: http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/ The Flat Classroom Project http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/ Employee Evolution http://www.employeeevolution.com/ 12

Begin Blogging How? Use www.blogger.com to open free accounts for youth Why? To help youth reflect on learning experiences, take and post surveys, express opinions of learning and work The Result: Blogging promotes critical and analytical thinking, combines the best of social reflection and social interaction, promotes creativity and making connections 13

http://chalkdust101.blogspot.com/

Networking & Collaboration in Second Life $600,000.00 is spent each day in Second Life.com a new 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. - Fortune magazine, September 2006

Serious Second Life Applications IBM Hold Virtual Meetings: http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-6127448-7.html Companies Hold Virtual Interviews: http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118229876637841321-NkCuEAak8wFXmvmPVWkALxqNS3M_20070719.html?mod=tff_main_tff_top Harvard holds class in Second Life: http://www.joystiq.com/2006/09/12/harvard-class-invades-second-life/

Implications of Web 2.0 for Youth Allow for engagement with real world right now “ I think we should be allowed to use cell phones and IPODS in school. If it is going to be shoved in our faces left and right, how could you ignore it? By integrating websites such as this one into our education, we are not only saving trees, but benefiting from one anothers ideas. This website allows kids who are shy or quiet or even mute to share their opinions. But that's just my opinion... “ - A Student Speaks http://chalkdust101.blogspot.com/ - October 5, 2007 17

Challenges of Web 2.0 Tools/website services often blocked by filters Keeping youth safe online Lifecycle of content

Implications for the Future Do these new resources affect our work? How do you feel these resources affect our students? What does it mean to if we address the concept of Web 2.0? What does it mean if we don’t? * This is my avatar created at Yahoo.com. In the interest of full disclosure I do not actually own a red scarf or black sling back shoes.

Students Must Be… “ Learners, Creators and Communicators to meet the demands of the next century- Learners in the sense that they must view education as a lifelong process and develop a passion for continuous learning; Creators who not only have the measure of discipline found in our current workforce but display independent and innovative thinking; and Communicators who are effective team players, able to articulate their ideas confidently.” Define Web 2.0, Highlight examples of Web 2.0 applications, Brainstorm ways of incorporating these type of applications into our work Highlight examples of Web 2.0 applications Brainstorm ways of incorporating these type of applications into our work Define Web 2.0 (Ministry of Education, 1998) Singapore

For More Information Victoria Gray NYS Department of Labor Career Resource Office Victoria.gray@labor.state.ny.us