Blogs, Wikis, Facebook, and More Instructional Uses for the Classroom Reenay R. H. Rogers University of West Alabama Blog “a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer” Merriam-Webster Online How can a classroom teacher use a blog?  Communicate with parents and students  Presentation format for projects  Storage for content information  Resource for professional growth Classroom Blogs http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org/  http://huzzah.edublogs.org/   Get Started with EduBlog! ◦ http://edublogs.org/curriculum-corner-classblogs/ Dr. Rogers’ Physics Class Blog  http://titanphysics.blogspot.com/ Physics student posted their reports. Classmates then posted their comments. Required writing one large post each term  Required weekly reading of classmates’ posts  Teacher Professional Growth Special Ed Blog http://digitalanthology.blogspot.com/  Technology Tips http://thespian70.blogspot.com/  Science Blog http://www.sciencefix.com/  Library Media Specialists http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/  Wiki “a web site that allows anyone to add, delete, or revise content by using a web browser” (Dictionary.com) http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com/2011/05/top-10-sites-for-creating-wiki.html Who should use wikis?  Wikis are for everyone! ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Students Teachers Administrators Athletic Teams Clubs Anyone who wants to publish or share information on the Web Where do you find wikis? Wikispaces www.wikispaces.com Where do you find wikis? PBWorks www.pbworks.com Where do you find wikis?  Google Sites https://sites.google.com/ Where do you find wikis?  WET PAINT- Educational Wikis http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/ Example Wikis http://aetcrogerssam.wikispaces.com/  http://physicstrebuchet.wikispaces.com/home  http://syphilistuskegeestudy.wikispaces.co m/Tuskegee+Syphilis+Study+Introduction  http://patriots-inmotion.wikispaces.com/home  https://sites.google.com/site/holyspiritsocc er/  Facebook for the Classroom???  Great for class projects ◦ Gets students to use a familiar social tool to present school work  Super communication tool ◦ Communicate with parents and teachers with a private group ◦ Easy to update ◦ Parents/students check frequently “FAKEBOOKS” Choose a scientist of historical importance.  Create a “FakeBook page for this scientist. http://www.classtools.net/fb/home/page  Example: http://www.classtools.net/FB/1532gRVvvA  Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Birthday February 11, 1847* Hometown Milan, Ohio* Relationship Status Married to Mina Miller Sex Male Thomas Edison Currently trying to improve the telegraph transmitter…I’ve just realized that the tape of the machine gives off a noise resembling spoken words when you play it at a high speed. Interesting… Thomas Edison I am going to try create a phonograph using a metal cylinder with tin foil wrapped around it.. Bio As a child, I liked spending my time reading at the local library. I was homeschooled for a few years before I got my first job selling newspapers. In 1868 I began my career as an inventor in Boston. Friends (1,346) Alexander Graham Bell Henry Ford How are you going to get your machine to work? Thomas Edison Well the machine will play cylinders rather than discs and have two needles; one for recording and one for playback The idea is that when you speak into a mouthpiece, the sound vibrations will be dented onto the cylinder by the recording needle in a vertical hollow pattern. Henry Ford Sounds promising. Keep us updated. Albert Einstein John KruesI Hey Tom. I’m almost done building the phonograph from your sketches. You can come test it soon! Nikola Tesla Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Birthday February 11, 1847* Hometown Milan, Ohio* Relationship Status Married to Mina Miller Sex Male John Kruesl Hey Tom. I’m almost done building the phonograph from your sketches. You can come test it soon! Thomas Edison IT WORKS! My phonograph just played back “Mary had a little lamb!” I would say it’s been a pretty good day. Bio As a child, I liked spending my time reading at the local library. I was homeschooled for a few years before I got my first job selling newspapers. In 1868 I began my career as an inventor in Boston. Friends (1,346) Alexander Graham Bell Thomas Edison I’ve just been invited to the White House to demonstrate my phonograph to President Rutherford B. Hayes. Thomas Edison Tired of using candles to see? Well I am working on improving incandescent light, and who knows, maybe we will all have electric power soon! J.P. Morgan Mr. Edison I would like to fund your inventions and talk about the prospect of an electric company. Albert Einstein Thomas Edison After performing over 1000 experiments and endless search, I’ve finally found the perfect filament. I have created a light bulb using carbonized filaments from cotton thread. Nikola Tesla Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Birthday February 11, 1847* Hometown Milan, Ohio* Relationship Status Married to Mina Miller Sex Male Thomas Edison After performing over 1000 experiments and endless search, I’ve finally found the perfect filament. I have created a light bulb using carbonized filaments from cotton thread. It is super practical for home use! Thomas Edison People of lower Manhattan, get ready for the world’s first electric light power station. Bio As a child, I liked spending my time reading at the local library. I was homeschooled for a few years before I got my first job selling newspapers. In 1868 I began my career as an inventor in Boston. Friends (1,346) Alexander Graham Bell Albert Einstein Nikola Tesla Juliette Gordon Low Can’t wait to get electricity! Thomas Edison Next Project: I am going to do for the eye what the phonograph does to the ear. Get ready for motion pictures! Wohoo Thomas Edison My Kinetoscope is going to record and reproduce objects in motion! Thomas Edison Me By Thomas Edison (Albums) * Updated 1 week ago My beautiful wife, Mina Edison, with whom I have three great children. The Phonograph! Me with one of my most beloved inventions, the phonograph. The light bulb! Me when I was little. Facebook for Communication Top 10 Ways to Use Twitter 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Tweet Assignments/Due Dates Provide a classroom news feed to keep parents informed Follow current issues in the news Track career interests/engage with professionals Foreign language teachers can have students use their skills to translate feeds from other nations Top 10 Ways to Use Twitter 6. Connect with other classrooms around the world 7. Live Tweet a book or movie review 8. Create a progressive poem 9. Have students tweet lesson summaries 10. Create a fictional historical character and tweet as if you were that person http://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroom Network with Twitter Use Twitter to collaborate or learn from educators around the world  Subscribe to the #educhat:  Twitter for Librarians: http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/a-guide-to-twitterin-libraries/  Twitter Guide for Teachers: http://www.edudemic.com/2010/06/theultimate-twitter-guidebook/  Instagram What is Instagram? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= N92MQ9o4Fe0 5 Ways to Instagram From a private classroom account 1. Showcase student work 2. Memorialize field trip experiences 3. Document your daily activities or special events Activities that do not necessarily need a private account 4. Have students photograph and post pictures of animals, plants, or other nature projects. 5. Students could post photos of math concepts such as angles, geometric shapes, etc. Instagram Article Vine  What is Vine? ◦ A mobile app for creating short videos ◦ Owned by Twitter Vine in the Classroom  What could you possibly do with a 6 second video clip? ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ Create “How To” Video Clips Video the steps in a science lab Impersonate a historical figure Use as a “hook” to introduce a topic You are only limited by your imagination! How to Vine! http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2414713,00.asp Other… Edmodo- allows teachers to collaborate, send notes, post assignments, conduct polls, etc. in a safe environment http://www.edmodo.com/  I-Tunes U- access thousands of lectures or create your own course http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u/  TwitPic- Create a picture scavenger hunt http://twitpic.com/  We hope you enjoyed this GaETC session. Please give your feedback at www.gaetc.org/evaluate GaETC 2013 Reenay R. H. Rogers The University of West Alabama [email protected] (205) 652-5423