Web 2.0 Tools and Project Based Learning Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. My Personal Philosophy of PD… Vs. Inspiration Perspiration Part 1 – What Is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 Is Here…  You are probably already using Web 2.0 tools in your day-to-day online life: Facebook  Blogs  Wikipedia  Flickr/Picassa/etc…  What Are Web Applications? Allow you to perform tasks or create objects without software.  Often known as “Web 2.0” applications.  Often have an element of social interaction.  Accessible from anywhere.  Usually FREE!  The Web 2.0 Lexicon Social Networking  Tags  Folksonomy  RSS feeds  Mash-Ups  Widgets  AJAX  Open Source  Risks Applications go up and down.  Applications get bought out.  Web applications sometimes allow students to interact with other people online. Most tools have privacy settings to keep minors safe.  Students’ privacy should be considered. Some tools can be completely private, but others not.  Risks Applications may create thing that can’t leave the confines of the particular web site (e.g./ can’t be downloaded to a disc/dvd/etc…)  Students with computers at home may get to spend more time on projects than students without since it’s easily accessible.  Miss. Peacock’s CTS Rules    No homework ever. If you would like to set up your own account and work separately from your class work, you may, but that work will not be considered as part of your mark. You may never use your last name in any work online. You may never use the words “Edmonton” or “Alberta” in any work online. Miss. Peacock’s CTS Rules You may never use anyone else’s name (including teachers) in your work online.  Leaving the web site where you are supposed to be working during class is not permitted.  No online interaction with anyone outside of this class is permitted:  ◦ During class time ◦ On any project we are working on in class. Logistics Consider room set up.  Consider privacy settings.  Consider parental permission.  Consider school/district technology policy.  Consider e-mail addresses and sign-up logistics.  A Note On Blocking Some Web 2.0 sites may be blocked at your school… you can sometimes get around this.  Submit a written request to your technology department.  Provide a rational, pedagogical justification for the site to be unblocked at your school during a certain period of time.  Describe how you will keep students safe.  Is It Worth It?       Consider student motivation Consider learning styles Consider literacy and communication skills Consider enrichment Consider special needs (cognitive and motor skills) Consider “millenial learners” What Do You Think? How have you used the Internet in your own classroom in the past?  What value do you think the Internet can bring to students?  What problems have you encountered in the past?  Part 2 – Web 2.0 For Communicating & Connecting Blogs and Wikis  What are blogs and wikis?  Blog Tools ◦ http://www.blogger.com/ ◦ http://www.21classes.com/  Wiki tools ◦ http://www.wikispaces.com ◦ http://www.pbwiki.com Blogs and Wikis  Class Blogs http://www.balla.ecsd.net/ http://www.bobsprankle. com/blog/  Class Wikis http://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/ http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/  School Wiki http://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/ Blogs and Wikis Create a blog from the point of view of a historic figure.  Use a wiki to write a class “choose-your-own-adventure”.  Create a blog to track observations about a classroom pet.  Use a wiki to showcase student work to parents.  Blogs and Wikis    Use either as a portfolio of student work. Allow parents to join your blog or wiki so that they can comment and provide feedback to students. Have students do “scribe” posts to summarize instructional content. http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/ http://816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/scribepost-november-1-2006.html Podcasts and Vidcasts What is a Podcast?  Levels of Podcast: Straight recording vs. digital editing  What is a vidcast?  What is a vodcast?  What is a vlog?  Podcasts and Vidcasts      Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcasts http://www.podomatic.com/ Gcast: Podcast from any phone http://www.gcast.com/ Podbean: Another podcast community https://www.podbean.com/ Talkr: Blog to Podcast converter http://new.talkr.com Student Podcast Samples: ◦ http://dreamextreme .us/podcast/ ◦ http://thedowns.edublogs.org/ category/podcasting/ Podcasts and Vidcasts Teacher Tube: An online video archive like YouTube but safe for the classroom. http://www.teachertube.com/  Jumpcut: Digitally edit video online (no software required). http://www.jumpcut.com/  Ustream: Create a live feed of a school event. http://www.ustream.tv/  Student Vidcast Samples: http://www.kid-cast.com/ wordpress/?cat=12  Podcasts and Vidcasts       Make a podcast for http://www.kid-cast.com/ Create an “Our City” Podcast for http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/ Do a weekly class podcast as a review/newsletter. http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/ room208vidcast.mp4 Create a “captain’s log” of a famous historic voyage. Make a series of vidcasts to promote DPA (stretches, exercises, etc…) Create a series of podcast book reviews. Podcasts and Vidcasts Create an old fashioned radio play.  Create a pod/vidcast debate online.  Have students create a podcast dictionary of vocabulary words.  Have students create a series of vidcasts solving different kids of math problems.  