Myths of Web 2.0 in the Classroom

Slide 2: www.speakingofhistory.blogspot.com July 24, 2008 post

Slide 3: 8th Grade American History at South Valley Jr. High in Liberty, Missouri Graduate Instructor at Park University teaching “Technology for the Classroom”

Slide 4: Currently serving as the 2007 / 2008 Missouri Teacher of the Year

Slide 14: The World Is Flat by Thomas Friedman A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

Slide 19: Started my journey in spring of 2005 when I purchased my first MP3 player

Slide 22: Speaking of History podcast and blog began in June 2005 visitors from 145 countries in past two years

Slide 23: Speaking of History Podcast / Blog Visitors - August 2007 to July 2008 162,879 podcast downloads in 2008 to date

Slide 24: Edit audio with a free program named AUDACITY

Slide 25: Teaching the Declaration of Independence as a break up letter activity podcast

Slide 26: StudyCasts - Record audio review for upcoming test Post MP3 file to the Internet Students listen at home on Internet, MP3 player, or CD

Slide 28: - Record tests for students who have modifications - Books have been recorded for students with reading disabilities - Record young students reading for fluency

Slide 29: Currently part of a pilot using Microsoft’s Zune MP3 player Transfer pictures, audio and video podcasts with wireless connections – studycasts, presentation notes

Slide 31: AT&T Grant to create historical information about Liberty using Guide by Cell technology Students will narrate museum artifact information

Slide 33: Boston Massacre LIVE! Newscast Historical perspective and power of media Students write the scripts

Slide 34: Microsoft’s PhotoStory 3 – create video from still pictures

Slide 35: TV commercials from history using PhotoStory3 Create a TV election ad for Lincoln to help him win the presidency in 1860

Slide 36: Create a TV commercial supporting either the Federalist or Anti-Federalist Students understood the subject more than they ever had before

Slide 37: Liberty Minutes video project 3-5 minute videos on local historical topics Hollywood Night with parents and guests

Slide 38: Need to be using Web 2.0 tools to connect my classroom with the rest of the world

Slide 39: Guerrilla Season Book Blog Project – 2007 and 2008 350 Liberty students with parents, students in California and Illinois, home school students and the author in Philadelphia

Slide 41: Donner Party Debate Record class debate with MP3 player Send experts MP3 file of debate and they respond with comments – 2 pages each

Slide 42: E-Mail an Expert Teacher sends the e-mail and 10 question limit Archaeologist answered during a hurricane from her laptop on kitchen floor of her home

Slide 43: Classroom connection on the Internet for parents and students

Slide 44: Online assessment Quia and QuizStar Immediate data and feedback on tests and pretests

Slide 50: South Valley Jr. High 8th Grade Social Studies test results: -Highest score of any content area - Largest yearly improvement

Slide 56: Eric Langhorst 8th Grade American History South Valley Junior High School Liberty, Missouri speakingofhistory@gmail.com Twitter – Elanghorst Skype – historypodcaster