Web 2.0 for Education Outreach to Low-Income and Minority Students

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Permalink Reply by Steve Hargadon on February 18, 2009 at 11:16am

Hi, Haywood. So glad to have you here. Can you give us a link or any information on your program?

Steve

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Permalink Reply by Daniel Bassill on February 19, 2009 at 6:12am

Haywood, you might look at some of the organizations that already do eMentoring for some ideas. I have links to a few of those on my web site.

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Permalink Reply by Jamie O'Connell on February 19, 2009 at 3:21am

Hi Steve, i'm slightly bias by I think the level of education collaboration and discussion going on on the site I run is quite unique. Peer to peer support in education I think is going to become increasingly vital as more education moves out of the classroom and in the UK the student room is where that support is happening on a massive scale at all levels of education.
This is the study help areas of the site: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=11

Students come to the site and stay on it because its not just education, its everything thats of interest to them. The wiki on the site provides further tools for collaboration and we're looking to build on this. 1.9million unique users a month use the site. If you want any input in your talk from me let me know :)

all the best

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Permalink Reply by Shelley Krause on February 24, 2009 at 10:13am

So, I'm feeling all sheepish now, having emailed you BEFORE checking out all the great suggestions that have already been made.

I do still think that some of the folks to check in with are those who have worked the longest and hardest to make college accessibility a reality for underserved students... most familiar with NJ Seeds, the Bonner Scholars program, and the Center for Student Opportunity.

I know there are many many more, and I look forward to listening to this conversation unfold... I feel like I've been waiting and waiting for the college counseling community to wake up and smell the Web 2.0 coffee!

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Permalink Reply by Jason Brasskey on February 25, 2009 at 2:47pm

Steve,
This might serve as a good ice-breaker/ visual aide. I found it very helpful. Good Luck!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDfew0YcDTo

Jason (EducationDynamics)

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Permalink Reply by MariaD on February 25, 2009 at 3:40pm

As a mathematics educator, and I see an alarming trend of math lagging behind in web 2.0 in general. With populations that are traditionally endangered for math learning, the situation is more dangerous.

Mathematics presents several particular challenges, both social and technological. Socially, in many communities it's not a cool thing to do, the effect somewhat amplified if censorship and classroom pressures to actually engage in math are relaxed or removed in web 2.0 communities. Typing even simple formulas is a chore, and more complex formulas more or less require programming, so texting about math is a challenge in itself.

Math authoring by kids for kids, or by novices for that matter, is hard to find. Kid communities like Club Penguin invite authoring in many ways, but rarely in mathematics. Maybe math authoring communities require particular social software to support them? What would "Flickr for sharing math" look like? Some programming environments have math-sharing communities, such as Scratch.

Whatever you do, please extend some love toward "Math 2.0" Let me know if I can help in any way.

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Permalink Reply by Durff on February 26, 2009 at 9:01am

How can the Web be used to enhance reading literacy in primary children? Let's just begin with that. How can we utilize technologies for this purpose with young children? How about teaching them, a parent volunteer, and/or their teacher to podcast them reading. I do that now with 1st graders reading their take home books. Most reading series have those. They are working so hard this year because they know their voice is heard by their parents - I upload to a podcast and have a widget on their class page. This class is already reading in a series beyond any other class. If this little bit of reinforcement helps that much, for what are we waiting? I bought my own hardware and use free software. My biggest challenge is finding child sized headsets - the kids are shy of the desktop mics. How much would it cost to implement this per class? Could cellphones + Gabcast be a cheaper alternative?

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Permalink Reply by Durff on February 26, 2009 at 9:50am

2nd grade + 3rd grade - how much would it cost to download audio books to Ipods with earphones for this kids to enjoy? I was trained by a 2nd grade teacher who had a listening center. Same idea, same curriculum, just cheaper, updated technology. Wouldn't this make these opportunities accessible for low income schools?

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Permalink Reply by Linda Eller on March 2, 2009 at 8:09am

Greetings,
I am especially interested in this topic on two levels. In my work world we have just launched a technology immersion project in 3 low income schools. This is the second week of training. We are introducing the teachers to the Web 2.0 world and for most it is very new. We will also be working with the students in using many of the same tools introduced to the teacher.
On a personal and professional level, I have just started dissertation work and this world of infusing Web 2.0 tools with education for teacher growth and change is my interest and focus. I'm very interested in where this conversation goes.

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Permalink Reply by Emily Vickery on March 17, 2009 at 8:30am

(1) Schools Without Broadband Access

Whatever happened to the Broadband Revolution? "Although the U.S. once led the world in Internet deployment and innovation, our nation continues to plummet in international rankings in terms of broadband adoption, speeds and costs. As a result, there is growing support for an affirmative national broadband policy to promote more affordable and ubiquitous access to high-bandwidth connectivity."


American youth trail in Internet use: survey

(2)Schools with Broadband Access

Broadband access is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.

Today, being truly “wired” means more than simply having access to infrastructure, hardware and software. It also means having access to the latest digital tools – those that define what is today termed the Web 2.0 world – to create, produce, collaborate, and participate in shared learning and citizenship in local-to-global contexts. The mastery of these Web 2.0 tools and those of the future – the tools of innovation – is key.

Our schools are way behind the curve. A 2007 study from Grunwald Associates LLC conducted in cooperation with the National School Boards Association found:

• More than six in 10 districts have rules against participating in bulletin boards or blogs; six in 10 also prohibit sending and receiving e-mail in schools.

• More than eight in 10 districts have rules against online chatting (84%) and instant messaging (81%) in school.

• More than half of all districts (52%) specifically prohibit any use of social networking sites in school, however secure.

(3) Would like to know when your broadcast will be. Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Matthew LaBranche on March 24, 2009 at 5:01am

Here at Chelsea High School (Boston, MA) we have a serious issue regarding the drop out rate of students and I have been asked to contribute any suggestions on how I can incorporate the use of technology to help solve the problem. We are a low income school community and 88% of my student base are first and second generation Latino's. I would be very interested in hearing or discussing ideas anyone has or you are able to talk to regarding this problem. MLaBranche@aol.com Thank you. Matt

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Permalink Reply by Renee on March 24, 2009 at 5:11am

As you plan don't forget minority educators who sometimes will need additional support to prepare them to work with minority and low income students

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