Online Tools to Engage Students Jennifer Carrier Dorman

Online Tools to Engage Students Jennifer Carrier Dorman Central Bucks School District http: //jdorman. wikispaces. com/Conferences

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Blogs

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. – The term is a shortened form of weblog. – Authoring a blog, maintaining a blog or adding an article to an existing blog is called "blogging". – Individual articles on a blog are called "blog posts, " "posts, " or "entries". – The person who posts these entries is called a "blogger".

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 instruction. (My. Space, Xanga, Facebook) • Interactivity, publishing, collective intelligence

Blogs in School • • Teacher Blogs Homework Keep Parents in the Loop Virtual Inservice Professional collaboration • • Student Blogs This week in class, we. . . Student Work Online portfolio Peer/teacher feedback

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: //blogging 101. 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: //blogging 101. wikispaces. com/whywhynot

Daily Scribe

Classroom Extensions

Tips for Blogging http: //blogging 101. wikispaces. com/bloggersbeware

Blog Hosting for Schools • Blogmeister - http: //classblogmeister. com/ • Edublogs - http: //edublogs. org/

Podcasts

Podcasts • i. Pod + Broadcast = Podcast – Amateur radio – Podcasting is the method of distributing multimedia files, such as audio programs or music videos, over the Internet using either the RSS or Atom syndication formats, for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.

Why use podcasts? • Podcasts enable students to share their knowledge and expertise with others through a creative outlet. • Podcasts tap into a mode of media input that is commonplace for digital natives. • Podcasts empower students to form relationships with the content and each other in relevant ways.

Why use podcasts? • Podcasting is yet another way for them [students] to be creating and contributing ideas to a larger conversation, and it’s a way of archiving that contribution for future audiences to use. – Will Richardson, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms

How can podcasts be used? • In the classroom, educators and students can use podcasts to inform others about class news, current events, and areas of interest. • Students can use a podcast forum to persuade their peers to help others, make a difference, or try something new. • Podcasts can also be used to edutain others through creative narratives.

How can podcasts be used? • Podcasts engage students in thinking critically about their speaking fluency and communication skills. • The opportunity to create a podcast about what students would like to discuss and share with others is extremely motivating.

Other Enduring Benefits • Along with the use of technology there are certain responsibilities that educators and students need to follow. – Educators need to instruct students on safe and acceptable use of technology in and outside of the classroom. – Not only do students need to learn how to appropriately research, but also how to safely and properly share information online. – Podcasts allow students to learn first hand about copyright laws and fair use issues.

Jumping in with both feet. . . • Listen to a few podcasts online – – – i. Tunes > Source List > Podcasts > Education http: //www. podcastalley. com/ http: //www. ipodder. org/ http: //epnweb. org/ http: //www. jakeludington. com/archives/000405. html (“Podcasting with Windows Media Player) • Get a feel for the genre – Podcasts are not “polished” – production value is secondary to the content

Searching for Podcasts - i. Tunes

Subscribing to Podcasts

Pedagogy for Podcasting • Education Podcast Network • University of Wisconsin-Madison Podcasting • Pod Pedagogy

Online Podcasting Resources http: //jdorman. wikispaces. com/+Podcasting

Wikis

What is a Wiki? • A wiki is a type of website that allows users easily to add, remove, or otherwise edit and change most available content.

How is a Wiki Constructed? • A single page in a wiki is referred to as a "wiki page", while the entire body of pages, which are usually highly interconnected via hyperlinks, is "the wiki“ – in effect, a wiki is actually a very simple, easy-touse user-maintained database for searching and creating information.

Are Wikis Safe? • Wikis are generally designed with the philosophy of making it easy to correct mistakes, rather than making it difficult to make them.

Are Wikis Safe? • Thus while wikis are very open, they provide a means to verify the validity of recent additions to the body of pages. – The most prominent, on almost every wiki, is the "Recent Changes" page—a specific list numbering recent edits, or a list of all the edits made within a given timeframe.

Tracking Changes

Tracking Changes

Using Wikis as a Source • Wikipedia is as reliable as other external sources we rely on. • Properly written articles cite the sources, and a reader should rely on the Wikipedia article as much, but no more, than the sources the article relies on. • If an article doesn't cite a source, it may or may not be reliable. • Students should never use information in a wiki until they have checked those external sources.

