This document provides an overview of various read/write web tools including blogs, wikis, Facebook, Flickr, Ning, podcasts, RSS, screencasts, social bookmarking, and Twitter. It was prepared by RZP for a course on using these tools in education. Short definitions and examples are given for each tool, highlighting their potential uses and pros and cons. The goal is to demonstrate how these free web tools can help with teaching and learning.

1. Prepared by: RZP August, 2012
Prepared for: EDU653 CMU
Read/Write Web
Photo: courtesy of RZP / Images: courtesy of Clip Art
BLOG FACEBOOK
WIKI PODCAST
NING SCREENCAST
FLICKR TWITTER
SOCIALBOOKMARK
RSS
This presentation has been made possible thanks to: Educause resources, EDU653 and
“Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms” by Will Richardson.
Intro

2. The Read/Write Web?
Images: courtesy of Clip Art
Also called Web 2.0
Free Web tools
Help you teach/learn
Tech Tools

3. BLOG
 Definition: “online chronological collection of
personal comments and links”
 Application: post comments, comment on posts,
 Pros: engage, share, reflect debate,
 Cons: may be biased, inaccurate
 Example: http://rita4edu653.blogspot.ca/
Reference: “Educause Learning Initiative” www.educause.edu/eli/
7 Things you should know about Blogs

4. WIKI
 Definition: “Web page – modified by anyone with a
Web browser and Internet access”
 Application: add, delete and modify content
 Pros: integrate, collaborate, participate
 Cons: inappropriateness, inaccuracy
 Example: http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/wiki/
Reference: “Educause Learning Initiative” www.educause.edu/eli/
7 Things you should know about Wikis

5. FACEBOOK
 Definition: social networking site – users interact
via criteria-based set of networks
 Application: join social/professional network
 Pros: user-controlled interaction
 Cons: privacy and judgement issues
 Example: http://www.facebook.com/education
Reference: “Educause Learning Initiative” www.educause.edu/eli/
7 Things you should know about Facebook

6. FLICKR
 Definition: “photo-sharing site where one can
upload, browse, tag, comment, annotate”
 Application: create, publish, share
 Pros: available user-generated content
 Cons: improper use, inaccuracies
 Example: http://www.flickr.com/groups/wikipedia/
Reference: “Educause Learning Initiative” www.educause.edu/eli/
7 Things you should know about Flickr

7. NING
 Definition: “online service where one can create
own social networks and join others”
 Application: create personalized social networks on
a specific topic
 Pros: private, personalized, one-stop shop
 Cons: unclear model of organization
 Example: http://classroom20.com
Reference: “Educause Learning Initiative” www.educause.edu/eli/
7 Thins you should know about Ning

8. PODCAST
 Definition: software/hardware that allows
publishing/transmitting content via the Web
 Application: create, publish tailored audio files
 Pros: enable portable education
 Cons: difficulty downloading, one-way interaction
 Example: http://www.cbc.ca/manitoba/eal/lessons.html
Reference: “Educause Learning Initiative” www.educause.edu/eli/
7 Things you should know about Podcasting

9. RSS
 Definition: Really Simple Syndication – filter,
organizer of the vast amount of information
 Applications: receive customized articles
 Pros: convenient, specific, available
 Cons: initial set-up time, some limitation
 Example: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/students/e-learning/tools/rss/example
Reference: “Educause Learning Initiative” www.educause.edu/eli/
7 Things you should know about RSS

10. SCREENCAST
 Definition: video recording of images usually
accompanied by narration
 Application: demonstrate “how to” do something
 Pros: private tutorial for the viewer
 Cons: one-way interaction
 Example: http://screencast.com/t/yZeQwVNUkQ
Reference: “Educause Learning Initiative” www.educause.edu/eli/
7 Things you should know about Screencasting

11. SOCIALBOOKMARK
 Definition: reciprocal social interaction and
collaboration/connection with others via tagged items
 Application: research and archive resources
 Pros: work as a community
 Cons: inaccuracies in the use of “folksonomy”
 Example: http://delicious.com/ritaprokopetz
Reference: “Educause Learning Initiative” www.educause.edu/eli/
7 Things you should know about Social Bookmarking

12. TWITTER Tw
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 Definition: a form of microblogging which enables
users to interact with technology and one another
 Application: read, write, edit, interact
 Pros: two-way interaction
 Cons: use of non-academic language
 Example: http://twitter.com
Reference: “Educause Learning Initiative” www.educause.edu/eli/
7 Things you should know about Twitter

13. Establish accounts in the following sites:
Prepared by RZP to accompany Read/Write Web SlideShare
Delicious Social Bookmarking SlideShare
 http://delicious.com/  http://www.slideshare.net/
YouTube
 http://www.youtube.com/  Information courtesy of
Blogger (part of Google) EDU653* taken online via
 http://www.blogger.com/ Central Michigan University
Google Reader (part of Google)
 This course* helped me
establish Read/Write Web (Web
 http://www.google.com/
2.0) resources to help in my
Wikispaces teaching and learning process.
 http://www.wikispaces.com/ There are many free tools
Flickr (part of Yahoo) available on the Internet to help
 http://flickr.com/ you get started. Enjoy!

14. Examples of accounts I have established
Prepared by RZP to accompany Read/Write Web SlideShare
 Class Blog
 http://englishonline4everyone.blogspot.ca/
 Flickr photo used in a lesson plan: “Pali papa 60
 http://www.flickr.com/people/zsoltika/ Photo courtesy of
ZSoltika
 Skill: writing/CLB: 5 Sharing information: Report an event (p.125)
 Class Wiki
 http://technology4aealclsrm.wikispaces.com/
 I have also created a few Slideshare resources (available in the WWW). I
share these with my group of learners. Feel free to download and/or embed
these as required. http://www.slideshare.net/RitaProkopetz/presentations

15. Read/Write Web
KWHL = LA (learned / apply)
 What did I learn today?
 How will I apply what I learned:
1) As a learner
2) As an educator

16. Click on the sound icon
Read/Write Web
Images courtesy of ClipArt / Photo courtesy of RZP
 Welcome and Introductions
 Expectations – for you as learner / teacher
 Sharing – impact on you / your learners
 Overview – Web 1.0 / Web 2.0
 Rationale – PWP teaching / learning tool
 Q and A – comments welcome!
 KWHL = LA (learned / apply)
Overview

17. Prepared by: RZP August, 2012
Prepared for: EDU653 CMU
Read/Write Web
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Images: courtesy of Clip Art
This presentation has been made possible thanks to: Educause resources, EDU653 and
“Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms” by Will Richardson.