1. Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta Web 2.0 for Writing and Literacy

2. My Personal Philosophy of PD… Inspiration Vs. Perspiration

3. Part 1 – What Is Web 2.0?

4. What Are Web Applications? 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!

5. Risks 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.

6. Risks 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.

7. A Note On Blocking 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.

8. Part 2 – Web 2.0 for Writing & Literacy

9. Productivity Suites Google Docs: Write, share and edit documents online. http://docs.google.com/ http://docs.google.com/ Zoho: An alternative to Google Docs. More features and more complex. http://www.zoho.com/ http://www.zoho.com/

10. Blogs and Wikis Blog Tools http://www.blogger.com/ http://www.21classes.com/ Wiki tools http://www.wikispaces.com http://www.pbwiki.com

11. Blogs and Wikis Class Blogs http://www.balla.ecsd.net/ http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/ http://www.balla.ecsd.net/ http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/ Class Wikis http://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/ http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/ http://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/ http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/ School Wiki http://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/ http://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/

12. Blogs and Wikis Create a blog from the point of view of a historic figure. Create a blog to track observations about a classroom pet. Use a wiki to write a class “choose-your-own-adventure”. Use a wiki to showcase student work to parents.

13. Blogs and Wikis Use either as a portfolio of student work. Allow parents to join your blog or wiki so that they can comment and provide feedback to students. Have students do scribe posts to summarize instructional content. http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/ http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/ http://816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/scrib e-post-november-1-2006.html http://816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/scrib e-post-november-1-2006.html

14. Cartoons and Comic Books Pikistrips: Create comic books using photos. http://pikistrips.com/ http://pikistrips.com/ ToonDoo: Create online comic books from scratch. http://toondoo.com/Home.do http://toondoo.com/Home.do Toonlet: Talking head comics. http://toonlet.com http://toonlet.com Pixton: Customizable comics (animation soon) http://pixton.com/ca/ http://pixton.com/ca/

15. Cartoons and Comic Books Reasons for Exploration http://www.toondoo.com/ toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=12301 http://www.toondoo.com/ toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=12301 The Importance of Squanto http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741 http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741 Prince Henry’s Contributions http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=11706 http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=11706

16. Web Spaces Google Sites: Easy web sites http://sites.google.com/ http://sites.google.com/ Sample: http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.or g/mrs-richau/Home http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.or g/mrs-richau/Home Other free web page apps… http://www.wix.com/ http://www.weebly.com/ http://www.jimdo.com/ http://www.synthasite.com/ http://www.wix.com/ http://www.weebly.com/ http://www.jimdo.com/ http://www.synthasite.com/

17. Podcasts and Vidcasts Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcasts http://www.podomatic.com/ http://www.podomatic.com/ Yodio: Podcast from any phone or the web http://www.yodio.com/ http://www.yodio.com/ Talkshoe: Podcasting and Audio Discussion Forums http://www.talkshoe.com/ http://www.talkshoe.com/ Student Podcast Example: ◦ http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/ http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/

18. Podcasts and Vidcasts Teacher Tube: An online video archive like YouTube but safe for the classroom. http://www.teachertube.com/ http://www.teachertube.com/ Ustream: Create a live feed of a school event. http://www.ustream.tv/ http://www.ustream.tv/ Student Vidcast Samples: http://www.kid-cast.com/ wordpress/?cat=12 http://www.kid-cast.com/ wordpress/?cat=12

19. Podcasts and Vidcasts Make a podcast for http://www.kid-cast.com/http://www.kid-cast.com/ Create an “Our City” Podcast for http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/ http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/ Do a weekly class podcast as a review/newsletter. http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/ room208vidcast.mp4 http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/ room208vidcast.mp4 Create a “captain’s log” of a famous historic voyage. Make a series of vidcasts to promote DPA (stretches, exercises, etc…) Create a series of podcast book reviews.

20. Podcasts and Vidcasts 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.

21. Screencasting Screencast-O-Matic: Capture and post what’s on your computer screen. http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Examples: Assessment / Peer Feedback http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH Instructional Content http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap

22. Screencasting GoView: Record and edit your screen captures http://goview.com/ http://goview.com/ Sketchcast: Capture and post what’s on your tablet or SmartBoard. http://sketchcast.com/ http://sketchcast.com/ Screentoaster: Record screen captures and upload to YouTube and other sites. http://www.screentoaster.com/ http://www.screentoaster.com/

23. Screencasting Use Sketchcast to capture and post class notes online quickly. Use Screencast-o-Matic to create an archive of extra credit work that can be used year after year. Use Screencast-o-Matic to orally assess student work Use either to create videos for parents so that they can help their child with homework. Use Sketchcast to help assess student difficulties in areas like problem solving (have students talk through their work).

24. VoiceThread VoiceThread: Not really like anything else… http://voicethread.com/ http://voicethread.com/ Almost like a wiki/blog with audio… it allows users to annotate and expand images with voice recordings. http://voicethread.com/share/407691/ http://voicethread.com/share/4973/

25. VoiceThread Create an oral history archive such as: http://www.ourvoices.ca/ http://www.ourvoices.ca/ 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! http://voicethread.com/#q.b409 http://voicethread.com/#q.b409

26. Thank You! kim.peacock@ualberta.ca http://www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers/