I’ve just been browsing through some of the presentations made to the recent K12 Online Conference – this site is a must for anyone wanting to learn more about new and innovative ways of using ICTs in teaching and learning. Among the offerings are:
- ???What is RSS and How do I Start Using It???? by Jeff Utecht from Shanghai, China
- ???Personal Professional Development ?? with Fries??? by Ewan McIntosh from Edinburgh, Scotland[keynote]
- ???Unleash the Potential: Remix Obstacles into Opportunities!??? by Anne Davis, Atlanta, Georgia, USA [keynote](worth reading someof the blogs she’s linked to at the end of her section
- ???Not Just for Kids: Using Social Software to Create Community among Teachers and Provide Sustained Professional Development??? by Jeff Moore from Delran, New Jersey, USA
One that took my eye was ???Wiki While You Work ??? by Mark Wagner from Irvine, California, USA. If you’ve got the time to download this video file and watch/listen it’s well worth it. Mark provides a very user-friendly overview of what the read-write web is all about, before looking specifically at the use of wikis.It’s not all talking head stuff – he does a couple of teacher interviews, and uses screen shots to illustrate his message – plus some imaginaative cutting from scene to scene to keep the pace of the presentation flowing and interesting. He even has a wiki that you can go to to read notes from the presentation and contribute ideas and suggestions etc – it’s at http://wikiwhileyouwork.wikispaces.com/