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Transition & Transformation. Old School, New School and Web 2.0. Who are we teaching?. Old School: Presentation driven - deliver & assess. New School: Collaborative- information shared, discussed, refined and deeply understood. Is School an Anachronism?.
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Transition & Transformation Old School, New School and Web 2.0
Old School: Presentation driven - deliver & assess. New School: Collaborative- information shared, discussed, refined and deeply understood Is School an Anachronism? The difference? Preparing students with 21st century Skills using a flexible approach rather than teaching just what will be tested.
What is Web 2.0? • A coined term first appearing in 1999 and reappearing in 2004 • A.k.a the read and write web • Web 1.0: text-based then graphics were added; 1-way communication • Transition to Web 2.0 moved users from consumers to producers = pro-sumers
What are the tools? http://www.go2web20.net/ http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/edtools.html#Web20_tools http://www.onlinedegree.net/100-essential-2-0-tools-for-teachers/ http://www.webware.com/html/ww/100/2008/winners.html
Tools for Instruction and Leadership: Blogs and Wikis • Blog: on-going chronicle or journal of information, usually commented on by readers with similar interests • Wiki: a collaborative web site edited, modified by multiple users
Wikis and Instruction • http://harkeng91a.wikispaces.com/ • Grafton High Physics wiki
Leadership and Wikis • World of Wikis • http://rudytoot1.pbworks.com/
Blogs and Instruction • Why let our students blog • http://blogcrosscurr.edublogs.org/ • http://parice.edublogs.org • http://aholtschneider.edublogs.org/2009/09/03/lost-generation/#comments
Blogs and Leadership • http://blogit.cityschools.com/jmhs/tag/james-monroe-high-school/ • http://sites.epals.com/gbestaff • http://ycsdedtech.edublogs.org/
12 Reasons for an Administrator to Blog • Sharing news and events • Progress monitoring • Status alerts • Marketing • Public Relations • Community building
12 Reasons for an Administrator to Blog • Customer relations • Branding • Creating “customer evangelists” • Thought leadership • Advocacy • Replacing the school web site
Who What When Where Why Students, teachers, administrators 1-way or 2-way communication 24/7 Anywhere with Internet access Engage Inform Collaborate Problem solve Create Share Evaluate Interact Communicate Differentiate A Recap
Bibliography • Solomon, Gwen, and Lynne Schrum. web 2.0 new tools, new schools. 1st ed. Washington, D.C.: ISTE, 2007. Print. • Richardson, Will. Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. 1st ed. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press, 2006. Print. • Ferriter, Bill. "Learning with Blogs and Wikis." Educational Leadership. 66.5 (2009): 34-38. Print. • Hargadon, Steve. "Steve Hargadon ." Web 2.0 is the Future of Education. 04 03 2008. Blogger.com, Web. 30 Sept 2008. <http://www.stevehargadon.com/2008/03/web-20-is-future-of-education.html>.