Bringing Wikis, Blogs and Podcasting to Your
Classroom
Lina Lee
Univeristy of New Hampshire NHAWLT 2008
Church Landing, Meredith, NH
Digital Native Mindset
“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.”
--Albert Einstein
21st Century Learning
“Transform your classroom into a creative learning space.”
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPQlu5Vxm28
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
“Introduce your students to their global peers and provide the opportunity for them to collaborate.”
Welcome to 21st Century
Learning
Web 2.0 for Social Networking
Sharing Ideasvia Voice
Collaborative Writing
Personal Journals
Web 2.0 Social Networking
Connect YOU with people from …
Share information via texts, images, audios, videos ….
Collaborative learning Build community
Ning: http://www.ning.com/
No HTML knowledge required
FREE
Part 1: Wikis
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How the wiki got its name?
“Wiki-wiki to the beach.” - Elvis Presley in the movie Blue Hawaii (1961). The line was said with a snap of the fingers.
Examples
Wikipedia/Español/Cine
Wikipedia/Francais/Musique
From Public to Private … Travel guide (Public) http://www.travellerspoint.com/guide/http://www.travellerspoint.com/guide/Spain/http://www.travellerspoint.com/guide/France/
Teacher page for assignments and resources Spanish I at middle school (Private) http://sraburden.wikispaces.com/
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
Wiki Space (Web page) No HTML
French 2
Grammar Group Writing Cultural Projects
Present Past Future
An ideal weekend Halloween 2005 Plans for Christmas
Quebec France Niger Congo Central Africa
homepage
Collaborative Writing
Wiki Collaborative Essays at UNH Spanish 402 (second semester)
Taught by TAs Three essays outside of class One in-class essay at the end of the semester
Wiki essays in Spring 2008 Writing as “process” not “immediate product” Replace three traditional essays Group essays (groups of 4-5 students)
Wikis Essays (continued)
Topics “La primera vez …” (The first time …) “Viajamos a ….” (Traveling to …) “Una carta a Abby” (A letter to Dear Abby)
Linguistic focus Past tenses (preterit/imperfect) Present, future and subjunctive
From first draft to final product Each essay @ three weeks
Instructor’s Role Create a wiki space using Create groups
A mix of strong and weak students Group organizer
Show a demo using a PowerPoint Provide guidelines and grading criteria Monitor discussion page
Five Basic Features
(1) Main page: home page(2) Navigation: list of pages (links)(3) History: tracking changes
Green: text added Red: text deleted
(4) Discussion: providing feedback/suggestions (5) Edit page: making changes
No HTML Required
Wikispaces for Educadors
Make it protected
Main Page with Navigation
Navigation
Main Page with Edit
Edit - Save
Edit - Save Page
Compose ideas Make and save changes
Discussion Page
Discussion Page
History Page
History Page
Manage Space Page
Collaborative Writing Spanish 997--Graduate Seminar http://rinconcito.wikispaces.com/ Spanish 402.1--Elementary (TA) http://span402.wikispaces.com/ (g c) Spanish 402.4--Elementary (TA)
http://span402-04.wikispaces.com/ (g 4)
Wikis …
Sand Box Collaborative writing tool
Work divided by several people Add and edit content together to make it perfect Final product displayed in one common place
Hyperlinks, photos, audios and videos Support the content
Language Wikis
French class http://ah-bon-french.wikispaces.com/ Share language recourses http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/ Cinderella Story
http://cinderella-their-story.wetpaint.com/page/The+Cinderella+Story
Why Wikis?
Collaborative writing anytime and anywhere Collection of ideas to make it better Learner-driven content Multiple ownership Community building Accountability FUN!
Pros and Cons
Pros Collaboration, team work, creativity Writing as process, tracking changes, more
transparent, accountability Learner-driven, pride of ‘authorship’ Broader audience, not just for ‘teacher’
Cons Overriding someone’s work without permission No single ownership but multi-authored product Discomfort feelings or aggressive attitude
Free Wiki Hosts
Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com/Wetpaint http://www.wetpaint.com/PB Wiki http://pbwiki.com/Wikidot http://www.wikidot.com/
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Ideas for Using Wikis
Collaborative Writing
Wikis for Collaborative Writing
Recipe book Story telling Travel guide School newspaper Summary of a
reading/lesson A movie review
An ideal trip to … Showcase of class
project A letter to Dear Abby Birthday party plans Culture project
Design Strategies
Pedagogical principles Learning outcomes Tasks Tools Guidelines and evaluation
Keep it SIMPLE and FUN!
Part 2: Blogs
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN2I1pWXjXI&feature=user
Blogs …
Soap Box Weblog
Collection of postings like an online journal Postings in a reverse chronological order Read others’ posts and make comments Share common interests
Hyperlinks, images, music and video
Why Blogs?
