Changing Education with Web 2.
0 Tools
I believe that we cannot even begin to imagine the changes that are going to take place as the two-way nature of the Internet begins to flower, and that even those of us who have spent time imagining this future will be astounded by what happens. ~ Steve Hargadon
Photocredit:http://leadinganswers.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/03/15/monarch_stages.jpg
By Cindy Wright
Instructional Technology Specialist Columbus City Schools
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Engaging todays students
means tapping into what is important to them.
We have a responsibility to prepare them for their future,
not our past.
Technology allows learners get their information
When they want it How they want it Wherever they want it
Todays students are Digital Natives
(Marc Prensky)
Visual learners Multi-taskers Short attention spans Use technology to express themselves Information analysts Content producers Real-time learners instant messages, text messages
How students live with technology
Different kinds of experiences lead to different brain structures. Dr. Bruce D. Perry, Baylor College of Medicine
Educators must get over the idea that technology will replace them. Any teacher that can be replaced by a computer absolutely deserves to be, because they just do not get it. Ian Jukes
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When I Become A Teacher
Technology is changing
Impossible to keep up with it Skills learned today will be irrelevant in the near future Focus less on the technology skill Focus more on the 21st century skill
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Why Change?
Photo credit:http://leadinganswers.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/03/15/monarch_stages.jpg
You change because you understand learning is dynamic and that to not change means to quit growing. ~ Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach
http://21stcenturylearning.typepad.com/blog/
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21st Century Skills
Communication Innovation Creativity Problem-Solving Interactive Collaboration Critical Thinking
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Applied skills refer to those skills that enable new entrants to use the basic knowledge acquired in school to perform in the workplace.
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What Employers Want:
Professionalism/Work Ethic Oral and Written Communications Teamwork/Collaboration Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
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Professionalism/Work Ethic, Teamwork/Collaboration and Oral Communications are rated as the three most important applied skills needed by entrants into todays workforce.
Knowledge of Foreign Languages will increase in importance in the next five years, more than any other basic skill, according to over 60 percent (63.3 percent) of the employer respondents.
Making Appropriate Choices Concerning Health and Wellness is the No. 1 emerging content area for future graduates entering the U.S. workforce as reported by three-quarters of the employer respondents (76.1 percent). Creativity/Innovation is projected to increase in importance for future workforce entrants, according to more than 70 percent (73.6 percent) of employer respondents. Currently, however, more than half of employer respondents (54.2 percent) report new workforce entrants with a high school diploma to be deficient in this skill set.
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Welcome to Web 2.0
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Web 2.0
Open source content and applications Sites that get their value from their users Blogs/Microblogs Wikis Social Networking/Bookmarking Sites RSS Feeds Podcasting
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Open Source Content and Applications
Anyone can be a publisher All open source material is free Relies on a community that encourages reusing materials Tools for commentary/free expressiontext, audio, video Supports social networking
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Impacting the Classroom
With Web 2.0 Tools
Create your own Personal Learning Network
How can web 2.0 tools help you become a better teacher? How can you work smarter not harder? How can you feel connected to teachers with similar issues, feelings, worries, struggles? Get a Network!
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Not this type of network
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But a professional network
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Begin building your PLN
1. Join a professional social network. I belong to Classroom 2.0 (Ning) and the Discovery Educators Network (Discovery Education) (http://socialnetworksined.wikispaces.com/) 2. Find 3-5 Blogs (Google Blogs) you like and subscribe to them using RSS feeds or Google Reader 3. Join a microblogging network like Twitter or Plurk 4. Lurk for awhile 5. Participate-Become a part of the 23 conversation
1. Join a Social Network
Classroom 2.0 Ning http://www.classroom20.com/ A great place for building contacts with other educators who are interested in using Web 2.0 tools. A weekly live show on Saturdays gives members a chance to communicate and learn together. ISTE Ning http://www.iste-community.org A new Ning created by ISTE to promote communication among ISTE members. Special Interest Groups for Tech Coordinators, 1:1 and more give an opportunity for focused conversations.
2. Find 3-5 Blogs to follow
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Subscribe to Blogs using RSS
Really simple syndication, a way of aggregating web content in one place. Users subscribe to sites with RSS feeds and the aggregators collects new content and sends it to your desktop. So the content of 30 sites is visible in one place. Aggregators
Bloglines.com Netvibes.com
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www.bloglines.com
Instead of checking out all 25 student Weblogs every day, you could just collect their work in your aggregator using their RSS feeds.
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3. Join a microblogging site
Microblogging tool 140 characters or less Use it to see what others are doing Use it to ask questions and get ideas
http://www.commoncraft.com/show
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Twitterator http://twitterator.org/
Use this URL to be added to STAR Discovery Educators list http://tinyurl.com/4a7mnu http://www.edutopia.org/twitter-professionaldevelopment-technology-microblogging
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Impacting the Classroom
With Web 2.0 Tools
Wikis
www.pbwiki.com www.wikispaces.com www.wetpaint.com www.wikipedia.com
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Wiki
A free online writing space that is created and edited by multiple authors Encourages collaboration Student interaction Easy-to-use interface for creating Web pages No software - all you need is Web-based Public or private, and you can invite participants
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What can you do with a Wiki?
Build a classroom/school newspaper online Publish student projects and research Manage documents Use as a presentation tool Debate course topics, assigned readings Design a student-created Solutions Manual Support service learning projects (build a website about a challenge in your city)
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Wikis http://whsbulldogs.wikispaces.com
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http://mehs-slockuk.wikispaces.com/Friends
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Wikis
http://rdsc.wikispaces. com/Economics Http://fpdm.wikispace s.com/FP+cookbook
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www.wikispaces.com
Now we're taking the next step we want to give away 100,000 free K-12 Plus wikis. That includes all the features and benefits that normally cost $50/year - for free. No fine print, no usage limits, no advertising, no catches.
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Social Bookmarking
Web based service where shared lists of user created Internet bookmarks are displayed. Allows user to locate, classify, rank, and share Internet resources by tagging sites. Diigo.com Del.icio.us
http://handouts.wesfryer.com/ohio
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Social Bookmarking
Saves links to web pages Web based so your bookmarks are available anywhere-not just on one computer in the favorites Share web page links with others Create networks of people with like interests and bookmarks Organize your web pages with tags
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Social Bookmarking
Users create clouds of tags to easily locate resources
http://www.diigo.com/list/eflclassroom/web-20
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http://www.slideshare.net/lwright3768/
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www.slideshare.net
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www.slideshare.net
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Digital Video
www.zamzar.com
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What will you do today?
Build digital literacy Use the right tool for the job Use the tools to communicate more effectively Create learning networks for teachers and students Provide learning whatever, whenever, wherever Provide authentic learning experiencesengaging and contextual Provide opportunities beyond the classroom
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Dont prepare us for your world, prepare us for our world.
http://www.boxoftricks.net/?page_id=29 Box of Tricks
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My contact information: Cindy Wright Columbus City Schools 737 E. Hudson St. Columbus, OH 43211 614-365-5102 Lwright3768@columbus.k12.oh.us
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