Web 2.0: Setting up a Blog

Now that you have a Google account, we will be using Blogger (Blogspot) to create your own blog!

Some questions to consider: What is a blog? Why do people blog? What blogs do you read?

View this video to help you get started.

Web 2.0 - Creating Voki Avatars, Another Web 2.0 Tool

This Project Will Be Due Before You Leave Class on Friday March 23, 2012.

1) Create your own personalized Avatar on Voki.com
2) Create a MINIMUM 60 Second Recording (or typed in) about another subject and what you are learning this week. You can also choose to do a full recap of all of your classes. Be specific! Be positive! Be creative! Be excited! To prepare, write out a script first!
3) Save the Voki, get the embed code, and embed your Voki as a new post to your blog.

Use the Help area to assist you. There are no excuses.

4) Required Discussion Question for Comment Section:
How can Voki be used in your other classes?

Web 2.0: Period 7 Only

Web 2.0: Week of 2/13, Homework Due 2/15

1) Add a comment to this post with your:
blog URL (copy and paste from address bar) and full name My comment would look like:

dporfido.blogspot.com David Porfido

2) Create your first post on your own blog! Make it a Welcome Post
- Introduce yourself! Likes, Dislikes, Family, Friends, Classes you are taking, etc.

Use proper grammar and make it school appropriate.

Web 2.0: Period 2 Only

Web 2.0: Week of 2/13, Classwork/Homework Due 2/14

1) Add a comment to this post with your  blog URL (copy and paste from address bar), full name, Period # and. My comment would look like:

dporfido.blogspot.com David Porfido Period 2

2) Create your first post on your own blog! Make it a Welcome Post
- Introduce yourself! Likes, Dislikes, Family, Friends, Classes you are taking, etc.

Use proper grammar and make it school appropriate.

Web 2.0: Period 1 Only

Web 2.0: Week of 2/13, Classwork/Homework Due 2/14

1) Add a comment to this post with your  blog URL (copy and paste from address bar), full name, Period # and. My comment would look like:

dporfido.blogspot.com David Porfido Period 1

2) Create your first post on your own blog! Make it a Welcome Post
- Introduce yourself! Likes, Dislikes, Family, Friends, Classes you are taking, etc.

Use proper grammar and make it school appropriate.

Web 2.0: Wiki Research

"Wiki wiki" means "quickly" in Hawaiian.... 


Video

• Using the Internet, research how a class wiki can be used in education.
• Here is a good source, use it and adapt it to your specific classes.
• What are the benefits of using a wiki?
• How can we create one in this class and utilize it?
• What experience do you have using or creating wikis?

Each student must answer in detail the above discussion questions as a Comment to the post before you enter class on Tuesday. 

Web 2.0: Finding a Web 2.0 Tool...In Class Assignment Week of 3/2

As we have been discussing, there are numerous Web 2.0 tools out there. Examples are: Google Docs, Blogs, Diigo, Wallwisher, Voki, Blabberize, Glogster, Live Binders and many many more!

Your task is to research Web 2.0 tools and how you would utilize the tool in specific academic content area. You can not choose Google Docs, Blogger, or Voki.

Here are 3 sites to begin your research:

• Tsetcweb20
• Mr. Porfido's Bookmarked List
• The 100 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools

Comment on this posting with:
1) Your Name & Period
2) The Web 2.0 Tool, Subject & Teacher you will use it for
3) How you will use it specifically
4) How it will help you to learn the content/lesson/unit, and any other information you want to include.

You may have to use the tool 1st in order to decide if it's a good fit for you. I will know if you haven't and I will know if you copy and paste.

Web 2.0: Week of 10/17 - Google Forms

Companies create surveys in order to obtain data about what their potential (or current) customers want in new products, upgrades, and other feedback. After customers submit their surveys, the results/data of the survey are analyzed (numbers are crunched). Online surveys are most popular because the results are all already stored into a database and requires no human data entry. Survey Monkey and Google Forms are 2 of the more popular survey building websites.


Videos:
1) Google Docs in Plain English
2) Quick & Easy Forms with Google Docs
3) Using Forms in Google Docs


Think of the social networking websites you use or are familiar with (Facebook, Google +, Twitter, Tumblr, etc.). What are these sites missing? What new features would you like to see? Your goal is to create a brand new social networking website that includes major enhancements to existing ones. Before you begin, you need to know what your customers want! (This project will be done in pairs)


1) Create a survey form on a new social networking website that includes specific innovative features not available on current sites. Before you create the survey, use Google Docs to brainstorm with your partner about what your survey will include. Think of your target market first! Who will be using your website?
2) Once you begin creating the survey, you must first drag it your Web 2.0 shared folder so I can view and also share it with your partner.
3) Make sure you obtain the demographics of your population with a few questions about age range, gender, etc. You can also about the # of computers and mobile devices in the household in addition to other pertinent data that will assist you with your new website (product).
4) You must ask at least 6 questions relating to your social networking website for a minimum of 10 survey questions. You will also use at least 6 of the 7 question types.
5) Each partner must take an active roll in the survey design making sure they are logged in under their own name to verify work completed.
6) Once the survey is done, you will embed it on one of your blogs and invite class members, family, friends, to take your survey. Try and get a minimum of 20 responses.

Be creative! Come up with a unique website name! Be positive and come up with the "better" Facebook! ;)


This survey will be completed this week and users can begin taking your survey once I approve it and give you the OK to post it! If there are any questions, please post them here.

Web 2.0: Week of 9/19, Homework Due 9/21

1) Add a comment to this post with your full name, Period # and blog URL. My comment would look like:
David Porfido Period 0 dporfido.blogspot.com

2) Create your first post on your own blog! Make it a Welcome Post
- Introduce yourself! Likes, Dislikes, Family, Friends, etc.

Use proper grammar and make it school appropriate.