[PRESENTATION] Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Learning and Engagement in Teaching Place
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The presentation discusses the integration of Web 2.0 tools in education to enhance learning and engagement, particularly in literacy. It emphasizes the collaborative nature of new literacies and offers practical examples of multimedia tools such as photo slideshows, virtual field trips, and interactive presentations. The presenters, Kathleen A. Gormley and Peter McDermott, provide resources and suggestions for using these technologies effectively in teaching.
[PRESENTATION] Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Learning and Engagement in Teaching Place
- 1. Using Web 2.0 Tools to Enhance Learning and Engagement in Teaching the Hudson Valley Kathleen A. Gormley, PhD Peter McDermott, PhD Presentation at Teaching the Hudson Valley Conference, Hyde Park, NY, July 28, 2011.
- 2. Who is Kay? • Associate Professor in Literacy, The Sage Colleges • Secretary of NYSRA, Co-Chair Digital Literacy Committee • Teach online, ftf and hybric courses on literacy and digital literacy • Sloan-C Certificate in Tools and Techniques of Online Teaching • Publications
- 3. Who is Pete? • Professor at Pace University • Vice President, NYSRA; Co-Chair Digital Literacy Committee • Teaches courses in secondary literacy and digital literacy • Publications
- 4. Want a copy of materials? Give Kay your email!
- 5. Social Bookmarking • Join Us: NYSRA 2010 • More than Bookmarking • Sharing • Tags • Highlighting • Identify tools/websites • Commenting • Following • Groups
- 6. Purpose • To provide practical ways to incorporate the new literacies when working with students both in place- based educational situations and classrooms focused on problem solving.
- 7. Role of Web 2.0 Tools • Multimedia world reading • Social nature (Facebook, MySpace) • Open Source • Easily Used used • Tools for task, not reverse • Engaging, motivating students • Complex reading and writing
- 8. Literacy: Digital, New, Multiple • New Literacies (IRA Position Paper, 2009) • Collaborative • Read and write differently • New Strategies • Donald Leu and Colleagues • Handsfield, Dean & Cielocha& Moran
- 9. Digital Images (jpeg & tiff) Made with FotoFlexer
- 10. Obscuring Faces Also made with FotoFlexer
- 12. Flickriver • Flickriver www.flickriver.com • Hyde Park, NY • FDR Slideshow Option
- 13. Slideshow with Existing Images--Picassa • Hudson River Slideshow • Vanderbilt Estate • The Clearwater • West Point http://picasaweb.google.com Image Source:http:// ny.water.usgs.gov/projects/hdsn/ webgrphx/SUMap.jpeg
- 14. Slideshow Considerations • Own photos BEST • Cautions—children’s images • Creative Commons • Attribution • Textbox with URL • Citations • Image inserted with word, then capture with textbox
- 15. Slideshow Options • Kizoa • Photo Peach • Slidestaxx
- 16. Photo Peach Slideshow Example (5 minutes to create) http://photopeach.com/
- 17. Presentation Options Best • Google Choice • Slideshare • Example using topic of Slideshare • Sliderocket ($) • PC Review “very good” • Prezi ($)
- 18. Virtual Field Trips • http://www.simplek12.com/virtualfieldtrips • Ellis Island • Ground Zero Ellis Island Image Source: http:// www.ourgenealogy.ca/USA/ellis_island.jpg Ground Zero Image Source: http:// tlc.howstuffworks.com/family/family- vacations-ground-zero.htm
- 19. Multimedia: Glogster • Uses • Teacher Presentations • Student Projects • Book reviews • Unit summaries • General understanding • Interactive Whiteboard • Video • Images Image Source: https:// • Text magicineducation.wordpress.com/2011/04/10/ • Voice glogster-com-poster-yourselftext-images-music-and- video/jbq_bor_rou_sha/
- 20. Sample Glogs on Hudson • FDR • Industrial Revolution • Henry Hudson
- 21. Wallwisher, Another Poster Option • Allows adding of text, image and video • Go to URL created for this presentation: http://www.wallwisher.com/ wall/HudsonRiver
- 22. Animoto Animoto Features • Multimedia • Fast! • Integrates photos and music • Visual effects (transitions and animations)
- 23. Time Lines • Dippity • URL: http://www.dipity.com/ (not on handout— sorry!) • Example: West Point • Can add • Text • Image • Video
- 24. Step by Step: How To Do • Tildee • URL: http://www.tildee.com • Not on handout—sorry! • Example from Kay with website creation • Ideas for use
- 25. Great way for students to showcase their learnings Screencasting (e.g., PPt with narration and websites). Helpful for making teaching videos (e.g., how to, reviews). Many free Web 2.0 tools for screencasting!
- 26. Jing (Video and Screencasting) • Recommend for grades two through four • Adding images or short video to PPt, glogs, etc. • Screencapture too. • Time limit = 5 minutes • Safe
- 27. • Adding images or short video to PPt, glogs, etc. • Screencapture too. Note: stored on screencast- • Time limit = 15 o-matic website minutes
- 28. ScreenFlow 2.1 • New Flash Publish feature. Screenflow • 64-bit support for audio capture. NOT FREE– about $100 with educator’s discount Three steps: • Automatic saving of documents. 1) Record 2) Edit (Control + • Captures screen, one button) microphone, computer 3) Export sound, video camera. 4) Optional--SAVE in DROPBOX
- 29. Collaboration • Key Value of Web 2.0— Working with Others via Internet
- 30. VoiceThread Collaborative tool (no longer free): 1) Video 2) Audio (microphone or phone) 3) Typing 4) Doodle
- 31. VoiceThread Examples • Eleanor Roosevelt (elementary group project) • FDR
- 32. Questions
- 33. Contacting Us Kay: gormlk@sage.edu Peter: pmcdermott@pace.edu Thank you! Hope to see you on Diigo!