Use this page to access links to examples and to record your team's thoughts and questions about each topic.

 

 

 

 

Workshop Examples

1. As a place for students to work collaboratively. For example, this wiki is used by Canadian AP Calculus students.

2. For online projects such as flatplanet.

3. As a collaborative teaching and learning tool such as Wikids.

4. pbwiki: Tool used to build this wiki.

 

Discuss the ideas that have been presented about wikis. Choose a typist who will summarize team responses as you report out.

 

Questions:

 

1. How do wikis support student collaboration? (It involves students by engaging them in a non threatening way.  The concentration of the students is on the process not the product.   Student's share knowledge and build on peer knowledge base.  Student feedback is essential and immediate for the student and for the teacher.  (Type answer here.)

 

2. Wikis would work well in which content areas? (Blogs are effective in all content areas. It allows for globalized learning opportunities Just about any content area would be supported.)

 

3. What kinds of assignments would be enhanced by using a wiki? (Type answer here.)

 

4. What questions would need to be answered before you would use a wiki with your students? (Type answer here.)

How do we encourage teachers to let go of traditional ways and incorporate new ways?

 

 

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5. For collaborative committee work. Click on this link  to watch an online presentation that demonstrates this idea.

6. Wiki in a K-12 Classroom: Resources for educators interested in learning more about this tool.

7. In place of a classroom website. For example, 5th grade Bellingham teacher Elise Mueller's classroom wiki.

8. Here are additional classroom examples from primary grades through high school: Examples of educational wikis.

9. wikipedia (Link to online encyclopedia created by users) and wikibooks (Link to online books created by users).

 

 

Educational Blogs

 

Workshop Examples

1. Carmack's Critters: Grade 1 classroom blog.

2. The Guerrilla Season Book blog (8th grade).

3. AP Calculus 2006-07 blog (high school).

4. Blogger.com: Tool for creating a blog.

 

 

Discuss the ideas that have been presented about blogs. Choose a typist who will summarize team responses as you report out.

 

Questions:

 

1. How do blogs support student collaboration? Every student can be involved.  A concern would be trying to make sure that students stick to topic.  Teachers and students need to stick with COS.

 

2. Blogs would work well in which content areas? Blogs are effective in all content areas. It allows for globalized learning opportunities.(List answers here.)

 

3. What kinds of assignments would be enhanced by using a blog? Book studies; student editing, writing skills and practice of writing skills; practicing conventional writing skills ( need to set up expectations of types of writing)

 

 

 

4. What questions would need to be answered before you would use a blog with your students? Safety; making parents aware of proper use and misuse of technology.

Making parents aware of the connections between teacher goals, COS of study and student goals.

How do we encourage teachers to let go of traditional ways and incorporate new ways?

 

 

 

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4. Meriwether Lewis Elementary School blog.

5. Finally! A Vacation! and sjbrooksyoung's blog (Travel blogs for sharing)

 

 

Simple Podcasting

 

Workshop Examples

1. Click here to access a link to Darius and Lillian's podcasting tips (3rd grade students).

2. Click here to access links to Scottycast (middle school).

3. Podamatic: Free podcasting tool.

 

Discuss the ideas that have been presented about podcasts. Choose a typist who will summarize team responses as you report out.

 

Questions:

 

1. How do podcasts support student collaboration? (Type answer here.)

 

Daily Announcements

Audio Recording of Today's Lesson for absent student

Student collaborative performances

Student summaries shared globally.  Example:  with sister schools from other continents

 

2. Podcasts would work well in which content areas? (List answers here.)

 

All content areas -- especially drama/music, but all discussion areas

 

3. What kinds of assignments would be enhanced by using podcasts ? (Type answer here.)

 

Music Appreciation

Book Talks

Presentations

 

4. What questions would need to be answered before you would use podcasts with your students? (Type answer here.)

 

Legal aspects /  liabilities

Computer Requirements

Firewall Issues?

How do we encourage teachers to let go of traditional ways and incorporate new ways?

 

 

Additional Examples--Learn More!

4. Education Podcast Network: Growing list of podcasts from K-12 students around the country.

5. Podcasting overview by Tony Vincent.

 

 

Webtop Applications

 

Workshop Examples

1. Google Docs: Web-based word processing

2. Google Spreadsheets: Web-based spreadsheet

 

Discuss the ideas that have been presented about web-top applications. Choose a typist who will summarize team responses as you report out.

 

Questions:

 

1. How do web-top applications support student collaboration? (Type answer here.)

 

National and International collaboration

Collaboration with community members / Diocesan wide

 

2. Web-top applications would work well in which content areas? (List answers here.)

 

Social Studies

Science and Health (especially fairs)

Collaboration with Experts in their Fields

Language Arts -- Author collaborations

 

3. What kinds of assignments would be enhanced by using web-top applications? (Type answer here.)

 

See above

 

4. What questions would need to be answered before you would use web-top applications with your students? (Type answer here.)

 

What is the time issue -- how do you avoid the time delays in a classroom/meeting setting?

Firewall Issues?

Software compatibility issues?

How do we encourage teachers to let go of traditional ways and incorporate new ways?

 

 

 

 

Additional Examples--Learn More!

3. Google Docs & Spreadsheets: Google for Educators

4. Google Docs & Spreadsheets: Google Advertises Best Students Ideas on Global Warming