HarnessingInfo

Web 2.0 – [|Harnessing the New Shape of Information] David Warlick

[|SlideShare.com] – upload PPT and it will convert to a Flash file to copy code into wiki, blog, etc. Check out websites related to podcasting and other Web 2.0 tutorials

New Conversations
 * Wiki page ahead of conference allowing attendees to post questions ahead
 * Groups using podcasting to record discussions of groups discussing questions
 * Blogs then share the information from sessions to be able to report out on learning from conferences
 * Implication – what about a PD blog with each of us sharing about conference attendance and new learning that relates to CCPS?
 * Implication: wikis ahead of professional development workshop to allow for input

Constant staff development through connecting through blogs - - connecting one to another (using key words will pull blog posts from others into blog related)
 * Conference, pd

Web 1.0 was a library – go to to find information Web 2.0 is a conversation

Video Games in Education presentation – Wikipedia editor How many uncontested edits can you get into Wikipedia? Most are rejected. Therefore, quite reliable

Conversation – grows knowledge (example of 4 photos) Need more professional conversations - - wikis, blogs, etc.

Blogger.com – problem “next blog” randomly selects a blog for viewer (can’t control) Blog.com – can switch the feature off Edublogs.org – wordpress software, teacher blogs for free Will soon allow teachers to set up accounts for students for a fee Wordpress.org – most popular for bloggers, download open source Recommended for educators
 * Wordpress.com – set up an account and they host the blog for you

Epals.com – with blogging tool Gaggle.net – new blogging tool Imbee.com – more a social network, controlled by teacher Local installation like wordpress.com Edublogs enterprise solution Classblogmeister.com

Blogging – reading, thinking, writing, reading, thinking, writing It’s literacy ON FIRE!

Think about what you’ve read and comment It is a literacy engine.

Students begging teachers for writing assignment – becomes a communication assignment – authentic audience with feedback, becomes a conversation

Writing on paper is for teacher – writing in a blog is for a global audience Feel part of a global community because they are getting comments from outside US Kids become responsible to a readership on the Internet – they care about quality of writing

Special needs students – empowers you with your voice.

Wikis – Wikispaces.com - - free for educators Pbwiki.com – free up to a certain amount of content

Students are writing chapters of a textbook that will be used for studying on a test - great movement to online (jigsaw approach)

VoiceThread.com -