Using Web 2.0 Tools to Support Teachers, Students, and Parents

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To become familiar with some of the categories of Web 2.0 tools available

To setup at least one new Web 2.0 tool for use in the upcoming school year

To explore tools

Learn via computing devices

Multitaskers Absorb and process

information differently Create rather than

consume information

Credit: David Julian

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=72

Real Simple Syndication Subscribe and content is

delivered to you instead of you going to content

Content is collected and updated in an aggregator

Google Reader is an example of an online aggregator

Presentation

Video

Mobile

Image editing

Community

Easily created, easily updated Website Place to express ideas, post questions,

provide links Invites readers to think and respond Can include graphics, video, audio

Short for wiki-wiki (Hawaiian for quick)

A website where anyone can edit anything, anytime

http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://www.pbworks.com http://www.wetpaint.com

Wikipedia◦ An online

encyclopedia that anyone can add to and edit

Online bookmarking Annotate bookmarks

with keywords Share bookmarks with

the world Connect all

bookmarks with the same tags and all people who created and annotated the bookmarks

Creates a community of researchers

http://delicious.com/

http://www.portaportal.com/

Online storage for digital images

Can restrict viewing

Create tags and keywords for images posted

Create albums and slide shows

Send images to your aggregator or blog

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ec83e025ae6a77878ae6

Digital media file Designed to be played

back on portable media player or computer

Subscribe to podcasts via aggregator

May be live or interactive but are generally designed to be used offline

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

Enable students and teachers to share information with anyone, anytime.

If a student is absent, they can download the podcast of the recorded lesson.

It can be a tool for teachers or administrators to communicate curriculum, assignments and other information with parents and the community.

Record vocabulary or foreign language lessons, international pen pal letters (podcast pals!), music performance, interviews, debates.

Publishing tool for student oral presentations.

Choose at least one tool to setup today that you think will be helpful in your upcoming school year.

Explore Web 2.0 resources online using links on wiki or find your own.