Web 2.0 for Administrators Martha Rankin Marian Thacher Newport Mesa Adult Education OTAN
Objectives for Today Working definition of Web 2.0 Blogs for Administrators When to use a Wiki Online calendars and docs Social networking – why, and when
3 What Is Web 2.0? Web 1.0 –Static pages –Read only –Receive information Web 2.0 –User-created –Participatory –Collaborative Internet services that emphasize collaboration and sharing
4 What Is Web 2.0? Web 1.0 Ofoto--> Britannica Online--> personal websites--> evite--> screen scraping--> publishing--> content mgmt systems--> directories (taxonomy)--> Web 2.0 Flickr Wikipedia blogging upcoming.org web services participation wikis tagging ("folksonomy")
BLOGGING
Blogging What do you know about blogging?know How many people do you know who have a blog? Adult ed administrators – what’s the point??
Blogging in Adult Ed Teachers – assignments, info, news, Students – writing assignments, communication, publishing Professional Development – reflection, inquiry, sharing, collaborating Administrators – Information, collaboration, reflection, instruction
Collections & Examples Webtwopointohinadulted.wikispaces.com Directory of Edubloggers – John Kerr’s BPACE Blog – Melanie Wade at Fremont Adult School –
Adult Education Matters! NMUSD Adult School Blog Martha Rankin
Quick Tour
How we use it: Communication –IDPs Individual Development Plan (IDP) Sep 18, 2008;Individual Development Plan (IDP) Reflecting on our IDP Progress on the Blog January 8, 2008;Reflecting on our IDP Progress on the Blog Persistence: A Key Focus for Success October 8, 2007Persistence: A Key Focus for Success –PD March 26th Tech Training - post your share-out here! March 20, 2008March 26th Tech Training - post your share-out here! –PLC PLC Team Meetings ~ post your minutes here March 19, 2008PLC Team Meetings ~ post your minutes here –Teams Student Council Mtg. ~ May 9 May 6, 2008Student Council Mtg. ~ May 9
How we use it: Electronic Repository / Filing & Distribution System –CASAS CASAS’ Sweet e-Home September 8, 2008CASAS’ Sweet e-Home –Materials Essential End-of-Semester Materials May 6, 2008Essential End-of-Semester Materials –WASC Our Blog as an e-Portfolio for WASC April 21, 2008Our Blog as an e-Portfolio for WASC
How we use it: Marketing –Packet NMUSD Adult School Marketing Packet September 15, 2008NMUSD Adult School Marketing Packet –New New Office Assistant Certificate Program! September 11, 2008New Office Assistant Certificate Program!
Free Blog Sites Blogger – Edublogs – Xanga – LiveJournal –
WIKIS
What is a wiki?? Editable Web page Private or public You control it, choose who can edit Use for collaboration Share info with a group
Wikis in Adult Education WASC Chapters Event planning Collect info, reports Presentations Info that needs to be updated frequently Info that requires input from many
Wikis in Adult Education Examples CA Adult Ed WikiCA Adult Ed
ONLINE CALENDARS, SHARED DOCUMENTS
Google CalendarCalendar Can create separate calendars under same login Can be public, private, or shared Others can contribute to shared calendars (must have Google account) Can export to blogs and wikis Can synch with some PDAs
Google Docs Create, share, collaborate Word processing, spreadsheets, slides And now…forms! How LA is using thisLA
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Why a Social Network? What do you think of first? How can they help you professionally? Examples
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