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The Wonder of the Web

Alison Gaunt

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Objectives

To understand how learning has changed because of new technologies.

To see some web 2.0 tools in action

To explore the potential impact of these tools in your school.

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What is Web 2.0 or the Read Write Web?

Information is a conversation Uploading as well as downloading Linking people as well as information Move from a ‘vertical’ world (command and control)

to a ‘horizontal’ world (connect and collaborate) Technology is ‘Flattening’ the World and creating a

borderless classroom

Tip: Read The World is Flat byThomas L Friedman

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Skype to Baldev Singh

Innovative Teacher of the Year

Why use Web 2.0 in education?

Top tools and why?

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Let’s see how the web can support learning

All your favourite sites in one place

Ability to access other’s blinklists

RSS feeds alert users to new content

You choose your content- the web comes to you

iKeepBookmarks.com

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Let’s see how the web can support learning

Simple, online publishing to a real audience

Two way communication

Connecting ideas- extend conversation outside classroom

Tip: for inspiration on using web 2.0 tools in learning, read

Will Richardson’s blog,

www.weblogg-ed.com

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Let’s see how the web can support learning

Register for free on the portal

Develop European partnerships in any curriculum area

Puts the ‘C’ In ICT

Global Leap- content provider for Video-conferencing

Bring the world into your classroom

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Task- 20 minutes

Explore some of the tools mentioned and think about how they might encourage your students to learn.

Respond to the question: “What’s my first step in using web 2.0?” on the conference blog?

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Plenary

Feedback from conference posts

Where next?

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Shepway Centre

Oxford Road

Maidstone ME15 8AW

Alison.Gaunt@kent.gov.uk

Tel: 01622 203800

Fax: 01622 670509

www.clusterweb.org.uk/ask