Transcript Web 2.0: Using Social Networking Tools to Support English

Paul McMahon
Learning Solutions Asia
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Why Web 2.0?
An overview of 3 tools I consider essential for
educators.
Why I consider teachers should use these.
Keeping kids safe in the online world.
Deeper look at 3 tools including hands on.
Review and questions.
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2.0 as indicative of a new version
Formerly like TV, now like telephone
Huge explosion in content
Everyone can now be an author
Many mainstream schools have not yet
caught on
Many conventional business models under
threat
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http://www.go2web20.net/
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Some of these allow you to do things you
already do but online and maybe using a
different purchasing model (quite often free)
Others harness the power of social
networking to offer more
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What is it?
http://blip.tv/file/282928
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Social Bookmarking
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Writing for the community (Blogging)
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Shared webspace development (Wiki)
What is it? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66lV7GOcNU
Furl http://www.furl.net/
Nice layout. Common tagging is good.
Connected to Looksmart search engine
 Delicious http://del.icio.us
 Create your own tags. Bit US centric. More
popular with existing blogs.
 Time to sign up! Add me to your network!
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We are supposed to be using Bloom’s
Taxonomy as a model
Image copied from Flickr under Creative Commons Licensing
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We should be there for the kids, not their
parents. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A-ZVCjfWf8
More and more of the universities are
requiring these skills (and, in some cases,
ignoring school assessments)
http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/hs/home/home/index.htm
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If we are only “organising and delivering
content” we are in trouble
Schools are becoming
too busy for staff to
access traditional PD
 Schools in my mind
are the best places to
educate children
about using the
internet
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Image copied from Flickr under Creative Commons Licensing
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I will only use my first name
I will never give out my email address
I will never give out my home address
I will never give out my telephone number
I will respect others
I will never use rude or threatening words
I will not use text talk or chat language
I will not copy other people’s work
I will be responsible for everything I write
I will check my spelling before posting
You need to model
learning for a
Knowledge-based job
in a flat world to
students
 Do your students
know how you learn?
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Image copied from Wikipedia under Creative Commons Licensing
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Authentic Writing
Comments can be shared with a group of
your choosing or the world
Blogs exist for about every subject you can
imagine
Many of your students probably have a blog
Technorati is a great index/feed for blogs
http://technorati.com/
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http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/ also
http://coolcatkid.blogspot.com/
http://namckeand.blogspot.com/2007/01/gettingmy-students-blogging-again.html
http://inpractice.edublogs.org/
http://www.petrterrss.eq.edu.au/home/mcrid2/67bl
og/
http://www.giangdaytructuyen.com/
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http://www.edublogs.org
Come and post on my blog
http://xpatasia.edublogs.org
Designed for schools and teachers
Ad free for educators
Easier to link to others edublogs
Supportive of school and teacher policies
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Offer things of use to your students or other
teachers
It needs to be something you enjoy writing
about
Spread the word and encourage comments.
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Commoncraft Wiki video
http://blip.tv/file/246821
Shared space for notes/worksheets etc.
Public or private
Can access comments and page history
Start by adding a page to my wiki
http://lsa.wikispaces.com
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http://englishplace.wetpaint.com
http://elt.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
http://wiki.vec.hku.hk/index.php/Main_Page
http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/
WebHome
http://educators.pbwiki.com/K12+example+wikis
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Most wikis are set up the same way (concept
is most important)
Professional tutorial on PB wiki here
Many blog postings about how to insert
elements into wikis/blogs.
http://www.wikispaces.org or get a teaching
one
http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
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Paul McMahon
Learning Solutions Asia
Email: [email protected]
Phone: w81702808 m91705605
PowerPoint
http://iclassroom.hkedcity.net/teacher/teach
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