Have students summarize current events once a week.  Social Networking and Bookmarks Social networking is a word that often strikes fear in the hearts of teachers… and rightfully so. But…  Social networking is becoming more safe for classrooms.  It may benefit students when collaborative knowledge would be beneficial.  Social Networking and Bookmarks MyNoteIt: Collaborative classroom notes http://www.mynoteit.com/  Ning: Create a closed social network for your class. http://www.ning.com  Del.icio.us: Social bookmarking http://del.icio.us  Presentations     Google Documents: Create presentations from anywhere. http://docs.google.com/ Sliderocket: Make impressive looking presentations online. http://www.sliderocket.com/ SPresent: High quality flash presentations http://www.spresent.com/v2/ Slideshare: Share presentations you’ve already made. http://www.slideshare.net/ Part 3 – Web 2.0 For Research and Writing Research Ottobib: Create bibliographic references using ISBN numbers. http://ottobib.com/  Trailfire: Create a path through the Internet and annotate web pages. http://trailfire.com/  Research BubbleComments: Video annotations of web sites. http://www.bubble comment.com/  Zoho Notebook: Multimedia texts incorporating images, video, text, sound and more. http://notebook.zoho.com/  Mind Mapping Bubbl.us: Collaborative mind mapping http://bubbl.us/edit.php  Gliffy: Collaborative mind mapping http://www.gliffy.com  Mindmeister: Collaborative Mind Mapping http://www.mind meister.com/  Mindomo: Software interactive mind mapping http://mindomo.com/  Mind Mapping Exploratree: Thinking Guides http://www.exploratree.org.uk/  Text2MindMap: For students who prefer text. http://www.text2mindmap.com/  Mappio: Large online archive of mind maps. http://mappio.com/  Mind Mapping Why mind mapping online?  Students can move and re-structure content easily.  Students can add further detail without running out of space.  Students can share their maps with you or each other to add comments or annotations.  Flickr and Digital Photography Flickr is a useful tool that allows you to upload and annotate images that can be made either public or private.  Flickr Notes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stratfordsch ooledmonton/384040545/  Flickr and Digital Photography Flickr can be used for storyboarding or even visual storytelling.  Flickr Stories http://www.flickr.com/groups/sixwordstor y/discuss/72157601185227439/  Five Frame Flickr Story http://flickr.com/groups/visualstory/  Flickr and Digital Photography Have students do a photo scavenger hunt of math or science concepts and have them upload and annotate the images on flickr.  Have students create an archive of writing prompts in Flickr and use the annotation tool to point out interesting questions or prompts.  Cartoons and Comic Books      Warning! Pikistrips: Create comic books using photos http://pikistrips.com/ ToonDoo: Create online comic books from scratch. http://toondoo.com/Home.do BubbleSnaps: Upload images and annotate them with text bubbles. http://www.bubblesnaps.com Toonlet: Create a character and write simple text http://toonlet.com Cartoons and Comic Books    Reasons for Exploration http://www.toondoo.com/ toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=12301 The Importance of Squanto http://www.toondoo.com/ toondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741 Prince Henry’s Contributions http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=11706 Web Spaces    Google Pages: Simple pages http://pages.google.com Google Sites: More in depth http://sites.google.com/ Sample: http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.o rg/mrs-richau/Home ThinkQuest: Online Learning Projects http://www.thinkquest.org/en/projects/ index.html Web Spaces Other free web page apps… http://www.wix.com/ http://www.weebly.com/ http://www.jimdo.com/ http://www.synthasite.com/  Protopages: More interactive web sites http://www.protopage.com Student Sample: http://www.protopage.com/yzerman19  Part 4 – Web 2.0 For Multimedia Projects Basic Skills  Right click to: ◦ Copy image ◦ Save image ◦ Copy shortcut  Find code to cut and paste from within various programs. Copyright   Be safe and legal… use copyright free items. Photos: ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ http://yotophoto.com/ http://www.sxc.hu/ http://www.wikimedia.org http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/ http://www.stockvault.net/ http://www.imageafter.com/ http://pdphoto.org/ http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/ Copyright Sounds: http://www.freeplaymusic.com  Videos: http://www.archive.org  More: Directory of web site with legal content for schools and companies to use. http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category :Content_Directory  Video Annotation    Bubble Ply: Add bubbles and captions to video http://www.bubbleply.com/ Overstream: Add bubbles and captions to video http://www.overstream.net/ Examples: ◦ Pop-up-video http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=b1bf700f-6f474364-9dd7-e413706860b9 ◦ Language/translation tool http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=EE1549C5E35B-4F64-AA80-D4C1A220102F Video Annotation Use video annotation to have students analyze speeches.  Use video annotation to have students express an opinion on a video or news clip.  Use video annotation for formative feedback for student work (e.g./ video recordings of PE).  Use video annotation to create an instructional video (with written in steps).  