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Web 2 Technology. Creating content to enhance student learning outcomes. What is web 2 technology?. http://www.wordle.net/create http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0. What are the main features?. C omputing Users Participation Possibility Contribute / Contribution Freedom M embers.
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Web 2 Technology Creating content to enhance student learning outcomes
What is web 2 technology? http://www.wordle.net/create http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
What are the main features? • Computing • Users • Participation • Possibility • Contribute / Contribution • Freedom • Members
Why use web 2 in the classroom? • Why are you using X in your classroom? • Does it improve student learning? • Are students more engaged? • Are students collaborating more frequently? • Does it increase efficiency and allow you to spend more time on more important things? http://1to1schools.net/2012/04/how-are-you-using-your-wiki-and-other-web-2-0-tools/
Four levels of technology use • Substitution – same task, different medium • Augmentation – same task, added layers • Modification- modified task to include different outcomes • Redefinition - different ways of looking at assessment
The buck STARTS with you • Keep yourself informed – join facebook groups - NT DET EdTech community http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/116473041769321/ • Blogs- http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ • Wikis - http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Home • TED Ed – Lessons worth sharing http://ed.ted.com/ • Follow Tim Wicks’ Scoop.it pages • edmodo - http://www.scoop.it/t/edmodo-classroom-practice • Twitter - http://www.scoop.it/t/tweet-education Get out there and get into it!
Options • wiki • edmodo • scoop it • drop box • google docs • delicious book marking site • Share strategies that work for you