Kim Peacock, B'Ed', M'Ed'

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Web 2.0 for Writing and Literacy

• Kim Peacock, B.Ed., M.Ed.
• University of Alberta

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My Personal Philosophy of PD
Vs.
Inspiration
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 Literacy
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Productivity Suites

• Google Docs Write, share and edit documents
  online. http//docs.google.com/
• Zoho An alternative to Google Docs. More
  features and more complex. 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/
• Class Wikishttp//stratford78logos0607.pbwiki.com
  /http//terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/
• School Wikihttp//meyokumin.wikispaces.com/

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Blogs and Wikis

• Create a blog from thepoint of view of a
  historicfigure.
• Create a blog to track observations about a
  classroom pet.
• Use a wiki to write a classchoose-your-own-adven
  ture.
• Use a wiki to showcase student work to parents.

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Blogs and Wikis

• Use either as a portfolioof student work.
  Allowparents to join your blogor wiki so that
  they can comment and provide feedback to
  students.
• Have students do scribe posts to summarize
  instructional content.http//edubuzz.org/blogs/s3
  scribeposts/
• http//816math.blogspot.com/2006/11/scribe-post-no
  vember-1-2006.html

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Cartoons and Comic Books

• Pikistrips Create comic books using
  photos.http//pikistrips.com/
• ToonDoo Create online comic books from
  scratch.http//toondoo.com/Home.do
• Toonlet Talking head comics.http//toonlet.com
• Pixton Customizable comics (animation
  soon)http//pixton.com/ca/

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Cartoons and Comic Books

• Reasons for Explorationhttp//www.toondoo.com/to
  ondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid12301
• The Importance of Squantohttp//www.toondoo.com/t
  oondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid11741
• Prince Henrys Contributions http//www.toondoo.co
  m/toondoo/ViewBook.toon?bookid11706

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Web Spaces

• Google Sites Easy web siteshttp//sites.google.c
  om/
• Sample http//sites.google.com/a/googleclassroom
  s.org/mrs-richau/Home
• Other free web page appshttp//www.wix.com/http
  //www.weebly.com/http//www.jimdo.com/http//ww
  w.synthasite.com/

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Podcasts and Vidcasts

• Pod-O-Matic Find and create podcastshttp//www.p
  odomatic.com/
• Yodio Podcast from any phone or the
  webhttp//www.yodio.com/
• Talkshoe Podcasting and Audio Discussion
  Forumshttp//www.talkshoe.com/
• Student Podcast Example
• 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.tea
  chertube.com/
• Ustream Create a live feed of a school
  event.http//www.ustream.tv/
• Student Vidcast Sampleshttp//www.kid-cast.com/
  wordpress/?cat12

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Podcasts and Vidcasts

• Make a podcast for http//www.kid-cast.com/
• Create an Our City Podcast forhttp//www.learni
  nginhand.com/OurCity/
• Do a weekly class podcast as a review/newsletter.
  http//bobsprankle.com/podcasts/room208vidcast.m
  p4
• Create a captains log of a famous historic
  voyage.
• Make a series of vidcaststo 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 ofmath problems.
• Have students summarizecurrent events once a
  week.

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Screencasting

• Screencast-O-Matic Capture and post whats on
  your computer screen.http//www.screencast-o-mati
  c.com/
• Examples
• Assessment / Peer Feedbackhttp//www.screencast-o
  -matic.com/watch/ciQZXIgH
• Instructional Contenthttp//www.screencast-o-mat
  ic.com/watch/ciQlh3Ap

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Screencasting

• GoView Record and edit your screen
  captureshttp//goview.com/
• Sketchcast Capture and post whats on your
  tablet or SmartBoard.http//sketchcast.com/
• Screentoaster Record screen captures and upload
  to YouTube and other sites.http//www.screentoast
  er.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
  elsehttp//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
  ashttp//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//voicethrea
  d.com/q.b409

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Thank You!

• kim.peacock_at_ualberta.ca
• http//www.protopage.com/web2point0forteachers/