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Web 2.0: Meaningful Tools for Today’s Students

Web 2.0: Meaningful Tools for Today’s Students. Candy McGregor Denver Public Schools Educational Technology and Library Services. e mail: candace_mcgregor@dpsk12.org. “Change is not merely necessary to life - it is life.” Alvin Toffler. Pop Quiz!. What is a wiki?.

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Web 2.0: Meaningful Tools for Today’s Students

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  1. Web 2.0: Meaningful Tools for Today’s Students Candy McGregor Denver Public Schools Educational Technology and Library Services • email: candace_mcgregor@dpsk12.org

  2. “Change is not merely necessary to life - it is life.” Alvin Toffler

  3. Pop Quiz!

  4. What is a wiki? • A delicious, tropical, adult beverage • A search engine • A collaboratively created website • An online encyclopedia

  5. On average, how many visitors go to Facebook each month worldwide? • 1.5 million • 19 million • 67 million • 132 million Source: allfacebook.com (January, 2010 statistics)

  6. What is the target audience for the social network Fuzzster? • Pets • Police officers • Sweater knitters • Men with beards

  7. The most viewed video of all-time on Youtube, “Charlie Bit My Finger—Again!”, has been viewed how many times? • 14 million • 35 million • 102 million • 233million

  8. What is a widget? • A small bit of software which can be added to a web page. • A newbie to a social network • An elf-like character in Worldof Warcraft • A password reminder

  9. Which of the following chat acronyms indicates that someone finds you amusing? • WTG • ROTFL • LTNS • IMHO

  10. Where Have We Been?

  11. Agricultural Age

  12. Industrial Age

  13. Information Age

  14. And now?

  15. Conceptual Age Source: Pink, Daniel (2005). A Whole New Mind. Riverhead Books: New York.

  16. “To successfully face rigorous higher education coursework, career challenges and a globally competitive workforce, U.S. schools must align classroom environments with real world environments by infusing 21st century skills.”Partnership for 21st Century Skills(www.21stcenturyskills.org)

  17. Skills Today’s Students Will Need Tomorrow • Adaptability • Creativity • Communication • Critical Thinking • Organization • Multi-tasking • Collaboration • Initiative • Leadership • Tech and media literacy • Social/Cross-cultural

  18. “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.”Alvin Toffler Photo Credit

  19. The Read/Write Web as a Tool for 21st Century Teaching/Learning

  20. The Old Web? • Browse • Search • Read • One-way • Consume

  21. The New Web? • Receive • Classify • Connect • Create Did You Know?

  22. Why Web 2.0? • Cost Effective • Collaborative • Accessible • Motivational • Relevant

  23. It’s a Web 2.0 World Fran Bullington Dec. 3, 2009

  24. Web 2.0 Tools Allow You to Create Web Content

  25. Digital Bloom’s Taxonomy Fisher, Michael. "Digital Bloom's Visual." DigiGogy. 27 Feb. 2009. Web. 8 Nov. 2009. <http:/digigogy.blogspot.com2009/02/digital-blooms-visual.html>.

  26. "In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to work in a world that no longer exists." • - Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

  27. Learn the tools!

  28. Learn the tools! • Use the tools!

  29. Learn the tools! • Use the tools! • Watch the tools!

  30. "In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to work in a world that no longer exists." • - Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)

  31. “Do or do not. There is no try.” Yoda Image Credit

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