Workshops 4th and 5th June 2007

4th and 5th June 2007 Programme
Four workshops are available to you early in June 2007 ... again, all with a Web 2.0 and Teaching & Learning Themes, details of each are below.
Venue: Computer Lab 1 @ Technology Centre, Hwa Chong Institution, 661 Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 269734 ... you should have already received your map from Synergyst.
You can download a flier with more details at www.shambles.net/newsletter/may2007/singapore/Web2forTeachLearn.pdf
or visit the Synergyst (Singapore organisers) website ... www.synergyst.com

One of the advantages of Web 2.0, apart from being a powerful set of online tools for teaching and learning, is that it is very low cost and in many cases free providing you have an internet connection. In the workshops below all the applications, software and websites we use will be free.

It is hoped to have a hands-on session in these workshops where you can try some of the applications ... but that, of course, will depend on the internet connection behaving itself.

If you are attending any of the workshops then I would be grateful if you could do just one thing before you arrive .... introduce yourself (e.g. name, where you working now, what age students do you work with, do you already use the internet) and also say what you hope to achieve at the workshop.
Just click on the word "Comment" underneath the workshop you are attending below and fill in the form that should come up.

Listen to the intro from Chris here ....

All of these workshops have the added benefit of supporting the ideals behind the Singapore "Teach Less Learn More" initiative ... i.e. being able to empower students even more.
I look forward to working with you.

(W1) Introducing Web 2.0 supporting teaching and learning

(W1) Introducing Web 2.0 supporting teaching and learning
Monday 4th June 07 ... 9am to 12.30pm
This session will be a general introduction to the new "Read-Write" web, (Web 2.0), we will look at what it is, what makes a web 2.0 website different from the more traditional ones. We will also look at several examples and see how they might be used in teaching and learning.
If you have time before the workshop (but not a necessity) then have a browse around the page http://www.shambles.net/web2

(W2) Making use of Blogs for teaching and learning

(W2) Making use of Blogs for teaching and learning
Monday 4th June 07 ... 2pm to 5.30pm
What is a Blog (Weblog), how do you make one and what can they be used for? ... we will answer all of these and create one in real time.
If you have time before the workshop (but not a necessity) then have a browse around www.shambles.net/web2#blog

(W3) Use of Podcasts for teaching and learning

(W3) Use of Podcasts for teaching and learning
Tuesday 5th June 07 ... 9am to 12.30pm
Podcasts are really very simple (once you have been shown) ... they are audio (sometimes video) recordings that are put on the internet and have the potential to be brilliant resources to use with students and by students.
Will we go through the whole process of making an audio Podcast and then putting it on a website so it can be listened to by anyone in the world with an internet connection.

(W4) Wikis, RSS and Social Networks

(W4) Wikis, RSS and Social Networks
Tuesday 5th June 07 ... 2pm to 5.30pm
In the last year Social (online) Networks have grown enormously in popularity with students around the world ... but these have not yet been adopted or used by many schools. In fact quite a number of schools around the world have blocked access on the school network to some of the social network websites like, 'myspace' and 'facebook'.
In this session we will look at what a social network site is and see some examples and discuss the pros and cons for a school community. We will also look at some ways of setting up your own social network for use with your class, school, or club .... or even outside work for your own family.
The session will also touch briefly on Wikis and RSS.