Final Reflection

Tammy DospoyTracy GianatasioMelanie Mattocks

Reflection

• The purpose of this reflection is to teach our colleagues about Web 2.0 and the various technological resources that are available to use in the classroom.

Web 2.0 the "participatory Web"

• Web 2.0 are applications that facilitate interaction:• Information sharing, collaboration, user-

centered design all on the World Wide Web.• Web 2.0 sites allow its users to interact with

other users or to change website content, in contrast to non-interactive websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them.

Examples of Web 2.0 based communities

• hosted services• web applications • social-networking sites • video sharing sites • wikis • blogs • mashups • folksonomies

Web 2.0 websites typically include some of the following features and techniques:

• Search—Finding information through keyword search.• Links—Connects information together into a meaningful

information ecosystem using the model of the Web, and provides low-barrier social tools.

• Authoring—The ability to create and update content leads to the collaborative work of many rather than just a few web authors. • In wikis, users may add to, reformat and change each

other's work.• Tags—Categorization of content by users adding "tags" -

short, usually one-word descriptions used to facilitate searching. Collections of tags created by many users within a single system may be referred to as “folksonomies“ (as mentioned in class).

1.0 versus 2.0Web 1.0 Web 2.0

Double Click Google AdSense

Ofoto Flickr

Mp3.com Napster

Britannica Online Wikipedia

Personal Website Blogging

Publishing Participation

Content management

systems

wikis

Directories (taxonomy)

Tagging (“folksonomy”)

WIKIS:What is a Wiki?

• A Wiki is a website that allows the easy creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages

• Wikis are typically used to create collaborative websites.

• A wiki enables documents to be written collaboratively using a web browser.

• A wiki is essentially a database for creating, browsing, and searching through information.

• A wiki invites all users to edit any page or to create new pages within the wiki Web site, using only a plain vanilla Web browser without any extra add-ons.

• Wiki promotes meaningful topic associations between different pages by making page link creation almost intuitively easy and showing whether an intended target page exists or not.

• A wiki is not a carefully crafted site for casual visitors. Instead, it seeks to involve the visitor in an ongoing process of creation and collaboration that constantly changes the Web site landscape.

Wikis at each grade level• Kindergarten-2nd grade

• In the younger grades, wikis can be used as a communication tool between school and home. It can also incorporate educational links for parents to work with their children at home.

• 3rd-5th grade• In these grades, a wiki may used as a communication tool as well, but

as students become more competent in the workings of computers and internet sources, it can become a tool for homework links, extra credit activities, and classroom assignments.

• 6th-8th grade• Wikis may used in all of the above mentioned ways as well as way for

students to communicate with their teacher with questions, ideas, projects, etc.

• High school• Wikis become increasingly more complicated in the way they are

used, the older the students get. In high school, a wiki can even be used to keep grades and to share it with each student. It can also be a forum for students to interact with each other and post questions for each other and/or the teacher.

Using a Wiki in a classroom• Science Fair Projects• Student Portfolios • Collaboration Between Teachers • Literature Circles

Examples of teacher wikis:• http://melanie-marie.wikispaces.com/• http://tammydospoy.wikispaces.com/• http://tgianatasio.wikispaces.com/

WEBQUESTS:What is a WebQuest?

• A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that learners interact with comes from resources on the internet.

• Examples of teacher WebQuests:http://tinyurl.com/yfhlqa3

What grades can use WebQuests?

Short term WebQuests• Can be used in all grades; however most commonly used in

elementary school (K-4) • Takes one to three class periods to complete• Students will walk away with a significant amount of new

information and had made sense of it

Long term WebQuests• Most commonly used in higher elementary-high school (4th

grade and above)• Takes one week to a month to complete• Students walk away having analyzed a body of knowledge and

showed their understanding by creating something that others can response to

How to set up your WebQuest:5 basic components to an average WebQuest:• An introduction which catches the reader’s attention

and provides background knowledge• A task that states what the students will be doing• A step-by-step description of the process the learners

should go through in accomplishing the task. Also, provides links to Internet sites interwoven within the steps.

• A rubric that will be used to evaluate student learning.• A conclusion that summarizes the experience and

allows reflection about the process.

Why use WebQuests?• Problem-based learning• Increases motivation (using

“real” resources and using the internet)

• Requires higher level thinking skills (requires students to analyze, synthesize, evaluate information—also many times they have to create something that demonstrates their learning)

• Cooperative Learning (problem solving within groups)

Helpful Hints/ Tips for WebQuests:

• Usually done in collaborative groups

• Motivates students by giving them a role to play (scientist, detective, reporter)

• Given a scenario to work with (You are a reporter for the channel 9 news, etc.)

