As we discussed in class there are many good blogs and articles that support new digital tools in the classroom.
Articles from the class wiki/readings
Read 2-3 articles that pertain to your classroom and post a brief reflection about one of the articles listed below or from the wiki/reading page. Feel free to recommend articles to your colleagues. Your response should be posted as a comment in the blog.
1. A Day in the Life of Web 2.0 By David Warlick
2. Blogs: Webs of Connected Learning
3. Think Outside the Blog
Looking for more choices? Go to the class wiki reading tab.Listed below are a few blogs that you may want to checkout, remember you can also subscribe to them in your google reader.
4. TV this week FRONTLINE presents GROWING UP ONLINE - Tuesday, January 22, 2008, at 9 P.M. ET on PBS www.pbs.org/frontline/kidsonline
Blogs - Pick a few blogs to review and subscribe using GoogleReader or igoolge
1. The Fischbowl:Karl Fisch
2. Learning.Now:Andy Carvin
3. Moving at the Speed of Creativity:Wes Fryer
4. 2 Cents Worth:David Warlick
5. Teach42.com:Steve Dembo
6. The Tech Savvy Educator
7. Weblogg-ed:Will Richardson
8. A Difference:Darren Kuropatwa
9. TheThinkingStick:Jeff Utecht
10. Marc Prensky's Blog
Get inspired - Watch and listen to K12Online Conference Teasers and podcasts. Many of the "teasers" will actually give you a good idea for a midterm project.
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I was checking out your blog selections (always dangerous - as it leads to hours of "stream of conciousness blog surfing"...
I was thrilled to read Tim Stahmer's "Thinking Outside the Blog" because I have been wanting to blog and use wikis in my school - but keep meeting with resistence from my Tech Director on using web-based tools. I am thrilled to have an in-house wiki alternative - because I think this tool could be invaluable in the classroom - and I think she'll "buy" it. I've already emailed the page to her - and started planning.
I also enjoyed (as always) David Warlick - and his "Day in the Life of Web 2.0)... It exhauseted me to read it - though it sounded a lot like many of our days... A couple of ideas resonated with me (love the Monday morning reports)... the best for my role - was the idea of the shared spreadsheet for an ongoing 'curriculum map' - so that I can see topics teachers are teaching - and about to teach - so I can recommend resources and approaches. I don't know if I can get them on board - but I'll certainly try this with my staff.
"Think Outside the Blog" was a great article to explain the basics of a Wiki to someone who doesn’t really know what one is and who is perhaps interested in giving it a whirl. I would use this in conjunction with the Common Craft video “What is a Wiki” to really give a thorough explanation to someone – like my principal! In all seriousness though, before this class I really didn’t have more than a vague idea of the major differences between a blog and a wiki nor did I have any idea how to set up either. (Thanks, Mary!) I’m glad Tim Stahmer mentions an option for setting up an in-school wiki so that student security becomes less of a worry. I’m not sure which route my school would want to go, so options are good to have.
~Tina
Wow I just finished the best internet safety webquest---Mary posted it on the wiki reading page. Here is the url http://coe.nevada.edu/slefevre/PlaySafe.html. Last year was my first year teaching internet safety to 4-6 graders. I developed what I thought was a pretty good curriculum. I pulled information from i-safe and netsmartz and other websites to develop four lessons. Thanks to Mary posting this webquest I now have another great resource. The quest is very detailed and explains everything a teacher needs to know before teaching the lessons. I only found one missing link--not bad considering it was last updated a year ago. I had not considered the webquest approach when it came to teaching internet safety but I am going to use this lesson this year with my 6th graders. The only concern I have is the amount of time it takes to complete. According to the teacher instructions it is take 5-6 class periods to complete. I only see my students every other week so that would mean I would need a 12 weeks to complete the lessons.
I liked the task of the quest but I think I would take it one more step and have the students present their information to either peers, younger students or to a group of parents. In the words of Marco Torres, I would “give the project wings”.
I enjoyed reading "Thinking Outside the Blog" by Tim Stahmer. I have enjoyed the activities of creating our own wikis and blogs. This article was nice to further explain how wikis could be extended into the school environment.
The librarian at the elementary school where I work has created a wiki for a fourth grade project. I was so thrilled to see her take this initiative. I am excited to learn what the results of it will be and how the students will resond. I know it took both of us to convince the administration to allow her to create this account.
It is nice that articles like this one encourage the use of wikis and provide evidence to the positive aspects they can produce.
I reread "A Day in the Life of Web 2.0" although I had to click on the "printable version" to actually see it.
I'm usually impressed with Warlick's casual innovative style, from the my 2 cents blog, and I'm usually left feeling like "yeah, why DON'T I do that? I could do that..." after I read his blog. He has a gift for making technologies accessible to the non-geek and a believable adaptation to the lives that he writes about.
It's uplifting to read about real people who are actually improving their lives by incorporating these devices and resources into them.
I especially liked that the part that talks about the principal BLOGGING to stay connected to her community. Of course people want to know what is going on in their local schools so a little preventative PR goes a long way... "She is finishing up a weekly blog entry that describes happenings at the school for the next seven days, including two class podcasts, a band concert (also to be podcasted), a guest speaker, an interesting lesson about ancient civilizations, and the PTO meeting. The administrator subscribes to and scans all of the teachers' Monday report blogs for material to include in her weekly report. She always posts the blog entry by the end of the day on Monday, which is read not only by parents but also by other schools, district leadership, and people from other parts of the community and country."
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