Mark Wagner, Ph.D.
Professional Development Coordinator, CUE, Inc.
mwagner@cue.org
Presentation Slides (Quicktime Format)
Live Demo
What is a blog?
What is the read/write web?
What do these things mean for you and your students?
Create your own edublogs account.
What does two-way teaching mean to you?
Think: Consider your own answer.
Pair: Trade answers with one other person.
Share: Volunteer to share with the group.
Two-Way Teaching
Second Language Acquisition
Science and Mathematics
Physical Education
Web Based Education
Health Education
Nancy Stetson, Professional Development for Two-Way Teaching and Learning, 1993
"Two-Way Teaching" on Google Scholar
One-Way Teaching
42% retention after class
17% a week later
Two-Way Teaching
Improves Student Learning
Improves Institutional Effectiveness
Is Cooperative and Active
Seeks Immediate Feedback (from Students)
What does two-way teaching mean to me?
Teacher – Student
Student – Student
Teacher – Teacher
Expert – Teacher
Expert – Student
Teacher – Student
Lectures, Demonstrations, and Coaching
The Lead Learner Concept
Student Experts
Student – Student
Beyond jigsaw technique…
Student Experts
Reports and Presentations
Student Made Movies
Dramatic Play
Teacher – Teacher
Professional Development
Professional Learning Communities
Online PD
Expert – Teacher
Consultants
Professionals and Academics
NASA and others via video conferencing
Expert – Student
Correspondence with Authors and Experts
Book Clubs
Student Experts
The more of these permutations we have access to… and engage… the better.
Pre-Assessment
Blogs?
Podcasts?
Wikis?
RSS?
Creative Commons?
The One-Way Web
Powerful resource for educators and students, but…
Information moves from publishers to consumers
Information cannot be edited
Read-Only Web
Web 1.0
The Two-Way Web
It is now as easy to create as it is to consume.
Anyone can publish, share, and change information
Read/Write Web
Web 2.0
This is changing our world!
Blogs
Web + Log = weblog or “we blogâ€
Easily created
Easily updated
If you can email, you can blog.
Blogs allow visitors to comment.
Search Blogs at Technorati or Google Blog Search
Educational Blogs
Teacher web sites Example
Class web sites Example
Learning journals Example
Book Clubs Example
Connect with Authors and Experts Example
Pen Pals Example (See Global Awareness and Cultural Literacy Through Electronic Dialog)
Professional Development Example
Reflective Practice Example (Also, don’t miss David Warlick’s blog.)
More Examples: http://www.supportblogging.com
Podcasts
Podcasts are blogs with audio or video.
Podcasts are like Internet radio shows or TV shows.
Podcasts are consumed on demand.
Search Educational Podcasts at www.epnweb.org
Educational Podcasts
Lectures & lessons
Just-in-time learning
School News
Classroom News
Final Projects
Presentations
Performances
Foreign Languages
Music
Create Your Own Podcast at www.podomatic.com
Wikis
Websites anyone can edit!
If you can use a word processor, you can use a wiki.
Visitors can see a history of changes and revert to earlier versions.
The Wikipedia is a massively collaborative encyclopedia.
Educational Wikis
Collaboratively authored class texts
Writing projects
Group projects
Sharing resources
Grade level teams
Subject area teams
Professional Development
Create Your Own Wikis at Wikispaces.com
Examples
The Wikipedia – http://www.wikipedia.org
Dave Conlay’s Aristotle Experiment – http://aristotle-experiment.wikispaces.com
Eva Wagner’s Houghton-Mifflin Tech Resources Wiki – http://hmtech.wikispaces.com
Eva Wagner’s Technology Integration Projects for Grades K-3 – http://techtips.wikispaces.com
Dan McDowell’s Wiki Resources – http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/necc2006/
More Workshop Wikis – http://edtechlife.com/workshops/
More Examples (A wiki about wikis in education!) – http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/
RSS
Subscribe to sources that are important to you.
Stay up to date quickly and easily.
Share your subscriptions with students… or other teachers.
Manage Your Subscriptions Online with www.bloglines.com
Other Services
del.icio.us – Annotate, save, and share bookmarks online!
Flickr.com – Upload, tag, and share images online!
Search Feeds – Notifications from Google, Technorati, MSN Search, and More!
Creative Commons
Share, Reuse, and Remix – Legally
Find CC Content
License Your Work
www.creativecommons.org
Student – Computer
Video Games and Simulations as Learning Environments
Students Designing Games and Simulations
Reflection
What is the most important thing you’ve learned today?
What burning questions do you still have?
Q & A
Mark Wagner
Educational Technology and Life
mark@edtechlife.com
www.edtechlife.com