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3 Inspiration Vs. Perspiration

 Authentic learning experiences  Grounded in critical thinking  Well scaffolded  Student-centric but teacher-dependent  Firmly grounded in the curriculum  Cross-curricular  Example: › › 4

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 You are probably already using Web 2.0 tools in your day-to-day online life: › Facebook › Blogs › Wikipedia › Flickr/Picassa/etc… 6

 Allow you to perform tasks or create objects without software.  Often known as “Web 2.0” applications.  Often have an element of social interaction.  Accessible from anywhere.  Usually FREE! 7

 Applications go up and down.  Applications get bought out.  Web applications sometimes allow students to interact with other people online. Most tools have privacy settings to keep minors safe.  Students’ privacy should be considered. Some tools can be completely private, but others not. 8

 Applications may create thing that can’t leave the confines of the particular web site (e.g./ can’t be downloaded to a disc/dvd/etc…)  Students with computers at home may get to spend more time on projects than students without since it’s easily accessible. 9

 Consider room setup.  Consider privacy settings.  Consider parental permission.  Consider school/district technology policy.  Consider addresses and sign-up logistics. 10

 Some Web 2.0 sites may be blocked at your school… you can sometimes get around this.  Submit a request to your technology department.  Provide a pedagogical justification for the site to be unblocked at your school during a certain period of time.  Describe how you will keep students safe. 11

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 Be safe and legal… use copyright free items.  Photos: › › › › › › › ›

 Sounds:  Videos:  More: Directory of web site with legal content for schools and companies to use. Content_Directory Content_Directory 14

15 Research, Text and Literacy

 Diigo: Highlight and annotate web sites for your students. ›  Trailfire: Create a path through the Internet and annotate web pages. ›  Evernote: Save content from across the web with a bookmark. ›

 Have students create a trailfire trail of good quality research resources.  Have students use Diigo to comment on news articles.  Have students compile and share research for a class project using Evernote. 17

 Google Bookmarks: Non-social bookmarking ›  Del.icio.us: Social bookmarking ›  Share resources with your young students (no URLs)  Have students create research archives 18

 Google Reader: Subscribe to feeds and write your own notes. ›  Google Alerts: Get s sent to you on any topic. ›  Create alerts for topics you’re following in your social and science courses.  Create a custom newspaper for your students using Reader. 19

 Bubbl.us: Collaborative mind mapping ›  Gliffy: Collaborative mind mapping ›  Grapholite: Word-like concept mapping ›  Mindmeister: Collaborative mapping ›  Mindomo: Software interactive mind mapping ›

 Blog Tools › ›  Blog by ›  Class blog examples › ›

 Create a blog from the point of view of an historic figure.  Create a blog to track observations about a classroom pet.  Have students do scribe posts to summarize instructional content. › › e-post-november html e-post-november html 22

 Microblogging Tools › ›  PLNs › /08/08/looking-for-a-unique-gift-for-an- administrator-give-em-a-pln/ /08/08/looking-for-a-unique-gift-for-an- administrator-give-em-a-pln/ › › › M_ZE5BS0SgqDabnhl8Z2aA M_ZE5BS0SgqDabnhl8Z2aA 23

 Twitter in the classroom?  Asynchronous discussion  Reading responses  Test preparation  Current events: › ›  Scientific research: › › ›

 Wiki tools › ›  Class Wikis › ›  School Wiki ›  Springnote: Wiki notebook ›

 Use a wiki to write a class “choose-your-own-adventure”.  Use a wiki to showcase student work to parents.  Use a wiki as a portfolio of student work. Allow parents to join your wiki so that they can comment and provide feedback to students. 26

 Pikistrips: Comics from photos ›  ToonDoo: Comic books from scratch ›  Pixton: Customizable comics (animation soon) ›  Toonlet: Create a character and write text ›  DoInk: Simple Animations ›

 Reasons for Exploration › toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid= toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=12301  The Importance of Squanto › ViewBook.toon?bookid= ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741  Prince Henry’s Contributions › ok.toon?bookid= ok.toon?bookid=

 Google Sites: Simple student web sites › ›  Protopages: Highly customizable widgets. › ›

 Other free web page apps… › › › › ›

 With Ning gone, here are some alternatives: › › › ›

 Google Docs: Write, share and edit documents online. › ›  Zoho: An alternative to Google Docs. More features and more complex. ›

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34 Media and Multimedia

 Flickr is a useful tool that allows you to upload and annotate images that can be made either public or private.  Flickr Notes › ledmonton/ / ledmonton/ / 35

 Flickr can be used for storyboarding or even visual storytelling.  Flickr Stories › groups/sixwordstory/discuss/ / groups/sixwordstory/discuss/ /  Five Frame Flickr Story ›

