Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed. University of Alberta Web 2.0 for
Writing and Literacy
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My Personal Philosophy of PD Inspiration Vs. Perspiration
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Part 1 What Is Web 2.0?
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What Are Web Applications? Allow you to perform tasks or create
objects without software. Often known as Web 2.0 applications.
Often have an element of social interaction. Accessible from
anywhere. Usually FREE!
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Risks Applications go up and down. Applications get bought out.
Web applications sometimes allow students to interact with other
people online. Most tools have privacy settings to keep minors
safe. Students privacy should be considered. Some tools can be
completely private, but others not.
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Risks Applications 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 Some Web 2.0 sites may be blocked at your
school you can sometimes get around this. Submit a request to your
technology department. Provide a pedagogical justification for the
site to be unblocked at your school during a certain period of
time. Describe how you will keep students safe.
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Part 2 Web 2.0 for Writing
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Productivity Suites Google Docs: Write, share and edit
documents online. http://docs.google.com/ http://docs.google.com/
Zoho: An alternative to Google Docs. More features and more
complex. http://www.zoho.com/ http://www.zoho.com/
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Blogs and Wikis Blog Tools http://www.blogger.com/
http://www.21classes.com/ Wiki tools http://www.wikispaces.com
http://www.pbwiki.com
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Blogs and Wikis Class Blogs http://www.balla.ecsd.net/
http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/ http://www.balla.ecsd.net/
http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/ Class Wikis
http://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/
http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/
http://stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com/
http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/ School Wiki
http://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/
http://meyokumin.wikispaces.com/
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Blogs and Wikis Create a blog from the point of view of a
historic figure. Create a blog to track observations about a
classroom pet. Use a wiki to write a class
choose-your-own-adventure. Use a wiki to showcase student work to
parents.
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Blogs and Wikis Use either as a portfolio of student work.
Allow parents to join your blog or wiki so that they can comment
and provide feedback to students. Have students do scribe posts to
summarize instructional content.
http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/
http://edubuzz.org/blogs/s3scribeposts/
http://816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/scrib
e-post-november-1-2006.html
http://816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/scrib
e-post-november-1-2006.html
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Cartoons and Comic Books Pikistrips: Create comic books using
photos. http://pikistrips.com/ http://pikistrips.com/ ToonDoo:
Create online comic books from scratch. http://toondoo.com/Home.do
http://toondoo.com/Home.do Toonlet: Talking head comics.
http://toonlet.com http://toonlet.com Pixton: Customizable comics
(animation soon) http://pixton.com/ca/ http://pixton.com/ca/
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Cartoons and Comic Books Reasons for Exploration
http://www.toondoo.com/ toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=12301
http://www.toondoo.com/ toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=12301 The
Importance of Squanto http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/
ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741 http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/
ViewBook.toon?bookid=11741 Prince Henrys Contributions
http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=11706
http://www.toondoo.com/toondoo/ViewBook.toon? bookid=11706
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Web Spaces Google Sites: Easy web sites
http://sites.google.com/ http://sites.google.com/ Sample:
http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.or g/mrs-richau/Home
http://sites.google.com/a/googleclassrooms.or g/mrs-richau/Home
Other free web page apps http://www.wix.com/ http://www.weebly.com/
http://www.jimdo.com/ http://www.synthasite.com/
http://www.wix.com/ http://www.weebly.com/ http://www.jimdo.com/
http://www.synthasite.com/
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Part 3 Web 2.0 for Oral Literacy
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Podcasts and Vidcasts Pod-O-Matic: Find and create podcasts
http://www.podomatic.com/ http://www.podomatic.com/ Yodio: Podcast
from any phone or the web http://www.yodio.com/
http://www.yodio.com/ Talkshoe: Podcasting and Audio Discussion
Forums http://www.talkshoe.com/ http://www.talkshoe.com/ Student
Podcast Example: http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/
http://dreamextreme.us/podcast/
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Podcasts and Vidcasts Teacher Tube: An online video archive
like YouTube but safe for the classroom.
http://www.teachertube.com/ http://www.teachertube.com/ Ustream:
Create a live feed of a school event. http://www.ustream.tv/
http://www.ustream.tv/ Student Vidcast Samples:
http://www.kid-cast.com/ wordpress/?cat=12 http://www.kid-cast.com/
wordpress/?cat=12
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Podcasts and Vidcasts Make a podcast for
http://www.kid-cast.com/http://www.kid-cast.com/ Create an Our City
Podcast for http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/
http://www.learninginhand.com/OurCity/ Do a weekly class podcast as
a review/newsletter. http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/
room208vidcast.mp4 http://bobsprankle.com/podcasts/
room208vidcast.mp4 Create a captains log of a famous historic
voyage. Make a series of vidcasts to promote DPA (stretches,
exercises, etc) Create a series of podcast book reviews.
