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Web 2.0 Tools – Integrate Interactive Technology

New Technologies can by frustrating!!!

This is nothing new, it’s been an issue for hundreds of years….

Web is now a platform that provides services rather than software that is participatory, mostly free/open source, accessible and harnesses collective intelligence through sharing… Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools – ISTE

◦Coined by Tim O’Reilly 2004– CEO of

O’Reilly Media

Web 2.0 – What Is It?

Information or Interaction? “Turn of the Century” Web Tools vs Web 2.0

Jim Wenzloff OAISD Connecting & Collaborating Conference , May 2006

Information or Interaction?

INFORMATION - Web 1.0INTERACTION - Web 2.0

Interaction and more…

http://teachers.mapsnet.org > Web 2.0

Class page> link to > TeachersFirst.com

From a medium where informational content is consumed ….

To a platform where informational content is created, shared, remixed, repurposed, and shared…(Downes, 2006)

Web 2.0 is a Shift….

All ISTE and State Technology Standards are met: Standard 1 Basic Operations and Concepts; Standard 2 Social Ethical, and Human Issues; Standard 3 Technology Productivity Tools; Standard 4 Technology Communication Tools; Standard 5 Technology Research Tools; Standard 6 Technology Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Tools

 Michigan Merit Curriculum - Online Experience Guidelines (handout – “Research” category)

NETS for Teachers 2008 – foster creativity and higher order thinking

AND MDOE Universal Education policy

Why Use Web 2.0?…Curriculum

Blooms Digital Taxonomy Map

http://www.techlearning.com/shared/printableArticle.php?articleID=196605124

TechLear ning, April 2008

www.mapsnet.org Teachers> Curriculum

Studies of Visual Perception give some insight into how the brain sorts and recognizes information….

http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/media/ig.html ◦ DVD -- Prof. Daniel Simons' lab, and view videos

from other studies of visual awareness from Simons' research….University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana

Why Use Web 2.0? - Brain Research

Students customize technology tools and information, Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools – ISTE

Many, many, online Tools are accessible for free to all users… creating “virtual learning environments”

Listening to Student Voices – 2006 SurveyReport (Ferris-Berg, 2005), students want technology integration instead of dominance of text-based materials and activities… http://www.educationevolving.org/studentvoices/pdf/tech_savy_students.pdf

Students – Digital Natives

Impact on Teaching & Learning Processing differences with digital materials:

• speed of receiving information fast• work on projects or tasks multiple & parallel• graphics more & precede text• information access random/hyperlinking• feedback immediate and often• content prefer gaming to expository

Marc Presky Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants, 2001

Brain regions are stimulated using and creating content

This uses higher order thinking skills◦ -- Article by Doug Johnson for Education World:

Are 21st Century Skills Right Brain Skills?

Why Use Web 2.0? And…

Web 2.0 for UDL – engage the whole brain

2. Strategic – The HOW of Learning

1. Recognition – The WHAT of Learning

3. Affective – The WHY of Learning

Provides multiple means of instructional content- the WHAT

Universal Access – students can interact with content -- multiple means of engagement- the WHY

Provides multiple means of assessment -show knowledge in many formats - the HOW

Web Tools reach all three regions: UDL

Starting in early 2000’s world competition increases due to communication and productivity of…◦New technologies◦New processes – ways of collaboration/connection

◦New set of people in the workforce all over the world World is Flat – Friedman & Frisch Did You Know

Web 2.0 & Global Economics

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Networks of Learning (Clustr Maps)– Richardson http://weblogg-ed.com/

Web 2.0 Classroom – Victoria Davis – online◦ 6 Pillars of and Effective Web 2.0 Classroom◦ Blog: http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/ ◦ Awards and links to information and sites

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Interaction and more…

http://teachers.mapsnet.org > Web 2.0

Class page> link to > TeachersFirst.com

Delicious – web site bookmark & sharing http://del.icio.us/fdarling

Google Docs –account on Google –add apps◦ Google tools (More>> button) www.google.com

SlideShare – free site post PowerPoints and materials Max size: 50 MB. Formats: ppt, pps & pot

(PowerPoint), pdf, odp (OpenOffice). http://www.slideshare.net/fdarling

Protopage – free web link collection and display tool http://www.protopage.com/maps-gis-udl#Untitled/GIS-Teacher_Share

Use the Web Log sheet to record personal registrations & login information

Interactive Sites – share info

Embeds information and interactivity into your site: ◦ Calorie counter; word games, etc.◦ Content news & and other sources

See widget sample page: http://teachers.mapsnet.org/Users/Widgets/tabid/2623/Default.aspx

Get widgets –◦ Many web sites offer info widgets◦ Collection at:

http://www.widgetbox.com/tag/education

Widgets

My Delicious – tag for Web 2.0

◦http://delicious.com/fdarling/Web2.0

Web Sites listed Online at

Examples of other teacher’s sites: http://teachers.mapsnet.org/ Web 2.0 class

◦ Mary Stevenson◦ Eric Hammerstrom ◦ GIS Students◦ Book Club◦ MSHS Freshman◦ Mary Bengry◦ Paula Diedrich◦ Superior Hills & Sandy Knoll Students’ pages

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