Popular social tools in the classroom use

Agricultural University of AthensAgricultural University of Athens

Popular Social Tools and Scenarios for their use in the classroom

Co-funded by the European Union,through the Comenius Programme

Popular Social Tools and ScenariosPopular Social Tools and Scenariosfor their use in the classroomfor their use in the classroom



StructureStructure

• Web 2.0 tools for educationWeb 2.0 tools for education

• Generic ScenarioGeneric Scenario

• Generating ScenariosGenerating Scenarios

• Using tools inside the classroomUsing tools inside the classroom



FlickrFlickr

http://www.flickr.com http://www.flickr.com



FunctionalitiesFunctionalities

• Flickr.com offers a free registration that Flickr.com offers a free registration that allows the user to:allows the user to:– Upload pictures (with MB limit per month)Upload pictures (with MB limit per month)– Organize them in setsOrganize them in sets– Tag themTag them– Share themShare them



Activity ideasActivity ideas

• Encourage pupils to document a Encourage pupils to document a classroom activity and upload material classroom activity and upload material on Flickron Flickr

• Assign them a subject and ask them to Assign them a subject and ask them to produce/retrieve pictures to support produce/retrieve pictures to support thisthis



YoutubeYoutube

http://www.youtube.com http://www.youtube.com




• With a free registration, Youtube allows With a free registration, Youtube allows the users to:the users to:– Upload their videos Upload their videos – Rate & comment videos uploaded by othersRate & comment videos uploaded by others– Search through all the videos Search through all the videos

(no subscription needed to do that)(no subscription needed to do that)– Share the videos retrieved in other Web 2.0 Share the videos retrieved in other Web 2.0

tools (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)tools (Facebook, Twitter, etc.)




• Encourage pupils to document a Encourage pupils to document a classroom activity and upload a video classroom activity and upload a video on Youtubeon Youtube

• Assign them a subject and ask them to Assign them a subject and ask them to produce video to support this and produce video to support this and upload it on Youtubeupload it on Youtube



deliciousdelicious

http://delicious.com http://delicious.com




• With a free subscription, the user can With a free subscription, the user can utilize delicious to:utilize delicious to:– TTag, ag, – SSave, ave, – MManage and anage and – SShare Web pages all in one placehare Web pages all in one place



WriteboardWriteboard

http://writeboard.com/ http://writeboard.com/




• Writeboard, requires only a user-Writeboard, requires only a user-generated password and a valid e-mail generated password and a valid e-mail from the user. The user can:from the user. The user can:– Create a writeboard and set a topic for Create a writeboard and set a topic for

discussiondiscussion– Collect other peoples’ feedback in one Collect other peoples’ feedback in one

placeplace




• Provide your pupils with a topic for Provide your pupils with a topic for discussion – Encourage interactiondiscussion – Encourage interaction

• They can log in to the Whiteboard and They can log in to the Whiteboard and provide their viewsprovide their views



edublogsedublogs

http://edublogs.org/ http://edublogs.org/




• Free subscription that provides blogging Free subscription that provides blogging capabilities for teachers and students. It capabilities for teachers and students. It also offers functionalities for:also offers functionalities for:– Creating and managing blogsCreating and managing blogs– Podcasting, publishing videos and photosPodcasting, publishing videos and photos– Supporting widgets and gadgetsSupporting widgets and gadgets



MyNoteitMyNoteit

http://www.mynoteit.com/ http://www.mynoteit.com/




• Through a free registration, it helps Through a free registration, it helps teachers and students/pupils:teachers and students/pupils:– Take, edit and share notes onlineTake, edit and share notes online– Manage tasks & to-do listsManage tasks & to-do lists– Keep track of their calendarKeep track of their calendar– Stay in loop with class groupsStay in loop with class groups



MoodleMoodle

http://moodle.org/ http://moodle.org/




• Moodle is a Free web application that Moodle is a Free web application that educators can use to create online educators can use to create online learning siteslearning sites– Supporting online courses in generalSupporting online courses in general– Providing assignments and collecting themProviding assignments and collecting them– Organizing a course structure onlineOrganizing a course structure online



ZohoZoho

http://www.zoho.com/ http://www.zoho.com/




• Zoho sheets is a free tool that offers Zoho sheets is a free tool that offers a full suite of online tools including:a full suite of online tools including:– Word processor, spreadsheets, Word processor, spreadsheets,

presentations,presentations,– Wiki, planner, chatWiki, planner, chat– Invoice, reports, meetings, etc.Invoice, reports, meetings, etc.



