Social Tools

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• Social Tools

Lindsay Murray Devy Pasco Aylin Toker Jessica
Wilkes
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Online Photo Sharing
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What is it?

• Posting pictures on the internet (sharing
  pictures via the internet)
• Often used by students in their personal lives
• Provides a great opportunity for teachers to
  integrate technology into the classroom
• Numerous free online photo sharing sites

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Safety Guidelines

• Controversial issue
• Consult the schools internet safety
  guidelines/policy
• Teacher must receive permission from students
  legal guardian before engaging in online photo
  sharing
• Find a site that requires a classroom or student
  password (not open to the general public)
• Do not include captions that reveal the names of
  students
• Educate students on proper/safe online photo
  sharing

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Moving it into the classroom

• Digital storytelling
• Virtual field trips
• Building community within the classroom
• Science experiments/investigations
• Photojournalism
• Visual dictionary
• Making real world connections
• Sharing experiences
• Keypals (electronic pen pals)

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Examples

• There are numerous free online photo sharing
  sites
• www.picasa.com
• www.kodakgallery.com
• www.myphotoalbum.com
• All of these sites offer the option of making
  photos private or public!

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• Online Bookmarks

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What is it?

• Organizing websites in one place, making it
  easier to find them again
• Useful to teachers and students alike
• Can be used in various ways in and out of the
  classroom

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Safety Guidelines

• Students should be instructed beforehand on safe
  web searching and validity of sites
• Teachers should educate parents on the purpose of
  keeping bookmarks and on safe web browsing
• Having bookmarks open to the public makes it
  easier for the whole class to see them, but
  students should be aware of this
• Personal websites should not be posted on a
  public bookmark site (facebook, blogger, myspace)

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Moving it into the classroom

• Virtual field trips
• Building community within the classroom
• Homework help
• Completing projects
• Referencing work

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Examples

• There are numerous free online bookmarking sites
• http//del.icio.us/
• http//www.mybookmarks.com/
• http//www.backflip.com/login.ihtml
• All of these sites offer the option of making
  bookmarks private or public!

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• Classroom Websites

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What is it?

• A compilation of web pages uploaded onto a web
  server
• A set of web pages for a specific purpose,
  organization, person, or interest
  (www.utas.edu.au/library/etutor/main/webzglos.htm)
  
• A web site is a collection of electronic pages
  generally formatted in HTML (Hypertext Markup
  Language) that can contain text, graphic images,
  and multimedia effects such as sound files, video
  and/or animation files. (www.designscope.biz/reso
  urces/glossary_print.htm)

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Safety Guidelines

• Public Accessibility
• Content
• Private information
• Pictures
• Names
• Location
• Familiarize yourself with your school/districts
  policies
• (http//www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educatio
  nupclose.phtml/26)

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Moving it into the classroom

• Students
• Homework
• Important Dates
• Useful Links
• Organization
• Parents
• Connection
• Progress What did you learn today
• News
• Useful Links
• Teachers
• Organization
• Connection (enhance)
• Communicate- links, other info useful for
  learning outside of class
• (http//coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/connectweb/index
  .htm)

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Examples

• http//www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/
• http//www.schoolzone.com
• Netscape Composer
• DreamWeaver
• WebPlus 6
• Word

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• Blogging

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What is it?

• Name derived from Web Logging
• Online diary or journal
• Can include graphics, audio, and/or video
  elements
• Web-publishing concept that enables ANYONE to
  publish information on the internet

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Safety Guidelines

• Age appropriate online tools
• Check school/district's Acceptable Use Policy
  (AUP)
• Receive permission from student's legal guardian
• Read the privacy statement
• Hide blog from search engines
• Do not provide personal information including
  full name
• Use program/online tool that requires a password

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Moving it into the classroom

• Student journaling
• Reflective writing
• Record group progress on a project
• Ask professional writers to edit their blogs, or
  provide feedback
• Investigate topics online and then report on
  their research
• Talk about shared classroom experiences
• Discuss experiences from field trips or vacations

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Examples

• http//epnweb.org/blogmeister/index.php?blog
• FREE
• Blogmeister designed with teachers and students
  in mind. Teacher can evaluate, comment on, and
  finally publish students' blog in a controlled
  environment
• http//www.edublogs.org/
• FREE
• Dedicated to educational professionals, students
  of all ages, as well as English language students
• http//www.haranbanjo.com/kidzblog/
• 9.00 for a single-user academic license
• Easy to use blog tool for teachers interested in
  blogging in the classroom on a single computer.
  Safe and easy to use

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References

• Adobe. (2006). Digital kids club. Retrieved on
  February 18, 2006, from
• http//www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/mai
  n.html.
• Blogmeister. (2006). Blogmeister. The Landmark
  Project. Retrieved on February 20, 2006, from
• http//epnweb.org/blogmeister/index.php?blog
• Designscope. (n.d).Glossary of terms Web site.
  Retrieved on February 19, 2006, from
  http//www.designscope.biz/resources/glossary_prin
  t.htm.
• Edublog. (2006). Edublogs.org. Retrieved on
  February 21, 2006,from
• http//edublogs.org/
• Glencoe Online. (2002). Web publishing basics.
  Retrieved on February 20, 2006, from
  http//www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/education
  upclose.phtml/26
• Linnea. (2005). Protecting your images online-A
  technical perspective. Cut of Cloth.
• Retrieve on February 20, 2006, from
• http//www.cutofcloth.com/article_protectingimages
  .asp.
• San Diego State University. (2005).Connecting
  with classroom websites. Online encyclopedia of
  educational technology. Retrieved on February 19,
  2006, from http//coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/connec
  tweb/index.htm
• University of Tasmania. (2006).Glossary Website.
  Retrieved on February 20, 2006, from
  http//www.utas.edu.au/library/etutor/main/webzglo
  s.htm
• Wikepedia.(2006). Photo sharing. Wikepedia, the
  free encyclopedia. Retrieved on February 21,
  2006, from http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_shar
  ing