Columbia'a+Workshop+Notes

David Warlick- May 11, 2007 Searingtown School

__web 2.0-__ we are active participants in the web with information- unlike the web before when it was used to retrieve info. only

Students must learn to read in a different forum now. The text is not controlled. We, as teachers, need to act as the facilitator of knowledge. Lead them to a variety of info., but let them go through it as readers and active leaners.

But there is TOO much information we need to teach students how to learn themselves by sifting through the info. for the facts.

Information in last 15 years had changed:
 * Networked
 * Digital
 * overwhelming
 * flowing without containers

For handouts go to http://landmark-project.com/ (password = teacher)

http://davidwarlick.com/wiki/pmwiki.php

[|www.secondlife.com-] create a world on here he has his own virtual world with a wealth of info.

__blog sites for educators__

http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/ is his blog


 * blogmeister.com
 * http://classblogmeister.com/
 * epals.com
 * gaggle.com
 * imbee.com*
 * blogger.com
 * blog.com
 * edublogs.org
 * wordpress.org

Trick to edit: Have the text read out loud using the text-to-speech program, so that you can hear what might be wrong

http://flickr.com/ online photo album

creativecommons.org - like a copyright for websites- it is a circle with a cc inside

__Podcasting:__
 * Can be used so students can express their thoughts and knowledge.
 * Can be scripted.
 * Communication skills the key.

__podcast sites__
 * gcast.com
 * podomatic.com
 * slapcast.com
 * http://www.epnweb.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page- resource
 * when used- learn from wiki what it says on a topic then go prove that wiki is true.
 * Data is edited by ANYONE

RSS or XML- aggregator program- keeps you updated on blogs that are of your interest.
 * google.com/reader
 * newsfire.com

social bookmarking (delicious) http://69.74.164.10/cgi-bin/nph-override-nossl.cgi/00000/http/del.icio.us/

__equipment for podcasts__
 * italk- plugs into an ipod to record- does not recommend purchasing for classrooms if you don’t already have an ipod
 * Olympus digital recorder WS-300m
 * buy the case separately
 * Saves as a wma
 * Need software Switch to convert to mp3
 * Logitech pc microphone $20
 * Snowball mic- $100 – very good can be used (http://www.nch.com.au/switch/plus.html)

http://www.mpsomaha.org/willow/radio/- an educational podcast site

http://bobsprankle.com/blog/ - one of the first podcast sites

http://coverpage.pcs.k12.mi.us/geeked/ - podcast using snowball mic

__Audacity Software__- free and it works on both platforms (apple and pc)

__Music__

· Freeplaymusic.com – free music samples · http://partnersinrhyme.com/ free sound effects · findsounds.com