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Explore the benefits of using Web 2.0 technology in the classroom to improve learning outcomes. Understand key features and levels of technology use, and discover tools like wikis, blogs, and TED.Ed for effective teaching strategies.
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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