Web2.0 / K-5 Real World

Application & Experience from Fairfax County Teachers

Your Presenters

• Jen Metcalfe – 4th Grade (formerly 2nd Grade)

• Jen Orr – 1st Grade (formerly 5th Grade)

• Mark Smith – ITRT

IntroductionOpen Education technologies are possible and profitable in

K-5.

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With permission A. Couros

Constructivist Model of Professional Development & Ed Tech1) Create 2) Self-Differentiate 3) Self-Motivate

Open Education Safety1) Keep your personal information secret.2) Never meet anyone in real life you only met online.3) No incoming communications from “outsiders.”

New Publishing Process1) Non-linear & Worldwide2) Must be competitive with what students are doing at

home

5th Grade students build their own websites for a Global Awareness project.

2nd Graders created an animal wiki. Each student had a page, and shared editing one

another’s pages.

3rd Graders participated in creating a podcast focusing on creative writing.

1st Graders use video editing software as a group sort. They narrate the videos together.

4th Graders use Blackboard to collaborate with students in a classroom in Beijing,

China.

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