Transcript Understanding Web 2.0 Technologies: Using Wikis, Blogs, & Podcasting MERLOT International Conference Minneapolis, MN August 7, 2008 Cris Guenter, Ed.D. California State University, Chico.

Understanding Web 2.0 Technologies:
Using Wikis, Blogs, & Podcasting
MERLOT International Conference
Minneapolis, MN
August 7, 2008
Cris Guenter, Ed.D.
California State University, Chico
Overview
Quick intro to Web 2.0
Focus on examples you can use
Summarize key points
Discuss & distribute info for hands on session
Closing summary
Look at the lingo…
Web 2.0
The phrase "Web 2.0" can refer to one or more of the following:
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The transition of web sites from isolated information silos to sources of content and
functionality, thus becoming computing platforms serving web applications to end-users
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A social phenomenon embracing an approach to generating and distributing Web content
itself, characterized by open communication, decentralization of authority, freedom to share
and re-use, and "the market as a conversation”
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Enhanced organization and categorization of content, emphasizing deep linking
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A rise in the economic value of the Web, possibly surpassing the impact of the dot-com boom
of the late 1990s
The Machine is Us/ing Us
• January 2007
Wesch YouTube clip
Blog
• a user-generated website where entries are made in journal
style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. The
term "blog" is derived from "Web log." "Blog" can also be
used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a
blog.
Wiki
• a website that allows the visitors themselves to easily add,
remove, and otherwise edit and change available content,
typically without the need for registration. This ease of
interaction and operation makes a wiki an effective tool for
mass collaborative authoring.
Wiki vs. Blog
A blog, or web log, shares writing and multimedia content in the form of “posts”
(starting point entries) and “comments” (responses to the posts). While
commenting, and even posting, are open to the members of the blog or the
general public, no one is able to change a comment or post made by another. The
usual format is post-comment-comment-comment, and so on. For this reason,
blogs are often the vehicle of choice to express individual opinions.
A wiki has a far more open structure and allows others to change what one person
has written. This openness may trump individual opinion with group consensus.
Podcast
• A podcast is a media file that is distributed by subscription
(paid or unpaid) over the Internet using syndication feeds,
for playback on mobile devices and personal computers.
Dan’s art education blog
Student
Blog
Blog with Podcasts & Wikis
Wiki site
example
Best
known
wiki
Class Wiki
Class Wiki update history
Student Wiki
In lieu of written paper
Four Pages
Terms
Copyright
“Physical Technology
Computer Related
Podcast Examples
• PhotoShop Podcast with video
• NCATE podcast-audio
• Student Podcast example
Examples of Podcasts available
iTunes Store
NPR
ArtsEdge
Ed. Podcast Network
SFMoMA
Getting Podcasts
In iTunes--Open iTunes.
Go to iTunes Store.
Select Podcasts.
Browse and Select.
Podcasts automatically come to iTunes.
You then select to GET them.
Getting Podcasts
Some sites offer their own
direct RSS feeds, like NPR.
Bonus Web 2.0 Info!
Tapped In (www.tappedin.org/)
SurveyMonkey.com
Tapped In
SurveyMonkey.com
Summary
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The new tools of the social web can transform your educational communities.
There are several FREE online choices for you to begin exploring today.
Blogs are generally used for news and individual opinions.
Wikis are collaborative in nature.
Podcasts are akin to what amateur radio once was. They can use audio, music, still images
and/or video clips.
Tapped In is an online K-university setting for a variety of collaboration methods.
SurveyMonkey.com offers you a quick way to collect and analyze data.
Recommended Reading
Hendron, J. (2008). RSS for Educators: Blogs, Newsfeeds,
Podcasts, and Wikis in the Classroom. Eugene, OR: ISTE
Mader, S. (2007). Wikipatterns. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley.
Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other
Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Thousand Oaks, CA:
Corwin Press.
Solomon, G., & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0: New Tools, New
Schools. Eugene, OR: ISTE.
Recommended Blogs & Wikis
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Top 100 Education Blogs - http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100education-blogs
Bloghighed - http://doteduguru.com/social-marketing-for-higher-education
Sandbox: Wikis (Univ. of Washington @ Tacoma) http://www.tacoma.washington.edu/at/sandbox/wikis/examples.cfm
Wikis in Higher Ed at the Univ. of Delaware - http://udel.edu/~mathieu/wiki/
Recommended Podcasts
Higher Education Podcast Repository - http://ed-cast.org/
Chronicle Multimedia - http://chronicle.com/multimedia/?nav
NPR Podcast Directory http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=17350298
iTunes Store/Podcasts - Open iTunes. Go to iTunes Store. Select
Podcasts and/or iTunes U. Browse and select.
Workshop Session
Objectives:
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Discuss and then distribute reference sheets with key steps.
Create a blog and get it started.
Create a wiki and get it started.
Explore available podcasts and subscribe to ones that
interest you.
• Closing discussion on how you might apply wikis, blogs,
and/or podcasting in your teaching.
Thank you for your time.
Contact:
Cris Guenter, Ed.D.
Dept. of Education
California State Univ., Chico
[email protected]
http://web.mac.com/cguenter