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Teaching Social Studies in a Participatory Culture
How blogs support 21st century literacy in social studies classrooms
Pre-Workshop Poll
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The “New” Rs
Dr. Willard Daggett – International Center for Leadership in Education
Rigor, Relevance, RelationshipsWhy is change needed?What needs to be changed?How do we implement such changes?
An Answer to the WHY
http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/06/did-you-know-20.html
In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.
Eric Hoffer
Gathering data for the WHAT
http://www.leadered.com/nesswelcome.shtml
Items to Consider for the HOW
Learning profile of the digital nativesEmerging 21st century literaciesRigor and relevance frameworkImpact of Web 2.0 technologies on
learning
Learning Profile of Digital Natives
Digital Natives are used to receiving information really fast.
They like to parallel process and multi-task.
They prefer their graphics before their text rather than the opposite.
Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants – Marc Prensky (NCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5, October 2001)
Learning Profile of Digital Natives
They prefer random access (like hypertext).
They function best when networked. They thrive on instant gratification and
frequent rewards. They prefer games to “serious” work.
Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants – Marc Prensky (NCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5, October 2001)
The New Literacies
Play — the capacity to experiment with one’s surroundings as a form of problem-solving
Performance — the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery
Simulation — the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes
Appropriation — the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content
Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century - Henry Jenkins 10/19/06
The New Literacies
Multitasking — the ability to scan one’s environment and shift focus as needed to salient details.
Distributed Cognition — the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand mental capacities
Collective Intelligence — the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal
Judgment — the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources
Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century - Henry Jenkins 10/19/06
The New Literacies
Transmedia Navigation — the ability to follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities
Networking — the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information
Negotiation — the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms.
Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century - Henry Jenkins 10/19/06
Rigor/Relevance Framework
http://www.leadered.com/rigor.html
Web 2.0
The evolution of the semantic read/write web
Web 1.0 Web 2.0
BlogsGiving students a voice
Blogs
A blog is a website for which an individual or a group frequently generates text, photographs, video or audio files, and/or links, typically (but not always) on a daily basis.
Why the sudden popularity of blogs?
RSS - Really Simple Syndication
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
http://www.commoncraft.com/archives/000528.html
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
http://www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-cut-web-noise
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
http://www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-cut-web-noise
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
http://www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-cut-web-noise
RSS – Really Simple Syndication
http://www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-cut-web-noise
Bloglines
http://www.bloglines.com/
Google Reader Labs
https://www.google.com/reader/view/
PageFlakes
http://www.pageflakes.com
Netvibes
http://www.netvibes.com/
The Power of RSS
RSS + Feed Reader/Aggregator = personalized learning/affinity network
RSS is not limited to blogsNews feedsPodcastsWiki edits and discussionsSocial bookmarking
Multiple users
Blogs in School?
Blogs are tools, and like any tools they can be used or misused. Misuse occurs more often when there's a
lack of instructionBlogging in school models appropriate
online behavior and offers teachers the chance to address issues of online safety and intellectual property
Why Students Shouldn’t Blog
People will read it. People might not like it. They might share test answers with others. They might be found by a child predator online They might write something inappropriate. They might find something inappropriate. They might get other students to start blogging.
http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/whywhynot
Why Students Should Blog
People will read it. They might like it. They might share what they've learned with others. They might participate in a collaborative learning
project. They might become inspired to learn. They might inspire others to learn. They might get other students to start blogging. If they don't talk in class, they might on a blog.
http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/whywhynot
Blogging Tips for Students
Never, never, NEVER give out your full name or any other personal information (address, phone number, instant message screen name, etc.).
Plagiarism is still wrong. Don't copy more than a paragraph from anything and ALWAYS give credit and a link to the source of the information. After all, you'd like for people to link to you, right? It's only fair.
Don't go to meet people who talk to you online.
http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/bloggersbeware
Blogging Tips for Students
Just because someone wrote it doesn't mean it's true. That cute person that wants to meet you might be a
32 year old who wants to hurt you. Photographs can be faked or could be of someone
else. Don't use them as proof of who someone is. You are writing for a GLOBAL audience. Don't
get angry when a teacher, classmate, or (oh my gosh!) parent finds and reads your blog.
You are also writing for a LOCAL audience. The content of your posts should always be safe for discussion in class.
http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/bloggersbeware
Blogging Tips for Teachers
Get permission slips from the parents before you even think of having your students in a blog.
Even with permission, do not identify your students by their last names.
Assume that whatever you post will be read by your students, coworkers, and superiors, because the one time you don't think they will, they will.
http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/bloggersbeware
Blogging Tips for Teachers
In the same vein, don't link to something if it's not safe for your students to see.
If you absolutely must rant and complain about your place of employment in a global forum like a blog (bad idea), have an alternate blog under an assumed name and don't mention ANY real names or locations. You still might get caught.
http://blogging101.wikispaces.com/bloggersbeware
Integration Ideas
Ways that blogs can be incorporated
Daily Scribe – What we did today
Extending Class Discussion
Student Work Showcase
Student-Initiated Content
Student Sharing
Successful Tips for “Book” Blogs
Get comfortable with blogging Choose a relevant book [article, topic, etc.] Devise interesting questions Solicit the author’s involvement Welcome bloggers [experts] from outside the
classroom
Erik Langhorst – “The Dixie Clicks” 12/1/2006
Blog Hosting
Blogmeister – http://classblogmeister.com/ (school code required)
Edublogs – http://edublogs.org/
Blogger – https://www.blogger.com/
21 Classes – http://21classes.com/ (free service is limited)
http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/+Blogs
Getting Started
Surf a few educational blogs to get a feel for how teachers use them with students and also as part of their professional learning
Brainstorm application ideas for blogs in your classroom
Decide if your needs require a service that allows for all students to have a private blog in addition to the class blog
Sign up for a service and start blogging (it’s addictive!)
What Connects People in all These Places?
USA United Kingdom Brazil New Zealand Portugal Canada Turkey Germany Japan Spain Finland India Columbia Guinea Italy China Oman Hong Kong South Korea
Singapore Czech Republic Taiwan Ghana Uruguay Ireland Malaysia Poland Australia Palestinian Territory Chile Argentina United Arab Emirates Mexico Vietnam Thailand Indonesia Sri Lanka Israel
They are in my learning network
People from all those nations have read and/or commented on my blog as of July 8, 2007
The power of connectivity
http://cliotech.blogspot.com/
To Learn More . . .
http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/+Blogs
Lab Session
http://jdorman.wikispaces.com/blogworkshop