Web Applications for the Classroom

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Web Applications for the Classroom

• Jeff Warner, B.Sc., B.Ed.
• Kim Peacock, B.Ed, M.Ed
• Technology Professional Development
• Faculty of Education, University of Alberta

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What Does Web 2.0 Mean???

• (thats a question for you)

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The Web 2.0 Lexicon

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

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What Are Web 2.0 Applications?

• Allow you to perform tasks or create objects
  without software, using only the Internet.
• Often has an element of social interaction.
• Accessible from anywhere.
• Often uses AJAX language.
• Usually FREE!

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Potential Issues

• Tools go up and down.
• Tools get bought out.
• Tools may create thing that cant leave the
  confines of the particular web site (e.g./ cant
  be downloaded to a disc/dvd/etc)
• Students with computers at home may get to spend
  more time on projects than students without since
  its easily accessible.

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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.

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Considerations for Classroom Use

• Student motivation
• Literacy and communication skills
• Range of motor skills
• Enrichment vs. regular class
• Lab vs. classroom computers
• Learning styles
• Project timelines

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Web 2.0 Tools

• A Brief Tour

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Inspire vs. Perspire
1130 AM
300 PM
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Blogs and Wikis

• Blogs Linear online journalshttp//www.blogger.c
  om
• Wikis Non-linear collaborative
  spacehttp//www.wikispaces.comhttp//www.pbwiki.
  com

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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/

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Images and Mind Maps

• Flickr Flickrstories Share and find
  imageshttp//www.flickr.com
• Gliffy Collaborative mind mappinghttp//www.glif
  fy.com
• ToonDoo Comic book creator toolhttp//toondoo.co
  m/Home.do

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Maps

• Google Maps Interactive, customizable
  mapshttp//maps.google.ca
• Community Walk Map storieshttp//www.communitywa
  lk.com
• Google Lit Trips Map stories based on literature
  (requires Google Earth)http//www.googlelittrips.
  org/

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Video

• Bubble Ply Add bubbles or text to online
  videohttp//www.bubbleply.com/
• Screen-Cast-O-Matic Record your computer screen
  as an online moviehttp//www.screencast-o-matic.c
  om/
• YouTube/TeacherTube Upload and search for videos
  onlinehttp//www.youtube.com
  http//www.teachertube.com

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Audio

• VoiceThread Audio reflections based on posted
  visual media (Super COOL!)http//voicethread.com/
  
• Pod-O-Matic Find and create podcastshttp//www.p
  odomatic.com/
• Talkr Blog to Podcast converterhttp//new.talkr.
  com

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Web Spaces

• Google Pages Easy websitecreatorhttp//pages.go
  ogle.com
• Pageflakes Website creator and aggregator using
  widgets and tabshttp//www.pageflakes.com
• Protopages Website creator and aggregator using
  moveable widgets http//www.protopage.com

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Multimedia Documents

• Letterpop Newsletter and document
  publisherhttp//letterpop.com
• Snapjot Collaborative scrapbookinghttp//www.sna
  pjot.com
• xTimeline Interactive multimedia
  timelineshttp//www.xtimeline.com

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3D Spaces

• SceneCaster Create 3D web spaceshttp//www.scene
  caster.com/view22/web/home.jsp
• Mapwing Build and share virtual
  tourshttp//www.mapwing.com/

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Comprehensive List of Web 2.0 Tools

• http//www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers

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Thanks!

• jeff.warner_at_ualberta.ca
• kim.peacock_at_ualberta.ca

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How This Afternoon Works

• Two rounds of workshops
• Approximately 45 minute sessions
• Four choices of topics
• Blogs and Wikis
• Google Maps
• Classroom Web Sites
• Visual Multimedia

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Sign Up Time

• Pick your first choice for a workshop well slot
  you in so that everyone gets their first choice.
• We will post the sign up sheets, sometime during
  lunch, go sign up for a second workshop in the
  round you are not yet registered in.