Emerging Technologies 2005

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Emerging Technologies 2005

• Visions 2005, GUHSD
• Dan McDowell, West Hills High School
• danmcdowell_at_cox.net
• http//www.ahistoryteacher.com/visions2005

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Emerging Technology Trends

• Big flashy things that explode
• Focus on content for and by EVERYONE
• New technologies democratizing the Internet
• Grassroots, individual, community oriented, and
  collaborative
  
• Includes Blogs, Wikis, Podcasting, and RSS

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Blogs

• Individual/Collaborative
• Content varies - based upon individual (personal,
  political, informational)
  
• Includes text, images, links
• Reserved chronology
• Managed through online forms, easily edited

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Blogs Educational Use

• Administrative
• Student publication tool
• Peer reviews
• Compilation and simulated diaries WebQuest Design
  Patterns
  
• Review other blogs (bias, experts)
• Education Use Grid

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Wikis

• Any user can edit pages
• WikiWords within document can be linked
• Collaborative
• Wikipedia
• Changes on Wikipedia

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Wikis Educational Use

• Online electronic whiteboard
• Track versions of documents
• Compilation WebQuest Design Pattern
• Collaborative document creation (Wikipedia)
• Wiki Design Patterns
• World War I Battles
• Holocaust Wiki Project

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Podcasting

• Easily shared audio files / mp3
• Download to computer / iPod, listen online
• Subscribe through RSS or iTunes 4.9
• Educational Use include
• Create radio broadcast
• Record lectures, discussions, etc.
• Directed listening

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RSS

• Real Simple Syndication
• Ability to subscribe to feeds at certain sites
  (news organizations, blogs, wikis, and podcasts)
  
• Why?
• How? Bloglines

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One Last Thing.

• Keep track of all this information is tough!
• Links get overwhelming, hard to manage
• Here comes del.icio.us

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Conclusion

• Scared of giving the students power?
• They already use it, why not give them an
  opportunity to use it in an educational setting?