TESL-EJ June 2007 -- Pedagogical affordances of syndication, aggregation, and mash-up of content on the Web
Good article on how syndication, aggregation, and mash-ups can be used in education.
Dan
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
socialmedia » A-Z of social media
socialmedia » A-Z of social media
Here is a growing wiki glossary of socialmedia terminology. Great for the newbie and expert. Always something new popping up here.
Dan
Here is a growing wiki glossary of socialmedia terminology. Great for the newbie and expert. Always something new popping up here.
Dan
Commoncraft "...in plain English" videos
Commoncraft has a series of "...in plain English" videos that are great. I'll embed some of them here.
This one is about social networking. This is a fundamental concept that you should understand.
This one is about RSS, which is the most popular standard for XML syndication.
This one is on social bookmarking, which will be central to my presentation.
This one is on using Wikis.
This one is on using Google Docs.
Dan
This one is about social networking. This is a fundamental concept that you should understand.
This one is about RSS, which is the most popular standard for XML syndication.
This one is on social bookmarking, which will be central to my presentation.
This one is on using Wikis.
This one is on using Google Docs.
Dan
Web 2.0 Workshop
Web 2.0 Workshop by Vicki (Cool Cat Teacher) Davis
This looks like a really great workshop on a large number of topics regarding the use of Web 2.0 technologies specifically in education. It is organized into a series of short videos that can walk you not only through the technologies, but also the rationale behind using them.
The videos are free for now, but I'd get in there fast to take a look before they disappear.
Dan
This looks like a really great workshop on a large number of topics regarding the use of Web 2.0 technologies specifically in education. It is organized into a series of short videos that can walk you not only through the technologies, but also the rationale behind using them.
The videos are free for now, but I'd get in there fast to take a look before they disappear.
Dan
Tag the Network: An Introduction to Social Bookmarking
Tag the Network: An Introduction to Social Bookmarking
This is a great wiki on social bookmarking. Being a wiki, it's never really finished. Check it out and, if you feel like it, add to it. It still needs to be filled out a little.
This is a great wiki on social bookmarking. Being a wiki, it's never really finished. Check it out and, if you feel like it, add to it. It still needs to be filled out a little.
Loading the IUCALL in preparation for KAMALL 2007 presentation on Saturday
I'm going to try to front load IUCALL with as many good resources on Social Bookmarking, Syndication, Aggregation, and other such Web 2.0 technologies as possible before my presentation on Saturday. I would like to use this to educate the general public, but more importantly, the people who came to my presentation (or those who view the PowerPoint and notes) that I'll put up here later.
The process that I'm going to lay out is relatively easy; however, there are some difficult concepts that have to be learned before truly understanding what this means. I don't just mean understanding what my presentation and proposed approach for delivering individualized content are all about. I mean what the Read/Write movement is about. I find that one has to experience what this is about before truly understanding it.
Therefore, I am going to load this blog up with tutorials and other informational resources that can be looked through before, after, or during my presentation.
Dan
The process that I'm going to lay out is relatively easy; however, there are some difficult concepts that have to be learned before truly understanding what this means. I don't just mean understanding what my presentation and proposed approach for delivering individualized content are all about. I mean what the Read/Write movement is about. I find that one has to experience what this is about before truly understanding it.
Therefore, I am going to load this blog up with tutorials and other informational resources that can be looked through before, after, or during my presentation.
Dan
Friday, November 2, 2007
Educating the Dragon » Blog Archive » Look out Mrs O’Malley! ….detour ahead
Educating the Dragon » Blog Archive » Look out Mrs O’Malley! ….detour ahead
This is a great example of how, with the right equipment AND the right methods, a teachable moment can become more teachable. How many times have teachers glossed over this difference or simply stated the first thing that came to their mind (often wrong). With the tools at your fingertips, there is no excuse for not checking it out immediately. The teachable moment is IN THE MOMENT, which is where it should be.
I understand that it has always been possible and good teachers have always encouraged students to go figure these things out at the library or through other research. However, when you remove the immediacy experienced here, you remove much of the motivation. Many people bemoan instant gratification and today's technologies that urge it on. However, this is how the world works. We address our needs when they arise. When it's no longer a need, it's off our radar.
Cheers to Simon.
Dan
This is a great example of how, with the right equipment AND the right methods, a teachable moment can become more teachable. How many times have teachers glossed over this difference or simply stated the first thing that came to their mind (often wrong). With the tools at your fingertips, there is no excuse for not checking it out immediately. The teachable moment is IN THE MOMENT, which is where it should be.
I understand that it has always been possible and good teachers have always encouraged students to go figure these things out at the library or through other research. However, when you remove the immediacy experienced here, you remove much of the motivation. Many people bemoan instant gratification and today's technologies that urge it on. However, this is how the world works. We address our needs when they arise. When it's no longer a need, it's off our radar.
Cheers to Simon.
Dan
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