Digital Cameras and Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom

Day 1 Agenda

Why?

"In general, multimodal learning has been shown to be more effective than traditional, unimodal learning. Adding visuals to verbal (text and/or auditory) learning can result in significant gains in basic and higher-order learning." from Multimodal Learning Through Media: What the Research Says.

How do you see yourself using a digital camera in your practice?

Practice:

Take pictures with the camera and import the pictures into iPhoto

Label the pictures with Comic Life

Create an iPhoto Album and Slideshow

Enable the Slideshow as a Screen Saver

Discussion:

Next Week

Day 2 Agenda

What is Web 2.0?

Visit the following Web 2.0 sites to see what they have in common:

Digg.com 

Teachertube.com

PBWiki.com

Sketchcast.com

Ning.com

Voicethread.com

Lulu.com

School Examples:

Edublogs and Gaggle

Polans Pandas Wiki

Cathy Cassidy's Class Blog and video about her practice Telling the New Story.

ELL Teacher Ning

Idiom Voicethread

Practice:

Open a Voicethread account

Upload a picture(s) and create your first Voicethread

Create "Student" identities

Discussion:

Talent Release Forms

More Information:

Web 2.0 Sites

More Web 2.0 Educational Sites

Wikis in Plain English Video

Blogs in Plain English Video