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Enhancing Learning Through Online Tools

Explore online photo sharing, bookmarking, classroom websites, and blogging in education. Learn safety guidelines and discover examples for integrating these tools into the classroom.

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Enhancing Learning Through Online Tools

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  1. Lindsay Murray Devy Pasco Aylin Toker Jessica Wilkes Social Tools

  2. Online Photo Sharing

  3. What is it? • Posting pictures on the internet (sharing pictures via the internet) • Often used by students in their personal lives • Provides a great opportunity for teachers to integrate technology into the classroom • Numerous free online photo sharing sites

  4. Safety Guidelines • Controversial issue • Consult the school’s internet safety guidelines/policy • Teacher must receive permission from student’s legal guardian before engaging in online photo sharing • Find a site that requires a classroom or student password (not open to the general public) • Do not include captions that reveal the names of students • Educate students on proper/safe online photo sharing

  5. Moving it into the classroom… • Digital storytelling • Virtual field trips • Building community within the classroom • Science experiments/investigations • Photojournalism • Visual dictionary • Making real world connections • Sharing experiences • Keypals (electronic pen pals)

  6. Examples There are numerous free online photo sharing sites: • www.picasa.com • www.kodakgallery.com • www.myphotoalbum.com All of these sites offer the option of making photos private or public!

  7. Online Bookmarks

  8. What is it? • Organizing websites in one place, making it easier to find them again • Useful to teachers and students alike • Can be used in various ways in and out of the classroom

  9. Safety Guidelines • Students should be instructed beforehand on safe web searching and validity of sites • Teachers should educate parents on the purpose of keeping bookmarks and on safe web browsing • Having bookmarks open to the public makes it easier for the whole class to see them, but students should be aware of this • Personal websites should not be posted on a public bookmark site (facebook, blogger, myspace)

  10. Moving it into the classroom… • Virtual field trips • Building community within the classroom • Homework help • Completing projects • Referencing work

  11. Examples • There are numerous free online bookmarking sites: • http://del.icio.us/ • http://www.mybookmarks.com/ • http://www.backflip.com/login.ihtml • All of these sites offer the option of making bookmarks private or public!

  12. Classroom Websites

  13. What is it? • A compilation of web pages uploaded onto a web server • A set of web pages for a specific purpose, organization, person, or interest (www.utas.edu.au/library/etutor/main/webzglos.htm) • “A web site is a collection of electronic pages generally formatted in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) that can contain text, graphic images, and multimedia effects such as sound files, video and/or animation files.” (www.designscope.biz/resources/glossary_print.htm)

  14. Safety Guidelines • Public Accessibility • Content • Private information • Pictures • Names • Location • Familiarize yourself with your school/districts policies (http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/26)

  15. Moving it into the classroom… • Students: • Homework • Important Dates • Useful Links • Organization • Parents: • Connection • Progress “What did you learn today” • News • Useful Links • Teachers: • Organization • Connection (enhance) • Communicate- links, other info useful for learning outside of class (http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/connectweb/index.htm)

  16. Examples • http://www.mozilla.org/products/mozilla1.x/ • http://www.schoolzone.com • Netscape Composer • DreamWeaver • WebPlus 6 • Word

  17. Blogging

  18. What is it? • Name derived from Web Logging • Online diary or journal • Can include graphics, audio, and/or video elements • Web-publishing concept that enables ANYONE to publish information on the internet

  19. Safety Guidelines • Age appropriate online tools • Check school/district's Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) • Receive permission from student's legal guardian • Read the privacy statement • Hide blog from search engines • Do not provide personal information including full name • Use program/online tool that requires a password

  20. Moving it into the classroom… • Student journaling • Reflective writing • Record group progress on a project • Ask professional writers to edit their blogs, or provide feedback • Investigate topics online and then report on their research • Talk about shared classroom experiences • Discuss experiences from field trips or vacations

  21. Examples • http://epnweb.org/blogmeister/index.php?blog= • FREE • Blogmeister: designed with teachers and students in mind. Teacher can evaluate, comment on, and finally publish students' blog in a controlled environment • http://www.edublogs.org/ • FREE • Dedicated to educational professionals, students of all ages, as well as English language students • http://www.haranbanjo.com/kidzblog/ • $9.00 for a single-user academic license • Easy to use blog tool for teachers interested in blogging in the classroom on a single computer. Safe and easy to use

  22. References • Adobe. (2006). Digital kids club. Retrieved on February 18, 2006, from • http://www.adobe.com/education/digkids/lessons/main.html. • Blogmeister. (2006). Blogmeister. The Landmark Project. Retrieved on February 20, 2006, from • http://epnweb.org/blogmeister/index.php?blog= • Designscope. (n.d).Glossary of terms: Web site. Retrieved on February 19, 2006, from http://www.designscope.biz/resources/glossary_print.htm. • Edublog. (2006). Edublogs.org. Retrieved on February 21, 2006,from • http://edublogs.org/ • Glencoe Online. (2002). Web publishing basics. Retrieved on February 20, 2006, from http://www.glencoe.com/sec/teachingtoday/educationupclose.phtml/26 • Linnea. (2005). Protecting your images online-A technical perspective. Cut of Cloth. • Retrieve on February 20, 2006, from • http://www.cutofcloth.com/article_protectingimages.asp. • San Diego State University. (2005).Connecting with classroom websites. Online encyclopedia of educational technology. Retrieved on February 19, 2006, from http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/connectweb/index.htm • University of Tasmania. (2006).Glossary: Website. Retrieved on February 20, 2006, from http://www.utas.edu.au/library/etutor/main/webzglos.htm • Wikepedia.(2006). Photo sharing. Wikepedia, the free encyclopedia. Retrieved on February 21, 2006, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photo_sharing

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