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TEACHNOLOGIES FOR THE CLASSROOM PBWORKS Prof Melissa Lizmi , Oct 2010 Montgomery College
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TEACHNOLOGIES FORTHE CLASSROOMPBWORKS
Prof Melissa Lizmi , Oct 2010 Montgomery College
Why online?
Wesch videos – meaningful connections are everywhere! An anthropological Introduction
to YouTube presented @ Library of Congress http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPAO-lZ4_hU&feature=related
A Portal to Media Literacy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4yApagnr0s&feature=channel
Why online?
Information is no longer SCARCE! Meaningful connections are everywhere User generated content is enormous and
growing everyday!
Why online?
75/25 – don’t ignore students’ online life…jump into their world!
Internet-based communication hub – all modern orgs and groups need it!
A faculty site
www.proflizmi.com Notes, syllabus, schedule and more
available 24/7 Class list of student work Discussion board
QuickTopics – www.quicktopics.com Low cost (5 mins) ….high benefits! After class conversations are helpful!
Students answer each others’ questions 24/7! homework, help, clarify, discuss
Discussion boards
A faculty site
Good – but, not collaborative enough Students still can’t post, share, and
collaborate on information.
To truly learn from each other, students need to Share research and information (text,
images, videos, links) Discuss, collaborate, analyze and
organize INFOMATION
A collaborative place to be Setup a website in minutes…not
weeks! Content Management Systems (CMS)
Blogger (push info out – good for online journals/research)
Google Sites (collaborative) Wikis (collaborative) WordPress (advanced site creation)
“None of us is as smart as all of us”
Wikis
PBWorks (formerly PBWiki) pbworks.com Specifically developed
for educational use Simplistic, but works well Email notification of all
changes Intuitive – most folks
“get it” w/o assistance Example: web curriculum
repository http://cawebstuff.pbwiki.com/
Wikis WetPaint Wiki wetpaint.com
More complex to use Lots of flexibility and features!
Let students express themselves using their profiles! Easy upload, doc creation and collaboration tools Tight student account control
Can see exactly what each person has changed/contributed Ban users if needed Super update messages via email…including weekly
bulletins of site activity Holds image, video and audio assets too! Not just docs Discussion options abound! Discuss each doc Example: Ocean Issues video
http://oceanissues.wetpaint.com/ Smithsonian Project
Welcome to MC’s EduTech!
http://mcedutech.pbworks.com
/
Student View
Receive and accept email Add text - add your name to class
list Add a your own page Add a link to your page Start a discussion
Owner View
Create a new PBwiki https://plans.pbworks.com/signup/basic20
Choose name and templates Education/classroom Template Change colors Edit a page Update calendar Add a page Invite students Add a table Add a video
Looking for more teachnologies?
Welcome to Google World!
Google Docs Free word processor, spreadsheet, and
presentation software Easy sharing and collaboration features for docs
Google Sites Simplistic, but easy to get started
Google Photo Albums – Picasa 3* Place to store and share photos and videos Easy image management and correction
features Can make slide show movie with audio
Blogger
www.blogger.com Great for research and writing disciplines
Student journals Documenting independent research projects Repository for student writing assignments Best for independent work
Uses Google sign-in! Students can easily express themselves! Example http://whatamisupposedtodonow.blogspot.com/
Combine with a CMS to form a collection of students sites and single class site
Skype it!
FREE live web conferencing using video!
One-to-one real-time audio and video….did I mention it’s FREE?
Easy download and install www.skype.com
Can only web conference w/ other Skype members
Calls to phones and text messages have a fee
YouTube
Add a little fun to your classes with YouTube! Your students will thank you! Just plain fun!
Where the Hell is Matt? www.wherethehellismatt.com
Everything is so amazing and nobody is happy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jETv3NURwLc
Even economists can laugh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVp8UGjECt4&feature=channel_page
Don’t forget Michael Wesch! A Vision of Students Today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jETv3NURwLc
The Machine is Us/ing Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
Women in Art! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUDIoN-_Hxs
