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Communicating and Collaborating with Forums and Wikis

This is a follow up from a training called.  “Collaboration with Moodle Forums and Wiki’s.”

The training was focused on NETS Student Standard 2, Communication and Collaboration, which states, “Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.”

Collaborating With Moodle Forums

Having students post to online (Moodle) forums provides them an opportunity to discuss and collaborate online. This is similar to a discussion students may in a class discussion. The key difference is the discussion is viewable and accessible 24/7 for teachers and students to reflect on, so that the learning can continue to take place and it is providing them with an opportunity to learn/practice their 21st Century Skills.

Key features to using Moodle

· Students all already have an account. They log in with same username and password they log onto computer with.

·    If you want to create a Moodle page just contact me.

·    All of them Moodle content is hosted on our district servers, is free, and will not be going anywhere.

Creating forums in Moodle

1.      What is a Moodle forum activity?

2.      How can I use forums in the elementary classroom?

3.      If you want to create a Moodle page just contact me

Collaborating With Wiki’s

What’s a wiki?

1. We now are hosting our own Wikispaces private label site. http://www.cvsd.wikispaces.net
2. Create an account! I recommend username be firstname_lastname and password be similar to the one you log into the computer with. (This one will not change every 30 days)
3. Once your account is approved, go back to http://www.cvsd.wikispaces.net and make a new spaces.
4. Your space name should refer to the Course, Grade, Teacher name, Team , Activity, etc.
5. Use wiki space video tours to learn how to use your new wiki!
6. Continue developing and creating your wiki and use the help link in the top right hand corner of each page to guide you.

 

Personalizing and Sharing the Internet

We discussed and learned about Delicious, Igoogle, and Page flakes.

This is a follow up from a training called.  “Managing and sharing the internet.”

The training was focused on NETS Student Standard 2, Communication and Collaboration, which states, “Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.”

SOCIAL BOOKMARKING

Check out the video on social bookmarking here

Create a delicious account at https://secure.delicious.com/register (use firstname_lastname as your user id, so others can find you!)

Install buttons on you teacher machine or home machine by clicking here and following directions.

Import the bookmarks already on your computer(s).

Start tagging sites and being social. My user id is Christopher.smith23 and my user id is McGaw

Visit the Wikispaces site for a tutorial on Delicious

CUSTOMIZING THE INTERNET

Page flakes – create and share only the web information you want with your students

1.       Video on how to create an account

2.       Video on how to customize your page flakes or for another good customizing video click here

3.       Video on how to share your page flake(or page casting)

4.       Video on how to customize your page flakes or for another good customizing video click here

5.       Video on how to share your page flake(or page casting)

Visit the Wikispaces site for a tutorial on Pageflakes

iGoogle – take the sites and web information you use and like with you to any computer!

Visit the Wikispace site for a tutorial on iGoogle

1.       Create an Igoogle account click here (use your school email account)

2.       Video on how to customize your iGoogle page

3.       iGoogle Page with directions for you!  CFF Wikispace Page*iGoogle