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.
Blogs
Talented Texans–elementary students sharing writing. Student interaction is constructive [...]
I recently reviewed Google Sites, the company’s wiki tool. The site previously was an enterprise-only tool, meaning you had to be a member of a domain, such as a school district or company, to join. As of last Wednesday, the tool is open to anyone, meaning students can now create their own wikis. If you [...]
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, [...]
I used the Google Documents survey tool to create a brief survey over the use of Internet tools by educators in our district. Seventy teachers responded. The survey turned out as expected, generally, with a few surprises. Some of the results:
Time spent online away from work:
31% <2 hours
37% 2-5 hours
16% 5-10 hours
16% [...]
Techcrunch reported today that Google, which purchased wiki site Jotspot a year and a half ago, has finally released their version of the tool, called Google Sites. The site is part of the Google Apps collection. Google Sites requires a school or work email address to join, and new members are screened using the email [...]
Here are the links from today’s session–enjoy! Oh, and be sure to let me know if your favorite sites are excluded. Oh, and no commentary from anyone nit-picking about whether or not a few sites are truly Web 2.0–they are all useful and free, so they all bear mentioning.
Student/Teacher Blogs:
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I had the opportunity to share an overview of Web 2.0 technologies with a group of secondary science facilitators yesterday. As a former science teacher, I knew up front that this can be a daunting task. Science teachers, especially the good ones, are a tough sell. They spend a great deal of time focusing on [...]
Be sure to visit the nominees for Edublogs 2007 blogs/wikis of the year. You’ll see a great variety of applications of these technologies that may inspire you!
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I just completed contracts for our students to sign when they begin blogging or using wikis. They are similar to others I have found on the web, but are largely based upon our brief experiences working with the tools here. Feel free to use them, if you so desire. Also, feel free to offer any [...]
For educators interested in Web 2.0 applications and their potential for the classroom, a fantastic and FREE learning opportunity in coming up beginning next week. It is the 2007 K12 Online Conference. For those who have never participated in such a thing, this conference will feature a keynote by David Warlick and 40 video presentations [...]
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