Involvement of every student Extra reading practice Critical thinking Out-of-class discussion Sense of community Online writing portfolio (personal journal)
Wikis vs. Blogs
Wikis Multiple authors Topic-based Evolving and
expanding content Collective feedback Knowledge sharing
Blogs Individual author Reverse chronological
order Historical record; rarely
changes Feedback via comments Reflective thoughts
Blogs for Intercultural Exchange
Cross-cultural Exchange 10 students from UNH 23 students from University of Leon in Spain
Group blogs in the target language Two to five students in one group
Topic 3 articles about young people’s lives
Feedback and comments on content and language
Free Blog Hosts
Blogger http://www.blogger.comWordpress http://www.wordpress.comEdublogs http://www.edublogs.comLiveJournal http://www.livejournal.com
Blogger: How to start a blog?
Note: You will need to have a gmail account
Dashboard
Posting
Permissions
Exchange Blogs
UNH blogshttp://tecnolodos.blogspot.com/http://pekepeki.blogspot.com/http://kaneycourtney.blogspot.com/http://sebrenes.blogspot.com/León blogs http://leononfocus.blogspot.com/http://7legion.blogspot.com/http://castanaspilongas.blogspot.com/http://penwizards.blogspot.com/
Intro to Spanish Linguistics
http://www.spanishmexico.blogspot.com/
Spanish Class Blog
Demo of how to use Guidelines and Grading Criteria Clear instructions
Deadlines 150-200 words for each posting Use photos, images and links to support the
content Read postings and respond to three postings
Assignments and Topics
Blog #1: Your experience of learning Spanish Blog #2: Listen to idiomatic expressions Blog #3: Listen to conversations about Spanish culture (Spain) Blog #4: Read information about “Speech Acts” Blog #5: Listen to Spanish music
Blog Directories (Lists of blogs)
http://blogsearch.google.com/ http://www.blogcatalog.com/ http://search.blogger.com http://www.blogsearchengine.com http://www.blogarama.com http://www.blogdup.com/ http://technorati.com/blogs/directory/
A Few More Examples French Class Blog http://vocabularypractice.blogspot.com/2007/07/
bienvenue-welcome-to-french-class.html List of French Blogs http://french.about.com/od/blogs/French_Blogs.htm List of German Blogs http://www.blogcatalog.com/country/germany
Ideas for Using Blogs Personal journals
Autobiographical writing Personal interest: favorite artist/painter/musician
Group blogs Movie review and critique High school/university student life Target culture Debates: controversial topics
Photoblog http://www.flickr.com
Part 3: Podcasting
iPod + Broadcast= Podcast
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-MSL42NV3c&feature=user
Wait, what did you say about my podcast?
Podcasting
A web-based audio or video broadcast MP3 vs. MP4
Download to MP3 player or iPod Distributed over the Internet using
syndication feeds (RSS--Real Simple Syndication)
RSS
Why Podcasting?
Listening to authentic materials Talk show, cooking, music, news, stories;
poems and more … Videos from YouTube
Practicing speaking and enhancing pronunciation by producing your own podcasts
Ideas for Using Podcasts Listening to podcastings and make comments Reviews of movies and books Interviews with native speakers Talks about trips (ads, stories) Discussions on controversial topics
Immigration issues, euthanasia, same sex parents, global warming, etc.
Spanish Podcasting Sites
Notes in Spanish http://www.notesinspanish.com/
Voices en Españolhttp://spanish-podcast.com/
Viajero del Mundo http://www.viajerodelmundo.com/
ChilePodcast http://www.chilepodcast.cl/
Español Podcast http://www.spanishpodcast.org/
French Podcasting Sites
LeMonde.fr from Paris http://podcast.blog.lemonde.fr/ Learn French by Podcast (all levels) http://www.learnfrenchbypodcast.com/index.php Daily Frenchpod (all levels) http://www.dailyfrenchpod.com/ Learn French in Boston http://learnfrenchinboston.com/
You Will Need … Fair amount of memory Good microphone (built-in mic) Software program to record your voice
Audacity + LAME to make MP3 files A place to host your podcasts
Your own website via Internet services Third-party site: avMypodcast (75 MB--small)
Free Software to Make Podcasts
Download software from Google (Mac and PC)
GarageBand (for Mac only)
iMovie (Mac) and Movie Maker (PC)
Places to Host Your Podcasts
Save them to MP3 files Publish them using free hosting services
iTunes Odeo Podomatic MyPodcast avMyPodcast
Design Issues
Start with a show Within a show create episodes Format of episodes Example
Story telling Each student tells a different story No more than 10 minute recording Add music or sound
What makes a good podcast? Content
Interesting and well-organized Length
No more than 5 minutes Pace/quality
Good speaking voices and few ums and ahs Editing
Smooth cuts, continuity
Make the most of your iPad
Lina Lee: [email protected]