Preventing Digital Plagarisim
In this article Caroline McCullen details that because of all the advances in technology, students have a much easier time of taking others work off the Internet and posting it as their own. Students can quickly locate data using search engines, and if they don't take the time to quote their sources properly the work that was copied could be mistaken for their own. Students that plagiarize on purpose can visit several sites that sell term papers. So how do teachers and administrators combat such acts of plagiarism? Caroline first recommends that you discuss with students the need to properly cite sources. There are several websites such as mybib where you can enter in the data and just copy and paste the cited info into your biblography. She also recommend that students practice paraphrasing material. A method such as reading a passage in a book, then shutting it and then using ones own words to describe what that paragraph was about can aid students in preventing plagiarism. Remind students that there are penalties associated with taking others work without properly citing it. Make sure that any policies in regards to the penalties are enforced. Lastly let the students know that there are tools to spot plagarisim. There are several services available to schools and administrators where teachers can have the students submit their homework to be "reviewed". In this reviewing process the paper is scored based upon what it sees as verbatim copying, and what is properly cited. When I was in Parkway we had one High School that used this procedure to grade student's work. Students need to know that as teachers and administrators we can use technology to our advantage and discover plagiarism.
Monday, December 3, 2007
Saturday, November 10, 2007
What People Still Don't Understand about Web 2.0
I choose to review the slideshow titled "What People Still Don't Understand about Web 2.0" as it was by a well known publisher Tim O'Reilly. His companycompany produces several books and reference guides in the computer industry. Just a few days ago he spoke at the Web 2.0 Expo in Berlin. This is his slide show that he presented.
He believes that web 2.0 is becoming very competitive between the companies. The company that figures out how to collect and deliver applications will indeed be the winner. It is important to note that users are the one that will add value to the applications that these companies provide. And now-in-days applications are increasingly data-driven. He believes that if a company has a hard-to-recreate source of data, it will be like the next Intel, and have the competitive advantage.
In building a new web 2.0 company you need to ask yourself what data do you own or control? What user facing services can you build against this data? And how can you make these data sources better as customers use them?
Tim believes that the key to web 2.0 is the harvesting of data from multiple sources. If you can harvest data from multiple sources you will have an advantage. For me an example of this is Google. Google has become such the player that a lot of different applications interact with your google login. Blogger is a prime example of this when you can use your login to create a webpage. You can also import address's of your friends and family into your facebook account. That integration is wonderful and is what helps to attract people to their website.
He goes on to talk about phones as the next big thing. The pc is no longer the only way of accessing internet applications. He cites that perhaps iTunes is the most important Web 2.0 Application to study as it evolved from user participation, it utilizes both the ipod, personal computer and the internet. Apple controls the music industry in the form of online music sales. Their phone is next :-)
As people utilize these applications new ones are created as the use of sensors and collective intelligence increases. From phones to web applications to second life, companies learn what their customers want. Web 2.0 is an evolution of social interactive experience.
He believes that web 2.0 is becoming very competitive between the companies. The company that figures out how to collect and deliver applications will indeed be the winner. It is important to note that users are the one that will add value to the applications that these companies provide. And now-in-days applications are increasingly data-driven. He believes that if a company has a hard-to-recreate source of data, it will be like the next Intel, and have the competitive advantage.
In building a new web 2.0 company you need to ask yourself what data do you own or control? What user facing services can you build against this data? And how can you make these data sources better as customers use them?
Tim believes that the key to web 2.0 is the harvesting of data from multiple sources. If you can harvest data from multiple sources you will have an advantage. For me an example of this is Google. Google has become such the player that a lot of different applications interact with your google login. Blogger is a prime example of this when you can use your login to create a webpage. You can also import address's of your friends and family into your facebook account. That integration is wonderful and is what helps to attract people to their website.
He goes on to talk about phones as the next big thing. The pc is no longer the only way of accessing internet applications. He cites that perhaps iTunes is the most important Web 2.0 Application to study as it evolved from user participation, it utilizes both the ipod, personal computer and the internet. Apple controls the music industry in the form of online music sales. Their phone is next :-)
As people utilize these applications new ones are created as the use of sensors and collective intelligence increases. From phones to web applications to second life, companies learn what their customers want. Web 2.0 is an evolution of social interactive experience.
Web 2.0 & Language Learning
In this video Graham Stanley visits the use of emerging technologies to engage the 21st century language learners. He also visits Second life (what some people refer to as web 3.0). Web 2.0 emerged because the way in which people interacted with the web has changed. He believes that the same can be said about educators and the tools they use. Especially with the use of media. Now blogs, wikis, podcasts and videos can be created inexpensively at home or in the classroom.
