Understanding Web 2.0 Technologies: Using Wikis, Blogs, & Podcasting MERLOT International Conference Minneapolis, MN August 7, 2008 Cris Guenter, Ed.D. California State University, Chico

Overview Quick intro to Web 2.0 Focus on examples you can use Summarize key points Discuss & distribute info for hands on session Closing summary

Look at the lingo…

Web 2.0 The phrase "Web 2.0" can refer to one or more of the following: The transition of web sites from isolated information silos to sources of content and functionality, thus becoming computing platforms serving web applications to end-users A social phenomenon embracing an approach to generating and distributing Web content itself, characterized by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share and re-use, and "the market as a conversation” Enhanced organization and categorization of content, emphasizing deep linking A rise in the economic value of the Web, possibly surpassing the impact of the dot-com boom of the late 1990s

The Machine is Us/ing Us January 2007 Wesch YouTube clip

Blog a user-generated website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. The term "blog" is derived from "Web log." "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog.

Wiki a website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add, remove, and otherwise edit and change available content, typically without the need for registration. This ease of interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for mass collaborative authoring.

Wiki vs. Blog A blog, or web log, shares writing and multimedia content in the form of “posts” (starting point entries) and “comments” (responses to the posts). While commenting, and even posting, are open to the members of the blog or the general public, no one is able to change a comment or post made by another. The usual format is post-comment-comment-comment, and so on. For this reason, blogs are often the vehicle of choice to express individual opinions. A wiki has a far more open structure and allows others to change what one person has written. This openness may trump individual opinion with group consensus.

Podcast A podcast is a media file that is distributed by subscription (paid or unpaid) over the Internet using syndication feeds, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

Dan’s art education blog

Student Blog

Blog with Podcasts & Wikis

Wiki site example

Best known wiki

Class Wiki

Class Wiki update history

Student Wiki In lieu of written paper Four Pages Terms Copyright “Physical Technology Computer Related

Podcast Examples PhotoShop Podcast with video NCATE podcast-audio Student Podcast example

Examples of Podcasts available iTunes Store NPR ArtsEdge Ed. Podcast Network SFMoMA

In iTunes--Open iTunes. Go to iTunes Store. Select Podcasts. Browse and Select. Podcasts automatically come to iTunes. You then select to GET them. Getting Podcasts

Some sites offer their own direct RSS feeds, like NPR.

Bonus Web 2.0 Info! Tapped In ( SurveyMonkey.com

Tapped In

SurveyMonkey.com

Summary The new tools of the social web can transform your educational communities. There are several FREE online choices for you to begin exploring today. Blogs are generally used for news and individual opinions. Wikis are collaborative in nature. Podcasts are akin to what amateur radio once was. They can use audio, music, still images and/or video clips. Tapped In is an online K-university setting for a variety of collaboration methods. SurveyMonkey.com offers you a quick way to collect and analyze data.

Recommended Reading Hendron, J. (2008). RSS for Educators: Blogs, Newsfeeds, Podcasts, and Wikis in the Classroom. Eugene, OR: ISTE Mader, S. (2007). Wikipatterns. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley. Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press. Solomon, G., & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools. Eugene, OR: ISTE.

Recommended Blogs & Wikis Top 100 Education Blogs - education-blogshttp://oedb.org/library/features/top-100- education-blogs Bloghighed - Sandbox: Wikis (Univ. of Tacoma) Wikis in Higher Ed at the Univ. of Delaware -

Recommended Podcasts Higher Education Podcast Repository - Chronicle Multimedia - NPR Podcast Directory iTunes Store/Podcasts - Open iTunes. Go to iTunes Store. Select Podcasts and/or iTunes U. Browse and select.

Workshop Session Discuss and then distribute reference sheets with key steps. Create a blog and get it started. Create a wiki and get it started. Explore available podcasts and subscribe to ones that interest you. Closing discussion on how you might apply wikis, blogs, and/or podcasting in your teaching. Objectives:

Thank you for your time. Contact: Cris Guenter, Ed.D. Dept. of Education California State Univ., Chico