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Advisory Service Kent
The Wonder of the Web
Alison Gaunt
Advisory Service Kent
Learning Together
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
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Maidstone ME15 8AW
Tel: 01622 203800
Fax: 01622 670509
www.clusterweb.org.uk/ask
