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Times are changing!

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20th Century vs. 21st CenturyEducation

• Time-based

• Focus:  memorization of discrete facts

• Lessons focus on the lower level of Bloom’s Taxonomy – knowledge, comprehension and application.

• Textbook-driven

• Passive learning

• Learners work in isolation – classroom within 4 walls

• Outcome-based

• Focus:  what students Know, Can Do and Are Like after all the details are forgotten.

• Learning is designed on upper levels of Blooms’ – synthesis, analysis and evaluation (and include lower levels as curriculum is designed down from the top.)

• Research-driven

• Active Learning

• Learners work collaboratively with classmates and others around the world – the Global Classroom

• Teacher-centered:  teacher is center of attention and provider of information

• Little to no student freedom

• Grades averaged

• Teacher is judge.  No one else sees student work.

• Curriculum/School is irrelevant and meaningless to the students.

• Literacy is the 3 R’s – reading, writing and math

• Student-centered:  teacher is facilitator/coach

• Great deal of student freedom Integrated and Interdisciplinary curriculum

• Grades based on what was learned

• Self, Peer and Other assessments.  Public audience, authentic assessments.

• Curriculum is connected to students’ interests, experiences, talents and the real world.

• Multiple literacies of the 21st century – aligned to living and working in a globalized new millennium

20th Century vs. 21st CenturyEducation

The way we communicate is changing!

What is Web 2.0?

• does not refer to an update of software or equipment

• refers to changes in the ways software developers and end-users use the web

• the “old” Internet– static – publisher/creator maintains control of

content– not interactive – users visit websites to

retrieve information, check for updates, etc.

What is Web 2.0?

What is Web 2.0?

It encourages…– collaboration– creativity– communication

It challenges…– authority– ownership

The “Read/Write” web is interactive.

Some old: e-mail, chat, forums

Some new: Weblogs (blogs), wikis, podcasts, social networking sites (MySpace), web-based office applications (Google docs), RSS feeds

What does this mean for

our classrooms?

What is Web 2.0?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

• The “old” Internet– users visited every web site from which they

wanted to retrieve information– information linked to programming code

• Web 2.0– information is free from programming code– content can be collected and compiled from

multiple sites using an RSS aggregator• Netvibes• Google Reader

RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

What is a wiki?

• A wiki is a page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language] Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites.

» Wikipedia, January 15, 2009

"Wiki" (/wiːkiː/) is a Hawaiian word for "fast"

What is a wiki?

Group projects: Students work together in one place to research, outline, draft, and edit projects within the wikiAssignments: Post homework, course materials, study guides, and more.Resource Collections: Organize articles, websites, videos, and other resources for studentsPeer Review: Post questions for student brainstorming, or have students post papers for peer feedbackGroup FAQ: Students and/or teachers post and respond to questions on a given topicParent Involvement: Give parents a chance to be a part of the classroom and stay up to date on classroom news and eventsOnline Newspaper: Create a student-published online newspaper

How can wikis be used in the classroom?

Wiki Examples - Students

• http://computerdude.pbwiki.com/FrontPage

• http://tce-utotes.pbwiki.com/

• http://sces-election.wikispaces.com/

• http://aroomwithaview.pbwiki.com/

• http://salutetoseuss.wikispaces.com/

• http://welkerswikinomics.wetpaint.com/?t=anon

• http://gingerbreadmanproject.pbwiki.com/

Wiki Examples - Teachers

• http://lit-arts-tech.wikispaces.com/

• http://wakeliteracy.pbwiki.com/

• http://technologyties.pbwiki.com/

Your Wiki Portfolio

• https://nmangum.wikispaces.com/

How do I set up my wiki?

• Wikispaces

• PB Wiki

• WetPaint