ETEC 5303 Learning With Computers in the K - 12 Classroom
Social Networking
Helpful Links For Teachers
University of Vaderbilt - Guides to Wikis
University of Colorado - Pros and Cons of Blogs and Wikis
CIO - Advantages and Disadvantages of Wikis with Projects
Duke University - Activities with Blogs and Wikis
CommonCraft Explaniation of Wikis
ISTE Standards Associated With Social Networking
FOR STUDENTS
1) Creativity and Innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge and develop innovative products and processes using technology.
a) Apply existing knowledge to generate ideas, products, or processes
b) Create original works as a means of personal or group expression
2) Communication and Collaboration
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
a) Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.
b) Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.
c) Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with learners of other cultures.
d) Contribute to project teams to produce original works or solve problems.
4) Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making
Students use crucial thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.
b) Plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project
5) Digital Citizenship
Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.
b) Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.
6) Technology operations and concepts
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
a) Understand and use technology systems
b) Select and use applications effectively and productively
d) Transfer current knowledge to learning of new technologies.
FOR TEACHERS
1) Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.
b) Engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
c) Promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking,
planning, and creative processes.
d) Model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face
and virtual environments
2) Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments
Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the Standards.
a) Design or adapt learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity.
3) Model Digital Age Work and Learning
Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society.
b) Collaborate with studnets, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.
c) Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats
4) Promote and model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.
a) Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources
c) Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information
FOR ADMINISTRATORS
2) Digital Age Learning Culture
Educational Administrators create, promote, and sustain a dynamic, digital-age learning culture that provides a rigorous, relevant, and engaging education for all students.
e) Promote and participate in local, national, and global learning communities, that stimulate innovation, creativity, and digital age
collaboration
3)Excellence in Professional Practice
Educational Administrators promote an environment of professional learning and innovation that empowers educators to enhance student learning through the infusion of contemporary technologies and digital resources.
c) Promote and model effective communication and collaboration among stakeholders using digital age tools
4)Systemic Improvement
Educational Administrators provide digital age leadership and management to continuously improve the organization through the effective use of information and technology resources.
b) Collaborate to establish metrics, collect and analyze data, interpret results, and share findings to improve staff performance and
improve student learning.
5) Digital Citizenship
Educational Administrators model and facilitate understanding of social, ethical, and legal issues and responsibilities related to an evolving digital culture.
a) Ensure equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources to meet the needs of all learners
b) Promote, model and establish policies for safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology.
c) Promote and model responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information.
d) Model and facilitate the development of a shared cultural understanding and involvement in global issues through the use of
contemporary communication and collaboration tools.
Using Wikis in the Classroom
Click the article above to describe the capabilities of using Office 365 in your class (compadable with Chromebooks). Includes a brief discription of what is available for you and your students. When you are ready to jump into Office 365 click here!
Click the article above to describe the capabilities of using Google Drives for your class. Includes a walkthrough to get you started.
When to Blog? When to Wiki?
Blog
Wiki
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Sole communicator
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Allows for comments from readers in various formats (digital/oral/written)
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Access for information in one location
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Posts can be set to be a chronological journal
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Multiple users contribute to the building of a project or learning activity
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Editing privileges can be given to selected users
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Users need to share information with each other
Now more than ever we live in a connected world. Information now is distributed through multiple mediums with one theme in mind, “everything is just one click away”. As educators we need to realize that this generation’s need to be connected is not going away, but is essential to their learning experiences, they have never known life without the internet, and social media. As Baird and Fisher have stated in their study of neo-millennial [click here for the study], “the current generation is ‘hardwired’ to simultaneously utilize multiple type of Web-based participatory media…They [neo-millennial] have grown up with the Web, are ‘always on’, and expect to utilize technology in their learning”. Social media sites are the primary sources of where this generation is getting their information. In addition to that a visually appealing web site will keep students coming back, “When teenagers surf the web… interesting features draw them in: big type, lots of pictures, and a reasonable does of respect”. The current generation of students, want less text and more imagery, want interactivity, and to be informed in a quick manner. Hopefully, this page can serve as an introduction to what is available to educators so that they can develop lessons to meet the learning needs of these students whether it be through a weblog, a wiki, a podcast, or some other digital medium.