I have had to do several projects involving putting together examples of Web 2.0 use in our district in the past couple of weeks. I thought I would share a small sampling of them here. They might inspire others to give some of the tools a try.
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Talented Texans–elementary students sharing writing. Student interaction is constructive [...]
The school year will be drawing to a close on Thursday. As we meet as an Instructional Technology team tomorrow, I feel it is important to evaluate where we have been, where we are now, and where we hope to go in the future. The year began with high expectations for teacher learning, student learning, [...]
Reagan just finished her second podcast, a review of Emma’s Strange Pet, by Jean Little. She really liked this book, because it stars a green anole, one of her favorite backyard visitors. She and I are both amazed at the traffic her little podcast is getting. She has had over 40 subscribers in the past [...]
For any educators out there who like the idea of Web 2.0 and recognize its importance, but are too intimidated or otherwise reluctant to dive right in, I offer the following list of 5 things to try first. I think these tools will give you an idea of how simple it is to create online [...]
I spent a great Sunday afternoon with my 7-year old daughter yesterday, and we finally got around to doing something she’s been wanting to do for awhile–setting up her own podcast. It’s called Reagan Reviews, and she plans on doing reviews of the many, many books she reads. Book reviews, either audio or video, are [...]
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