Adding the Web 2.0 Arrow to an Educator's Quiver
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The Real WorldSociety is more connected and global
More information is constantly being made available ONLINE
The majority of jobs our students will face do not exist today
Is a Moving Target
The Real WorldThe Internet has become the platform for the expression of unparalleled creativity
It is our students who are responsible for creating most of the content on the web
Is a Moving Target
The Real WorldOur students are:
Motivated
Inquiring
Self taught
In control
Independent
Immediate feedback
Authentic
Is a Moving Target
HOW?
WHY?
Early YearsSurvival Skills
Traditional 21st C
Web 1.0 Web 2.0
Reading Contributing
Receiving Collaborating
Researching Creating
Wikipedia
Flickr
Slideshare
Information is changingWHERE and HOW we learn
is changing
The Future of Education
if we continue on our current path...
formal education will become increasingly
irrelevant
The Future of Education
engagement
authenticity
participation
openness
access to information
collaborationcreativity
passionate interest
personal expression discussionproactivity
critical thinking
Quality of Learning
adapted from presentation by Steve Hargadon
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Our Objectiveconsider how we can introduce a tool
learned today back in school
Passing Reference
Google Apps
ClassroomGet students to comment on a text you have selectedWay to check students understandingStudents can critique each otherFacilitate project work through the collation of references/resources students can use
TeachersCollaborative tool when lesson planningCreation of a resource bank by topic for future reference
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Walk Two Moonsby Sharon Creech
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President Obama’s Speech: State of the Union
ClassroomPresentation tool (text, images, sound, video)Great for group / project workRepository / Virtual portfolioApplicable to a variety of subjectsAppeals to diverse learners
http://edu.glogster.com/
http://paviter.glogster.com/web20/
ClassroomPresentation tool and Mind mapper rolled in oneLarge scratch surface allows for planning / brainstormingTeach students how to sort ideas
ImportanceGrouping
Applicable in various subjectsBring in various forms of mediaEmbed or export as video
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Quiet Re!ectioncan we can introduce a tool learned today
back in school.....
Risk more than others think is safe. Care more than others think is wise.
Dream more than others think is practical. Expect more than others think is possible.
(my philosophy, taken from a quote by Claude Bissell)
Paviter [email protected]