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Web 2.0 has become a buzzword.
What do we mean when we talk about "Web 2.0"?
Why would we want to know about Web 2.0?
Why would we want to employ Web 2.0 in education?
How can Web 2.0 tools be used in education?
Where can we find resources for Web 2.0 tools?
Where can we find discussions and examples of the use of Web 2.0 in education?
What Is Web 2.0?
- Web-based applications can be accessed from anywhere
- Simple applications solve specific problems
- Value lies in content, not the software used to display content
- Data can be readily shared
- Distribution is bottom-up, not top-down
- (People) can access and use tools on their own
- Social tools encourage people to create, collaborate, edit, categorize, exchange, and promote information
- Network effects are encouraged; the more people who contribute, the better the content gets
"What Is Web 2.0
Design Patterns and Business Models for the Next Generation of Software"
by Tim O'Reilly
09/30/2005
· Link to this great article. This is considered "the source" for the definition of Web 2.0.
- For a directory of many of the ever-changing Web 2.0 applications, try Go2Web20.net
Is Web 2.0 important to Education? Why?
The impact of Web 2.0 goes beyond the novelty of new tech gadgets.
We've come to believe that kids are learning in significantly different ways because of digital media, because of the ways they can participate, they can produce, the ways that they can share information, and the ways that they can create new information.--Connie Yowell, Director of Education, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, THE Journal
Digitally Speaking / FrontPage
Our kids’ futures will require them to be:
* Networked–They’ll need an “outboard brain.”
* More collaborative–They are going to need to work closely with people to co-create information.
* More globally aware–Those collaborators may be anywhere in the world.
* Less dependent on paper–Right now, we are still paper training our kids.
* More active–In just about every sense of the word. Physically. Socially. Politically.
* Fluent in creating and consuming hypertext–Basic reading and writing skills will not suffice.
* More connected–To their communities, to their environments, to the world.
* Editors of information–Something we should have been teaching them all along but is even more important now.
Here is a thought provoking web site to check out:
(Be sure to click on the various links and check out the resources.)
Integrating Web 2.0 in Teaching and Learning
What type of Web 2.0 tools are currently the most commonly used in education?
What are some examples of their use in education?
What are the opportunities, challenges and pitfalls involved?
The Six Pillars of an effective Web 2.0 classroom (from The Web2.0 Classroom by Virginia A. Davis)
- Internet Safety and Privacy
- Information Literacy
- Internet Citizenship
- Internet Teamwork
- Intentional Internet Activities
- An Engaged Teacher
Where can we find resources for Web 2.0 tools?
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| Web 2.0 tools and resources
How can Web 2.0 tools be used in education?
Blogs
Give students a voice
Communicate
Blogging sites
Wikis
Wikis are living documents.
Wikis are collaborative tools.
Wikis create authentic audiences.
File Sharing
Drop.io is one of several ways to save and share files on the web.
How to use Drop.io
Dropbox Is one of the easiest file storage/sharing sites to use. You can download a small program on each computer that you use or want to share with. It places a shortcut on your desktop and appears in the menu when you perform the "Save As" operation.
You can also share and retrieve your files from anywhere by logging onto the Dropbox
website.
ShareThis is an excellent free program which allows you to save large files and share them with others. ShareThis not only stores your large files, it lets you send a link to people you want to share your file with.
Social Bookmarking
Idea
Use your social bookmarking tool to manage the class assignments and readings.
Example
Bookmark the readings, and tag those for the next class session as 2do.
Bookmark web pages for the class to review or analyse, put brief instructions in the comment section.
Idea
Give students an assignment to use Del.icio.us.
Example
Assign students topics to search. Have them evaluate the selected links, and tag the best for you to review as potential additions to the course account. If you agree, add the links. If not, save a search strategy that might help them find better materials.
Idea
Give students an assignment to create a personalized dictionary.
Once students create their own account they log in and leave it open while taking classes. Every new word is searched in dictionary.com and tagged in their del.ico.us account. In this way students start creating their own personal dictionary and by the end of the year they will have a long list of all the new words learnt.
Final thoughts:
"I have learned that teaching isn’t about shiny new technology or well organized lesson plans impressively arrayed in a binder. Although these things help, teaching is really about being present for students and sharing with them the only thing we ultimately have to share, which is ourselves."--Huntley Collins, La Salle University, "On Becoming a Teacher", The Teaching Professor, Vol 23, #5
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