Web 2.0 for Education

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Web 2.0 for Education

• Stephanie Arena

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Moodle General

• www.moodle.org
• Moodle Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic
  Learning Environment
• Open Source, Free Software
• -compare to Blackboard (fee)
• Moodle partners available to host site (fee)
• Mac OS or Windows running PHP

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Moodle- Features

• Managed by Site Administrator
• Teachers control courses, edit pages
• Moodle can host multiple courses
• Student log-ins
• WYSIWYG editor
• Activity reports for each student

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Moodle- About

• Based on Social Constructionist Pedagogical
  Philosophy
• Four Main Concepts
• Constructivism
• Constructionism
• Social Constructivism
• Connected and Separate

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Moodle- Modules

• Assignment
• -students can upload files
• -resubmission
• -feedback
• Lesson- Linear or non-linear branch of pages,
  links
• Glossary- Students create, edit entries

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Moodle-Modules (contd)

• Resource- Links to sources and uploaded files
• Chat- Real time communication
• Forum- Communication via discussion threads
• Wiki- Create collaborative documents

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Moodle- Modules (contd)

• Quiz
• -Multiple chances
• -Instant feedback
• -Time Limits
• Workshop- Allows peer assessment
• Calendar

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Sample Moodle Homepage

• The Moodle homepage for a course at St. Olaf
  College

Photo http//www.stolaf.edu/services/iit/document
ation/insttech/
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Wikis- General

• Wiki- A website that allows users to create and
  edit entries
• Collaboration ? Higher level thinking skills
• Responsible Posting Habits
• Wikispaces for Educators- Free
• -http//www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers

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Blogs

• Blog- Website containing entries of personal
  commentary
• Blogger- Free weblog tool
• -www.blogger.com
• Success Story of a Book Blog
• -Dynamic discussion among 300 students,
  community, and book author

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Podcasts

• Podcasts- Digital audio broadcasts that can be
  posted
• MP3 format
• Recorded information, lessons
• Audacity
• -free recording software
• -http//audacity.sourceforge.net/

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Podcasts

• Eric Langhorst- StudyCasts
• -review
• -students with reading disabilities
• -special needs students during assessments