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Web 2.0 in the Classroom

Collaborative Learning Tools for Science

MSTA 56th Annual Conference

Detroit, Michigan

Stephen BestUniversity of Michigan School of Education

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Objectives

Review the common practices of science andsee possible online collaborative tools to

support these practices Discuss the considerations of using Web 2.0

tools to support science learning andinstruction

Review examples of applications of commonlyused Web 2.0 tools for science instruction andlearning

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What does Web 2.0 mean?

Focus is not just on content, but oncollaboration and sharing

Underlying technology of these sites isdifferent from the static sites of thepast

Nearly a defunct term now, as manysites have incorporated theseinteractive and collaborative tools

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The Practices of Learning Science

Document creation / note-taking

Brainstorming / concept mapping

Drawing and diagramming

Data collection and analysis

Researching and reading text and

informationViewing images or video

Presentations and sharing information

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Where to start?

Before you try finding tools, decidewhat the purpose of the use of thesetools is going to be!

http://www.go2web20.net/

Choose the tools that are likely to stick

around for a while (i.e. they are backedby actual $)

Limit the number of tools you intend to

use

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Document Creation/Notes

Lots of possible tools that allowcollaboration

Google Docs or other web-based officetools

Note taking applications that allow for easysearching and navigation (Evernote, Zoho,or similar)

Wikis can also be used for a large set ofinformation and tracking of collaborative

efforts

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Brainstorming/

Concept Mapping

Depends on the goal and functionalityof the tools

Generally better left to other means,but there are tools that allow for this

Webspiration, Spinscape,

MindManager, and other tools for theweb (similar to Inspiration)

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Drawing & Diagramming

Option 1:

Capture of your paper/

writing efforts or... Note-taking or

document collectionsites like Evernote

Picture capture siteslike Flickr

Option 2:

Creation of online

drawings, diagrams, anddesigns

Bamboo space andother drawing and

diagramming sites

Allow multiple mediaand multiple artists

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Data Collection / Analysis

It all depends on the types of data...

Numerical data: online spreadsheets

(Google Docs) Instrument specific data: content site

tools

(i.e. Weather Underground) Observation data: Text can use wikis

and online documents (i.e. Google orZoho Docs)

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Research and Reading Text iPaper or other document reading sites

Delicious, Digg, and other contentreview sites

More basic text tools (blogs, wikis,etc.)

Note taking tools that allow for webclipping

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Viewing Images and Video

Common image and video viewingsites(Flickr, Photobucket, YouTube, Vimeo)

Content specific images and video(NASA, U.S. Geological Survey, etc.)

Participant submitted video(TestToob, TeacherTube, etc.)

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Presentations and

Sharing Information

Slide creation and presentation sites(280 slides, Google Presenter, etc.)

Slide sharing sites (Slideshare, etc.)

Video sites (slides exported as video-podcasts, downloadable/streaming

video, etc.) Online document sharing (Scribd

iPaper or others)

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Assessment

Does not depend on the tool

Use the collaboration features of any ofthe tools, and establish useful rubricsfor collaborative assessment

More important to develop the

guidelines and procedures for usingany of the previously mentioned sites

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For More Information

Handouts and slides available at:http://mmstlc.net

Slide shows, commentary, podcast,and other resources at:

http://catalyst.mmstlc.net

Contact information at the MMSTLCSite listed above