Episode 1:
We created a podcast geared towards instructors with the purpose of introducing Google Wave (www.wave.google.com). This episode is the first in a series of instructional videos and ideas concerning Google Wave. This podcast is a general overview, but future episodes will be more specific.
Google Wave is pitched as the new generation of email, and the capabilities of the tool far surpasses basic email. As instructors are listening, they should be clicking and exploring the few features we selected to highlight. We suggested a few hypothetical projects that students may use Google Wave for, and directed instructors towards the specific gadgets that are the framework for these projects. Students can plan trips using the itinerary, pinpoint specific locations on Google Maps, video chat with people from all parts of the world, and do much, much more.
Activities within Google Wave:
Trip Planning
Map Building
Slideshows/Powerpoints
Blogs
Twitter Updates
Concept Maps
Video Chatting
For more information on Google Wave:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_UyVmITiYQ
Our podcast can be found at:
http://ecrofford1.podbean.com/
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Hiya Deena!
ReplyDeleteI really liek your topic! I have heard so much about googlewave and knew so little about it. Like Terri said it would be nice to have some visuals with this one, but considering your youtube link and your audience I think the topic and details work well. Your volume and transition between speakers are great! Very easy to follow along and ride the wave!
Hey Deena. I also really liked your topic and don't know a thing about Google Wave. It's potentially a good tool for the ESL classroom and your and Erin's presentation was good at explaining all the different features. Any thoughts on how you would use this in the classroom (or outside the classroom)? I'd love to get some ideas from someone who's reviewed it in some depth.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bill and Aja, I appreciate the feedback! I think the trippy app has a lot of potential for classroom instruction. When you click on trippy, a map pops up, and you type in the location you want the map to pull up. You can zoom in or out as much as you'd like, then thumbtack specific locations on the map that are important. You can choose restaurants, museums, famous streets, etc. For the itinerary section, you can have this "trip" separated into days, and students can be put in groups, and be held responsible for the day. They can then do research on the events planned for the day, and embed pictures, videos, slideshows, etc into that day's itinerary. I think it could be a great activity for beginning language and culture students.
ReplyDeleteI had no idea about Google Wave. I really liked the presenation of the software and how you explicit you address its features. I think it would be nice to have some screenshots of the different ways the software can be used and maybe some teaching scenarios for ESL instruction.
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