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Web 2.0: Celebrating 100 years of the Foundations of Learning
Beth Ritter-Guth
Candidate, Educational Communications & Technology Facilitator
Overview: Foundations of Learning
• Responsible Individuals• Contributing Community Members• Confident Researchers• Critical Thinkers• Expressive Creators• Effective Communicators
• Sources: http://www.hotchkiss.org/documents/HksCourseList0708.pdf; http://farm1.static.flickr.com/118/316793529_ec31b6430a_m.jpg
Skills for the 21st Century
• To gauge student learning on the proficiency mastered in languages, mathematics, writing, speaking, research, and technology;
• To enact proficiency standards for writing, speaking, researching, and using information technology, making it the collective responsibility of all departments to develop in students these essential skills
• Sources: http://www.hotchkiss.org/data/files/News/MagazineFeatures/Curriculum.pdf; http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2193/2045456307_83e71eaba1_m.jpg
Hotchkiss Students Love Web 2.0
• Flickr• YouTube & Google Video• Del.icio.us• Digg• Facebook• MySpace
The Commitment Exists
Where Do We Start?
Web 1.0 and Web 2.0• Web 1.0
– HTML– Third Party Creators– Fees
• Examples:– http://Hotchkiss.org– http://Yale.edu
• Benefits:– Information Control– Design Control– Consistency
• Limitations:– Time Lapse– Costs– Management
• Web 2.0– No HTML– User Created– Free
• Examples:– http://youtube.com– http://slideshare.net
• Benefits:– Collaborative– Current– Global
• Limitations:– Incorrect Information– Ethical/Legal Issues– Overload
The Best of Web 2.0 Applications
• Methods:– Weekly Scan of new Apps– Leader in discussion forums– Active Blog Reading, Writing– Testing/Piloting– Surveys– Dissemination of Statistics
• Criteria:– Easy to Use– Clear Ethical and Legal Usage Policies– Reputable Content
Top Five Web 2.0 Applications for Teachers
• Wikispaces• SlideShare• TeacherTube• Blogger (Google Suite)• Google Docs (Google Suite)
SlideShare
• http://slideshare.net– Easy to Use– Imbedded Creative Commons Process– Examples:
• Global Kids• MIT• Yale Medical Library
Google Docs• http://docs.google.com
– Easy to Use/Collaborative– Public or Private
TeacherTube
• http://teachertube.com– Easy to Use– Daily Scans/Teacher Created/Maintained– Examples:
• Algebra• American and Canadian Art• Adventures in Podcasting
Wikispaces• http://wikispaces.com
– Easy to Use/Word– Publication Control
• Full/Limited/No Publication Rights
Blogger• http://Blogger.com
– Moderately Easy to Use– Owned by Google/Author Controlled– Ability to Podcast
Student Created Content• Bliki Portfolios (Wikispaces/Blogger)
– Podcasting/Vodcasting– Slideshare– Publications (Google Docs to LuLu.com)– YouTube
Setting an Ethical Standard• Creative Commons Licensing• Addressing Gaps in MLA/APA• Fostering Creative and Ethical Content
Preparing 21st Century Global Citizens
• International Communication• Comprehensive Research• Global Service Learning• International Dissemination• Ethical Benchmarking• Leadership via Technology