Blogs can be used to keep track of what is happening in the classroom and can also include links and assignments. Students can use blogs to connect with other students in different parts of the world. Wiki's is a collaborative tool that can be used for classroom projects for posting assignments. The best part about wiki's are that you can reverse to previous revisions if there is a mistake. Podcasting is a way of using voice to connect to other students from around the world. It appeals to the "digital natives". Audio and video files can be downloaded and brought with you on portable music players. This appeals to foreign language classes where students can listen to conversation away from the classroom. Teachers are also now publishing podcasts of their work for students to review lectures.
He ends the video talking about second life which is dubbed web 3.0. This is a virtual world where the "avatars" create everything inside the environment. There are also universities within this environment. They are holding classes in this virtual environment. Most of all this is a social environment. This is a combination of text, video, audio and gaming which appeals to the youth.
Blogs can be used to keep track of what is happening in the classroom and can also include links and assignments. Students can use blogs to connect with other students in different parts of the world. Wiki's is a collaborative tool that can be used for classroom projects for posting assignments. The best part about wiki's are that you can reverse to previous revisions if there is a mistake. Podcasting is a way of using voice to connect to other students from around the world. It appeals to the "digital natives". Audio and video files can be downloaded and brought with you on portable music players. This appeals to foreign language classes where students can listen to conversation away from the classroom. Teachers are also now publishing podcasts of their work for students to review lectures.
He ends the video talking about second life which is dubbed web 3.0. This is a virtual world where the "avatars" create everything inside the environment. There are also universities within this environment. They are holding classes in this virtual environment. Most of all this is a social environment. This is a combination of text, video, audio and gaming which appeals to the youth.
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Oodles of Google
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=154
Sharon Betts
This series is about everything that Google has to offer in the terms of collaborative services. In order to use these services the student must login into their account, and make sure they have register for their services they want to use. Google offers such services as Notebook, Bookmarks, web history and Google Docs. In her first series she shows how easy it is for students to drag pictures from one window into Google Notebook. The picture appears in the notebook and has a link to where the picture came from. You can also add text from websites by copying and pasting information. Web History shows the history of where your notes came from. So as you drag or copy text into your notes it puts an entry into the Web History log. You can delete notes, print notes and export notes to Google docs for further editing. Google docs lets you collaborate with students or colleagues by sharing the document over the internet in a refined editor.
Using Google docs you can create presentations just like you can in powerpoint. It has all the normal features you would expect in a presentation program. As your running this presentation you can send the URL to other people and they can participate by asking questions or critique the presentation. Just like Google docs you can share your presentation with others for collaboration.
Page creator allows you to create webpage’s using a WYSIWYG editor. You can create links and insert pictures into the page. The editor allows you to change fonts, font colors and the overall look of the page. This would be great for publishing reports online as it integrates well with Google docs.
The final application she talks about is the groups application. This service lets you create groups that can be used for collaboration. You can also create a forum where members can upload files and write each other to collaborate in a discussion forum.
From what I have seen so far Google is offering great web 2.0 tools that just about everyone can use for free. Even if your not into the whole collaboration thing, you can use Google docs as an online document editor. The great thing about it is the ability to role back the file to previous revisions. Overall I feel that Google has a lot to offer to classrooms that wish to work collaboratively.
Sharon Betts
This series is about everything that Google has to offer in the terms of collaborative services. In order to use these services the student must login into their account, and make sure they have register for their services they want to use. Google offers such services as Notebook, Bookmarks, web history and Google Docs. In her first series she shows how easy it is for students to drag pictures from one window into Google Notebook. The picture appears in the notebook and has a link to where the picture came from. You can also add text from websites by copying and pasting information. Web History shows the history of where your notes came from. So as you drag or copy text into your notes it puts an entry into the Web History log. You can delete notes, print notes and export notes to Google docs for further editing. Google docs lets you collaborate with students or colleagues by sharing the document over the internet in a refined editor.
Using Google docs you can create presentations just like you can in powerpoint. It has all the normal features you would expect in a presentation program. As your running this presentation you can send the URL to other people and they can participate by asking questions or critique the presentation. Just like Google docs you can share your presentation with others for collaboration.
Page creator allows you to create webpage’s using a WYSIWYG editor. You can create links and insert pictures into the page. The editor allows you to change fonts, font colors and the overall look of the page. This would be great for publishing reports online as it integrates well with Google docs.
The final application she talks about is the groups application. This service lets you create groups that can be used for collaboration. You can also create a forum where members can upload files and write each other to collaborate in a discussion forum.
From what I have seen so far Google is offering great web 2.0 tools that just about everyone can use for free. Even if your not into the whole collaboration thing, you can use Google docs as an online document editor. The great thing about it is the ability to role back the file to previous revisions. Overall I feel that Google has a lot to offer to classrooms that wish to work collaboratively.
