Building a Web 2.0 Classroom May 8 ProD Who am I? Why are we here? Men do not quit playing because they grow old; they grow old because they quit playing. Oliver Wendell Holmes Web 2.0 will culturally, socially, intellectually, and politically have a greater impact than the advent of the printing press. Are we ready? What is our role? Who am I? Why are we here? If I saw further it was because I stood on the shoulders of giants. Sir Isaac Newton Web 2.0 will culturally, socially, intellectually, and politically have a greater impact than the advent of the printing press. Are we ready? What is our role? The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Sir Ken Robinson Do Schools Kill Creativity? TED Talks Fan = lose identity Tribe = find identity p.105/114 Agenda Building a Web 2.0 Classroom Technology Integration Context Who are these students of ours? High ideals to shoot for Big ideas of Web 2.0 Skills and Concepts Web 2.0 in the Classroom Tour of District Resources and Support Professional Learning Communities The New Tekchako Lakes Website Personal Professional Development Available Resources 21 st Century Pedagogy Building a Web 2.0 Classroom Personalized and Differentiated Building a Web 2.0 Classroom Personalized and Differentiated Preparing a workforce that can work: In straight rows Performing repetitive tasks Under close supervision Then Traditional Approaches work best Prepackaged learning materials Fixed deadlines Teacher defined, fixed assessment and criteria Connectivism Richard Feynman? Richard Feynman Richard Feynman was an American physicist, and one of the undisputed geniuses of the twentieth century. He was famous for his groundbreaking work in several fields including quantum electrodynamics and nanotechnology. He was also one of the most colorful and admired scientists of his generation, a juggler, a painter, a prankster, and an exuberant jazz musician with a particular passion for playing the bongos. In 1965, he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. From The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Sir Ken Robinson, p. 69. Richard Feynman Alan Kay The predominant learning tool defines the predominant learning task in the classroom. What tools do you use for learning? U of California XO Laptop Learning to Change. Changing to Learn. Learning to Change. Changing to Learn. Make phone calls Send text messages Download music Play music Surf the web Take photos Send photos Play games Learning to Change. Changing to Learn. Our students have changed radically. Todays students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach. Did you Know 3.0 November, 2008 10,000 hours Video Games 250,000s 10,000 hours on cell phones 20,000 hours TV (incl. MTV) 500,000 commercials < 5000 hours book reading 2006 Marc Prensky by 21 years of age As a group 2 billion ring tones a year 2 billion songs a month 6 billion text messages a day Dont Bother Me Mom, Im Learning Digital Natives Our e-Lives Communicating, IM, chat, forums, podcasting Sharing Blogs, wikis, webcams Buying & Selling ebay, papers Exchanging music, movies, humor Creating sites, avatars, mods Meeting 3D chat rooms, dating Collecting mp3, video, sensor data Searching Info, connections, people Analyzing SETI, drug molecules Reporting Moblogs, photos Programming Open systems, mods search Socializing Learning social behavior, influence Growing Up Exploring, transgressing Coordinating Projects, workgroups, MMORPGs Evaluating Reputation systems Epinions, Amazon, Slashdot Gaming Solo, 1-on-1, small & large groups Learning About stuff that interests them Evolving Peripheral, emergent behaviors 2004 Marc Prensky Digital Natives Our Digital Immigrant instructors, who speak an outdated language (that of the pre-digital age), are struggling to teach a population that speaks an entirely new language. Using Technology to Learn and Teach "Teachers must become comfortable as co-learners with their students and with colleagues around the world. Today it is less about staying ahead and More about moving ahead as members of dynamic learning communities. The digital-age teaching professional must demonstrate a vision of technology infusion and develop the technology skills of others. These are the hallmarks of the new education leader. Don Knezek ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) CEO, 2008 Using Technology to Learn and Teach Creativity and Innovation Communication and Collaboration Research and Information Literacy Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Digital Citizenship Technology Operations and Concepts Students Using Technology to Learn and Teach Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessment Model Digital-Age Work and Learning Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership Teachers Using Technology to Learn and Teach Framework for 21st Century Learning Learning to Change. Changing to Learn. Anderson, P (2007). What is Web 2.0? JISC Technology and Standards Watch. pp user-generated content 2. the power of the crowd 3. data on an epic scale 4. architecture of participation 5. network effects 6. openness 6 Big Ideas Behind Web 2.0 Its not about tools Its about creating, publishing and collaborating Web 1.0 pull information from the web Web 2.0 share information on the web Audience that can include the world Its about building community beyond the school Student created content is the norm not the exception Students can learn anytime, anywhere from anyone Relevant, engaging, authentic, student owned Why Learn 2.0? What is 2.0? Web 2.0 is engagement with collaboration as its essence. Steve Dotto Web 2.0 is Disruptive! 1901 Patent # 665,814 issued January 10 Web 2.0 is Disruptive! 50 Ways to tell a Story Google Lit Trips Google Lit Trips Knowledge exists not in individual minds but instead as an aspect of participation in cultural practices. Human activity cannot be studied independently of the social contexts in which it occurs and within which people function. Lave, J Cognition in practice: Mind, mathematics and culture in everyday life. