Web 2.0 Tools and Project Based

Learning

April 20, 2008Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed.

The Web 2.0 Lexicon

• RSS• Feeds• Mash-Up• Social Networking• Widget• Folksonomy• Tags• Open Source• AJAX

What Are Web Applications?

• Allow you to perform tasks or create objects without software.

• Often known as “Web 2.0” applications.

• Often have an element of social interaction.

• Accessible from anywhere.• Usually FREE!

Risks

• Applications go up and down.• Applications get bought out.• Applications may create thing 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 may get to spend more time on projects than students without since it’s easily accessible.

A Note On Blocking

• EPSB and ECS block many Web 2.0 sites… you can get around this!!!

• Written request submitted to your technology department.

• Provide a rational, pedagogical justification for the site to be unblocked at YOUR school.

• Describe how you will keep students safe.

Range of Tools…

• Consider student motivation• Consider learning styles• Consider literacy and

communication skills.• Consider enrichment• Consider special needs

(cognitive and motor skills)

Super Cool Web Apps…

The Big Picture

Blogs and Wikis

• Class Blogs / Podcastshttp://www.balla.ecsd.net/http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/

• Class Wikishttp://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/

• School Wikihttp://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/

Podcasts

• Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcastshttp://www.podomatic.com/

• Talkr: Blog to Podcast converterhttp://new.talkr.com

• Student Podcast Sample:http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/

Social Networking and Bookmarks

• Del.icio.us: Social bookmarkinghttp://del.icio.us

• NoteMesh: Collaborative classroom noteshttp://notemesh.com

• Trailfire: Create a path through the Internethttp://trailfire.com/

Flickr

• Flicker Noteshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/stratfordschooledmonton/384040545/

• Flicker Storieshttp://www.flickr.com/groups/sixwordstory/discuss/72157601185227439/

• Five Frame Flickr Storyhttp://flickr.com/groups/visualstory/

Mind Maps

• Gliffy: Collaborative mind mappinghttp://www.gliffy.com

• Mindomo: Software interactivehttp://mindomo.com/

Web Spaces

• Google Pageshttp://pages.google.com

• Pageflakeshttp://www.pageflakes.com

• Protopageshttp://www.protopage.com– Student Sample

http://www.protopage.com/yzerman19

Bubble Ply

• Bubble Plyhttp://www.bubbleply.com/

• Pop-up-video (research tool?)http://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=b1bf700f-6f47-4364-9dd7-e413706860b9

• Language/Translation Toolhttp://www.bubbleply.com/player.aspx?pid=EE1549C5-E35B-4F64-AA80-D4C1A220102F

• Good assessment / feedback tool for video assignments!

ToonDoo

• ToonDoohttp://toondoo.com/Home.do

• Reasons for Explorationhttp://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid=12301

• The Importance of Squantohttp://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741

• Prince Henry’s Contributions http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid=11706

Screen-Cast-O-Matic

• Screen-Cast-O-Matichttp://www.screencast-o-matic.com/

• Assessment / Peer Feedbackhttp://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH

• Instructional Contenthttp://www.screencast-o-matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap

• Drawing alternative:http://sketchcast.com/

Google Maps

• Google Mapshttp://maps.google.ca

• Community Walkhttp://www.communitywalk.com/calgary/alberta/my_first_neighborhood/map/140666

• Google Lit Tripshttp://www.googlelittrips.org/

VoiceThread

• VoiceThreadhttp://voicethread.com/

• Almost like a wiki with audio… 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/

3D Spaces

• SceneCaster: Create 3D web spaceshttp://www.scenecaster.com/view22/web/home.jsp

• Mapwing: Build and share virtual tourshttp://www.mapwing.com/– St Joseph’s

http://www.mapwing.com/explore/view_tour.php?t=IELIBsIwwYLNIsa

Interactive Timelines

• Interactive Timelines: xTimelinehttp://www.xtimeline.com/index.aspx?t=5&l=en-US

• Interactive Timelines: Personalhttp://www.ourstory.com/

Multimedia Presentations

• SPresent http://www.spresent.com/v2/

• Empressrhttp://www.empressr.com/

• Animotohttp://animoto.com/

• Funtigo Scrapbookshttp://funtigo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y

Others

• Letterpop Newsletter Makerhttp://www.letterpop.com

• Geni Family Tree Makerhttp://www.geni.com/

• And many, many more…http://www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers