Building 21 st Century Skills with Web 2.0 Tools

1. Building 21st Century Skills with Web 2.0 Tools From Animoto to ZimmerTwins Or From Answergarden to Zamzar

2. Develop socially engaging experiences to create stickiness and loyalty. Identify brand evangelists and celebrity bloggers to virally spread company's value through relevant online communities Viral seeding: incentivize influencers to expose brand to their fan bases Use Smart Monitoring Tools for action-oriented insights from all social media outlets: pages, sites, blogs, etc. Use Smart Management Tools (TweetDeck, etc.) to manage the communities effectively.

3. Objective for this Session • Answer the following questions – • Why should we embed technology in our classes? “Stop embedding technology into your classes.” -David Warlick, ESS June 2011 • What are some tools that can assist us in helping our students be true 21st century learners? • How can WE spread the word?

4. Schools continue to deliver new graduates into the workplace lacking the tech-based "soft skills" that businesses demand. Experts blame K-12's persistent failure to integrate technology. - Dan Gordon THE Journal (March 2011)

5. Educators tend to use technology to do the same old things in the same old ways…just faster.

6. "To a wireless nation which relies on technology for ordinary tasks and extra-ordinary achievements, it is shocking and inconceivable--but true--that technology is marginalized in the complex and vital affairs of education."-Maximizing the Impact: The Pivotal Role of Technology in a 21st Century Education Classroom (2007)

7. Why use these tools? Teachers have an ever growing “FREE” toolbox We are preparing students for jobs that do not yet exist. We must focus on the 21st century skills of communication, collaboration, creatively solving problems, and innovation. We need to connect with students in their world, not in ours.

8. Why don’t we use technology? • Fear • Frustration • Money • Training • Time

9. Filter Policy District’s filter should only blocks sites which we are required to block according to law. http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html

10. Cell Phones & Electronic Devices • Just under 100% sent or received at least 3 text messages in school each day • 85% sent or received more than 15 texts each day • Polleverywhere

11. Technology and Curriculum • Remember, curriculum drives technology…not the other way around. • Begin with the end in mind. What do we want students to know and do? • Give students VOICE and CHOICE.

14. Free Technology for Teachers • Follow Richard Byrne’s Blog http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ Usually several posts a day. Probably best for middle and high school.

15. Interesting Ways to… • Series of google presentations • Crowd sourced ideas by teachers for • Using Google Tools • Using iPads/iTouches/iPods • Using Online Tools (Prezi, Voicethread,etc) • Teaching Writing • Support Math in the Classroom Interesting Ways | edte.ch

16. Best Resources for Elementary Middle High ELL Special Education Online Alternative Ed How to Use Skype Blog in Elementary Use Social Media Super Book of Web Tools Super Book of Web2.0 Tools for Educators

17. Teachers First • HUGE alphabetical listing of web2.0 tools with descriptions. • Searchable by grade level and subject matter. http://www.teachersfirst.com/content/edge.cfm

18. Larry Ferlazzo’s Blog • An ELL, ESL, EFL focus • However, has a “My Best…” series of posts about great resources for teaching… Art Reading Health Science Math Social Studies Music And More… http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org

19. Cool Tools for Schools Wiki Catagorized links to web2.0 tools • Presentation Tools • Collaboration Tools • Research Tools • Slideshow Tools • Audio Tools • Drawing Tools • The list goes on and on… cooltoolsforschools - home

20. TIE Another large collection of web2.0 tools. “The 5” • What is it? • How can I use it? How can I integrate it in my classroom? • How do I get started? • What else should I know? (hints, tips, firewall awareness, etc.) • Where can I find out more? (Resources, help, etc.)

21. Animoto • Create wonderful audio-video presentations. • Upload pictures, text, video. • Select music. • DONE!

22. Answer Garden • Online question and answer “collection” tool. • Can be used K-12. • Uses • Literature to describe characters. • History – describe time or dates. • Quick poll of student interest or understanding.

23. Glogster • An online “poster” tool…but so much more! • Glog Examples from Science

24. Google Search Story Creator Creates video “story” using google searches. Great idea for book reports/summary. Summarize an event in history…what’s most significant.

25. History Pin • Lets teachers and students share their personal history using google maps, street view and pictures. • The goal is to be the largest archive of historal images and stories. • Allows you to layer old images onto modern Street View scenes. • Hope is to connect middle school students with older generations.

26. One Word You are given one word and asked to write for 60 seconds with that one word as inspiration. A simple, elegant quick write solution for students. Great way to fight writers-block and make writing a little more fun. Especially great for middle school.

27. Prezi • A different type of presentation tool. • An alternative to a PPT.

28. SumoPaint http://www.sumopaint.com/app/ Think PhotoShop…but FREE!!! (and web based)

29. Zimmertwins • Students can direct and produce their own animated movie starring twins Edgar and Eva and their cat, 13. • Can be used as a story starter.

30. Kerpoof • Elementary • Students can create their own: • Movies, Stories, Drawings, Pictures • Practice Spelling • Can be saved at Kerpoof or downloaded as a jpg

31. Live Binders • http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit?id=34291 • http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/36989

32. Mingoville http://www.mingoville.com Website for young English language learners. colorful, has lots of games and interactive exercises.

33. NeoK12 • http://neok12.com • Comprehensive collection of • Pictures, illustrations, videos, games, and lessons • Pictures • Students can create presentations w/ cataloged pictures. • Come from Flickr (which is Fortiguarded!!!) • Video • Comes from a variety of sources…all reviewed by k12 teachers • (much comes from youtube and is Fortiguarded!!!)

34. Screen Casting Screencast-o-matic: • Free • Can add notes after screen capture • Up to 15 minutes • Can get link or embed code Jing: • Free • Can edit beginning and end (I think.) • Up to 5 minutes • Can get link or embed code

35. Skype http://skypeanauthor.wetpaint.com/

36. Symbaloo EDU Allows you to gather all of your webtools and websites into a “webmix” for that topic. Creates “buttons” instead of urls for students to click on to access websites. Students can create accounts and create an “e-book” of sorts or an e-portfolio. http://edu.symbaloo.com

37. Twitter • http://moodle-rsc.ukc.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=76&username=guest • This is an open source course for learning how to use twitter. • http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/36989 • Here is a LiveBinder containing lots of info on how to use and navigate twitter. (much of it is blocked at school.)

38. VoiceThreads • http://voicethread.com/ • Multi-media workspace for teachers and students to share. • Students can add pictures, video, sounds, documents and then add voice annotation. • Sounds like a great way for ELL or World Language students to practice. • Can then be embedded into class wiki, blog or website.

39. Youtube Video Editor Youtube now has a video editing tool. Useful if you need to do a quick edit on your flip video. Link to a quick tutorial: • https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=df6bwk2v_552gj98kwf9