Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms (Multimedia Kit): A Multimedia Kit for Professional Development

by Empire All-Stars

Overview

Demystify the latest Web tools and demonstrate easy-to-use applications that strengthen information literacy, emphasize Internet safety, and enhance students' academic achievement across grade levels and content areas.

Includes: DVD (51 min.), Facilitator's Guide, CD-ROM, Companion Book

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781412977517
Publisher:	Corwin Press
Publication date:	03/09/2010
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	10.00(w) x 11.90(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

A parent of two middle-school-aged children, Will Richardson has been writing about the intersection of social online learning networks and education for the past 10 years at Weblogg-ed.com and in numerous journals and magazines such as Ed Leadership, Education Week, and English Journal. Recently, he shifted his blogging emphasis to willrichardson.com. Formerly a public school educator for 22 years, he is a co-founder of Powerful Learning Practice (plpnetwork.com), a unique professional development program that has mentored over 3,000 teachers worldwide in the last three years. His first book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms (Corwin, 3rd Edition 2010) has sold over 80,000 copies and has impacted classroom practice around the world. His second book, Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education, was released in May, 2011. His articles have appeared in Educational Leadership, EdWeek, English Journal, Edutopia, and Principal Leadership, among others, and over the past six years, he has spoken to tens of thousands of educators in more than a dozen countries about the merits of learning networks for personal and professional growth. He is a national advisory board member of the George Lucas Education Foundation and a regular columnist for District Administration Magazine. Will lives in rural New Jersey with his wife, Wendy, and his children Tess and Tucker.

Table of Contents

About the Author
Introduction
How to Use This Guide
How to Use the DVD
Additional Resources for Facilitators
Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms
Welcome and Workshop Starter
1. The Read/Write Web
Summary
Discussion Questions
Workshop Activities
Practical Applications
2. Weblogs: Pedagogy and Practice
Summary
Discussion Questions
Workshop Activities
Practical Applications
3. Weblogs: Get Started!
Summary
Discussion Questions
Workshop Activities
Practical Applications
4. Wikis: Easy Collaboration for All
Summary
Discussion Questions
Workshop Activities
Practical Applications
5. RSS: The New Killer App for Educators
Summary
Discussion Questions
Workshop Activities
Practical Applications
6. The Social Web: Learning Together
Summary
Discussion Questions
Workshop Activities
Practical Applications
7. Fun With Flickr: Creating, Publishing, and Using Images Online
Summary
Discussion Questions
Workshop Activities
Practical Applications
8. Podcasting, Video and Screencasting, Live Streaming: Multimedia Publishing for the Masses
Summary
Discussion Questions
Workshop Activities
Practical Applications
9. Social Networks: Facebook, Ning, Connections and Communities
Summary
Discussion Questions
Workshop Activities
Practical Applications
10. What It All Means
Summary
Discussion Questions
Workshop Activities
Practical Applications
Handouts
Sample Workshop Agendas
Workshop Evaluation Form