Using Web 2.0 Tools for Enhanced Learning
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| How does Web 2.0 support collaboration and learning? |
Participants will:
- review refreshed ISTE National Educational Technology Standards for Students
- learn about Web 2.0 tools and relate them to ISTE NETS.
- create a blog, use a wiki and explore other free tools.
- discuss strategies for using Web 2.0 tools in the classroom.
- receive resources and ideas to further explore online tools.
- plan an activity using a Web 2.0 tool for the classroom.
Introduction:
The Web 2.0 will give teachers the skills to integrate collaborative technology into their classrooms. Through this session, teachers will identify free interactive tools from the Internet to support collaboration and communication in the classroom and practice their use during the session. Discussions will provide insight into strategies for implementing Web 2.0.
Pay Attention: Opening Video (Digital Natives)
Web 2.0 Applications: The Machine is Us/ing Us (Read/Write Web)
Web 2.0:
Workshop Sites
- Delicious: http://del.icio.us
- Edublogs.org: Workshop Blog - http://eusd.edublogs.org
- Wikispaces.org: Workshop Wiki - http://eusd-web20.wikispaces.com
Guest Teacher: Dave Kootman
- ToonDoo Create story using cartoon format.
- Parent Conferencer! - free tool to organize and schedule conferencing easily and fast!
Resources
- Wiki from Wikipedia Wikispaces - Click on Take a Tour.Add multimedia images, audio and video.
- Wetpaint: social environments, free and easy!
- Tapped In - Web 2.0 User Group for collaboration on Web 2.0 in the classroom
- Edublogs Many teachers are using blogs for students to reflect, share and interact. They are easy to post and free.
- Flickr: young people today share all kinds of information. These are two of the tools available.
- Bookmarking: del.icio.us
- YackPack: send audio messages to a group or individuals.
- Google Docs: Collaborative word-processor and document sharing site.
- Kathy Schrock's Web 2.0 applications: sites to think about.
- ISTE NETS Refreshed standards.
Videos for viewing from UTube and TeacherTube:
Social Bookmarking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x66lV7GOcNU
Blog Project Example: http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=c4d7336496819a46a1b6
RSS Explained: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8G5dFddz8c&NR=1
Activities
1). Overview of Web 2.0
2). Delicious Social Bookmarking Tool for Tagging and Sharing Resources
3). Use a Web 2.0 tool: Blogging
4). Use of Wikispaces
5). Other Web 2.0 tools
6). Lesson ideas and integration strategies.
Questions: Dr. Kathy Hayden: khayden@csusm.edu
Follow-up Dates: September 13, November 15th, January 10th, March 13th (3-5pm) District Office