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Global Connections in the Classroom
About Bob Heinrich
http://Del.icio.us
• Online social bookmarking destination where users can save bookmarked sites on a personal Bookmarking Website
What you can do with del.icio.us:
• Save and access your bookmarks from any computer
• Share your bookmarks and access other people’s bookmarks
• Search del.icio.us to find other people who are interested in the same topic and check out their research
Diigo
• Bookmark website
• Index them with tags
• Annotate web pages with highlights, comments, and sticky notes
• Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their classroom and their students to a world way beyond their campus.
• With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing ways.
• Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the classroom
• http://education.skype.com/
Getting up and Running with Skype
• Hardware/software required:– downloaded skype software,– higher bandwidth connection– web camera– desktop microphone and earphones, or headset– Interactive white board for display or a white wall,
and data projector if videoconferencing with a class.
Blogging – What is it?
• A blog (short for weblog) is a web-based journal that is typically updated frequently and open for anyone to read.
• Entries are created in journal style and usually displayed in reverse chronological order
• Blogs can be hosted by dedicated blog hosting services or they can be run using blog software
How could a Blog benefit your course?
• Personal Introductions• Study guides and online learning and teaching (OLT) sites
for each course unit. • A download facility where students can access PowerPoint
lecture slides, WWW links, solutions to problems, past examination papers
• Students make contributions based on the subject matter they students are studying
• Dissemination of Important Classroom Information beyond the Classroom
Blogs in Education
• Easily Updatable Content• RSS Feed (Bloglines)• Podcasting• Vodcasting• Screencasting• Homework• Announcements
• Tools– No Downloads– Easy to Update– Easy to Navigate– Easy Linking– Simple Design
Wiki
• Similar to a blog; however, ownership of the wiki is distributed to numerous individuals who collectively add and edit web-accessible content.
• A webpage that you can edit, is easy to use and is perfect for collaborative learning.
Wiki in the Classroom• Use Wiki’s as a tool to enhance learning.• Don’t use in isolation.• Make it relevant to what is being taught in
class.• They are a great motivator.• Easy to monitor.• Allows for creativity and innovation.• Encourages participation.• Promotes communication between
students.• A new, interesting way to learn.
Personal Learning Network
• Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging site that enables users to send short, concise messages to each other
• It is a means of disseminating information quickly to a large amount of people; it allows people to express their thoughts and have their opinions heard quickly– Follow Hashtags
Benefits of Using Twitter in the Classroom
• Twitter is a way to record thoughts and ideas that you search – it’s a history
• Twitter connects you to a larger world outside of the classroom and even the country
• Students can follow people who do what they want to do or who they admire and get a sense for their job and life
• Twitter can improve writing and punctuation
Step 1: In your web browser address bar, type in http://twitter.com
Step 2: Since you are a new user, you will need to create a’new account. Click the button on the screen labeled “Sign up now”
• Help teachers find collaborative learning partners and appropriate projects
For more information please address all correspondence to:
Robert R. HeinrichDirector of Academic ComputingThe Richard Stockton College of NJ
609-626-6039Email: [email protected]
