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Teachers in every strata of education are increasingly dealing with a Teachers in every strata of education are increasingly dealing with a student population that is not only more wired than they are but also student population that is not only more wired than they are but also grew up in a techno-drenched atmosphere that has trained them to grew up in a techno-drenched atmosphere that has trained them to absorb and process information in fundamentally different ways. This absorb and process information in fundamentally different ways. This generation of students is more likely to be armed with cell phones, generation of students is more likely to be armed with cell phones, laptops, and iPods than with spiral notebooks and #2 pencils.” laptops, and iPods than with spiral notebooks and #2 pencils.” -Josh McHugh, Edutopia, October 2005 -Josh McHugh, Edutopia, October 2005 October 12, 2007 NWOET Conference Betsy Hood & Erin DeSilva, WGTE Public Media Web-based Communication Tools
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““Teachers in every strata of education are increasingly dealing with a student Teachers in every strata of education are increasingly dealing with a student population that is not only more wired than they are but also grew up in a population that is not only more wired than they are but also grew up in a techno-drenched atmosphere that has trained them to absorb and process techno-drenched atmosphere that has trained them to absorb and process information in fundamentally different ways. This generation of students is information in fundamentally different ways. This generation of students is more likely to be armed with cell phones, laptops, and iPods than with more likely to be armed with cell phones, laptops, and iPods than with spiral notebooks and #2 pencils.” spiral notebooks and #2 pencils.”

-Josh McHugh, Edutopia, October 2005-Josh McHugh, Edutopia, October 2005

October 12, 2007

NWOET Conference

Betsy Hood & Erin DeSilva, WGTE Public Media

Web-based Communication Tools

Ohio Educational Technology Ohio Educational Technology AgenciesAgencies

““One of the enduring difficulties about One of the enduring difficulties about technology and education is that a lot of technology and education is that a lot of people think about technology first and people think about technology first and education later.”education later.”

-Dr. Martha Stone Wiske, Co-Director of -Dr. Martha Stone Wiske, Co-Director of the Educational Technology Center at Harvard Graduate School the Educational Technology Center at Harvard Graduate School of Educationof Education

How do you utilize technology-How do you utilize technology-based communication tools based communication tools

in the classroom?in the classroom?

Wikis

Podcasts

DiscussionBoards

Blogs

Tools

Web-Based Communication Web-Based Communication ToolsTools

Define Define toolstools

Identify Identify effective effective practices practices

ApplicatiApplicationsons

Making the Case:Making the Case:Building an Online CommunityBuilding an Online Community

Web-Based Communication Encourages:Web-Based Communication Encourages: Participation from all, including the “quiet” studentsParticipation from all, including the “quiet” students Recording and sequence of thoughts and ideas that can Recording and sequence of thoughts and ideas that can

be revisitedbe revisited Opportunities to connect learners to outside sourcesOpportunities to connect learners to outside sources A constructivist philosophyA constructivist philosophy Collaboration, higher-order thinking skills, knowledge Collaboration, higher-order thinking skills, knowledge

constructionconstruction Learner driven goals and objectivesLearner driven goals and objectives

BlogsBlogsWeb + log = BlogWeb + log = Blog

An online journalAn online journal Dialogue and storytellingDialogue and storytelling Accessible and equitable to a Accessible and equitable to a variety of variety of age groups and age groups and developmental developmental stages in stages in educationeducation

BLOGS

One-way delivery of info

from teacher to students

Teacherdriven

Questions/Challenges

StudentDriven

Information Sharing

One-way delivery of information One-way delivery of information from teacher to students and from teacher to students and

parentsparents

Teacher-driven Teacher-driven Questions/Challenges to Questions/Challenges to be Answered by Studentsbe Answered by Students

Teacher-driven Teacher-driven Questions/Challenges to Questions/Challenges to be Answered by Studentsbe Answered by Students

Student-driven Information Student-driven Information SharingSharing

Blog Blog Applications/ResourcesApplications/Resources

School Website Applications – Build School Website Applications – Build Your Own Website, etc.Your Own Website, etc.

