Web 2.0 Tools for the ClassroomOnline resources to help your students learn, communicate,

collaborate, and create.

Karla HoffmanEDUC 504

Spring 2014

What are Web 2.0 Tools?Main Entry:   web 2.0

Part of Speech:   nDefinition:   the second generation of the World Wide Web in 

which content is user-generated and dynamic, and software is offered that mimics desktop programs

Example:   Web 2.0 encourages collaboration and communication between users.

Etymology:   2004

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/web+2.0

Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0• Web 1.0-

Provide static information for the consumption of readers.

• Web 2.0-‘Cloud-based’ or remote software

that allows users to manipulate and interact with resources.

Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0

”The essential difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0

is that content creators were few in Web 1.0 with the

vast majority of users simply acting as consumers of

content, while any participant can be a content

creator in Web 2.0 and numerous technological aids

have been created to maximize the potential for content

creation.”http://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2125/1972

Why Use Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom?

• Well chosen Web-based tools can accentuate learning in any subject area by fostering creativity, communication, and the sharing of information.– Teachers and students are not constrained by software

purchasing decisions of administrators– 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

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-web-20/

What are the Disadvantages?Carpe Diem – You get what you pay for.

• Because the software is remotely held, there is no way to customize settings

• “Free” from out-of-pocket costs means incurring the ‘cost’ of pop-up ads that you have no control over– Amount– Placement– Appropriateness

Ways to Utilize Web-based Tools

Teachers at every grade level and in every subject area can find something to use in their classrooms, if they choose to add these tools to their ‘bag of tricks.’

Where can you find reliable, vetted Web 2.0 tools to use in the Classroom?

Just Google the it…

Where can you find reliable, vetted Web 2.0 tools to use in the

Classroom?Or check Pinterest, etc…

In the Elementary ClassroomTeachers are using hundreds of educational apps in their

classrooms everyday for every conceivable learning opportunity.

• Support for emerging readers• Leveled texts for developing

readers• Tools to analyze and evaluate

text• Creation and publishing apps• Math

practice/games/evaluations• Interactive science

investigations• Geographical explorations• Cultural exposure• Introducing new art forms• Etc, etc, etc

http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/apps-to-support-blooms-taxonomy-android.html

In the Middle School Classroom• Interactive content across the

curriculum

• Engaging learning games

• Differentiation for various learning modes and pace of students

• Teaching note-taking skills

• Fostering analytic and creative thinking

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