1. Blogs, Wikis, and Podcasts August 13 - 14, 2007

2. The New World Wide Web In the 21 st Century, it’s all about COLLABORATING COMMUNICATING CONNECTING Web 2.0

3. Examples of WEB 2.0 Tools Blogs Wikis My opinion is that all pit bulls should…. Today was the best day of my life because…. Teaching to the standards presents a balancing act between…. To Kill a Mockingbird Difficult Words Chapter 1 “ taters” – slang for potatoes Near our school on Jefferson Avenue is the historic Peabody house where in 1847…. Hi, welcome to Madame Smith’s helpful hints about the French language. Today let’s look at…. It’s the Shakespeare podcast and in today’s adventure we find Romeo and Juliet…. Podcasts

4. Blogs

5. Blog Power

6. So, what is a Blog? Blog – Short form of We b log A website that displays chronological postings by one or more individuals with links to comments on specific postings

8. Quotes from teachers using blogs "I have never seen, in my 25+ years of teaching, a more powerful tool for motivating kids to write, than the blog. It's as simple as that. And when you have a powerful tool at your disposal...well, a smart teacher will use those tools.” -- Mark Ahlness

9. Blogging has given my six- and seven-year olds a window to the world. They see themselves as part of a global community--a community that shares.... This international audience gives my students a purpose and they are motivated to do their best writing on their blog. -- Kathy Cassidy Quotes from teachers using blogs

10. By blogging we have a real purpose for writing to inform, to educate, to connect. -- Teacher from New Zealand Quotes from teachers using blogs

11. So, Why Blog? LITERACY = COMMUNICATION (READING AND WRITING) BLOGGING = COMMUNICATION (READING AND WRITING) BLOGGING = LITERACY Warlick,, David. Classroom Blogging, p.110

12. Blogs - Your Ideas?

13. Wikis

17. Wikis – Your Ideas?

18. Podcasts

20. Podcasting Tools

21. Podcast Production Link file to a blog article Record your program (ex.Audacity) Convert program to an MP3 file Upload file to podcast host (ex.Shockpod)

23. Resource for Blogs and Wikis http:// www.teachersfirst.com/content/wiki / http:// www.teachersfirst.com/content/blog/blogbasics.cfm Blogs Wikis

24. Resource for Podcasting