WordPress: WordPress: www.wordpress.comwww.wordpress.com Blogspot, aka Blogger (Google): Blogspot, aka Blogger (Google):

www.blogger.comwww.blogger.com Xanga: Xanga: www.xanga.comwww.xanga.com

Note: Many teachers prefer a Note: Many teachers prefer a “Teacher-Managed” Blog“Teacher-Managed” Blog

Discussion BoardsDiscussion Boards

Generates a portal that allows for Generates a portal that allows for exploration of numerous resources, exploration of numerous resources,

content and ideascontent and ideas

Asynchronous communication toolAsynchronous communication tool Building upon ideas over time Building upon ideas over time Collaboration among learnersCollaboration among learners Uploading of files and insertion of Uploading of files and insertion of

hyperlinkshyperlinks

Teacher-student or

Peer-to-Peer DISCUSSION

BOARDS

Online Help

Reflection and

Knowledge Application

Student Discussion

andDebate

Online helpOnline helpTeacher-Student or Peer-PeerTeacher-Student or Peer-Peer

Reflection or Application of Reflection or Application of KnowledgeKnowledge

Student Discussion & Student Discussion & DebateDebate

WikisWikis

Allow for creation and editing of Allow for creation and editing of contentcontent

Collaborative editing Collaborative editing A quick, simple websiteA quick, simple website

WIKIS

Information Literacy

CollaborativeDocument Creation

Information LiteracyInformation Literacy

Collaborative Document Collaborative Document CreationCreation

AssessmentAssessment

Wiki Wiki Applications/ResourcesApplications/Resources

PB wiki - PB wiki - pbwiki.compbwiki.com// WetPaint - www.wetpaint.com/WetPaint - www.wetpaint.com/ Stikipad - Stikipad - stikipad.comstikipad.com// OttoWiki - OttoWiki - www.ottowiki.comwww.ottowiki.com// Curriki: www.curriki.orgCurriki: www.curriki.org OER Commons: www.oercommons.orgOER Commons: www.oercommons.org Schools Without LimitSchools Without Limits: s:

www.publishwithoutlimits.orgwww.publishwithoutlimits.org Wikibooks: www.wikibooks.orgWikibooks: www.wikibooks.org Wikipedia: www.wikipedia.orgWikipedia: www.wikipedia.org

Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikionary, Wikinews, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikionary, Wikispecies, and more!Wikispecies, and more!

PodcastsPodcastsiPod + Broadcasting = podcastingiPod + Broadcasting = podcasting

Audio onlyAudio only Audio with images (enhanced)Audio with images (enhanced) Video with audio (vodcasts)Video with audio (vodcasts) Flexible for many educational Flexible for many educational

applicationsapplications

PODCASTS

Teachers to

Students, Parents

Students toStudents, Teachers,Parents

Content Provider

toStudent

PodcastsPodcasts

Podcast Podcast Applications/ResourcesApplications/Resources

Garageband (MAC) Audacity (PC): www.audacity.com iTunes: www.apple.com/itunes Wordpress: wordpress.org Podcast People: www.podcastpeople.com Podcasting Tools: www.Podcasting-

tools.com Education Podcast Network:

www.Epnweb.org

Content Management Content Management SystemsSystems

Sakai

Build Your Own

Website

AND MORE!

Moodle

Blackboard

CMS

OH Technology OH Technology StandardsStandards

Participate in discussion lists, message Participate in discussion lists, message boards, chat and other means of boards, chat and other means of appropriate electronic communication appropriate electronic communication (e.g., ask-an-expert, pen pals). (e.g., ask-an-expert, pen pals).

Investigate assigned topics using Investigate assigned topics using online learning resources (e.g., online learning resources (e.g., weblogs, Web cast, videoconferencing weblogs, Web cast, videoconferencing and other distance learning and other distance learning opportunities).opportunities).

Web-Based Communication Web-Based Communication ToolsTools

ACS ThemesACS Themes BlogsBlogs Discussion Discussion BoardsBoards

WikisWikis PodcastPodcastss

Online Learning Online Learning EnvironmentsEnvironments xx xx xx xxUsing the Internet for Using the Internet for ResearchResearch xx xxCollaboration/ Collaboration/ CreationCreation xx xx xx xxIntellectual PropertyIntellectual Property xxProductivity Tools (i.e. Productivity Tools (i.e. Presentations)Presentations) xxMultimedia Multimedia TechnologyTechnology xx xx xx xx

The Present and Future?The Present and Future?

Wiki-fill-in-the-blank?Wiki-fill-in-the-blank? ePortfoliosePortfolios Mash-upsMash-ups Social BookmarkingSocial Bookmarking Social NetworkingSocial Networking Educational Online GamingEducational Online Gaming Virtual Classes (i.e. Second Life)Virtual Classes (i.e. Second Life)

““Combining technology instruction with the Combining technology instruction with the study of other disciplines, such as study of other disciplines, such as mathematics, science or social studies, helps mathematics, science or social studies, helps reinforce the learning within each discipline.”reinforce the learning within each discipline.”

- Ohio K-12 Technology Academic Content Standards- Ohio K-12 Technology Academic Content Standards

Thank you!Thank you!Erin DeSilva, Betsy HoodErin DeSilva, Betsy Hood

Educational Resource CenterEducational Resource CenterWGTE Public MediaWGTE Public Media

[email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]


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