Web 2.0: Meaningful Tools for Today’s Students
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Web 2.0: Meaningful Tools
for Today’s Students
Candy McGregorDenver Public Schools
Educational Technology and Library Services
email: [email protected]
“Change is not merely
necessary to life - it is life.” Alvin Toffler
Pop Quiz!
What is a wiki?
• A delicious, tropical, adult beverage• A search engine• A collaboratively created website• An online encyclopedia
On average, how many visitors go to Facebook each month worldwide?
• 1.5 million• 19 million• 67 million• 132 million
Source: allfacebook.com (January, 2010 statistics)
What is the target audience for the social network Fuzzster?
• Pets• Police officers• Sweater knitters• Men with beards
The most viewed video of all-time on Youtube, “Charlie Bit My Finger—Again!”,
has been viewed how many times?
• 14 million• 35 million• 102 million• 233 million
What is a widget?
• A small bit of software which can be added to a web page.
• A newbie to a social network• An elf-like character in World
of Warcraft• A password reminder
Which of the following chat acronyms indicates that someone finds you amusing?
• WTG• ROTFL• LTNS• IMHO
Where Have We Been?
AgriculturalAge
IndustrialAge
InformationAge
And now?
ConceptualAge
Source: Pink, Daniel (2005). A Whole New Mind. Riverhead Books: New York.
“To successfully face rigorous higher education coursework, career challenges and a globally competitive workforce, U.S. schools must align classroom environments with real world environments by infusing 21st century
skills.”Partnership for 21st Century Skills
(www.21stcenturyskills.org)
Skills Today’s Students Will Need Tomorrow
• Adaptability• Creativity• Communication• Critical Thinking• Organization• Multi-tasking• Collaboration
• Initiative• Leadership• Tech and media
literacy• Social/Cross-cultural
“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot
learn, unlearn, and relearn.”Alvin Toffler
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The Read/Write Web as a Tool for 21st Century
Teaching/Learning
The Old Web?
• Browse• Search• Read• One-way• Consume
The New Web?
• Receive• Classify• Connect• Create
Did You Know?
Why Web 2.0?
• Cost Effective• Collaborative• Accessible • Motivational• Relevant
It’s a Web 2.0 World
Fran BullingtonDec. 3, 2009
Web 2.0 Tools Allow You to Create Web Content
Fisher, Michael. "Digital Bloom's Visual." DigiGogy. 27 Feb. 2009. Web. 8 Nov. 2009. <http:/digigogy.blogspot.com2009/02/digital-blooms-visual.html>.
Digital Bloom’s Taxonomy
"In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to work in a world that no longer exists."
- Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
Learn the tools!
Learn the tools!Use the tools!
Learn the tools!Use the tools!Watch the tools!
"In times of change learners inherit the earth while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to work in a world that no longer exists."
- Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
“Do or do not. There is no try.” Yoda
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