SlideshareSlideshare

http://www.slideshare.net/ http://www.slideshare.net/




• Through a free subscription, the user Through a free subscription, the user can: can: – Upload and Upload and – SSharehare (publicly or privately) (publicly or privately) PowerPoint PowerPoint

presentations, Word documents and Adobe presentations, Word documents and Adobe PDFPDF files files

– Add audio to make a webinarAdd audio to make a webinar



Generic ScenarioGeneric Scenario

Steps towards creating a Steps towards creating a generic scenario using generic scenario using

Web 2.0 toolsWeb 2.0 tools



PlanningPlanning

1.1. Decide on an activity/idea that you Decide on an activity/idea that you would like to teach inside your would like to teach inside your classroom as a scenarioclassroom as a scenario

– This should be related to the topics This should be related to the topics you teachyou teach

– Try to identify an activity that could Try to identify an activity that could support the use of videos, photos, etc.support the use of videos, photos, etc.



Online searchingOnline searching

2. Use the aforementioned tools or others 2. Use the aforementioned tools or others you may know of, to find material to you may know of, to find material to support your teaching support your teaching

– Images, videos, lesson plansImages, videos, lesson plans– Online applications and/or gamesOnline applications and/or games



Drafting and implementationDrafting and implementation

3. Create a scenario based on the input 3. Create a scenario based on the input collected in the previous stepcollected in the previous step

– Documenting the exact material that will Documenting the exact material that will be used as well as the exact processbe used as well as the exact process

4. Use this scenario within a class 4. Use this scenario within a class – Making necessary revisionsMaking necessary revisions– Gathering outcomes from students that Gathering outcomes from students that

can be re-used in the scenariocan be re-used in the scenario



SharingSharing

5. Use Web 2.0 tools to publish the 5. Use Web 2.0 tools to publish the resources from the scenario as well as resources from the scenario as well as the scenario itselfthe scenario itself– Mind the Copyrights thereMind the Copyrights there



Scenario in a nutshell Scenario in a nutshell (1/2)(1/2)

1.1. Decision to have a lesson on the Decision to have a lesson on the pollution of the seapollution of the sea

2.2. Use e.g. Flickr and Youtube to find Use e.g. Flickr and Youtube to find photos and videos and delicious to find photos and videos and delicious to find relevant lesson plansrelevant lesson plans

3.3. Adopt the material to draft a scenarioAdopt the material to draft a scenario



Scenario in a nutshell Scenario in a nutshell (2/2)(2/2)

4. Use the scenario in a classroom and 4. Use the scenario in a classroom and

gather feedback and outcomesgather feedback and outcomes

5. Publish the material using Web 2.0 5. Publish the material using Web 2.0

tools to make it available tools to make it available

6. Regularly enhance and revise the 6. Regularly enhance and revise the

scenario(s) producedscenario(s) produced



Input (Material)Input (Material)



Outcomes (Material)Outcomes (Material)

• Using the material in the previous slide, Using the material in the previous slide, a new scenario is produceda new scenario is produced

• This scenario can be shared through This scenario can be shared through slideshareslideshare– Also, a new video showing the application Also, a new video showing the application

of the scenario in the classroom can be of the scenario in the classroom can be generated and published on Youtube generated and published on Youtube



Using Web 2.0 Tools in the Using Web 2.0 Tools in the classroomclassroom

• Students can be encouraged to use Students can be encouraged to use “edublogs”, “writeboard” and “edublogs”, “writeboard” and “MyNoteit” with the guidance of the “MyNoteit” with the guidance of the teacherteacher– Setting a topic of discussion on Setting a topic of discussion on

writeboardwriteboard– Opening a blog for a specific lesson in Opening a blog for a specific lesson in

edublogsedublogs



Using Web 2.0 Tools in the Using Web 2.0 Tools in the classroomclassroom

• Using these tools, the teacher can Using these tools, the teacher can gather feedback and new material to gather feedback and new material to support the implemented scenariossupport the implemented scenarios


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