Blogs, Podcasting, And Wikis
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Blogs, Podcasting, and Wikis: Social Software for Teachers
Dr. Kelly A. WoestmanNational Council for the Social Studies Annual Meeting
Washington, DCDecember 2006
Blogs
weblogs/online journals
Blogging
• Ease of publication• Everyone can publish a webpage
Blogging Software/Services
• Blogger – http://www.blogger.com• Typepad – http://www.typepad.com• Gaggle - http://www.gaggle.net
• Blogs and email
• Also check with school and/or district technology expert
• Google (the verb) “teacher blogs” • Can be more specific also
• Implications of Google buying Blogger
Blogging Considerations
• Access restrictions• Public or members (class) only• Comment regulation• “spell out” email
• Ie woestman at pittstate dot edu
Blogging & State Standards
• Analyze/Evaluate Readings• Active Participation
• Reflective Practice
Podcasting
broadcast audio/video files
Podcasts & Podcasting
• Beyond the iPod• way beyond!
• Portable audio files• Portable video files
Podcasting Software
• Audacity• http://audacity.soundforge.net/
• Can also use GarageBand on Mac• Can now record directly to iPods
• Only came with the latest generation
Podcasting Software (cont’d)
• You do NOT need to buy special software pacakages
• Most blogging programs will allow you to “broadcast” podcasts through RSS feeds
RSS Feeds
• What the heck is RSS?• Arguments over what RSS stands for• Comparison to email
Greenbush Podcast Directory
• http://podcast.greenbush.us
Podcasting Conisderations
• Value-Added Learning
• Student Active Learning/Ownership
Podcasting & State Standards
• Writing Skills (Scripts)• Critical Thinking Skills
• Students become Teachers• Peer Coaches
Wikis
aka wikipedia
Wikipedia
• http://en.wikipedia.org
Wikis
• Critical Source Evaluation Essential• Have students ‘validate’ the authenticity of
a wikipedia entry by comparing it to other reliable sources
• But also provides us sources of information we don’t already have
Wikis
• Most useful as a collaborative project• Have students create a wiki on a particular
topic, issue, time period, etc.• It will help them see the networks between
various types of information
• Think of wikis as TEXTUAL graphic organizers
Social Networking
National School Boards Association Report
• November 6, 2006• For the first time, the survey examined
the phenomenon of social networking. • MORE HERE
• http://speakingofhistory.blogspot.com/
Conclusion
• http://teachinghistory.typepad.com/technology
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