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Rationale & Objectives

What is Social Media Web 2.0

NCTM & NCSCOS Standards Wiki pages ( 1hour half) PodCast (1 hour half) VodCast (1 hour half)

Twitter (30 mins)

Polleverywhere (30 mins)

Google Earth (2hrs) Photostory (1hour half) Skype (30 mins) LiveBinder (20mins)

Teaching mathematics using social media




Twitter (30 mins)



Teaching mathematics using social media & web 2.0

Why is using technology Important?

› Research suggest that students benefit from a teaching and learning environment infused with technology.

› All students benefit from having access to podcasts, learning materials and vodcasts, and at times that suit their individual schedules. The multimodality of these tools allow students to learn in ways that best meet their learning styles. (Hasselbring, 2001; Swanson & Hoskyn, 1999)


Why is using technology Important?› “Twitter proved to be an effective tool for

professional development and for collaboration with students, that can change the rules of the course and models good pedagogy responsive to student’s learning needs. ( Grosseck & Holotescu p.10, 2008)


This Sums it all Up

“you can reach many students electronically

simply because you have their attention”

(Matthews, p. 2, 2010).


What you will accomplish in this Workshop…› Create a Wikispace and lesson for your classes.› Create a podcast lesson using freeware for your

classes› Create a vodcast lesson for your classes› Create a text/web poll lesson for your classes› Create a Twitter account and lesson for your class› Create a Google Earth Lesson for your › Create a Photostory Lesson for your class› Create a LiveBinders account to keep track of

your lessons › Create a Lesson from using Skype





Twitter (30 mins)




Social implies two-way interaction, so included in social media is any medium of communication that allows interaction.

Television, for example, would not be considered social media, but a homework help forum on the internet would be. Social media are also examples of Web 2.0. Like social media, Web 2.0 apps all have some sort of interaction capability between participants




Twitter (30 mins)




Rationale



Twitter (30 mins)



Teaching mathematics using social media

It is web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web.

Twitter for example is considered a web 2.0 application

For the simple reason that it’s important to your students. Since most of them adapt to it very readily, and like to interact with their friends this way, many teachers are seeing a great deal of success by using these means of communicating with their students.




Twitter (30 mins)




A coherent curriculum effectively organizes and integrates important mathematical ideas so that students see how the ideas build on, or connect with, other ideas, thus enabling them to develop new understandings and skills.

The council outlines principles and standards which are meant to guide mathematics teaching.

Principles:EquityCurriculumTeachingLearning Assessment Technology

Process Standards:Problem Solving Reasoning and Proof Communication Connections Representation




Twitter (30 mins)




A wiki ( /ˈwɪki/ WIK-ee) is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used to create collaborative wiki websites, to power community websites, for personal note taking, in corporate intranets, and in knowledge management systems.

Wikis may exist to serve a specific purpose, and in such cases, users use their editorial rights to remove material that is considered "off topic." Such is the case of the collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia. In contrast, open purpose wikis accept content without firm rules as to how the content should be organized.

Wikipedia WikiWikiWeb Wikitravel wikiHow WikiNews AP Calculus Wiki

› http://apcalculus.wikispaces.com

Go to http://www.wikispaces.com Sign up for a free wikispace.

Pictures Files Website links Create new page How to restore delete material How to monitor your Wiki

Create an online textbook for a class Require student collaboration on long

term projects Post problems of the week Portfolios Teacher Website Teacher Collaboration




Twitter (30 mins)




An audio file that can be downloaded to a portable audio player or computer, usually in the format of mp3 but it is not limited to this format.

Students are only able to use audio to demonstrate an understanding of concepts

Great for auditory learners Can be played as often as required Portable Knowledge

Computer or digital recorder Microphone Speakers Audio capture program – audacity A way to distribute your PODCAST Internet access

Freeware WYSIWYG program http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Open Program Use the red circle to record Say something Use green triangle to replay sound File>>>Export change file extension to

MP3 and name and save. Congratulations you just created your

first PODCAST

Podcasts (Remember its audio only)› Create audio files explaining topics that you

can archive.› Speak the daily HW assignment.› Record the “launch” of your lesson and give it

to students ahead of class.› Record guest speakers

Now you have to decided how you want to distribute your podcast….

Email it…(small file size only less than 5mb)

Upload it on Blackboard Upload it to your new Wikipage




Twitter (30 mins)




Video podcast (sometimes shortened to vodcast) is a term used for the online delivery of video on demand

Pre-recorded Support various learning styles Created by teachers / students Students get an artificial face to face

interaction Portable viewable knowledge

Video camera (min camera, phone camera)

Speakers High-speed connection Programs such as Windows Movie

Maker or Apple iMovie

Example1 Example2

Movie Maker Found at all programs – accessories –

entertainment – Movie Maker Mac equivalent would be iMovie

Step one – import video Step two – add title and credits Step three – export to computer

Vodcasts (Remember its video only)› Create video files explaining topics that you

can archive.› Video the daily HW assignment.› Record the “launch” of your lesson and give it

to students ahead of class.› Video guest speakers

Now you have to decided how you want to distribute your podcast….

Email it…(small file size only less than 5mb)

Upload it on Blackboard Upload it to your new Wikipage




Twitter (30 mins)




This what twitter is in plain Englishhttp://www.commoncraft.com/twitter

Meaningful mathematics can be taught Meaningful student interaction/collaboration Critical thinking can be encouraged

Introduce your class to the features of Google Earth by asking your Twitter network.

for a small piece of location info Challenge your class to find the teachers who have replied. Try to gather some evidence that you have found them -

name on football pitch, distinct shape of building - something to prove they have been found

Reply with this info Use different Google Earth layers of information to help

with the search Gives a great real purpose to the use of Google Earth

It's useful to the students: they become aware of their own learning process + it's a way of collaborative learning.

It's useful to the teacher: each students learning process becomes visible and can be evaluated.

While they work on assignments, stimulate your students to tweet and reply about:

• difficulties they face• tips they want to share• great resources they find• ...

In this way, Twitter replaces the students logbook

www.twitter.com Let practice twitter each other so that you get

a feel for it

Lesson examples Data Collection Research Reflection Logs




Twitter (30 mins)




Go http://www.polleverywhere.com You don’t have to have account to use Click on Create your first Poll Determine what type of poll you would

like Create the question(s) Unlimited poll creation * Download to ppt. Slides*

To view the poll live, enter slideshow

This object is the poll's placeholder

mode by pressing F5

Embedded polls only work in PowerPoint for Windows

Find what students know without the student embarrassment

Use in place of clickers (free) Use for student engagement in powerpoint

presentations Use in SMART board presentations Data collections




Twitter (30 mins)




Google Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographic information program

a virtual globe program that shows the earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite imagery, aerial photography and GIS over a 3D globe

Real life situations Real data Real problems Students are able to be creative Students are able to explore Students are encourages to think critically




Twitter (30 mins)




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