Educational Uses of Web 2.0 How do you interact with the web now? What is web 2.0 and how do students use Web 2.0? Why do you want to use Web 2.0? What are the challenges of Web 2.0? How can you avoid the pitfalls of Web 2.0? What about a district AUP including web 2.0? What about the time it takes to do a project vs. covering the content with a lecture? What can you and your students do with Web 2.0?
What you can do with Web 2.0 photosharing Wiki- collaborative space Blog-online journal videosharing podcasts RSS Feeds interactive database Google goodies digital storytelling video creation social book marking social networking
How do you interact with the web now?
How are students already participating in Web 2.0? 64% of online teens age content- creating activities 39% share own artistic creations 33% create web pages or blogs for others 28% have their own blog 27% have their own web page 26% remix content: collage
Popular Student 2.0 Sites World of Warcraft, Second Life (Massively Multiplayer Online Games) MySpace/Facebook/LiveJournal (Blogs, Webpages) YouTube (Video) Think Free/ Google Docs (Content Hosting) Limewire / Kazaa (File Sharing)
2.0 Gaming MMPORPG- World of Warcraft Screenshot
Why use Web 2.0? A better way to learn Training global citizens Using 21 st century skills Can be done as homework An easier way to accomplish a task Kids are digital natives
How can I avoid the pitfalls of Web 2.0? Teach students to edit their work before publishing to the world Teach copyright: images, video, online info Teach Creative Commons licensing Teach to ask permission before using someone’s online work—use the Internet
Legislation / Policies FERPA CIPA Copyright—Carrie Russell, Office of Information Technology Policy ALA AUP
Positive approaches to 2.0 Develop a District AUP that includes 2.0 Discuss with your administrator and tech people Develop a toolkit Practice before the students do the project
The Read-Write Interactive Web Is an authentic, real-world vehicle for student expression and collaboration free and accessible from any computer bringing the outside world inside and bringing the school world outside...
Educational challenges of Web 2.0? Teach new literacy skills—editing skills Teach ethics, laws, copyright Teach online safety Teach web 2.0 tools are an extension of your classroom—appropriate / inappropriate Teach Netiquette Consider graduated use—Elementary, MS, HS
More challenges Paradigm shift in attitudes about collaboration and authorship Projects take time-Project-based learning vs. cover the content Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
District acceptable use policy- Web 2.0 Academic Integrity--Attribution Reading/viewing/publishing student work online May want to include limited access Acceptable use for publishing to areas not on the school web site Internet Safety Agreement of Franklin Parish School Board. Safety Agreement of Franklin Parish School Board.
Other policy considerations Student contracts to reinforce ethical and responsible behavior Permission from parents and students to publish student photos and work Letter to parents with information about the educational objectives of the project
More policies Discuss with your principal and tech people Advocate for including 2.0 in existing AUP Check with Tech people to select one tool for each application for one school Disclaimers If using web 2.0 for a school assignment, follow school policies, even if not on the school web site
What you can do with Web 2.0 photosharing Wiki- collaborative space Blog videosharing podcasts RSS Feeds interactive database Google goodies digital storytelling video creation social bookmarking social networking
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Workshop Sites Wiki Photosharing Blogging Video sharing and Podcasts RSS feeds Interactive databases Zoho Creator Google Voicethread Creative Commons Music Animoto –create a video Social bookmarking – Social networking LinkedIn