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The Webs
A web where we go to find information Networked, Digital, Over-whelming, Respects Authority
Website or newspaper that is updated
One way digital information
- Web 2.0 - Digg (Visualization)
A place where information is Participatory, Reader Directed, People Connecting, No Containers (no way to guard or protect it, Respecting the Readers
Digg is a news source edited by people like you and I
Authored and edited by readers
Diverse sources
Democratic
Constantly changing
Filtering of content is done by the reader
Importance of articles determined by the readers
No guarantees that this is accurate or appropriate
The shape of education has changed!
- What do you want this person to know and know how to do?
It is our job to help them make a decision of how to be their own gate keeper
Evaluate information for validity
Distinguish between fact and opinion
Validate the source
How to read text, pictures, and diagrams
How to use it as an entry point and not the final destination
Emerging Literacy Model
- Reading - Expose
- Arithmetic - Employ
- Writing – Express
Ethics Ethics Ethics
How are we different than our students?
Our education was defined by limits
Experience, values, learned to think, trial and error, learned to work the information, consequences to my errors
Interactive conversations
Education in the 21st Century is defined by its lack of limits
We don’t need to bring video games into the classroom. We need to see what is good and bring those experiences into the classroom.
Web 2.0 began about the time of GOOGLE
GOOGLE began page ranking
A web application that respected the readers
Blogging
A writing conversation
Example shown for layout and use was Class Blogmeister. Basic login and enter text.
Blogging is about writing conversations that people will read and respond to.
- Blogs in Education (Professional & Instructional)
Blogging has made Warlick a better writer
Once students see that people are reading their blogs, they start caring because they have a real audience that values their writing
Blogging allows it to stop being a writing assignment and now a conversation.
It doesn’t matter whether the reader is next door or in another country. It is authentic to the students.
Blogging Search Engines
http://technorati.com is the best
http://blogpulse.com/
Students are working on blogs outside of the classroom
Blogs are motivating students
Love writing on line, instead of paper
Consensus is that blogging makes students want to write and be a part of the global community – a community that shares
By blogging we have a real purpose for writing to inform, to educate, to connect.
Without a doubt the children that find their voices first and carry the most enthusiasm are my special needs children.
Demonstrate non locomotive movements
Bring a video camera in and video kids who have done it effectively and include picture and description in my teacher blog.
Or have students include the pictures and their blog and describe it///
Creating a use a scatter plot and use its line of best fit
Ask students to go out and look for data that could be plotted. Then have students write a blog entry of why doing a scatter plot of this data is necessary.
Or post the scatter plot and describe it
Read the scatter plots of 2 of your classmates and determine who that scatter plot might be valuable
Understand the changes in matter that are caused by heat
Teacher presents scenario…block of ice over fire…tonight read article and on blog predict what will happen within 5 minutes.
Describe how life style behaviors effect health?
Half eat at fast food, some just vegetables then compare how they feel
Blog entry about things that they have engaged in that they think would effect their health good or bad
Wikis
Writing Collaboration
Quick, participatory, brainstorming, great for groups
Wikis are about content building. Collaborating together to create a document that is valuable to all involved. Improving the writing and making it better.
- Wikis in Education (Professional & Instructional)
Wiki can be used for collaborative planning by team…paste in standards….teachers each select a standard and insert idea for teaching. Idea for collaboration/integration wiki for grade level, school , district
The Westwood Wiki
Solving liner equations in algebra
Demonstration on how to solve a linear equation
Students can add comments
Give outline structure and have students flesh out the information
RSS & Aggregators
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format for sharing and distributing Web content
The RSS feed is an XML language
Drag the RSS or XML link button to your aggregator
It will then place the new feeds into your aggregator
Every 20 minutes it looks for new articles, grabs them and sends them to your aggregator
New way to find information to train the information to come to you
Aggregator examples...Newsgator, Bloglines, GoogleReader, Netvibes, Pageplace, etc.
http://del.icio.us/ online bookmarking service
social bookmarking
all your bookmarks in one place
bookmark things for yourself and friends
- RSS and Blogs
- Knock your socks off stuff :-)
Podcasting
Podcast is a blog where there is a link to an audio or video file.
Room 208 Podcast
Podcast – audio
Vodcast – video
In planning a podcast, students are researching and learning as they are planning and writing their script
Gives voice to what students are learning
Switch allows you to convert a wma to a mp3 file.
Audacity is an audio file editor
Integrate the Literacy
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