What the Experts are Saying • Wikis are helping young people develop “writing skills and social skills by learning about group consensus and compromise—all the virtues you need to be a reasonable and productive member of society. ” – Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia

What the Experts are Saying • “The media is controlled by people who have the resources to control it, ” he says. “Wikis show that all of us have an equal opportunity to contribute to knowledge. ” – Andy Garvin, head of the Digital Divide Network

Ways to Use Wikis • Use wikis as formats for subject guides. • Invite students and teachers to annotate your catalog on a wiki. • Make wikis meeting places for communities inside the school. • Link librarians and teachers in your district in a collaborative enterprise.

Class Wikis

Class Wikis – Online Content

Class Wikis - Webquests

Class Wikis - Webquests

Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

Class Wikis – Student Collaboration

Professional Learning Communities

PLC – Professional Research

PLC – Virtual Training

PLC – Curricular Collaboration

PLC – Supporting Teachers

Links to Getting Started • Wiki Walk-Through http: //www. teachersfirst. com/content/wiki/ – – – What’s a wiki? Who uses wikis? Wikis or blogs? How to use wikis with students. Ideas for activities, projects, collaborations, etc. • Using wikis in Education (blog) http: //ikiw. org/ • Classroom use of wikis http: //www. teachinghacks. com/wiki/index. php? title= Wikis

Wikispaces • Wikispaces is offering K-12 organizations their premium membership for free – No advertisements – Greater storage capacity – Enhanced privacy settings http: //www. wikispaces. com/site/for/teachers 100 K

Social Learning http: //jdorman. wikispaces. com/Social+Learning

Social Learning – Web 2. 0 http: //jdorman. wikispaces. com/Social+Learning

Del. icio. us http: //del. icio. us/

Stu. dicio. us http: //stu. dicio. us/

Stu. dicio. us Features • Note-taking – Note commenting – Note sharing • • • Keyword link to Google and Wikipedia To-Do Lists Schedule Document storage/tracking Grade organizer Privacy Features RSS Feeds Integration with Facebook Social Networking http: //stu. dicio. us/

Furl http: //www. furl. net/

Blink. List http: //www. blinklist. com/

Blink. List http: //www. blinklist. com/static/classroom. php

Stumble. Upon http: //www. stumbleupon. com/

Digg • Find an article, video, or podcast online and submit it to Digg. com. Your submission will immediately appear in “Upcoming Stories, ” where other members can find it and, if they like it, Digg it. • Subscribe to RSS feeds of particular topics, popular/upcoming sections, individual users, and the search terms of your choice • Digg. Participate in the collaborative editorial process by Digging the stuff that you like best. • Build a friend list; then your friends can track what you’re Digging. They can also subscribe to an RSS feed of your submissions and/or your Diggs. http: //www. digg. com/

Diigo http: //www. diigo. com/

Diigo http: //groups. diigo. com/groups/edn

Gradefix http: //www. gradefix. com/

Gradefix

mynote. IT http: //www. mynoteit. com/

Backpack http: //www. backpackit. com/

Schoopy http: //www. schoopy. com/

Wizlite • Wizlite is a tool allowing users to collaboratively highlight important passages on pages on the Internet. • Users can organize in groups and attach notes to their selections. • Wizlite is activated by a bookmarklet or Firefox toolbar extension. • Wizlite is great for many applications, such as topic discovery (e. g. for talks) or reviewing. http: //wizlite. com/

Note. Mesh • Note. Mesh is a free service that allows college students in the same classes to share notes with each other. • It works by creating a wiki for individual classes that users can edit. • Users are free to post their own lecture notes or contribute to existing lecture notes. • The idea is that users in the same class can collaboratively create a definitive source for lecture notes. http: //notemesh. com

Page. Flakes http: //www. pageflakes. com

Flickr • What you can do with your photos: – Upload – Tag – Geotag (mapping) – Blog – Comment – Organize into online photo albums with annotation – Form/join groups http: //www. flickr. com

Applications for Flickr • • Virtual field trip Categorize, analyze, evaluate images Geography practice Picture books-documentaries Display original artwork Online scavenger hunts Process live field trips Upload exported (jpeg) Inspiration graphic organizers

