web 2.0 tools and project based learning

Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed.

How Familiar Are You With Web 2.0?

What Are Web 2.0 Applications? Allow you to perform tasks or create objects

without software

Often have an element of social interaction

Accessible from anywhere

Usually FREE!

RSS? Feeds? Widget?

Social Networking? Tags? Folksonomy?

Open Source? Ajax?Mash Up?

How Familiar Are You With the Web 2.0 Lexicon?

What Are the Possible Downsides of Using Web 2.0 Applications? Applications:

◦ may go up and down◦ may get bought out and thus change◦ may create things that can’t leave the confines of

the particular web site (e.g. can’t be downloaded to a disc/dvd/etc…)

Students:◦ with computers at home some may get to spend

more time on projects than students without since it’s easily accessible.

◦ will have to sign up for services.

A Note on Blocking EPSB and ECS block many Web 2.0 sites To solve this:

◦ Submit a written request to your technology department which provides a rational, pedagogical justification for the site to be unblocked at your school and even between specific times.

◦ Describe how you will keep students safe.

Web 2.0 Covers a Range of Tools… As a teacher , you need to consider:

◦ student motivation◦ learning styles◦ literacy and communication skills.◦ enrichment◦ special needs

(cognitive and motor skills)

Popular blogging tools:◦ Edublogs◦ Blogger.com

Classroom Blog: Mr. Ball

Classroom Wiki: Terry the Tennis Ball School Wiki: Meyokumin School

Blogs and Wikis

Del.icio.us: Social bookmarking

Note Mesh: Collaborative classroom notes

Delver: Social searching

Social Networking

Images Flickr

◦ Flicker notes sample

Flickr Stories

Five Frame Flickr Story

Gliffy: Collaborative mind mapping

Mindomo: Software interactive

Mind Maps

Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcasts

Talkr: Blog to podcast converter

Good student podcast sample

Podcasts

Google Pages: Easy website Creator◦ Student Page

Pageflakes: Website creator and aggregator using widgets and tabs

Protopages: Website creator and aggregator using moveable widgets◦ Student Page

Web Spaces

Bubble Ply Bubble Ply

◦ Pop-up-video example◦ Translation example

Good assessment / feedback tool for video assignments!

Good for language learning and translations.

ToonDoo

Some good examples:

◦ Reasons for Exploration

◦ The Importance of Squanto

◦ Prince Henry’s Contributions

ToonDoo

Screencast-O-Matic

◦Assessment / Peer Feedback◦Instructional Content◦ Good for students with social issues for

presentations and research!

ScetchCast

Screencasting

Google Maps

Google Map Mashups:

◦ Community Walk- My Neighborhood

◦ Google Lit Trips – Literature version

Google Earth and Maps

VoiceThread

Some good examples that are like a wiki with audio which allows users to annotate and expand with voice recordings: ◦ http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=3352◦ http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=409◦ http://voicethread.com/view.php?b=4973

Similar Oral History Archivehttp://www.ourvoices.ca/

VoiceThread

SceneCaster: Create 3D web spaces

Mapwing: Build and share virtual tours◦ St. Joseph’s College

3D Spaces

Interactive Timelines: xTimeline

Interactive Timelines

Multimedia Presentations SPresent

Empressr

Animoto

Funtigo Scrapbooks

Others

Letterpop Newsletter Maker

Geni Family Tree Maker

Trailfire Internet Path

Last But Not Least…

Web 2.0 for teachers: This is my website created to share some of what I think are the most powerful Web 2.0 applications for teachers.

If I can share more information, please contact me:

kim.peacock@ualberta.ca