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Web 2.0Lesley Merritt

CMASE Science Instructional Facilitator

Educator’s Technology Conference, 2009

+Today’s Objectives

Define Web 2.0

Review the Standards for 21st Century Learners and Teachers

Identify Web 2.0 Tools

New Web Browser’s

Explore Gmail & igoogle

Explore Wiki’s

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+So what are you?

Digital Immigrant

Digital Native/Intuitive

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+Framework for 21st Century Learning

Retrieved from http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

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Retrieved from http://iste.org

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Retrieved from http://iste.org

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Churches, A. (2008). Bloom’s digital taxonomy. Retrieved June 8, 2008 from http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/bloom's+Digital+taxonomy+v2.1.pdf

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NSTA and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills released the 21st Century Skills and Science Map this week at the National Education Computing Conference (NECC). The map provides educators with teacher-created models of how 21st century skills can be infused into classroom instruction and highlights the critical connections between science and specific core skills such as critical thinking, problem solving and communication

NSTA and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills Create Framework for Integrating 21st Century Skills into Science Curriculum

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/21stcskillsmap_science.pdf

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/documents/21stcskillsmap_science.pdf

+Web 2.0: The Read/Write Web

Web 1.0: Read-only HTML Static pages

Web 2.0: Read/Write Web The 3 Cs:

Consumers Collaborators Creators

+Top 15 Web 2.0 Applications

1. Twitter Microblogging tool

2. Delicious Social Bookmarking Tool

3. Google Reader RSS / Feed reader

4. Slide share Hosting Presentations

Google Docs Web-based documents

6. Wordpress Blogging tool

7. YouTube Video hosting/sharing site

8. Skype Instant messaging

+Top 15 Web 2.0 Applications

9. Google Search Web search tool

10. Audacity Podcasting

11. Firefox Web browser and extensions

PowerPoint Presentation software

13. Ning Social networking platforms

14. Blogger/Blogspot Blogging tool

15. Flick Photo storage/sharing site

16. *Wikis Collaboration sites

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Which one doesn’t belong?

CHROME SAFARI

FIREFOXINTERNET EXPLORER

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Advantages of Firefox

• Less pop-ups

• Faster browser

• Less spam

To download, type in in your browser. Google search Firefox then click Free Download. Click Save File.

+Set up a Gmail Account (or at least another personal email account)

Keep all personal and school emails in separate accounts.

All school email is public domain. Don’t let your friends get you in trouble!!!

Possibly set up another email account for Business Perks/Accounts (spam/coupons from your businesses)

+iGoogle

Your personalized Google homepage.

Add news, photos, weather, and stuff from across the web to your page.

Access from any computer in the world

Don’t lose your favorites when your on other computers

+Sign in to iGoogle

Decide whether to sign in.

Signing in with a Google Account before you start lets you save your iGoogle page across computers. (Certain gadgets, like Gmail and Google Reader, require that you be signed in to a Google Account.)

If you don't sign in, your iGoogle page is saved just on your computer.

Sign in video

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Setting up iGoogle

The first time you use iGoogle, you'll see the setup wizard, which will let you 'Create your own homepage in under 30 seconds.' Choose some interests and a theme, and click See your page, and you'll have an iGoogle page.

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Add More Gadgets to Your Page

Here's how to add a gadget to your page:

1.Click Add stuff in the top-right corner of iGoogle.

2.Once you find a gadget you'd like to add, click Add it now.

3.Click the Back to iGoogle home link at the upper left side of the page to get back to your page.

You can arrange gadgets by dragging and dropping them on the page (or between tabs).

Video

+Make igoogle your browser’s homepage

Google Chrome (Click the Tools menu, Select Options, Click the Basics tab, In the “Home page section, select the option “Open this page,” then enter http://www.google.com/ig in the text field, Click Close)

Firefox (Click the Tools menu, Select Options, Click the Main tab, In the ‘startup’ sections, type http://www.google.com/ig in the text box, click OK)

Safari (Click the Safari menu, Select Preferences, Click General, In the 'Home page' section, type http://www.google.com/ig in the text box, Close the Preferences window

To set your igoogle as your browser’s homepage, follow the instructions below for the your browser.

+Wikis

From the word “quick” (Hawaiian)

A3: Anytime, Anyone, Anywhere

Collaboration

Wikis in Plain English

“Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That’s what we’re doing.”

-Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia founder

Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

+Why Wiki’s

You may use this as your school website for student documents & such

Allows multiple people to work on one document at the same time

Collaborate with colleagues in PLC’s and track changes

As the administrator of your wiki, you may choose the access level of every user

Levels are Administrator, Commenter, or Reader

+Wikis-Classroom Uses

Classroom Projects

Allows all students to share without drawing attention to themselves in the classroom

Examples: PBWorks Wiki, WikiSpaces

My PBWorks (Lesley’s)

+Create Your Free Wiki

Go to http://PBWorks.com

On right hand corner click Get Started

Click on the Educational Apple

At the bottom of the page click on Free setup in 60 seconds

Choose Basic Wiki for FREE (2 gigs of storage)

Choose your address and get started

Example

+Contact Information

Lesley Merritt, CMASE

Science Instructional Facilitator

University of Arkansas

lmerritt@uark.edu

479.575.3875

http://cmasescience.pbworks.com

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+Social Networking

Share, connect and create with others of like minds and interests

Collaborative construction of knowledge

Continuous conversation with many participating

Examples: Facebook, SchoolTown, Yahoo!Teachers

Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

+Social Bookmarking Social Bookmarking in Plain English – a Common Craft

Production (from www.teachertube.com)

Way to store, search, manage, and organize bookmarks

Web based bookmarks are available anywhere-not just on one computer in the favorites

Share web page links with others

Create “networks” of people with like interests and bookmarks

Examples: deli.icio.us, Furl, Simply, citeulike

+Blogging

weblog: easily created, easily updateable website that allows author(s) to publish instantly to internet

Comprised of reflections and conversations

Engage readers with ideas, questions and links

Demand interaction

RSS Feed

Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

+Blogging-Classroom Uses

Class portals: communicate information about class and archived course materials

“Online filing cabinet” for student work

Reflect on teaching experiences

Collaborative space

School websites

On-line discussion

Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

+Podcasting

Easily creatable, amateur radio

“Take-out” vs “Dine-in”

Podcasting in Plain English

“The power of a child’s voice”

Audacity

+Podcasting-Educator Uses

Medium for student creativity

Deliver content to students

Tool for Professional Development

Communicate with parents

Examples: Elementary-Radio Willow Web, iTunes

+Google…a host of FREE apps

Google Docs in Plain English

Google Sites

Google Reader

Google Maps

Google Translator

Blogger

Google Images

iGoogle: Personalized start page