Jul 27 2008
K12Online 2007 Reflection on WOW 2.0 Presentation
Webcasting for Educators: Expanding the Conversation is the title for the K12Online 2007 presentation created by Women of the Web 2.0 (or WOW2) hosts Cheryl Oakes,Vicki Davis, Jen Wagner and Sharon Peters. Each of them presented different aspects of their show, WOW2, EdTech Talk and the umbrella organization called WorldBridges which was founded by Jeff Lebow and Dave Cormier. So, all of that for me was quite informational as I have listened to these webcasts for awhile now, but haven’t put all of the pieces together yet as to how they came to be.
It was interesting to see what goes into creating the WOW2 show and to see the tech tools they use, such as Skype and Nicecast. For instance, they have a chatroom or backchannel for their listeners who want to add text commentary to what is being discussed on air, but I didn’t know that the hosts are also using the Skype chat for their own backchannel to help make the program go more smoothly. Jennifer Wagner, as founder of WOW2 mentioned that it was created to present a female voice in the ed/tech arena and also encouraged others to try creating their own webcasts, via instruction from The Webcast Academy. I appreciate the commitment of time and knowledge that is evident from everyone involved in producing these webcasts. I love to listen to the programs on EdTech Talk, including WOW2. I occasionally make a comment in the chatroom, but I’m not sure I could actually put on a show as all of these talented people do. One thought I have had, however is that if I were to take the training at The Webcast Academy, it would be an excellent way to better help my students do something similar. In other words, I might not have to learn along with them as I would at this point if I wanted to try and sort of podcasting with kids.
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Well Chris, I hope I can challenge you and your students to take a shot at webcasting. Better yet, try uStreaming. It is a great way to get the word out that you and your students have something to say. Right in the uStream there is a button to send a message to twitter. I know that the twitterverse will come and listen.
If I can webcast, any teacher can webcast. Jeff and Dave a great teachers and there is a HUGE network of webcasters there to help out. Hey, I would help out your first webcast. Hope to see you online.
Cheryl
Thanks so much for the kind offer to help out with my first webcast Cheryl. Now that I have finished up the K12Online class, I feel as if I can start planning some of the projects I want to do this coming school year. I will definitely contact you when I plan a ustream project.
Chris