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Other Tools

ssharp66 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:55:31 CDT

Some tools are very hard to classify.

Site	URL	Document Type
MindMeister	http://www.mindmeister.com/	collaborative mind-mapping
bubbl.us	http://bubbl.us/	mind-mapping
Mind42	http://www.mind42.com/	concept mapping
Geni	http://www.geni.com/	concept mapping geneology social networking

Commentary on Online Graphical Organizers

Audio and Video

ssharp66 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:53:08 CDT

One term associated with Web 2.0 is 'rich media'. Audio and video can be streamed, embedded in texts, and distributed as podcasts. Presentations can be streamed live and archived. Collaborators can view media streams and mark them up on line. Here are some sites to explore.

Site	URL	Document Type
Chinswing	http://www.chinswing.com/	Audio blogging site
VoiceThread	http://voicethread.com/	Audio blogging with picture description
Snapvine	http://www.snapvine.com/account/homepage	audio blogs with pictures

Ustream	http://www.ustream.tv/	video conferencing
You Tube	http://www.youtube.com/	Video blogging
Teacher Tube	http://www.teachertube.com/	Video blogging for education
flashmeeting	http://flashmeeting.open.ac.uk/	Virtual meeting website

Documents

ssharp66 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:52:24 CDT

There are many ways to collaborate on the creation of text-based documents. Here are some sites to explore.

Site	URL	Document Type
Google Documents	http://docs.google.com	Word processing, spreadsheet, presentation.
Wikispaces	http://www.wikispaces.com/	wiki/ html - webpage
PB wiki	http://pbwiki.com/education.wiki	wiki/ html - webpage
@wiki	http://atwiki.com/	wiki/ html - webpage
cospire	http://www.cospire.com/	wiki/ html - webpage
Blogger	http://www.blogger.com/	Blogging
Live Journal	http://www.livejourlan.com/	Blogging
Xanga	http://www.xanga.com/	Blogging

CMC

ssharp66 — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:50:44 CDT

By definition, Web 2.0 tools foster communication in different ways. Here are some tools that go beyond e-mail and instant messaging.

Site	URL	Document Type
Skype	http://www.skype.com/	VOIP voice communication
Twitter	http://www.twitter.com/	Online group instant messaging
Blogger	http://www.blogger.com/	Blogging
Live Journal	http://www.livejournal.com/	Blogging
Xanga	http://www.xanga.com/	Blogging

Graphics

ssharp66 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:30:31 CDT

There are many ways to create and share graphics. Here are some sites to explore.

Site	URL	Document Type
flicker	http://www.flicker.com/	photos

Social Networking

ssharp66 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:29:04 CDT

Find friends and colleagues, share media files, write about your thoughts in a blog... Social networking sites pull together a number of tools to promote collaboration. Here are some sites to explore.

Site	URL	Document Type
Ning	http://www.ning.com/	social networking with media integration
facebook	http://www.facebook.com/	social networking
my space	http://www.myspace.com/	social networking
okrut	http://www.okrut.com/	social networking

About Us

ssharp66 — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:04:01 CDT

Steven K. Sharp
CALL Coordinator
University of Maryland
Maryland English Institute
College Park, MD 20742

Sharon Scinicariello
Director, Multimedia Language Laboratory
University of Richmond, VA 23173

In this wiki: Sharon is Almirena
Steven is ssharp66

Introduction

Almirena — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:19:38 CDT

What is the dark side of the web?

Claire Bradin Siskin's 1997 "Dark Side of the Web" presentation talked about moving from enthusiasm through frustration to acceptance of the World Wide Web as a teaching tool. A decade later, teachers take Web use for granted but are moving through similar stages as they attempt to use effectively the new tools often known collectively as Web 2.0.

The pluses of using these tools are clear. The challenges are equally clear. At CALICO 2008, we will explore representative uses of these tools and explore what is needed to make them integral parts of language learning.

This wiki is a virtual handout for the presentation and an invitation to use the read/write web to contribute resources, experiences, and thoughts about using collaborative tools for the teaching and learning of languages, literatures, and cultures.

Examples

Almirena — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:01:55 CDT

Wikis

The International History Detectives Site

Commentary on participation

References

Almirena — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:49:26 CDT

These references are in no particular order. Please contribute your own links and annotations.

Keen, Andrew. The Cult of the Amateur.

Rebuttal by Lawrence Lessig.

Like Sven Birkerts in The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age (1994), Keen believes that web 2.0 tools are fundamentally changing western civilization. For Keen, "our whole culture is swept away by the dire consequences of Web 2.0 egalitarianism." Lawrence Lessig agrees that some of the issues raised by Keen need to be seriously considered, but he argues that Keen's book itself points out the weaknesses of print culture.

Connectivism: A learning theory for today's learner.

George Siemens's site "to foster discussion on how our thinking, learning, and organizational activities are impacted through technology and societal changes" includes a blog, a wiki, and a discussion board.

Challenges of Web 2.0

Almirena — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:19:07 CDT

There is no all-purpose tool

Multiple instructions
Multiple bookmarks
Multiple usernames and passwords

The expanding number of tools makes evaluation and choice difficult.
Both faculty and students need instruction and support in the use of new tools.

Students resist the challenge of moving from the passive reception of information to collaborative learning.
Effective use of these tools requires new forms of literacy: information literacy, media literacy, digital literacy.
Web 2.0 tools encourage "the cult of the amateur" characterized by "sloppiness, error, and ignorance."

Advantages of Web 2.0 Tools

Almirena — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:57:35 CDT

Web 2.0 tools are designed to promote collaborative and constructivist learning.
Web 2.0 tools promote creativity and address individual student needs.
Web 2.0 tools encourage communication beyond the walls of the classroom.
Networked communication tools are common in the workplace; schools must prepare students to use these tools effectively.
Web-based tools minimize the need for specialized software and hardware.
Web-based tools permit learning outside traditional classroom and laboratory spaces.

Where better than in courses devoted to languages and cultures?

Learning languages and understanding cultures require the construction of knowledge.
Learning languages and understanding cultures are not finite tasks; life-long learning beyond school is essential.
Effective communication is the goal of learning languages and understanding cultures.