Web 2 0 Projects Pe

With a focus on tools for Coaches & Physical Education teachers

By AJ Bacciocchi, Robby Cherry, and Alex Mincey

     TABLE OF CONTENT

• RUNNER+  by AJ • Voicethread by Robby

   • Google Video Conferencing by Alex

Runner Plus

• Runner+ is a web 2.0 technology for run lovers.

• If you create an account you can add your runs, you can read articles about running, and you can join forums regarding healthful habits, running, and ways to lose weight.

Runner+

How you set up the account• A valid email address and

a password are the only requirements in order to set up and account

How to make it functional

• If you want to begin adding your runs to your page, you have to hit the “CONTROL PANNEL” at the top right corner. Click then on “RUN MANAGER”

• By doing so you will be able to add your first run

• If you want to show the pace, and calories you have burned with your run you will have to go to SYNCRONIZE YOUR DATA.

Benefits

• If I were to coach a cross country or track team I will be able to keep track of the progress of my athletes.

• At the same time few interesting articles could help them prevent injuries, or help me design better programs for more successful meetings.

Frustrations or Perceived Barriers

• My own page suffers becouse of the lack of equipment need it to provide better details for each individual run.

• Also the people writing in the forum are not professionals, are just simple people with passion for long, short, easy runs. So a good student will be willing to ask a person with knowledge if what he just read makes sense or not.

Conclusion

Runner+ is a useful web 2.0 technology for logging  your runs. This task can be easily accomplished with a normal excel spreadsheet. The problem  is the need for expensive equipment (special nike shoes + ipod) for the log to be complete(pace, and calories). I will not advise using runner plus unless the runner already possessed the extra equipment

Voicethread

Voicethread is a web 2.0 technology incorporating broad visual and audio techniques, taking communication to the next level. Right now Voicethread averages about 36,000 visitors per

month.

Getting started with Voicethread

• Go to Voicethread.com• Click Register in the Upper Right Corner of the

front page. You will need to input a valid webmail address and a password.

• Click on the tag under your name to add a profile picture and description

• Watch the tutorials, create voicethreads, browse through others voicethreads, or respond to other voicethreads.

What makes Voicethread so great

• You can communicate with students or athletes in a very interactive way.

• Upload an image or video file and then ask a question, tell a story, or make a demonstration using the doodling tool.

• An Example of this for athletics may be: Have game footage from a football game as the voicethread background. Then demonstrate good and bad behavior on the play, using a doodling tool and your own voice.

Frusturations with Voicethread

• The free version has a limited amount of voicethreads per user account. However, if you are using it for school purposes you can get a deal, especially if a large group wants to use it (but it will still cost you money if you want to use it often).

• The voice feeds play one at a time and cannot overlap. This is probably a good thing because it keeps people from overlapping, but makes for slower communication in general.

Voicethread Closing Thoughts

• I love Voicethread. The possibilities with this technology are so broad. I highly suggest any one in the education field to try it.

• I have seen voicethreads used in Foreign Language, Science, Labs, Math, History, Art History, Geography, Social Studies (Pen Pals)

• I have also thought of uses for Voicethread in Athletics (as seen in a previous slide)

• The one main deterrent for using Voicethread is that using it often will cost money.

Google   

Video Conferencing

Video Conferencing

• Usually thought of as being used for business meetings.

•  People in suits sitting around a table:o  looking at a screeno  conducting a conference of high

importance

History of Video Conferencing

Back in the day if you wanted to talk to someone through the internet you would have to:• Buy a web cam• Find software that would allow you to talk

through your computer• Buy and hook-up speakers• Find website that supports this

Video conferencing today

Google has made video conferencing available to everyone now.

The best part is:• It’s free.• It’s easy to use.• Setup is quick and hassle free.• No frustration involved.

Conferencing

Today anyone can have a video conference.There are a few steps before you can get started though.

First:Sign up for a g-mail account(which is free).

Steps continued

Second: Download the voice and video plug-in.

Third: Invite a friend who has a gmail account to chat.

Fourth:Tell your friends about video chatting.

Uses

Google’s Video Conferencing can be used for a variety of purposes:• Education• Recreation• Business

Uses

Education and Video conferencing: A teacher can have his students visit a historical place and have them video chat with him about what they learned. A teacher can assign learning how to video chat as an assignment. A coach can have his team chat about races, race performance, and practice.

Uses

Recreation and Video Conferencing:

If you are traveling and want to stay in touch with friends or family and tell them about the sites you are seeing.

If you simply want to save your cell phone minutes, you could have a video chat

Uses

Business and Video Conferencing:

Great for a small business owner who wants to communicate with other vendors about specific product...  or if he wants to show the vendors what his needs are.

Conclusion

Video conferencing can be used in a variety of settings.

Video chatting is a fun, easy way to stay in contact with family and friends.

Video conferencing is free for anyone with a gmail account.

CONCLUSIONThe Internet is becoming more and more prevalent in people's life; for this reason schools should be ready to teach all students the best way to use the web.The three web 2.0 technologies describerd earlier are just few ones that can help a person in several aspects of his/her life. From logging the miles run during a week, to keeping up with friends in other parts of the world.