web 2.0: meaningful tools for today’s students

Web 2.0: Meaningful Tools

for Today’s Students

Candy McGregorDenver Public Schools

Educational Technology and Library Services

email: candace_mcgregor@dpsk12.org

“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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