Kia ora tatou,
Here you will find many of the resources that were used on Thursday (and more). I have packed a lot onto one page so take your time looking around. If you have any queries contact me here.

Cheers, Neil.

Web 1.0

This is a Web 1.0 page. I had to write this using code, create links manually, and then host it at a server. Web 2.0 sites have two features.

1. Easy editing - enabling collaboaration
2. Links formed automatically by the computer

A simple example of this automation is demonstrated by Pricespy.

Presentation

You can view the presentation as a PDF. More>>

You will need to have Adobe Reader installed.

Wikipedia - collaboration tool

Wikipedia has bypassed the traditional 'gatekeepers' of knowledge (whether it is Brittanica or Dewey). Here is the entry for Nelson Central School in Wikipedia.

Encyclopaedias go head to head

Wikipedia comes close to Britannica in terms of the accuracy of its science entries, a Nature investigation finds. More>>

All information sources can have errors - so you have to be a discerning user of all information

<<The reading corner>>

Coming of age

Download a copy of this action research doc on web 2.0 here...

Emerging technologies

Click on the image to download a copy of this document from BECTA covering covering the emerging technologies and some of the future trends that are likely to have an impact on education.

Sir Ken Robinson

You can watch this talk again by streaming or downloading the file. More>>

The social web

These sites are a relatively recent internet development but are having a huge social impact. Myspace.com was bought by Newscorp for $580M USD (why?) and YouTube by Google for 1.65B USD. The US webcast audiences are beginning to best conventional media figures for the school-age demographic.

Check out takingitglobal.org for intnl youth cooperation

Issues of cybersafety should be considered with all ICTs. More>>

RSS feeds

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows you to automatically update the web content you choose. I demonstrated how news stories and other web content can be fed into your web browser. Examples:

10x10 checks the RSS feeds of the main international news media sites and then aggregates the top 100 stories/photos in a clickable format. More>>
Protopage allows you to build a page of your own content using RSS feeds. (used in a demo) More>>

Essential web 2.0 - hands on

The amount of web 2.0 sites unleashed on the internet is truly bewildering. Here is a small selection of tried and tested sites that cover a wide range of web 2.0 applications. Try some out with your students. More>>

<<Tech corner>>

If you are interested in setting up RSS or podcasts read on.

To set up RSS feeds on a Windows computer there are several options. This is one application I have used successfully before. More>>

Feedreader is a stand-alone application (not integrated into the browser as demo_ed). If you are running the Mozilla Firefox browser on your computer (as opposed to Internet Explorer) you can install the same feedreader that I was using, called Sage.

You can also add Podcast feeds to an RSS feed reader as well. Just use a podcast URL (see below) and the podcast will play in your browser.

Podcasts

To download a podcast you can use itunes. I put together some instructions a while back and have now updated them for the latest version of itunes. More...

Try adding the Podcast for Digital Planet- BBC tech programme - using this URL.....

Want to make you own podcasts? Have a look at feedburner or a demo movie.