Photo Editing Tools Phixr http: //www. phixr. com/ Pxn 8 http: //pxn 8. com/ Picasa http: //picasa. google. com/ GIMP http: //www. gimp. org/windows/ Free Serif Photo. Plus http: //www. freeserifsoftware. com/ Paint. Net http: //www. eecs. wsu. edu/paint. net/ Pixia http: //park 18. wakwak. com/~pixia/ Photo. Filtre http: //photofiltre. free. fr/frames_en. htm Ultimate Paint http: //www. ultimatepaint. com/ VCW Vic. Man’s Photo Editor http: //www. vicman. net/vcwphoto/index. htm Image. Forge http: //www. cursorarts. com/ca_imffw. html Picnik http: //www. picnik. com/

Online Bibliography Helpers • Easybib - http: //www. easybib. com/ • Knight. Cite http: //webapps. calvin. edu/knightcite/ • Landmarks Citation Machine http: //citationmachine. net/ • Noodle. Tools http: //www. noodletools. com/ • Ottobib http: //ottobib. com/

Video Editing Tools Eye Spot Online Video Mixing http: //eyespot. com/ Jump Cut Online Video Editor http: //jumpcut. com/ Windows Movie Maker http: //www. microsoft. com/windowsxp/using/ moviemaker/default. mspx Avid Free DV http: //www. avid. com/freedv/ Storyboard Pro http: //www. atomiclearning. com/storyboardp ro Microsoft Photo. Story http: //www. microsoft. com/windowsxp/using/ digitalphotography/photostory/default. mspx

Online Resources

unitedstreaming http: //www. unitedstreaming. com

unitedstreaming

Brain. Pop • Brain. POP is an educational program that provides curriculum -based content spanning seven main subjects including: Science, Math, English, Social Studies, Health, Arts & Music, and Technology. http: //www. brainpop. com/

QUIA • Create: – Activities (16 different types) – Quizzes (10 types) – Calendars – Web pages – Upload images and audio – Track and report student progress http: //www. quia. com/

Teacher. Web • Create class pages, activities, templates • Free Web. Quest generator http: //www. teacherweb. com/wq_home. html http: //www. teacherweb. com

Library of Congress • The Library of Congress has Image Libraries, Video Libraries, and Exhibitions online – http: //www. loc. gov/index. html – American Memory Collection contains historic media

Library of Congress http: //www. loc. gov/index. html

Net. Trekker d. i. • net. Trekker d. i. , the latest version of net. Trekker, the awardwinning search engine for schools, supports differentiated instruction with standards-based online resources, organized by readability level to help every child achieve. http: //school. nettrekker. com/frontdoor/

Classroom Resources • • Note. Star enhanced research tools http: //notestar. 4 teachers. org/ Rubi. Star rubric creation tools http: //rubistar. 4 teachers. org/index. php Quiz. Star online quiz creation tools http: //quizstar. 4 teachers. org/ Track. Star online hotlist and Internet activity creation tools http: //trackstar. 4 teachers. org/ Web Worksheet Wizard http: //wizard. 4 teachers. org/ Project Poster online project-based activity creation tools http: //poster. 4 teachers. org/ Discovery School Puzzle Maker http: //www. puzzlemaker. com/ National Library of Virtual Manipulatives http: //nlvm. usu. edu/en/nav/vlibrary. html

Web. Quests • A Web. Quest for K-12 Teachers utilizing the Web. Guide Template Internet 4 Classrooms version http: //www. internet 4 classrooms. com/lesson_plan_quest. htm • Web. Quest Template - http: //www. internet 4 classrooms. com/lessontemplate. htm • San Diego State University Educational Technology Department Web. Quests Page - http: //webquest. sdsu. edu/ • Best Web. Quests - http: //bestwebquests. com/ • Web. Quest Templates SDSU http: //webquest. sdsu. edu/Lesson. Template. html • Teachnology Web. Quest Generator - http: //teachers. teachnology. com/web_tools/web_quest/ • Differentiated Instruction Web. Quests http: //www. lakelandschools. org/EDTECH/Differentiation/nine. htm • Using the Understanding By Design Model to create Web. Quests http: //www. bclacts. org/Using%20 Ubd%20 to%20 design%20 a%20 webquest. pdf