Teaching Social Studies in a Participatory Culture,How blogs support 21st century literacy in social studies classrooms,Pre-Workshop Poll,Visit http:/jdorman.wikispaces.com/blogworkshop to take the Pre-Workshop Poll,The “New” Rs,Dr. Willard Daggett International Center for Leadership in Education Rigor, Relevance, Relationships Why is change needed? What needs to be changed? How do we implement such changes?,An Answer to the WHY,http:/thefischbowl.blogspot.com/2007/06/did-you-know-20.html,In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.,Eric Hoffer,Gathering data for the WHAT,http:/www.leadered.com/nesswelcome.shtml,Items to Consider for the HOW,Learning profile of the digital natives Emerging 21st century literacies Rigor and relevance framework Impact of Web 2.0 technologies on learning,Learning Profile of Digital Natives,Digital Natives are used to receiving information really fast. They like to parallel process and multi-task. They prefer their graphics before their text rather than the opposite.,Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants Marc Prensky (NCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5, October 2001),Learning Profile of Digital Natives,They prefer random access (like hypertext). They function best when networked. They thrive on instant gratification and frequent rewards. They prefer games to “serious” work.,Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants Marc Prensky (NCB University Press, Vol. 9 No. 5, October 2001),The New Literacies,Play the capacity to experiment with ones surroundings as a form of problem-solving Performance the ability to adopt alternative identities for the purpose of improvisation and discovery Simulation the ability to interpret and construct dynamic models of real-world processes Appropriation the ability to meaningfully sample and remix media content,Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century - Henry Jenkins 10/19/06,The New Literacies,Multitasking the ability to scan ones environment and shift focus as needed to salient details. Distributed Cognition the ability to interact meaningfully with tools that expand mental capacities Collective Intelligence the ability to pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal Judgment the ability to evaluate the reliability and credibility of different information sources,Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century - Henry Jenkins 10/19/06,The New Literacies,Transmedia Navigation the ability to follow the flow of stories and information across multiple modalities Networking the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information Negotiation the ability to travel across diverse communities, discerning and respecting multiple perspectives, and grasping and following alternative norms.,Confronting the Challenges of Participatory Culture: Media Education for the 21st Century - Henry Jenkins 10/19/06,Rigor/Relevance Framework,http:/www.leadered.com/rigor.html,Web 2.0,The evolution of the semantic read/write web,Web 1.0 Web 2.0,Blogs,Giving students a voice,Blogs,A blog is a website for which an individual or a group frequently generates text, photographs, video or audio files, and/or links, typically (but not always) on a daily basis.,Why the sudden popularity of blogs?,RSS - Really Simple Syndication,RSS Really Simple Syndication,http:/www.commoncraft.com/archives/000528.html,RSS Really Simple Syndication,http:/www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-cut-web-noise,RSS Really Simple Syndication,http:/www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-cut-web-noise,RSS Really Simple Syndication,http:/www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-cut-web-noise,RSS Really Simple Syndication,http:/www.edutopia.org/tech-teacher-cut-web-noise,Bloglines,http:/www.bloglines.com/,Google Reader Labs,https:/www.google.com/reader/view/,PageFlakes,http:/www.pageflakes.com,Netvibes,http:/www.netvibes.com/,The Power of RSS,RSS + Feed Reader/Aggregator = personalized learning/affinity network RSS is not limited to blogs News feeds Podcasts Wiki edits and discussions Social bookmarking Multiple users,Blogs in School?,Blogs are tools, and like any tools they can be used or misused. Misuse occurs more often when theres a lack of instruction Blogging in school models appropriate online behavior and offers teachers the chance to address issues of online safety and intellectual property,Why Students Shouldnt Blog,People will read it. People might not like it. They might share test answers with others. They might be found by a child predator online They might write something inappropriate. They might find something inappropriate. They might get other students to start blogging.,http:/blogging101.wikispaces.com/whywhynot,Why Students Should Blog,People will read it. They might like it. They might share what theyve learned with others. They might participate in a collaborative learning project. They might become inspired to learn. They might inspire others to learn. They might get other students to start blogging. If they dont talk in class, they might on a blog.,