Engaging Internet Tools to Foster Creativity : Engaging Internet Tools to Foster Creativity Paula Ledesma
Learning Technology Consultant
pl@helpingnorth.com.ar
Agenda : Agenda Define “Creativity”
Web 2.0
“Social Software” – Blogs, Wikis and Social Networks.
What Can You Add To Your Social Software?
Your Students’ Creative Work.
What is Creativity? : What is Creativity? “The tendency to generate or recognize ideas, alternatives, or possibilities that may be useful in solving problems, communicating with others, and entertaining ourselves and others.” Franken, Robert (1987). Human Motivation, 3rd ed
Quoted at http://www.csun.edu/~vcpsy00h/creativity/define.htm
Slide 4 : Social Networking Broadcasting Blogs Slide shows Wikis Podcasting Online classrooms Web 2.0
SOCIAL SOFTWARE : SOCIAL SOFTWARE A type of software or Web service that allows people to communicate and collaborate while using the application. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/social_software.html
Slide 6 : Blogs = weB LOG A Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual. Typically updated daily.
http://www.webopedia.com/ http://www.blogger.com/
Wiki : Wiki A Collaborative Web site that comprises the perpetual collective work of many authors. A wiki allows anyone to edit, delete or modify content that has been placed on the Web site.
http://www.webopedia.com/
Slide 8 : Blog Builders
http://www.blogger.com
http://www.blog.com
http://www.livejournal.com
http://www.opendiary.com
http://wordpress.com
http://edublogs.org Wiki Builders
http://www.wetpaint.com
http://www.mediawiki.org
http://www.wikidot.com
http://pbwiki.com
http://www.wikispaces.com
SOCIALNETWORKS : SOCIALNETWORKS
Slide 10 : http://www.ning.com/
Slide 11 :
Slide 12 : What
Can You Add
To Your
Social Software?
Slide 13 :
Slide 14 : Your Students’
Creative
Work
Slide 15 : Animations Videos Comic Strips Slide Shows Digital Stories Music Avatars Conversations Creative Writing Podcasts
“Embed” code : “Embed” code Just remember it looks like this:
Slide 17 : Just COPY the code
and PASTE it in your website
Slide Showsand Digital Albums : Slide Showsand Digital Albums
Slide 19 : http://www.slide.com/
Slide 20 :
Slide 21 :
Slide 22 : http://www.mixbook.com/
Slide 23 : Embed Code
Slide 24 : http://www.onetruemedia.com
Slide 25 :
Slide 26 : Embed Code
End of Part I : End of Part I