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Slide 1: Web 2.0 in Education Matt Crosslin Katrina Adams
Slide 3: Web 2.0...The Machine is Us/ing Us Click image to view video.
Slide 4: What Web 2.0 is Not • A new version of the Internet • A new release of software • A new way of surfing the internet
Slide 5: What Web 2.0 is: • A new way of looking at how to design web pages • An emphasis on online sharing and user collaboration • Something that is changing the way online businesses operate • No gurus that hand out wisdom – collective intelligence
Slide 6: Web 1.0 • Web pages as information silos • Information is set • Changing content meant redesign by the web admin • Static – read only • Britannica Online
Slide 7: Web 2.0 • • • • Term copyrighted by O’Reilly Media Dynamic Read/write web Wikipedia
Slide 8: Publication Tools
Slide 9: Google Tools • • • • Docs & Spreadsheets Presentations coming soon Online, collaborative document creation Upload Word, OpenOffice, etc – and download • Educational Example: use instead of emailing projects back and forth
Slide 11: Zoho • www.zoho.com • Same functions as Google Tools • Includes Wiki, Notebook, Conferencing, Databases • Plug-ins to connect to Office and IE/Firefox • Educational Example: manage all aspects of an online project
Slide 12: Slideshare • • • • • • www.slideshare.net Shares PowerPoints online Works in all browsers Presentations are downloadable Create groups and discuss presentations Educational Example: embed PP in online lessons
Slide 13: Blogs Educational Uses: • Distance education staff posts important information Current events blog that professor and students contribute to and comment on. Act as a journal for students to post (i.e. realworld application of concepts taught in class) Students post samples of their own works • • •
Slide 14: Wikis • Online documents that anyone can edit • Saves all previous versions for comparison http://cas100b.pbwiki.com/ Educational Uses: • Student-generated resource lists • Faculty bulletin boards • Peer review • Collaborative research • Student portfolios • Digital media collections http://languagelinks2006.wikispaces.com/
Slide 15: Wikis
Slide 16: Multimedia Publications
Slide 17: Podcasts Educational Uses: • • Podcast that discusses current events that relate to course content. Present lectures in podcast format. (video) Easy to use: • • • • • Record podcast audio in your browser Upload pre-recorded audio Creates all podcast files (mp3, RSS) Embed audio or podcast on site All you need is a microphone
Slide 18: Vodcasts & Video Kyte.tv: • “Start your own broadcast network” • Add video, music, slideshows, images, or polls • Drag and drop online tools for creation • Chat with your “audience” live • Embed your channel on your site www.flixn.com: • Video version of Odeo Studio or Gcast • Need a webcam • Or upload video • Embed video in your site
Slide 19: Google Video Educational Uses: • • Media Hosting Creating collections of relevant content
Slide 20: Conferencing
Slide 21: Skype Educational Uses: • Team meetings • Office hours • Advising • Support
Slide 22: Skype Conference Calls Educational Uses: • Team meetings • Office hours • Advising • Support Web Conferencing Functionality
Slide 23: Google Talk Educational Uses: • Virtual Answering Machine • Team meetings • Office hours • Advising • Support (video)
Slide 24: Meebo • • • • www.meebo.com Online IM tool Embed chat tool on website Educational Example: virtual office hours online
Slide 25: Social Networking
Slide 26: Social Networking Websites Educational Uses: • • Team area Groups for current students and alumni (serves as recruiting tool) Promoting school activities Distributing information and media Posting event schedules Bulletin Boards • • • •
Slide 27: Micro-Blogging Educational Uses: A form of story telling (link) Post updates on projects (link) Students submit comments/questions in a conference (distance or in-class) Prof and students “tweet” useful information resources Centralized collection of RSS feeds (video) - - (video) -
Slide 28: Second Life Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by its residents. (video)
Slide 29: Building in Second Life Click image to view video.
Slide 30: Second Life Educational Uses • • • • • • • Team Meetings Collaboration Delivering Content Simulations Immersive Environments Recruiting Networking
Slide 31: Second Life Educational Uses • • • • • • • Team Meetings Collaboration Delivering Content Simulations Immersive Environments Recruiting Networking
Slide 32: Second Life Educational Uses • • • • • • • Team Meetings Collaboration Delivering Content Simulations Immersive Environments Recruiting Networking
Slide 33: Course Management Systems
Slide 34: Moodle • • • • • • www.moodle.org Open-source course management system Based on pedagogical principles Create online learning communities Many Web2.0 concepts already standard Blogs, wikis, chat, and all other standard tools
Slide 35: DrupalEd • www.drupaled.org • Combines LMS, CMS, and social networking • Blogs, wikis, image galleries, social tags, networks • Page editors, file storage • Assignments, calendars, lessons, tests
Slide 36: Sloodle • www.sloodle.com • Creates objects in Second Life based on Moodle activities • Still in development • Students can use either web or Second Life side
Slide 37: Resources • • • • • • • • • • • • Google Docs http://docs.google.com Zoho http://www.zoho.com Slide Share (PowerPoint +YouTube) http://www.slideshare.net Blogger http://www.blogger.com WordPress http://www.wordpress.com Live Journal http://www.livejournal.com EduBlogs http://eduglogs.org TypePad http://www.typepad.com pbWiki http://www.pbwiki.com Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com Jotspot http://www.jot.com Wetpaint http://www.wetpaint.com • • • • • • • • • • • • Odeo Studio http://studio.odeo.com Gcast http://www.gcast.com Kyte TV http://www.kyte.tv Flixn http://www.flixn.com Google Video http://video.google.com Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com Skype http://www.skype.com Google Talk http://www.google.com/talk Meebo http://www.meebo.com Myspace http://www.myspace.com Facebook http://www.facebook.com Friendster http://www.friendster.com • • • • • • • • • • • • Orkut http://www.orkut.com Virb http://www.virb.com Twitter http://www.twitter.com Jaiku http://www.jaiku.com Second Life http://www.secondlife.com Moodle http://www.moodle.org DrupalEd http://drupaled.org Sloodle http://www.sloodle.com Educause Podcast Edition #6: Uses of Wikis http://connect.educause.edu/blog/dianao/educause_poc Uses of Blogs in Education http://www.pembinatrails.ca/program/technology/uses_o Sloodle videos on blip.tv http://www.blip.tv/posts/?search=sloodle&page=1 The Machine is Us/ing Us http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
Slide 38: Questions?
Slide 39: Thanks! Matt Crosslin matt@uta.edu Katrina Adams katrina.adams@utdallas.edu