teaching with online media

By Rabbi Tzvi Pittinsky

Tzvi.Pittinsky@frisch.org

Director of Educational Technology, The Frisch School

Web 2.0 Defined…The second

generation of the World Wide Web, especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content and social networking. (http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Web_2.0)

Advantages of Web 2.0 Multi-Platform: Windows and Mac Global Reach- Multilingual and available anywhere in the world. Accessibility: Inexpensive & Easy to Use 3 Cs: Communication & Collaboration, Compelling Course

Content, Constructivist Learning

Web 2.0 for the classroom

Blogging in the Classroom

AdvantagesEncourages writing (in any

language)Ease to useCan also post pictures and videoSecurity- Can moderate all

comments before posting and set permissions on who can post and read blog

DisadvantagesPage not easily customizableCannot easily post files

Blogging Resources

Twitter: Micro-blogging tool for posting status updates in 140 characters or less

Wikis in the Classroom Advantages

Easy to Use- WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get Text Editor) with little code

Encourage Collaboration- Different users can work on the same page simultaneously

Supports asynchronous online discussion forum on every page.

Versatile and customizable- Can post anything including files, pictures, and video.

Safety- Every version of every page is saved.Security- Can moderate all comments and set

permissions on who can read, post, and edit pages. Disadvantages

Discussions can only be moderated after posting.

Wikis for Education The Frisch School Wiki-

http://wiki.frisch.org Password protected. Students 4 Israel Frisch Goes Green 11X Nach Project Shiriyah 2009 NJ Yeshiva High Schools

Other Web 2.0 Tools