A Quick Tour of Web 2.0 Credit to paradigm4 – found on Flickr

Let’s Get Started …

First stop: Blogs Subscribe via an aggregator: “A blog is a web site, usually maintained by an individual , with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video”. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog Example: http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/ Allows for reflections & conversations - interaction Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. Web-based or hosted versions: https://www.blogger.com/start http://wordpress.org/ Subscribe via an aggregator: Google Reader Outlook

Educational Examples Build a class portal: Include class syllabi, rules, homework assignments, rubrics, etc. Wilder’s Fourth Grade Math and Science: http://jwilder.edublogs.org/ Room 14’s Class Blog: http://year6room14.edublogs.org/ 5NT.ca: http://grade5nt.edublogs.org/ Use for student reflection http://nightwiesel.blogspot.com/ Professional Development: Commun-IT http://janeknight.typepad.com/

A Convert… “I love my blog so much I can write what I want when I want except when my mom or sister is on the computer. My favorite part about having a blog is that it can be due on a Sunday and you cannot forget it at home or at school. I also like how you can write on it even if it is not for homework. The thing I worry about with blogs is that its world wide and if I say something to offend them then they will get mad at me and I wont no why. Other wise I think blogs are a great idea.” – Joey Girl http://www.solutionwatch.com/519/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-3/

Second Stop: Social Bookmarking What it is: Tagging (adding keywords) websites, videos and photos, in a way that is meaningful to you Sharing those sites and tags with others

delicious Social bookmarking/tagging of websites A good introduction: http://blog.delicious.com/ Store favourites in ways that are meaningful to you – tag them AND bundle them Add people to your network; subscribe to tags that are of interest to you; search for others’ sites: http://delicious.com/qdsouza Share your stored sites with others by forwarding them on (for: username tag)

More of a Visual Learner? Check out Favthumbs: http://favthumbs.com/

diigo.com Similar functions as delicious Lets you use additional features: Highlight content on a website that is of particular interest Add a sticky note with comments on a site

Educational Examples Individual tagging Build a learning community Researching and storing of sites most relevant to individual user Build a learning community Class chooses one tag and contributes to delicious using that tag Class members can recommend sites to one another Build a class archive: http://del.icio.us/chem130 Use for group work – ‘notes’ field in delicious and ‘comments’ field in Diigo allow for commentary/quality notes about sites, sharing of sites during collaborative research Use Diigo for organizing material for papers, etc. Use code to add material to your blog

Flickr Online site that allows you to upload and tag photos/images Take Flickr code and place it into your blog or website, so that your photos are displayed Use Flickr Toys: http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

Educational Examples Use to explain and illustrate: http://flickr.com/photos/ha112/901660/in/set-129006/ Allows for analysis of parts of the painting – use the ‘notes’ feature Allows student commenting to build a discussion Provide instruction: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/817669/ Search for images to support presentations – an alternative to searching Google Virtual fieldtrips or any type of visual portfolio: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kbrigham/sets/72157601916114594/ Flicktion – have students find a photo and write a story Teach about copyright – show students how to make use of the Creative Commons Use Flickr to do book displays: Clemens & Alcuin Use Flickr Toys to create materials for the classroom or have students use them for presentations, projects, etc.

Third Stop: Wikis

Educational Examples: PD Resource Support Blogging!: http://supportblogging.com/ Classroom Examples: http://westwood.wikispaces.com/ http://flatclassroomproject.wikispaces.com/ http://wiki.woodward.edu/hannalee/doku.php

Fourth Stop: Podcasting What is a podcast? “a multimedia file distributed over the Internet, using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcasts Some features: Can be audio or video. Can be downloaded automatically using software capable of reading feed formats (like RSS). Subscribe to a feed, then each time a new clip is added, you are automatically updated with the newest episode. Listen/watch podcasts via an iPod or other MP3 player or via a computer.

How to Find and Subscribe to Podcasts iTunes Select Podcasts from the Music Store Subscribe via the Music Store iTunesU - Post secondary education Education Podcast Network

YouTube A service that allows users to upload videos that they would like to share with others Owned by Google Post and tag videos, comment on others’ videos Search Teacher Tube Examples: The First Help Desk – information literacy at its finest! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eIFoz-Tjf8

Educational Examples Record events in the classroom, allow students to comment, provide analysis Why we Remember: http://youtube.com/watch?v=y0mWrc1gj6U Dream Mural Project: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=290fa60eb31b5fc917ad&page=1&viewtype=&category= Discussion about issues: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usd0-D7BsKs Outreach: http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/abc123/eng/podcast/ Tutorials: Formatting a Research Paper in APA Style: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reFXrhdvnmw

Twitter

Educational Uses Twitter for Academia: Twenty-One Interesting Ideas: Understanding of the world: Look at the Public Timeline Have students follow someone they are interested in: pmharper, M_Ignatieff Twenty-One Interesting Ideas: Historical Tweets, then get students to create a historical exchange Open discussion/exchange on topic Use Twitter Poll to collect data and graph it Replace student log book – questions/issues students have as they do homework

References/Additional Readings: Back to School with the Class of Web2.0, Part 3 by Brian Benzinger: http://www.solutionwatch.com/519/back-to-school-with-the-class-of-web-20-part-3/ Blogs for Learning by Dr. Ethan Watrall and Dr. Nicole Ellison: http://blogsforlearning.msu.edu/ Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms (2nd edition) by Will Richardson , Corwin Press, 2009. The Edublogger by Sue Waters: http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/ Social Software: You Are an Access Point by Daniel Chudnov: http://simplelink.library.utoronto.ca/url.cfm/39284 Social Tagging in K-12 Education: Folksonomies for Student Folk by Adam Seldow: http://mrseldow.gradeweb.com/custom/Social_tagging_in_K12_Education_Seldow_4_3_06.pdf Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education by Liz Kolb, ISTE, 2009 Using Del.icio.us in the Classroom by Gabriela Grosseck: http://www.scribd.com/doc/212002/Using-delicious-In-Education Twenty-One Interesting Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom : http://docs.google.com/Present?docid=dhn2vcv5_118cfb8msf8 Twitter for Academia: http://academhack.outsidethetext.com/home/2008/twitter-for-academia/ Using Flickr in the Classroom by David Jakes: http://www.jakesonline.org/flickrinclassroom.pdf