• Can be interdisciplinary or single discipline

DIGITAL STORIES: What is a Digital Story?

• A digital story is when people use computer based tools to tell a story.

• Most digital stories focus on a specific topic or a particular point of view.

• Digital stories usually have a mix of images, text, recorded audio narration, and music.

• Digital stories can vary in length, but most are between two and ten minutes.

Why use digital story telling?

• Digital storytelling is a great way to promote literacy in your classroom.

• Students love using technology and are very motivated to use digital storytelling.

• Digital storytelling can be used in ALL grade levels

How can you use digital storytelling with your class?

• Students can use the storytelling to practice reading fluency.

• Students can use their writing to make a digital story. • Students can create audio book reports.• Teachers can read books and put them onto CDs that

students can listen to at school or at home. • Students can create their own eBooks.• Students can make reading portfolios.

• Students can make Young Author stories.

How can I make a digital story?• There are many different programs you can use to

make digital stories.• You will find 3 programs below that I have used with my

Kindergarten class. • These programs are free and easy to use.

-Photo Story 3 http://tinyurl.com/4f869

-Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

-Blabberize http://blabberize.com/

How do I make a photo story?

• This tutorial will walk you through the process of making your own digital story using Photo Story 3.

http://tinyurl.com/yzvpvd6

Example of digital Story Using photo story 3

Here is an example of how I used Photo Story 3 with my Kindergarten class. In this story they are describing

how they have changed from babies into Kindergarteners.

http://tammydospoy.wikispaces.com/Digital+Storytelling

How Do I make an Audio Story?

• This tutorial will walk you through the process of using audacity to make an audio book.

http://tinyurl.com/y97s655

How do I get started?

• Go to the site below to download audacity software.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

• Follow the instructions to download the program itself.

• Then download the LAME MP3 encoder• Now you are ready to start recording• You will need a microphone to record

your voice

Example of an Audio Story using audacity

• Click the link below to find an example of a group of Kindergarten students reading a readers’ theater play about pets using audacity software.

http://tammydospoy.wikispaces.com/Audacity

Adding music or sounds to your digital Stories

The websites below are free sites that you can get music or sounds from to add to your digital stories.

www.freeplaymusic.com

http: streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

BLABBERIZE:What is Blabberize?

• To learn about blabberize visit my wiki by clicking the link below.

http://tammydospoy.wikispaces.com/Blabberize

• To make your own blabberize go to this website and sign up for your own account.

http://blabberize.com/

Example of Blabberize

• Below you will find an example of a Kindergarten student using Blabberize to tell what they know about Abe Lincoln.

http://tammydospoy.wikispaces.com/Blabberize

SKYPE:What is Skype?

• Watch this short tutorial to learn about what it is and how you can use it.

http://tinyurl.com/ye3xpa8

• Go the following website to start exploring Skype. You can sign up for Skype. It is free.

http://www.skype.com/getconnected/

How Can I use Skype?

• All different grade levels can use Skype. Visit the website below for 50 different ways teachers can use Skype.

http://tinyurl.com/y9vomfn

• One great way to use Skype is to interview an author. The site below has lists of different authors that you can contact using Skype.

http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/

Summary/Tips for Web 2.0

• Don’t be nervous to try something NEW and FUN in the classroom!

• Let your students help you LEARN!

• If at first you don’t succeed—DO NOT GIVE UP! Try again!

• Always remember– technology is not going away– learn to embrace it– not ignore it!

Bibliography

• O’Reilly, T. (2005). Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software. Retrieved from http://oreilly.com/web2/archive/what-is-web-20.html

• Schrock, K. (2010). Kathy Schrock’s guide for educators. Discovery Education. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/38q52r

• Web 2.0. (n.d.) In Wikipedia Encyclopedia online. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

• Wiki. (n.d.) In Wikipedia Encyclopedia online. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

Bibliography cont.

• Digital storytelling. The educational uses of digital storytelling online. Retrieved form http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/

• Photo story 3. How to make a photo story. Retrieved from

http://tinyurl.com/yzvpvd6• Audacity. How to make a digital story.

Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/y97s655

• Blabberize. Retrieved from http://blabberize.com/

• Skype. Retrieved from http://tinyurl.com/ye3xpa8