Web 2'0

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Web 2.0
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Webquests
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Definition of a WebQuest

• Inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of
  the
• information that students
• interact with comes from
• resources on the Internet

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What it is!

• A project
• Web based
• Multimedia
• Goal-driven
• Higher Order Thinking
• Individual and group activities
• Single discipline or interdisciplinary

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What it is!

• Putting a WebQuest together is not much different
  from creating any kind of lesson. It requires
• Getting your learners oriented
• Giving them an interesting and doable task
• Giving them the resources they need and guidance
  to complete the task
• Telling them how they'll be evaluated

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Webquests

• Short term
• Designed to be completed in one to three class
  periods

• Longer term
• Designed to take
• between one week and
• one month

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Attributes of a WebQuest
Introduction
Task
Process
Information sources
Evaluation
Conclusion
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Webquest Examples

• Ancient Greek Society
• Modern Day Slavery
• Sixth Grade Europe Webquest

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Blogging
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Why Blog?

• Highly motivating to students, especially those
  who otherwise might not become participants in
  classrooms.
• Excellent opportunities for students to read and
  write.
• Effective forums for collaboration and
  discussion.
• Powerful tools that enable scaffolded learning or
  mentoring to occur.

http//www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/education
upclose.phtml/47
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Blog Examples

• Teacher Directed Example Heroes Blog -King
  Middle School
• Student Blogging 4Freedoms King Middle School

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Blogging Sites

• 21 Classes
• GaggleNet

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Podcasts
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Podcasts

• A syndicated audio (or video) program produced
  either by traditional media, such as radio and
  television, or by individuals, including
  educators, hobbyists, students, or other
  enthusiasts passionate about a topic.
• McLester, Susan. Web 2.0 Pocket Dictionary.
  Technology and Learning Magazine. April 200726.

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What do you need to listen to a podcast?

• To listen to a podcast, you need a computer with
  an Internet connection
• You don't need an iPod or any portable music
  player to listen to podcasts
• Downloadable audio files are sometimes called
  podcasts
• True podcasts allow users to subscribe to "feeds"
  to automatically receive new episodes of the show
  
• lynda.com Online Training Library

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Educational Podcasts

• Podcasts for Teachers Fordham Univ.
• http//www.podcastforteachers.org/
• NPR Podcast Directory
• http//www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.
  php

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Starting your own Podcast

• Podcasting for Windows Media
• http//www.jakeludington.com/project_studio/20041
  019_podcasting_for_windows_media.html
• Podcast Alley
• http//podcastalley.com/forum/links.php?id7sid
  038edb5e38bab9efac0b05d6ac879cc3
• FirstClass

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YouTube
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YouTube in the Classroom

• The power of YouTube is activated when the
  teacher has a clear idea of how a specific video
  clip can be used to introduce a concept or theme,
  instigate a discussion, or serve as a writing
  prompt.

http//www.education-world.com/a_tech/columnists/d
yck/dyck016.shtml
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Examples of YouTube

• Deforestation
• What A Wonderful World
• Im Not a Crook
• Praying Mantis Laying Ootheca
• The Impotence of Proofreading

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Wikis
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Wiki

• A type of Web site that allows visitors to
  easily add, remove, or otherwise edit and change
  some available content.
• McLester, Susan. Web 2.0 Pocket Dictionary.
  Technology and Learning Magazine. April 200726.

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Wikis in Plain English
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Wikis vs .Web Pages
http//coe.sdsu.edu/eet/Articles/wikis/index.htm
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Examples

• Wikipedia the free encyclopedia that
  anyone can edit. Michael
• A Wiki walkthrough- Examples of Wikis in the
  classroom
• Example School Wiki Codeblue- 6th grade wiki
  human body unit
• PBWiki uTube video

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United Streaming
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Moodle