Monday, October 29, 2007
If all my classes did this
Wendy Wolfe
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=175
Covering:
Cartoon Creators: Toon Doo, Comic Creator
Graphic Organizers: Gliffy
Productivity Programs: Zoho
Basic Podcasting: GCast
Technology engagement with students increased especially with at-risk students. Students register on toondoo.com and can start creating cartoons with one click of a button. They can select different backgrounds, people and objects. You can also upload pictures and edit and crop them all on the website. After finishing the cartoons students can publish or save the cartoons for personal use. This is a great program for high school and middle school students, but can also be used for upper grade school students. Toondoo can be used to communicate ideas and thoughts, and can help engage students in discussion within the classroom. Another site readwritethink.org (http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/) hosts a comic creator that is simple for all grades to use. These comics are only in black and white and uses flash. The final product can not be published to the internet but can be printed out and scanned. This is a great site for younger students.
Gliffy – Graphic organizer; The site has free access for anyone. There is a subscription service that offers more than the free version. This is very similar to Inspiration. You can also create flow charts, floor plans, network maps. You can also type text onto the page. This might be beneficial to foreign language classes. You can also setup collaboration with other people. Just type in the email of the person that you want to collaborate with and it sends them an email. You can publish your final product public or privately.
Zoho – Online productivity suite; This is a great alternative to Powerpoint. This is especially useful for students that do not have Powerpoint at home. You have several backgrounds to choose from but you can also upload background from powerpoint slide shows. Pictures can be uploaded and inserted into slide shows. Students can save and publish their slideshow to the internet. It is not as robust as Powerpoint.
GCast- Podcast publisher; You can record podcasts on the phone and publish them to the internet. You can embed html code within your wiki site so visitors can listen to your podcast. Students can use this for foreign language assignments to oral histories. Teachers can use gcast to create presentations to assignments for students that are absent.
On the horizon Google Docs looks to be a good replacement program for Zoho as a word and presentation program. The plus is that this program allows for collaboration between many people.
http://k12onlineconference.org/?p=175
Covering:
Cartoon Creators: Toon Doo, Comic Creator
Graphic Organizers: Gliffy
Productivity Programs: Zoho
Basic Podcasting: GCast
Technology engagement with students increased especially with at-risk students. Students register on toondoo.com and can start creating cartoons with one click of a button. They can select different backgrounds, people and objects. You can also upload pictures and edit and crop them all on the website. After finishing the cartoons students can publish or save the cartoons for personal use. This is a great program for high school and middle school students, but can also be used for upper grade school students. Toondoo can be used to communicate ideas and thoughts, and can help engage students in discussion within the classroom. Another site readwritethink.org (http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/) hosts a comic creator that is simple for all grades to use. These comics are only in black and white and uses flash. The final product can not be published to the internet but can be printed out and scanned. This is a great site for younger students.
Gliffy – Graphic organizer; The site has free access for anyone. There is a subscription service that offers more than the free version. This is very similar to Inspiration. You can also create flow charts, floor plans, network maps. You can also type text onto the page. This might be beneficial to foreign language classes. You can also setup collaboration with other people. Just type in the email of the person that you want to collaborate with and it sends them an email. You can publish your final product public or privately.
Zoho – Online productivity suite; This is a great alternative to Powerpoint. This is especially useful for students that do not have Powerpoint at home. You have several backgrounds to choose from but you can also upload background from powerpoint slide shows. Pictures can be uploaded and inserted into slide shows. Students can save and publish their slideshow to the internet. It is not as robust as Powerpoint.
GCast- Podcast publisher; You can record podcasts on the phone and publish them to the internet. You can embed html code within your wiki site so visitors can listen to your podcast. Students can use this for foreign language assignments to oral histories. Teachers can use gcast to create presentations to assignments for students that are absent.
On the horizon Google Docs looks to be a good replacement program for Zoho as a word and presentation program. The plus is that this program allows for collaboration between many people.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Colabrative Editor for mac
SubEthaEdit is perhaps the first text editor for Mac that offered true/live collaboration. Check out their new version as reviewed in this article.
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/24/subethaedit-version-3-0/
http://www.tuaw.com/2007/10/24/subethaedit-version-3-0/
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Google Docs on iPhone
Seeing as our next section might deal with online apps or google docs....
Check out this link that was posted yesterday about it being optimized for an iphone.
http://feeds.tuaw.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/173466497/
Check out this link that was posted yesterday about it being optimized for an iphone.
http://feeds.tuaw.com/~r/weblogsinc/tuaw/~3/173466497/
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