“Teachers in every strata of education are increasingly dealing with a student population that is not only more wired than they are but also grew up in a techno-drenched atmosphere that has trained them to absorb and process information in fundamentally different ways. This generation of students is more likely to be armed with cell phones, laptops, and iPods than with spiral notebooks and #2 pencils.” -Josh McHugh, Edutopia, October 2005 October 12, 2007 NWOET Conference Betsy Hood & Erin DeSilva, WGTE Public Media Web-based Communication Tools

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“One of the enduring difficulties about technology and education is that a lot of people think about technology first and education later.” -Dr. Martha Stone Wiske, Co-Director of the Educational Technology Center at Harvard Graduate School of Education -Dr. Martha Stone Wiske, Co-Director of the Educational Technology Center at Harvard Graduate School of Education How do you utilize technology-based communication tools in the classroom?

Tools BlogsDiscussion Boards PodcastsWikis Web-Based Communication Tools Define tools Define tools Identify effective practices Identify effective practices Applications Applications

Making the Case: Building an Online Community Web-Based Communication Encourages: Participation from all, including the “quiet” students Participation from all, including the “quiet” students Recording and sequence of thoughts and ideas that can be revisited Recording and sequence of thoughts and ideas that can be revisited Opportunities to connect learners to outside sources Opportunities to connect learners to outside sources A constructivist philosophy A constructivist philosophy Collaboration, higher-order thinking skills, knowledge construction Collaboration, higher-order thinking skills, knowledge construction Learner driven goals and objectives Learner driven goals and objectives

Blogs Web + log = Blog An online journal An online journal Dialogue and storytelling Dialogue and storytelling Accessible and equitable to a variety of age groups and developmental stages in education Accessible and equitable to a variety of age groups and developmental stages in education

BLOGS One-way delivery of info from teacher to students Teacher driven Questions/ Challenges Student Driven Information Sharing

One-way delivery of information from teacher to students and parents

Teacher-driven Questions/Challenges to be Answered by Students

Student-driven Information Sharing

Blog Applications/Resources School Website Applications – Build Your Own Website, etc. School Website Applications – Build Your Own Website, etc. WordPress: WordPress: Blogspot, aka Blogger (Google): Blogspot, aka Blogger (Google): Xanga: Xanga: Note: Many teachers prefer a “Teacher-Managed” Blog

Discussion Boards Generates a portal that allows for exploration of numerous resources, content and ideas Asynchronous communication tool Asynchronous communication tool Building upon ideas over time Building upon ideas over time Collaboration among learners Collaboration among learners Uploading of files and insertion of hyperlinks Uploading of files and insertion of hyperlinks

Teacher-student or Peer-to-Peer DISCUSSION BOARDS Online Help Reflection and Knowledge Application Student Discussion and Debate

Online help Teacher-Student or Peer-Peer

Reflection or Application of Knowledge

Student Discussion & Debate

Wikis Allow for creation and editing of content Allow for creation and editing of content Collaborative editing Collaborative editing A quick, simple website A quick, simple website

WIKIS Information Literacy Collaborative Document Creation

Information Literacy

Collaborative Document Creation

Assessment

Wiki Applications/Resources PB wiki - pbwiki.com/ PB wiki - pbwiki.com/pbwiki.com/ WetPaint - WetPaint - Stikipad - stikipad.com/ Stikipad - stikipad.com/stikipad.com/ OttoWiki - OttoWiki - Curriki: Curriki: OER Commons: OER Commons: Schools Without Limits: Schools Without Limits: Wikibooks: Wikibooks: Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikionary, Wikispecies, and more!

Podcasts iPod + Broadcasting = podcasting Audio only Audio only Audio with images (enhanced) Audio with images (enhanced) Video with audio (vodcasts) Video with audio (vodcasts) Flexible for many educational applications Flexible for many educational applications

PODCASTS Teachers to Students, Parents Students to Students, Teachers, Parents Content Provider to Student

Podcasts

Podcast Applications/Resources Garageband (MAC) Audacity (PC): iTunes: Wordpress: wordpress.orgwordpress.org Podcast People: Podcasting Tools: Education Podcast Network:

Content Management Systems CMS Blackboard Moodle AND MORE! Build Your Own Website Sakai

OH Technology Standards Participate in discussion lists, message boards, chat and other means of appropriate electronic communication (e.g., ask-an-expert, pen pals). Participate in discussion lists, message boards, chat and other means of appropriate electronic communication (e.g., ask-an-expert, pen pals). Investigate assigned topics using online learning resources (e.g., weblogs, Web cast, videoconferencing and other distance learning opportunities). Investigate assigned topics using online learning resources (e.g., weblogs, Web cast, videoconferencing and other distance learning opportunities).

Web-Based Communication Tools ACS Themes Blogs Discussion Boards WikisPodcasts Online Learning Environments xxxx Using the Internet for Research xx Collaboration/ Creation xxxx Intellectual Property x Productivity Tools (i.e. Presentations) x Multimedia Technology xxxx

The Present and Future? Wiki-fill-in-the-blank? Wiki-fill-in-the-blank? ePortfolios ePortfolios Mash-ups Mash-ups Social Bookmarking Social Bookmarking Social Networking Social Networking Educational Online Gaming Educational Online Gaming Virtual Classes (i.e. Second Life) Virtual Classes (i.e. Second Life)

“Combining technology instruction with the study of other disciplines, such as mathematics, science or social studies, helps reinforce the learning within each discipline.” - Ohio K-12 Technology Academic Content Standards Thank you! Erin DeSilva, Betsy Hood Educational Resource Center WGTE Public Media