1. Web 2.0: Using Social Networking Tools to Support English Teaching
Paul McMahon
Learning Solutions Asia

2. Topics
Why Web 2.0?
An overview of 3 tools I consider essential for educators.
Why I consider teachers should use these.
Keeping kids safe in the online world.
Deeper look at 3 tools including hands on.
Review and questions.

3. Why Web 2.0? 2.0 as indicative of a new version
Formerly like TV, now like telephone
Huge explosion in content
Everyone can now be an author
Many mainstream schools have not yet caught on
Many conventional business models under threat

4. Which 2.0 Tool do you want? http://www.go2web20.net/
Some of these allow you to do things you already do but online and maybe using a different purchasing model (quite often free)
Others harness the power of social networking to offer more

5. Social Networking What is it? http://blip.tv/file/282928
Social Bookmarking
Writing for the community (Blogging)
Shared webspace development (Wiki)

6. Social Bookmarking
What is it?
Furl
Nice layout. Common tagging is good. Connected to Looksmart search engine
Delicious
Create your own tags. Bit US centric. More popular with existing blogs.
Time to sign up! Add me to your network!

7. Why Schools Can’t Ignore
We are supposed to be using Bloom’s Taxonomy as a model
Image copied from Flickr under Creative Commons Licensing

8. Why Schools Can’t Ignore
We should be there for the kids, not their parents.
More and more of the universities are requiring these skills (and, in some cases, ignoring school assessments)
If we are only “organising and delivering content” we are in trouble

9. Why Schools Can’t Ignore
Schools are becoming too busy for staff to access traditional PD
Schools in my mind are the best places to educate children about using the internet
Image copied from Flickr under Creative Commons Licensing

10. This is self-educated internet use

11. School Internet Rules I will only use my first name
I will never give out my address
I will never give out my home address
I will never give out my telephone number
I will respect others
I will never use rude or threatening words
I will not use text talk or chat language
I will not copy other people’s work
I will be responsible for everything I write
I will check my spelling before posting

12. Why You Can’t Ignore
You need to model learning for a Knowledge-based job in a flat world to students
Do your students know how you learn?
Image copied from Wikipedia under Creative Commons Licensing

13. Blogging Authentic Writing
Comments can be shared with a group of your choosing or the world
Blogs exist for about every subject you can imagine
Many of your students probably have a blog
Technorati is a great index/feed for blogs

14. Blog Examples
also

15. Setting up an Edublog http://www.edublogs.org
Come and post on my blog
Designed for schools and teachers
Ad free for educators
Easier to link to others edublogs
Supportive of school and teacher policies

16. Encouraging Readers
Offer things of use to your students or other teachers
It needs to be something you enjoy writing about
Spread the word and encourage comments.

17. Wiki Commoncraft Wiki video http://blip.tv/file/246821
Shared space for notes/worksheets etc.
Public or private
Can access comments and page history
Start by adding a page to my wiki

18. Example Wikis http://englishplace.wetpaint.com

19. Setting up a wikispaces wiki
Most wikis are set up the same way (concept is most important)
Professional tutorial on PB wiki here
Many blog postings about how to insert elements into wikis/blogs.
or get a teaching one

20. Thank You Paul McMahon Learning Solutions Asia
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