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From Static To Manic

From Static To Manic. Jason Shiroff Denver Writing Project. Drupal in my classroom. Our Story. My tumultuous Drupal romance Function & disfunction Current status Till death due us part. My tumultuous Romance with Drupal. My original (static) website vision

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From Static To Manic

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  1. From Static To Manic Jason Shiroff Denver Writing Project Drupal in my classroom

  2. Our Story • My tumultuous Drupal romance • Function & disfunction • Current status • Till death due us part...

  3. My tumultuous Romance with Drupal • My original (static) website vision • Swept away by Drupal (a summer fling) • CMSes offer so much more... • “Lego” style website creation • Access control & moderation • Digital tattoo protection • Full control

  4. Function & Disfunction Drupal Pros Drupal Cons • Brings web 2.0 to students • Easy to add functionality • Solid access control and website stability • Supports growth and change • Flexible content moderation • Helpful online community • Huge learning curve • Easy to get carried away with features and carried away from the rest of life • Hard to theme and fine tune • Training necessary for users • Documentation is spotty and techie.

  5. Current Status • eodyssey.org • Web 2.0 tools for almost every assignment • Extending the learning time • Multiple ways to show competence & intelligence • Creating community • Digital stories, poems, podcasts, wiki, forums, reflections, videos, profiles...

  6. Content Moderation

  7. Web 2.0 Tools

  8. Parent Communication

  9. Till Death Due Us Part • Future plans for my class website: • Improved navigation • More student-led design and ideas • Networking with other schools/audiences (authentic audiances) • Better interaction between students, parents, teachers(creating a community) • Finding authentic uses for the technology

  10. Questions?? jason.shiroff@gmail.com eodyssey.org denverwritingproject.org

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