Using Web 2.0 Tools to Promote Learning in the Classroom

A Professional Development

Workshop on…

Kelly MulliganLIS 17:610:575Assignment 3

Rationale : Why Web 2.0 in the classroom?

Students can learn from their

teachers and their peers.

become active participants in their own learning.

gain skills for 21st century careers.

Teachers can engage students more

effectively. satisfy both content

standards and AASL standards.

help students improve communication skills on the web.

Some tips before you begin

If possible, maintain regular practice of new tool.

Consider the audience,

especially when dealing with blogs.

Teach appropriate behavior and then enforce it.

Selecting the tools…where to begin?

Shrock Guide ALA Top 25

Blogs and Wikis

“I found the students put more effort into their writing than they typically did before using the wiki. Students received more constructive criticism from their classmates and from students across the state” (Gibbons, 2010, p. 38-39).Wikispaces PBworks Moodle Edublogs

Interactive Posters

Glogster•Free interactive posters•Incorporate sound, music and video •Glogster Edu serves educational environment•Can be shared with other people•Majority of users are teenagers

Video, Images and Editing

“Visual literacy has been identified as an essential literacy by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills; and with the development of the tools and contributory capacity of Web 2.0, it is critical that schools focus on helping students acquire the skills necessary to navigate, evaluate, and to communicate with visual information” (Jakes, 2007, p. 21).

Activity

On the desktop, there are screencasts for PbWorks, EDUblogs, Glogster, Animoto and picnik. I created these in Jing, so it will give you an opportunity to see this Web 2.0 tool as well. After listening to the screencasts you are interested in, feel free to make an account and begin trying out the new tool.

Feedback

1.)On a scale of 1-5 (1 least, 5 most)please indicate how useful this information will be in your planning and teaching. Please provide comments/explanation on the space below.

2.) Please rank, in the order of preference, which tools you found most useful.

3.) What is one suggestion you have to improve this presentation?4.) What is an aspect of the presentation which you felt was

particularly effective? 5.) Which topic from today’s class would you like more

information?

References (2011, March). “Digital districts: Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in U.S. schools.”

Interactive Educational Systems Design, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.digitaldistrictsurvey.com/pages/digital-districts. (2011, April 16).

Gibbons, S. (2010, May). “Collaborating like never before: reading and writing through a wiki.” English Journal, 99 (5), 35-39.

(2010, April). “Going beyond Loch Ness Monster.” School Library Monthly, 26 (8), 6-8.

Halic, O. & Lee, D. & Paulus, T. & Spence, M. (2010). “To blog or not to blog: student perceptions of blog effectiveness for learning in a college-level course.” Internet and Higher Education, 13, 206-213.

Harris, C. (2006, July). “Flickr and Bubbleshare.” School Library Journal, 52 (7), 19.

Jakes, D. (2007, April). “Web 2.0 and the new visual literacy.” Technology and Learning, 27 (9), 21.

Light, D. (2011, February). “Do Web 2.0 right.” Learning & Leading with Technology, 10-15.

References Luckin,R. & Clark,W. & Graber,R. Logan,K. & Mee, A. & Olivera, M. (2009, June). “Do Web 2.0

tools really open the door to learning? Practices, perceptions and profiles of 11–16-year-old students.” Learning, Media and Technology, 34 (2), 87-104.

Mak, B. & Coniam, D. (2008). “Using wikis to enhance and develop writing skills among secondary school students in Hong Kong.” System, 36, 437-455.

Riedel, C. (2009, February 2.) “Top 10 Web 2.0 tools for young learners.” The Journal.

Retrieved from http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/02/02/top-10-web-20-tools-for-young-learners.aspx?sc_lang=en (2011, April 17.)

Sheneman, L. (2010, September-October). “Digital Storytelling: How to get the best results.”

School Library Monthly, 27 (1), 40-42. Stephens, M. (2005, September 29). “Web 2.0 for librarians.” [Web log posting]. Retrieved

from http://www.alatechsource.org/blog/2005/09/web-20-for-librarians.html. (2011, April 15).

(2011, April 17). “Web 2.0.” Retrieved from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0