Introduction to Web 2.0 for Teachers

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Reasons why Web 2.0 tools should be used in classroom; hands on activities for teachers to set up a blog using Blogger and a wiki using wikispaces.

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TEACHING DIGITAL LEARNERS

Making the

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You must be the change you want to see in the world.

Mahatma Gandhi

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Reading

Receiving

Researching

Web 1.0

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Contributing

Collaborating

Creating

Web 2.0

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Web 2.0 a term describing changing trends in the use of

World Wide Web technology and web design that aim to enhance creativity,

information sharing, and collaboration among

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Web 1.0

Support individuals

Knowledge is content specific

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Create your own professional blog.Share using RSS feeds and readers.Collaborate with a wiki.

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Create your own professional blog.

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What is important to us, as educators, is the direct and conspicuous relationship between blogging and literacy. Blogging is about reading, thinking, writing, and reading some more. It is about communicating.

--David Warlick

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Before you post….

What Does a Professional Blog Say?

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Account?

Yes…sign in

No…create one

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Share using RSS feeds and readers.

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Create your reader.

Set up a folder

Subscribe to your colleagues’ blogs.

Use your reader everyday.

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Collaborate with a wiki.

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A wiki is a web page

you can edit.

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Set up a Wikispaces wiki.

http://www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers100k

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Reflection:

What do you see as professional and personal challenges to using Web 2.0 tools? What steps will you take to overcome those challenges?

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This presentation was created by

Shirley Ann Smith, Ph.D.www.boldleaps.net

ssmith8153@sc.rr.com