Online lesson

Presented By:Arlene DawsonJuanita DouglasMarch 25, 2011

WEB 2.0 AND YOU

Standards:

ISTE/NETS Standards for Teachers

3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes

representative of an innovative professional in a global and

digital society. Teachers: a. demonstrate fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current

knowledge to new technologies and situations. b. collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital

tools and resources to support student success and innovation. c. communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents,

and peers using a variety of digital-age media and formats. d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate,

analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning.

What is Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 Tools are associated with user centered webapplications that facilitate information sharing, collaboration,and allow diverse systems to work together (interoperability)on the World Wide Web.

A Web 2.0 site allows users to interact and collaborate witheach other as creators of content in a virtual environment; incontrast to websites where users are limited to the passiveviewing of what was created for them.

Examples of Web 2.0 include blogs, video sharing sites,hosting sites, web applications, and social networking sites.

Useful Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom

Podcast: Gabcast...easy-to-use podcast creation and hosting site; even use your cell phone to record the podcast

  ePrintableCalendars...easy-to-print out calendars by month or year, in various sizes

 Exercises, Quizzes, Tests...hundreds of links to online exercises, quizzes, and test makers as well as as well as a subject-arranged list of links to assessment tools

 Game-O-Matic...a suite of wizards to create simple Web-based activities for language learning and practice

 Icing on the Cake: Online Tools for Teaching and Learning...a collection of many online tools for teaching and learning

 Jing...this easy-to-use, cross-platform screencasting program can be used for creating tutorials, screenshots, and much more.

QuizCenter...this site allows you create and correct online quizzes without requiring any knowledge of HTML and automatically posts them on a server so they may be used by students.

  http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/edtools.html

Introduction of our Voki and Wordle

http://arlenedawson3376.pbworks.com/w/page/38142910/Arlene's-Voki-Screencast#view=page

http://arlenedawson3376.pbworks.com/w/page/38143392/Wordle-Screencast

Introduction of Voice Thread

http://juanitadouglas.pbworks.com/w/page/37701781/Web-tools

Work Session

Please practice using at least two of these Web 2.0 tools discussed. Voice Thread : http://voicethread.com/

Voki : http://www.voki.com/ Wordle: http://www.wordle.net/

Closing

TICKET OUT THE DOOR.Please respond to the following requests on the

index cards given. Share Three things you have learned. Two questions you may have. One lifelong lesson about Web 2.0 tools.

Please complete the survey before you leave!

Thanks for your Support

Arlene DawsonJuanita DouglasMarch 25, 2011