May 15 InService Day

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Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts & Web 2.0......How do they fit in my classroom?

 


 

 

Section 1: Shift Happens

 

Section 2: Who are these students?May 15.pps

  • Hyperlinked minds
  • 6 1/2 hours per day with media (full time job)
  • Can't sit still in class but spend hours learning "cheats", manuvers & collaborating with friends

 

Section 3: Web 2.0 Read/Write Web - "second generation of Web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users." (wikipedia)

 

Video explanation of Web2.0

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4: Blogs

  • Goal:Enhance and Deepen Learning

  • New Blog created every second

Classroom Use

  • Class portal
    • Course management tool
    • Communicate information
    • Homework, rubrics, handouts, presentations
  • Collaborative work space
  • Clubs
  • Class blog - student work does not end at the classroom door
  • Have kids read some good blogs on topic
  • DI - supports different learning styles
  • Teach new literacies - analyze and manage
  • Elementary -
  • High School - analytical thinking, extended study, refelction 
  • Middle School - become experts about a topic
    • Across curriculum - math problems with peers, science experiments across the country/world - students comparing on blog
    • Project - 5th grade

       

       

      District/School Use

    • Internal communication - faculty mtgs, presentations, directions, form distribution
    •  Collaboration - new teachers & mentors, department info.
    • Professional growth

       

      HOW TO

 

 

 Section 5: Wiki

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6: Podcasts

 

 Section 7: Teaching in your classroom:

teach_with_blogs_and_wikis.doc

 

Section 8: Creating your learning plan with Google tools

 

 

 

Don' t let the kids do it alone!

 

 

May, 2007: SDHT

Comments (2)

Anonymous said

at 5:29 pm on May 14, 2007

Helpful!

Gina F. said

at 10:16 am on May 15, 2007

Wow ! How cool is this that Haverford is going Digital for our Digital Kids !

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