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Podcasts and Vidcasts Create an old fashioned radio play.
Create a pod/vidcast debate online. Have students create a podcast
dictionary of vocabulary words. Have students create a series of
vidcasts solving different kids of math problems. Have students
summarize current events once a week.
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Screencasting Screencast-O-Matic: Capture and post whats on
your computer screen. http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/
http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ Examples: Assessment / Peer
Feedback http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH
http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH Instructional
Content http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap
http://www.screencast-o- matic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap
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Screencasting GoView: Record and edit your screen captures
http://goview.com/ http://goview.com/ Sketchcast: Capture and post
whats on your tablet or SmartBoard. http://sketchcast.com/
http://sketchcast.com/ Screentoaster: Record screen captures and
upload to YouTube and other sites. http://www.screentoaster.com/
http://www.screentoaster.com/
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Screencasting Use Sketchcast to capture and post class notes
online quickly. Use Screencast-o-Matic to create an archive of
extra credit work that can be used year after year. Use
Screencast-o-Matic to orally assess student work Use either to
create videos for parents so that they can help their child with
homework. Use Sketchcast to help assess student difficulties in
areas like problem solving (have students talk through their
work).
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VoiceThread VoiceThread: Not really like anything else
http://voicethread.com/ http://voicethread.com/ Almost like a
wiki/blog with audio it allows users to annotate and expand images
with voice recordings. http://voicethread.com/share/407691/
http://voicethread.com/share/4973/
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VoiceThread Create an oral history archive such as:
http://www.ourvoices.ca/ http://www.ourvoices.ca/ If all of your
students have internet access, do a daily homework question on
Voicethread. Have students create a talking storybook. Look through
the many examples of teacher projects already on Voicethread!
http://voicethread.com/#q.b409 http://voicethread.com/#q.b409
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Part 4 Web 2.0 for Multimedia Literacy
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Copyright Be safe and legal use copyright free items. Photos:
http://yotophoto.com/ http://www.sxc.hu/ http://www.wikimedia.org
http://www.flickr.com/search/advanced/ http://www.stockvault.net/
http://www.imageafter.com/ http://pdphoto.org/
http://www.pixelperfectdigital.com/
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Copyright Sounds:
http://www.freeplaymusic.comhttp://www.freeplaymusic.com Videos:
http://www.archive.orghttp://www.archive.org More: Directory of web
site with legal content for schools and companies to use.
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category:Content_D irectory
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Category:Content_D irectory
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Flickr and Digital Photography Flickr is a useful tool that
allows you to upload and annotate images that can be made either
public or private. Flickr Notes
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stratfordschooledmont on/384040545/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stratfordschooledmont
on/384040545/
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Flickr and Digital Photography Flickr can be used for
storyboarding or even visual storytelling. Flickr Stories
http://www.flickr.com/
groups/sixwordstory/discuss/72157601185227439/
http://www.flickr.com/
groups/sixwordstory/discuss/72157601185227439/ Five Frame Flickr
Story http://flickr.com/groups/visualstory/
http://flickr.com/groups/visualstory/
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Flickr and Digital Photography Have students do a photo
scavenger hunt of math or science concepts and have them upload and
annotate the images on flickr. Have students create an archive of
writing prompts in Flickr and use the annotation tool to point out
interesting questions or prompts.
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Posters and Visual Representations Glogster: Create multimedia
posters http://www.glogster.com http://www.glogster.com Example:
http://metro09.glogster.com/What-I-Like-
About-Myself/?w1http://metro09.glogster.com/What-I-Like-
About-Myself/?w1 BigHugeLabs: Make posters and other multimedia
content with photos. http://bighugelabs.com
http://bighugelabs.com
Interactive Timelines Have students create a timeline of a
scientific process (e.g./ the lifecycle of an animal). Have
students create a year plan for the goals they would like to
achieve in your course. Have students add to existing public
timelines on xTimeline.
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Multimedia & Digital Storytelling Pixorial: Create and edit
video online. http://www.pixorial.com/ http://www.pixorial.com/
Motionbox: Create and edit video online. http://www.motionbox.com/
http://www.motionbox.com/ Jaycut: Create and edit video online.
http://jaycut.com/ http://jaycut.com/ One True Media: Video
montages http://www.onetrue media.com/ http://www.onetrue
media.com/
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Multimedia & Digital Storytelling Funtigo: Create online
scrapbooks. http://funtigo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y
http://funtigo.com/?cr=3&rfm=y Vuvox: Make interactive
panoramas and movies. http://www.vuvox.com/ http://www.vuvox.com/
Animoto: Upload and assemble short photo commercials online.
http://animoto.com/ http://animoto.com/