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. Research As people congregate in social groups that are bound more tightly by common interests, communities of practice evolve in which people interact, communicate, and share ideas, leading to the creation of new understandings. Wenger, E Communities of practice: Learning, meaning, and identity. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. Research Individuals construct knowledge by way of social processes (conversation, dialogue, sharing of ideas) and collaborative activity. Vygotsky, L. S Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press Research Learning to Change. Changing to Learn. Reading Receiving Researching Contributing Collaborating Creating Learning to Change. Changing to Learn. Literacy: being able to read and write the media forms of the day, whatever they may be. Learning to Change. Changing to Learn. Introducing the Book 2:38Learning to Change. Changing to Learn. 10 Key Web 2.0 skills and Concepts 1. Browser Tabbing ctrl + T 10 Key Web 2.0 skills and Concepts 2. Bookmarking 10 Key Web 2.0 skills and Concepts 3. Signing up to a Web 2.0 tool 10 Key Web 2.0 skills and Concepts 4. Commenting on content 10 Key Web 2.0 skills and Concepts 5. Cutting and Pasting Constructing/Desconstructing Information Ctrl + C Ctrl + V 10 Key Web 2.0 skills and Concepts 6. Emphasis and Alignment Design Structure pbwiki.com now pbworks.com Wikis A broken world A broken world Grade 9 Modern World History class in Seoul, South Korea curriki.org 135,000 teachers have used PBwikis for their classrooms, from elementary schools to Stanford and Harvard. - pbwiki Hard to find - private Sample Wikis 10 Key Web 2.0 skills and Concepts 7. Using Images Make images web ready 10 Key Web 2.0 skills and Concepts 8. Explaining and Applying Linking Simple systems 10 Key Web 2.0 skills and Concepts 9. Slideshowing Build engaging content quickly 10 Key Web 2.0 skills and Concepts 10. Embedding Video Use dynamic content Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Use human pattern-recognition and spatial reasoning as a guide to solving the complex structures of proteins Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Web 2.0 in the Classroom Why? Blogging Why? "Blogging across the curriculum offers students and teachers not only the ability to infuse writing into all disciplines, it facilitates connections in ways that plain paper cannot." Will Richardson, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web tools for Classrooms Blogging sharing published writing recording & documenting results of investigations recording thoughts and opinions on topics & events & posting reflections on learning posting tasks or questions for students to comment on showcasing digital photos or PowerPoint slideshows that students have made displaying embedded slideshows (animoto, slideshare) and upload to your blog posting notices for parents to keep them informed posting homework tasks & challenges direct students to particular websites for research communicating with another classroom in a diary format honoring and celebrating class achievements & awards creating blogs for individual students: digital portfolios THE LIST GOES ON! Blogging Why? Examples David Hoy Grade 4s Cathy Wickes Gr.6 David Hoy Podcasting Video Conferencing Voicethread Voicethread Ning Ning Google Earth earth.google.com Google Earth earth.google.com Google Earth Croquet/Qwaq Caspian Learning What does a Professional Learning Community Look Like? Passion and Persistence Improving schools require collaborative culturesWithout collaborative skills and relationships, it is not possible to learn and to continue to learn as much as you need to improve. Michael Fullan (1993) A collaborative culture is a process in which we work together, interdependently, to analyze and impact professional practice in order to improve our individual and collective results. Dufour, Dufour & Eaker (2002) If we know this, how do we act on it? The challenge of cultural change The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones. John Maynard Keynes Tekchako Lakes Website Tour Tekchako Lakes Conference Professional Development Personal professional development iTunes Google Reader Classroom 2.0 LearnNowBC K12onlineconference.org TeacherTube Personal Professional Development Opportunities Real Simple Syndication Personal Professional Development o Tekchako Lakes Website o Specific training on equipment or applications o Workshops: hands on resources/strategies for curriculum integration o Customized Plans: Tailored workshops for specific staff/schools o Peer Coaching: Mentoring opportunities o Critical/Supportive Friends: Our Teacher Tech Group o Tune Ups: Short, one time demos o Just-in-time videos: Jing, Techno Tuesday recordings o ProD Online: Elluminate, Podcasts, Video conferencing Us! o TechnoLunch: Lunch focused on a tech teaching tip o Techno Tuesdays: LearnNowBC, Tech Group Member Vclasses o Wikis, Blogs, Webpages, Podcasting: How to tips and FAQ o Digital Citzenship: Online security, ethics, copyright and etiquette District Professional Development Opportunities Sharing Tools In Nechako Lakes o Face to Face o FirstClass Conferencing o Elluminate (Vclass) - LearnNowBC o Video Conferencing o Tekwiki o Tekchako Lakes Website o Teacher Blogs? Teacher Blogs? o Teacher Websites? Teacher Websites? Special Projects Scratch: Snap together programming to create stories, games and animations and share them with friends anywhere in the world Google Earth Photostory 3: Create an animated narrated story with your own photos or with images found on the web Microsoft Learning Essentials: Templates and tutorials for Microsoft Office applications for students and teachers. Riverdeep: High quality online reading and math programs with the ability to create tailored activities and tests to specific students or for your entire class. Reading to grade 8, Math to grade 12 Audacity: Simple and powerful audio file editing software for podcasting New Software Available Thanks for Coming! ext This slideshow will be posted on the Tekchako Lakes Wiki here tekchakolakes.pbwiki.com