 Have students do a photo scavenger hunt of math or science concepts and have them upload and annotate the images on Flickr.  Have students create an archive of writing prompts in Flickr and use the annotation tool to point out interesting questions or prompts. 37

 Tool: Aviary ›  Tool: Picnik ›  Tool: FotoFlexer ›  Tool: Splashup ›  Font creator: Fontstruct ›

 Glogster: Create multimedia posters › › About-Myself/?w1 About-Myself/?w1  BigHugeLabs: Make photo objects ›  Storybird: Create digital storybooks ›  Prezi: Non-linear presentations ›

 Google Maps: Create unlimited maps with annotated locations › › UTF8&msa=0&msid= a4b0b9fad889&t=h&z=2 UTF8&msa=0&msid= a4b0b9fad889&t=h&z=2  Community Walk: Kid friendly maps › › berta/my_first_neighborhood/map/ berta/my_first_neighborhood/map/

 Have students create a mapped journal of an historic trip.  Have students create a virtual field trip based on a class field trip.  Have students create a map of a science process (e.g./ where garbage goes or the path of a can as it goes to be recycled).  Have students complete a reflective health project, mapping places of importance in their life. 41

 xTimeline: Historic interactive timelines › com/index.aspx?t= 5&l=en-US com/index.aspx?t= 5&l=en-US  Dipity: Interactive timelines with additional multimedia. ›

 Have students create a timeline of a scientific process (e.g./ the lifecycle of an animal).  Have students create a year plan for the goals they would like to achieve in your course.  Have students add to existing public timelines on xTimeline. 43

 Mapwing: Image based virtual tours › › r.php?t=IELIBsIwwYLNIsa r.php?t=IELIBsIwwYLNIsa  Photosynth: Create virtual tours from photos ›  Create a virtual tour of community places.  Create a virtual tour after a field trip. 44

 VoiceThread: Not really like anything else… ›  Almost like a wiki/blog with audio… it allows users to annotate and expand images with voice recordings. › › ›

 Create an oral history archive such as: ›  If all of your students have internet access, do a daily homework question on Voicethread.  Have students create a talking storybook.  Look through the many examples of teacher projects already on Voicethread! ›

 Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcasts ›  Yodio: Podcast from any phone or the web ›  Talkshoe: Podcasting and Audio Discussion Forums ›  Student Podcast Samples: › › category/podcasting/ category/podcasting/ 47

 Teacher Tube: An online video archive like YouTube but safe for the classroom. ›  Ustream: Create a live feed of a school event. ›

 Make a podcast for  Create an “Our City” Podcast for  Do a weekly class podcast as a review/newsletter. room208vidcast.mp4 room208vidcast.mp4  Create a “captain’s log” of a famous historic voyage.  Make a series of vidcasts to promote DPA. 49

 Create an old fashioned radio play.  Create a pod/vidcast debate online.  Have students create a podcast dictionary of vocabulary words.  Have students create a series of vidcasts solving different kids of math problems.  Have students summarize current events once a week. 50

 Screencast-O-Matic: Capture and post what’s on your computer screen. › › matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH › matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap 51

 GoView: Record and edit your screen captures ›  Sketchcast: Capture and post what’s on your tablet or SmartBoard. ›  Screentoaster: Record screen captures and upload to YouTube and other sites. ›

 Capture and post Smart Board notes online quickly.  Create an archive of extra credit work that can be used year after year.  Use Screencast-o-Matic to orally assess student work  Create videos for parents so that they can help their child with homework.  Help assess student difficulties in areas like problem solving (have students talk through their work). 53

 Bubble Ply: Add bubbles and captions to video › › player.aspx?pid=b1bf700f-6f dd7-e b9 player.aspx?pid=b1bf700f-6f dd7-e b9 › pid=EE1549C5-E35B-4F64-AA80- D4C1A220102F pid=EE1549C5-E35B-4F64-AA80- D4C1A220102F 54

 Use video annotation to have students analyze speeches.  Use video annotation to have students express an opinion on a video or news clip.  Use video annotation for formative feedback for student work (e.g./ video recordings of PE).  Use video annotation to create an instructional video (with written in steps). 55

 Pixorial: Create and edit video online. ›  Motionbox: Create and edit video online. ›  Jaycut: Create and edit video online. ›  One True Media: Video montages ›

 Funtigo: Create online scrapbooks. ›  Vuvox: Make interactive panoramas. ›  Animoto: Create photo commercials ›  Panraven: Photo storybooks › › Viewer.html?storyId= Viewer.html?storyId=

 Noteflight: Traditional staff based creation ›  Myna: Loop and sample remixer › 58

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