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 * Dave Fontaine: Web 2.0**

Dave Fontaine is the Library Media Specialist at Middletown High School in Middletown, RI. In this workshop, participants learned about the distinctions and practical uses for Web 2.0 tools and viewed some exemplary models within K-12 education.

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Notes from this presentation:

Web 1.0 offers limited interaction. Users go to a website, read information, download, and use for their research or other purposes. Web 2.0 tools allow collaboration. Examples of Web 2.0 tools: -Social Networking Sites (Facebook, MySpace, Moodle) -Blogs -Podcasts -Wikis

When choosing a Web 2.0 tool, first ask what type of information you are trying to convey, or what purpose you have. Then, ask, "What is the best tool for my purpose?" Sometimes a blog is best, sometimes a wiki, sometimes another tech tool. Sometimes technology doesn't fit the purpose. Choose based on what you need, don't select a tool and then decide your purpose.

Part one: Blogs Blogger: https://www.blogger.com/start Click above link to start your blogger page Dave Fontaine walked us through setting up a blog using blogger Here's the one for Newport Public Schools Library Media Centers: http://newportlmc.blogspot.com/ There are many other uses for blogs. Explore! Read! Enjoy! To set permissions: Settings tab-- Permissions -Choose to add blog authors, then invite those you choose to participate (post) -You can also set permissions for viewing the blog

Part two: Podcasts -Permanent recording -Posted online -To be downloaded any time Two ways to use podcast: 1. Access recordings made by other people, and use for your purposes 2. Record your own podcasts for use. Many examples shown. Here are some: -Discovery Channel radio podcast: http://www.discovery.com/radio/podcasts.html -Colleges and universities -Schools -[|nature.com] -Use podcast directories to find some: Podcast411, Yahoo!Podcasts, etc.

Part three: Wikis -Wiki= "quick" in Hawiian -easily edit, collaboratively edit, quickly edit (no programming knowledge necessary) -[|Wikipedia]: the most popular wiki -Starts as a blank slate, pages linked with hyperlinks, no ownership of pages -Discussion tab: Collaborate about issues, come to consensus, then post info on a page -History tab: Wikis keep copy of every single edit ever made. Can access, can revert if wiki vandalized

Wikis vs. blogs: -Wiki- no one owns content; Blog- author owns post -Other differences as well, choose appropriate tool for your purpose.

Other tools for wikis and blogs: -[|Answers.com]: Use this to create clickable definition for any word on the site -[|voki.com]: Use this to create an animated character, with your personal voice recording; customize character appearance and background (This is called a speaking avatar).

Another free blog, which won "best blog for education" from //Technology & Learning// magazine: You can read more about it or get a SchoolBlog for you and your students at: http://www.epals.com/about/tour/schoolblog.tpl
 * SchoolBlog** (tm) from [|ePals] is free and is designed for educational use. This means it has features that teachers want and things that help teachers more easily use blogs for instructional purposes. Students are safe and protected from inappropriate comments.