Thursday, April 16, 2009
Friday, March 27, 2009
On-line Activity for Session 7
1: Read about Web 2.0 at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
2: Search and view some videos about Web 2.0 on Youtube, e.g., “The Machine is Us/ing Us”
3: Read Daniel’s summary about Web 2.0 at:
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcvb5vzv_571dtmscxhp
4: Here is a question for you and your group members:
-- How can Web 2.0 applications support teaching and learning?
-- Focus on one specific application, e.g., blog, wiki, RSS feeds, podcasting, social networking, social bookmarking.
-- Prepare to provide a very short presentation up to 3-4 slides that explain your chosen application.
5: Visit Voice Thread at http://voicethread.com/
-- Click on Browse and Search for Web 2.0 presentations.
-- View some of the presentations to make yourself familiar with how VoiceThread works
-- Sign for a free account in VoiceThread
-- Create your presentation as set in the 4 above
-- Publish your presentation in your group blog
-- Visit other students' VoiceThread presentations and add audio/text comments
6: Enjoy…
