Web 2.0 and Digital Storytelling

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Web 2.0 and Digital Storytelling
Snow White- Dell Adam Garry- Pearson
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Introduction
Adam Garry- Pearson Adam.garry_at_pearson.com Snow
White- Dell Snow_white_at_dell.com
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Assumptions For The Day

• Participation is required
• You understand the value of these tools
• Students know how to get on the web, but they
  dont necessarily know how to use it
• The main question is Why not?

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RSS stands for Real Simple Syndication.

1. True
2. False

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Should we try to limit the Web 2.0 tools that
students have access to at school?

1. Yes
2. No

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Do you agree or disagree with this statement
Conversation is King. Content is just something
to talk about.

1. Agree
2. Disagree

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What percentage of users actually contribute to
Wikipedia?

1. 10
2. 8
3. 6
4. 2

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Ask Ninja
Ask Ninja- http//askaninja.com/node/5536
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Technology Discussion/Ice Breaker
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• Is It Okay To Be A Technology Illiterate Teacher
• Blog
• http//techinnc.wordpress.com

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Establishing New Learning Environments
Traditional -------- Incorporating ------ New
Environments New
Strategies Teacher-centered instruction
Learner-centered environments Single sense
stimulation Multisensory stimulation Single
path progression Multipath
progression Single media Multimedia
Hypermedia Isolated work Collaborative
work Information delivery Information
exchange, publication, creation Passive learning
Active/exploratory/inquiry-based
learning Factual/literal thinking Critical
thinking, informed decision-making Reactive
response Proactive/planned action Isolated,
artificial context Authentic, real world
context
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Why?
A Vision of K-12 Students Today
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What is RSS?

• What is an RSS feed and what part does it play in
  Web 2.0?
• RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication," and
  the file tells an aggregator, how to find and get
  your certain information. An RSS feed also lets
  people subscribe to your information and
  automatically get updates of your new content.

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Its About Bringing Information to You!
Teacher Flake
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Del.icio.us
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Blogs
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Blog Examples
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• New Zealand
• Mrs. Simmons
• The Kinder Kids Classroom
• Blogs

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Wikis
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Publish
Filter
Filter
Publish
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Wiki Examples
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• Digitally Speaking
• Carbon Fighters
• Primary Math
• Traditions

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Podcasting
Picture source www.frbill.org/frgeek.html
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Podcasting Examples
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• Mathtrain.TV
• Mr. Sprankle
• Radio Willow Web

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Other Examples
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• Saywire
• Voice Thread Earth Day
• Lego- Lego Mike
• Jing
• TeacherTube
• Web 2.0 with Primary Students
• Wiki Examples

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Activity Can I Find One Great Resource

• GoToWeb2.0- http//www.go2web20.net/

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Web 2.0 Blog

• http//www.modelintelclassroom.com/
• How does technology help engage students?

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Digital Storytelling
Picture Source http//www.jesslaccetti.co.uk/2008
/02/web-20-storytelling-education.html
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What is the most important part of a digital
story?

1. The pictures
2. Video
3. The Story
4. Music

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Digital Storytelling is important because?

1. It involves creativity
2. Kids use computers
3. It encourages writing
4. None of the above

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Why- Daniel Pink

• Most of our experiences, our knowledge and our
  thinking is organized as stories.
• Story exists where high concept and high touch
  intersect. Story is high concept because it
  sharpens our understanding of one thing by
  showing it in the context of something else.

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The Changing Nature of Information
Create
Video
Text
Music
RSS
Pictures
Podcasts
Mashup
Use
Re-mix
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Examples

• http//www.storycenter.org/index1.html

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Creation
Time to create a story!
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Resources

• Adobe Digital Kids Club- http//www.adobe.com/educ
  ation/digkids/storytelling/index.html
• Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling-
  http//www.coe.uh.edu/digital-storytelling/
• Dell Education Blog- http//www.modelintelclassroo
  m.com/
• Adobe- http//www.adobe.com/digitalimag/ideagaller
  y/
• Free play music- http//www.freeplaymusic.com

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Helping Districts Support Great Teaching
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What are people searching for on the internet?
There are over 2.7 billion Google searches a month
Google Labs
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Cell Phones to Podcast?

• Gabcast phone Number- 1800-749-0632
• Channel -17835
• Password- 2515
• Push 2 to Publish- How can podcasts be used to
  enhance teaching and learning?
• Blogger Address- http//integrationpd.blogspot.com
  /

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Have you heard of this?

• Zillow

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When assigned to write a report what percentage
of students, in grades 7-12, go online to
research first?

1. 67
2. 57
3. 47
4. 37

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21st Century Students

• Assignment to write a report?
• 67 of students in grades 7-12 go online to
  research their topic first
• 10 go the library to find a book
• 9 ask their teacher for help
• 5 look in a textbook

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True or False 81 percent of wired teens play
games online, which is 52 percent higher than
four years ago.

1. True
2. False

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Teens and Technology survey

• November 2004 survey of 1,100 young people
  between the ages of 12 and 17 and their parents
• half of them say they go online every day
• 81 percent of wired teens play games online,
  which is 52 percent higher than four years ago
• 76 percent of online teens get news online, which
  is 38 percent higher than four years ago

Pew Internet and American Life Project July 25,
2005
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What percentage of teens have created a blog or
webpage, posted original artwork, photography,
stories or videos online or remixed online
content into their own new creations?

1. 100
2. 74
3. 57
4. 36

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