Will Richardson Chapter 9

Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Tools for Classrooms Excellent book that teaches educators how to utilize the emerging tools of the Read/ Write web including podcasting, blogging, RSS and wiki use. Chapter nine discusses what this means for education.

Page 126 – New Literacies Tyner’s Chapter 8 –Critical Media Literacy Richardson – 4 New Literacies Editing – Including being a critical reader and viewer. Publishing – Teach and model how ideas and products can be presented online. Collaboration – Literacy includes communication skills and proceses Managing Information – Tools for collecting, storing and retrieving relevant information.

10 Big Shifts in Education Open Content Information that used to be found in textbooks is now a Google search away Teachers no longer are there to provide knowledge

2. Many, Many Teachers and 24/7 Learning Biochemists, scholars of Faulkner, Civil War reenactors are available to our students Primary Sources Resources much richer than the traditional teacher – student relationship

3. The Social, Collaborative Construction of Meaningful Knowledge “do your own work” replaced with share your knowledge No longer done with project – finished – move on Share work with other scholars around the world

4. Teaching is conversation, not lecture George Siemens, “ Ideas are presented as the starting point for dialogue, not the ending point.” Students are active participants in their learning – thus formulating them to earn how to be active participants in their life

5. Know “Where” Learning Not important to know what the answer is…….but where to find it Move away from “closed” resources such as textbooks and move into “open” resourcs such as webpages and wikis

6. Readers are no longer just readers The Web is the “printing press for the masses” allowing many sources to be unedited Students need to read as editors and edit out bad resources and content

7. The web as a notebook Wikis, blogs and websites make paper writing less and less important Students save their writing online as well as pictures movies and resources

8. Writing is no longer limited to text “Rip, Mix and Learn” Alan Levine Write in text ------- AND -------- audio, video, music, digital photographs, code in Javascipt, and publish this for an audience Prove your knowledge – (as opposed to write a paper)

9. Mastery is the Product, Not the Test Traditional – show mastery by the TEST Today – Methods of showing mastery – innumerable Trend towards electronic online digital portfolios

10. Contribution, Not Completion, as the Ultimate Goal Traditional – Student hands in paper – teacher grades it – student throws paper away and is “done” Today – Audience has shifted to the world Teachers must change how they teach ----

Teachers as CONNECTORS Model strategies Connect students to primary sources Invite scholars from the world to comment on student work

Teachers as Content Creators To teach tools – teachers must know how to use them Teachers who use the tools develop learning strategies and styles similar to their students. (Thatcher, 2005)

Teachers as Collaborators Teachers need to see themselves as learners as well – not just with each other but with their students as well No longer can teachers pretend to know everything

Teachers as Coaches Model the skills – students responsible for their own performance Similar to a coach – and players on a team

Teachers as Change Agents Teachers need to incorporate new tools into their instruction – no longer wait until the administration tells them they have to Find new ways to help students learn

The future is static What is fresh and new now will be different in a year We cannot imagine what will be available to educators in the not so distant future