Tag Archives: Web 2.0

Video debating website

Learning technology teacher development blog for ELT: Video debating website

Thanks to Nik for pointing me to Think Big. It is an interesting idea.

Essentially, There are a number of questions posed and experts contribute their answers. These can then be commented on by users.

This will be useful for a class that I’m teaching now called “Current Issues”. This type of debate scenario is already how discussions are structured. The ideas provided both by the experts and commenters provide great starting points (guide points) for discussion.

Dan

Using Web 2.0 Technologies to Deliver Individualized Instructional Resources to Language Learners

Korean Association for Multi-media Assisted Language Learning (KAMALL) 2007 Conference

Below is a copy of my presentation for Saturday, November 10 at Korea University in Seoul, Korea.

Here is the presentation.

Here is a copy of the presentation slides with my notes (.pdf file via Scribd)

Here are the files associated with this presentation.

Don’t know where Korea University is? Here’s a map.

Please, let me know if you have any questions. Leave a comment here and I’ll be sure to get back to you.

Dan

Play Web 2.0 Truth AND Dare

Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Play Web 2.0 Truth AND Dare

Vicki Davis passes on some great resources and often adds unique insights to them. This is one of those postings. I’ll embed the video below, but I encourage you to check out the link above to see her questions. They are a great conversation starter.

Dan

Commoncraft “…in plain English” videos

Commoncraft has a series of “…in plain English” videos that are great. I’ll embed some of them here.

This one is about social networking. This is a fundamental concept that you should understand.

This one is about RSS, which is the most popular standard for XML syndication.

This one is on social bookmarking, which will be central to my presentation.

This one is on using Wikis.

This one is on using Google Docs.

Dan

Web 2.0 Workshop

Web 2.0 Workshop by Vicki (Cool Cat Teacher) Davis

This looks like a really great workshop on a large number of topics regarding the use of Web 2.0 technologies specifically in education. It is organized into a series of short videos that can walk you not only through the technologies, but also the rationale behind using them.

The videos are free for now, but I’d get in there fast to take a look before they disappear.

Dan

Loading the IUCALL in preparation for KAMALL 2007 presentation on Saturday

I’m going to try to front load IUCALL with as many good resources on Social Bookmarking, Syndication, Aggregation, and other such Web 2.0 technologies as possible before my presentation on Saturday. I would like to use this to educate the general public, but more importantly, the people who came to my presentation (or those who view the PowerPoint and notes) that I’ll put up here later.

The process that I’m going to lay out is relatively easy; however, there are some difficult concepts that have to be learned before truly understanding what this means. I don’t just mean understanding what my presentation and proposed approach for delivering individualized content are all about. I mean what the Read/Write movement is about. I find that one has to experience what this is about before truly understanding it.

Therefore, I am going to load this blog up with tutorials and other informational resources that can be looked through before, after, or during my presentation.

Dan

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