Wikis, Podcasting and Blogs, Oh My!

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Wikis, Podcasting and Blogs, Oh My!
FETC January, 2007
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Introductions

• Flo McGee, Information Literacy Specialist
• Master Digital Educator
• Pinellas County Schools
• Jennifer Willis, Technology Specialist
• Azalea Elementary
• Pinellas County Schools
• Pauline Luther,
• Referendum Project Coordinator
• EDL Project Manager
• Pinellas County Schools

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Brain
Heart
Courage
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A. Use the SSYRA books as the connection.. To
start the conversations..

• Started with a blog dream
• Over the summer used a wiki as part of my action
  research project.

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B. People to involve

• Work with 3-5 grade teachers
• CTIP teachers with in our county
• Media Specialists
• Master Digital Educators

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C. Incorporate all the different digital mediums

• Thinking
• Creating
• Reading
• Writing
• Speaking
• Giving students voice
• to tell their story

http//www.youtube.com/watch?vbNF_P281Uu4
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D. Podcasts of authors / scientists interviews

• Use the science standards relating to the
  literature as possible curriculum connections.
• Book authors
• Book reviews
• Morning Hoot

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E. Wiki for planning with teachers and media

• Florida MDE -
• http//etc.usf.edu/mde/
• My personal wiki http//mcgeef.pbwiki.com/PPT20Re
  cipe20Cards
• FAEDS -
• http//faeds.pbwiki.com
• Media Homepage catalogue
• http//destiny.pinellas.k12.fl.us/common/welcome.j
  spjsessionid0FD

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F. Blogging

• Keep informed
• http//blogs.tampabay.com/classroom

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1. Students Wiki for collaboration across the
county and state Reviews

• Use FileMaker Pro database

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2. Student email

• http//gaggle.net/gen?_template/templates/gaggle/
  html

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Think.com

• http//www.think.com/en_us/

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Give the kids voice...

• Jill Wilson -
• St. Pete Times Education Reporter
• ..St. Pete Times Reading Institute
• Gave newspapers to Level 1 2 readers _at_home
  during the summer

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What makes you come alive?

• Don't ask yourself what the world needs ask
  yourself what makes you come alive. And then go
  and do that. Because what the world needs is
  people who have come alive.
• Harold Whitman

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Working together asking our questions
sharing our stories podcasting our
journeys Won't you join!