Web 2.0 Technology
In the Classroom
West Los Angeles College Workshop
Presented by
Harry Lord, East, lordhc@elac.edu
Web 2.0
The Participatory Web
• Intro YouTube Video, by Tim O’Reilly
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsa5ZTRJQ5w
Several websites with Collections of
Web 2.0 Tools (see handout)
http://www.go2web20.net
Check these out when you have time
CMS/LMS
Course/Learning Management Systems
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Blackboard,
Web CT,
Moodle,
Sakai,
Etudes,
Angel,
rCampus, and more…..
Videos
Use videos to illustrate a point;
enhance engagement
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YouTube, http://www.youtube.com/ ,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnh9q_cQcUE
TeacherTube, http://www.teachertube.com/ ,
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ff04fe8c0ebf7
8bc90d6
My LearningTube, http://mylearningtube.com/
Discovery, http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/
Edutopia, http://www.edutopia.org/video
UC Berkeley on Google Video,
http://websearch.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=web
search&cdn=compute&tm=13&gps=235_531_1264_736&f=00&su=p28
4.9.336.ip_p504.1.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//video.goo
gle.com/ucberkeley.html
Free Videos,
http://websearch.about.com/od/imagesearch/a/education_video.htm
RLO’s
Reusable Learning Objects
Adapted from the Wisconsin Online Resource Center:
Learning objects are a new way of thinking about learning
content. Traditionally, content comes in a several hour
chunk. Learning objects are much smaller units of learning,
typically ranging from 2 minutes to 15 minutes.
• Are self-contained – each learning object can be taken
independently.
• Are reusable – a single learning object may be used in
multiple contexts for multiple purposes.
Can be aggregated – learning objects can be grouped into
larger collections of content, including traditional course
structures.
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RLO’s
● Merlot, http://www.merlot.org/merlot/index.htm
● Online Courses for Teachers,
http://lone-eagles.com/courses/rfts/
● Educator’s Reference Desk,
http://www.eduref.org/
● Apple iTunesU, colleges, museums, prof orgs,
http://deimos3.apple.com/WebObjects/Core.woa/Browse/itu
nesu.com.1555792701
●Ed Resources Info Center,
http://www.eric.ed.gov/
Social Networks
• Linking folks with common interests to share, interact and
collaborate
• 10 Most Beautiful Social Networks,
http://mashable.com/2007/07/09/beautiful-social-networks/
● Twitter, http://twitter.com/
I am @ELAC_hlord3; following eduFire, TeacherTube, TechEd,
edublogs, Web 2.0 & more.
● Professional: LinkedIn, http://www.linkedin.com/
Groups include: Educause, Int’l Soc for Tech in Ed,
Elearning@Moodle, the eLearning Guild, Technology in Education,
Web 2.0 Educators & Professionals
Ning
allows groups to form their own social network
See : www.ning.com, r un a keyword search for subjects of interest
http://globaleducation.ning.com/ (1600+ members)
http://www.classroom20.com/
(21000+ members)
http://etools.ning.com/ (tools & tips for educators)
http://digifolios.ning.com/
http://podcastnation.ning.com/
http://moodlers.ning.com/
http://moodleteachers.ning.com/
http://integrating-technology.ning.com/ (for instruction
& learning)
Learning
Web 2.0 Tools for….
Learning Styles
Pedagogies
Student Engagement
100 Helpful Web Tools for Every Kind of Learner – Visual, Auditory,
Kinesthetic (hands-on)
http://www.collegeathome.com/blog/2008/06/10/100helpful-web-tools-for-every-kind-of-learner/
RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndication)
subscribe for automatic reception in an
aggregator (such as Outlook)
• The Ultimate RSS Toolbox – 120+ RSS Resources,
http://mashable.com/2007/06/11/rss-toolbox/
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http://www.freetech4teachers.com/
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http://theedublogger.edublogs.org/
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http://www.feedage.com/feeds.php?sb=2&t=&cat=2&page=1&feed=
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[list of RSS feeds on Education
Podcasts/Vodcasts
audio or video files for the students
• Mobile Learning…the next wave in education.
• We will have workshops introducing how to prepare, edit and disseminate,
andd/or locate, probably starting in the Fall ‘09. Often with RSS feeds. iTunesU
also has many.
• As an intro, see http://www.podcastnation.co.uk/
where categories include: Animals, Art, Bizarre, Business, Comedy,
Commentary, Counter Culture, Current Affairs, Education, Employment,
Environment, Film,. Finance, Gaming, Health & Fitness, Home & Garden,
Lifestyle, Mainstream Media, Music, Personality, Politics, Science, Spiritual,
Sport, Technical,Travel, UK World, & Youth
As well as tools for creating, editing and publishing your podcasts
Graphics
• There are many, many sites for posting
your pictures on the web, as well as sites
for obtaining free copies of pictures for
your classroom work. Examples include:
– http://www.shutterfly.com/
– http://www.snapfish.com/
– http://www.flickr.com/
– http://photobucket.com/
– http://www.dropshots.com/
– And many more; Search « photo sharing »
Blogs & Wikis
• Blogs allow sequential input of info, comments, etc;
• Wikis allow interactive communications (like a
discussion forum);
• List of some blog and wiki sites, with
LACCD SuccessNet (on wetpaint) as an example.
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http://laccdsuccessnet.wetpaint.com
http://topsites.blogflux.com
http://wordpress.org
http://www.blogger.com/home
Copyright Issues
 From: http://www.fplc.edu/tfield/copynet.htm
 “Fair use.
Fair use is one of the most important, and least clear cut, limits to
copyright. It permits some use of others' works even without
approval. But when? Words like "fair" or "reasonable" cannot be
precisely defined, but here are a few benchmarks.
Uses that advance public interests such as criticism, education or
scholarship are favored -- particularly if little of another's work is
copied. Uses that generate income or interfere with a copyright
owner's income are not. Fairness also means crediting original
artists or authors. (A teacher who copied, without credit, much of
another's course materials was found to infringe.) …..”
• If unsure; don’t copy. Either link to a video, or find another photo.
Fair Use, Teach Act, More…
 A Fair(y) Use Tale
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo
 Fair Use, Copyright and YouTube's Policies
 http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=369901B5C53B4962
 Copyright for Educators
 http://www.slideshare.net/wfryer/copyright-foreducators?type=presentation
Want More?
 Here is a site that collects, catalogs and updates web 2.0
tools for education. Close to 300 included.
 http://web2educationuk.wetpaint.com/
 And here is a short video showing how the rate of change in the
World has dramatically increased recently.
 Do You Know 3.0
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpEnFwiqdx8
Watch TV (for free) on your Computer?
 These sites are brought to us by the magazine PC World.
 RevoluTV, http://sites.google.com/site/revolutv/Home
 Free Internet TV, http://free-internet-tv.org/
 International, see http://www.worldtvpc.com/
 And some that you must pay a 1 time fee ,
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http://www.premiumtvforpc.com/
http://www.satellitepcbox.com/
http://www.satellitetvtopc.com/
http://isoftwaretv.org/
Technology at ELAC
 ELAC uses Moodle as one of its CMS sites,
 See http://moodle.elac.edu/
 Don’t need to login; enter as a Guest
 Select top
two listed
Classes
Using Moodle…..
 This site offers
many tutorials
for using Moodle
to enhance your
classes.
Tech in the
Classroom
ELAC Title V Site
http://www.elac.edu/
Select ‘Faculty & Staff’ from the Title bar
Scroll down the list of College Services
Select ‘Title V ’
Select ‘Web 2.0 ’