1. Global Connections in the Classroom

3. About Bob Heinrich

4. • Online social bookmarking destination where
users can save bookmarked sites on a
personal Bookmarking Website
http://Del.icio.us

5. What you can do with del.icio.us:
• Save and access your bookmarks from any
computer
• Share your bookmarks and access other
people’s bookmarks
• Search del.icio.us to find other people who
are interested in the same topic
and check out their research

6. Diigo
• Bookmark website
• Index them with tags
• Annotate web pages with highlights,
comments, and sticky notes

8. • Skype is a free and easy way for teachers to open up their
classroom and their students to a world way beyond their
campus.
• With Skype, students can learn from other students, connect
with other cultures, and expand their knowledge in amazing
ways.
• Teachers and parents can also benefit from Skype in the
classroom
• http://education.skype.com/

9. Getting up and Running with Skype
• Hardware/software required:
– downloaded skype software,
– higher bandwidth connection
– web camera
– desktop microphone and earphones, or headset
– Interactive white board for display or a white wall,
and data projector if videoconferencing with a
class.

10. Blogging – What is it?
• A blog (short for weblog) is a web-based journal that is
typically updated frequently and open for anyone to read.
• Entries are created in journal style and usually displayed in
reverse chronological order
• Blogs can be hosted by dedicated blog hosting services or
they can be run using blog software

11. How could a Blog
benefit your course?
• Personal Introductions
• Study guides and online learning and teaching (OLT) sites
for each course unit.
• A download facility where students can access PowerPoint
lecture slides, WWW links, solutions to problems, past
examination papers
• Students make contributions based on the subject matter
they students are studying
• Dissemination of Important Classroom Information beyond
the Classroom

12. Blogs in Education
• Easily Updatable Content
• RSS Feed (Bloglines)
• Tools
• Podcasting – No Downloads
– Easy to Update
• Vodcasting – Easy to Navigate
• Screencasting – Easy Linking
– Simple Design
• Homework
• Announcements

13. Wiki
• Similar to a blog; however, ownership of the
wiki is distributed to numerous individuals
who collectively add and edit web-accessible
content.

14. • A webpage that you can edit, is easy to
use and is perfect for collaborative
learning.

15. Wiki in the Classroom
• Use Wiki’s as a tool to enhance learning.
• Don’t use in isolation.
• Make it relevant to what is being taught in
class.
• They are a great motivator.
• Easy to monitor.
• Allows for creativity and innovation.
• Encourages participation.
• Promotes communication between
students.
• A new, interesting way to learn.

16. Personal Learning Network
• Twitter is a social networking and micro-
blogging site that enables users to send short,
concise messages to each other
• It is a means of disseminating information
quickly to a large amount of people; it allows
people to express their thoughts and have
their opinions heard quickly
– Follow Hashtags

17. Benefits of Using
Twitter in the Classroom
• Twitter is a way to record thoughts and ideas
that you search – it’s a history
• Twitter connects you to a larger world outside
of the classroom and even the country
• Students can follow people who do what they
want to do or who they admire and get a sense
for their job and life
• Twitter can improve writing and punctuation

18. Step 1: In your web browser address bar, type in
http://twitter.com
Step 2: Since you are a new user, you will need to create a’
new account. Click the button on the screen labeled
“Sign up now”

21. • Help teachers find collaborative learning
partners and appropriate projects

23. For more information please address all
correspondence to:
Robert R. Heinrich
Director of Academic Computing
The Richard Stockton College of NJ
609-626-6039
Email: robert.heinrich@stockton.edu