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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
““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
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
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
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
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
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