Screencasting    Screencast-O-Matic: Capture and post what’s on your computer screen. http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Sketchcast: Capture and post what’s on your tablet or SmartBoard. http://sketchcast.com/ Examples: ◦ Assessment / Peer Feedback http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH ◦ Instructional Content http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap Screencasting      Use Sketchcast to capture and post class notes online quickly. Use Screencast-o-Matic to create an archive of extra credit work that can be used year after year. Use Screencast-o-Matic to orally assess student work (e.g./ essays). Use either to create videos for parents so that they can help their child with homework. Use Sketchcast to help assess student difficulties in areas like problem solving (have students talk through their work). Map Applications Google Maps: Create unlimited maps with annotated locations. http://maps.google.ca  Community Walk: Create maps with slightly more multimedia capability. http://www.communitywalk.com  ◦ Example: http://www.communitywalk.com/ calgary/alberta/my_first_neighborhood /map/140666 Map Applications Quickmaps: Annotate and mark up maps. http://quikmaps.com/new  YourGMap: Create maps with addresses or latitude/longitudes. http://www.yourgmap.com  Google Lit Trips: Google Earth literature field trip. http://www.googlelittrips.org/  Map Applications Have students create a mapped journal of an historic trip.  Have students create a “virtual field trip” based on a class field trip.  Have students create a map of a science process (e.g./ where garbage goes or the path of a can as it goes to be recycled).  Have students complete a reflective health project, mapping places of importance in their life.  VoiceThread  VoiceThread: Not really like anything else… http://voicethread.com/ Almost like a wiki/blog with audio… it allows users to annotate and expand images with voice recordings.  http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=3352  http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=409  http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=4973  Voicethread Create an oral history archive such as: http://www.ourvoices.ca/  If all of your students have internet access, do a daily homework question on Voicethread.  Have students create a talking storybook.  Look through the many examples of teacher projects already on Voicethread! http://voicethread.com/#q.b409  3D Spaces Mapwing: Build and share virtual tours http://www.mapwing.com/  Example: St Joseph’s College (University of Alberta) Virtual Tour http://www.mapwing.com/ explore/view_tour.php?t= IELIBsIwwYLNIsa  3D Spaces Photosynth: Create and view 3D virtual tours using photos. http://photosynth.net  SceneCaster: Create 3D web spaces http://www.scenecaster. com/view22/web/home.jsp  3D Spaces Have students create a virtual tour of the community using Mapwing.  Have students create an authentic ecosystem using SceneCaster.  Have students create a 3D tour of an important historic location in your town or city.  Have students create a scale mode of their bedroom in SceneCaster.  Interactive Timelines xTimeline: Historic interactive timelines. http://www.xtimeline. com/index.aspx?t= 5&l=en-US  Dipity: Interactive timelines with additional multimedia. http://www.dipity.com/  OurStory: Personal interactive timelines. http://www.ourstory.com/  Interactive Timelines Have students create a timeline of a scientific process (e.g./ the lifecycle of an animal).  Have students create a year plan for the goals they would like to achieve in your course.  Have students add to existing public timelines on xTimeline.  Multimedia & Digital Storytelling Jumpcut: Create and edit video online – no software required. http://www.jumpcut.com/  Animoto: Upload and assemble videos online. http://animoto.com/  Kaltura: A simple online video editor. http://corp.kaltura.com/  Multimedia & Digital Storytelling Funtigo: Create online scrapbooks. http://funtigo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y  Vuvox: Make interactive panoramas and movies. http://www.vuvox.com/  ZohoNotebook: Create interactive media documents online. http://notebook.zoho.com/  Others…      Letterpop newsletter maker http://www.letterpop.com Geni family tree maker http://www.geni.com/ Lulu self publishing http://www.lulu.com/ Popfly basic game creator http://www.popfly.com And many, many more… http://www.protopage.com/ web2point0forteachers Tools… Did any tool stand out to you as particularly useful?  Did any tool stand out to you as particularly useless?  Assessment Is it a curricular outcome? If not, can you assess it in another way?  Will you let them do it without Technology?  Can you assess based on a rubric or is it a skill that should be assessed with a checklist?  Part 5 – Play Time! Part 6 – Staying Up-To-Date Some Things to Mull Over… The Machine is Us/ing Us http://www.youtube.com/v/NLlGopyXT_g  A Vision of Students Today http://www.youtube.com/v/dGCJ46vyR9o  What If… http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf? docId=-2855786550703993653&hl=enCA  Teacher Resources Education World: Technology http://www.educationworld.com/#Technol ogy  Webware Tools http://news.cnet.com/webware/  Best of the Web http://www.bestoftheweb.ca  Apple Learning Interchange http://ali.apple.com/  Technology Leadership & PD Links North Central Regional Education Lab http://www.ncrel.org/tech/tpd/index.html  ISTE http://www.iste.org/  Edutopia (George Lucas Foundation) http://www.edutopia.org/  Thank You! [email protected]  [email protected]  http://www.kimpeacock.net 