using web 2.0 tools to support teachers, students, and parents wvpt education services
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Using Web 2.0 Tools to Support Teachers, Students, and Parents
WVPT Education Services
To become familiar with some of the categories of Web 2.0 tools available
To setup at least one new Web 2.0 tool for use in the upcoming school year
To explore tools
Learn via computing devices
Multitaskers Absorb and process
information differently Create rather than
consume information
Credit: David Julian
http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/route21/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=72
Real Simple Syndication Subscribe and content is
delivered to you instead of you going to content
Content is collected and updated in an aggregator
Google Reader is an example of an online aggregator
Presentation
Video
Mobile
Image editing
Community
Easily created, easily updated Website Place to express ideas, post questions,
provide links Invites readers to think and respond Can include graphics, video, audio
Short for wiki-wiki (Hawaiian for quick)
A website where anyone can edit anything, anytime
http://www.wikispaces.com/ http://www.pbworks.com http://www.wetpaint.com
Wikipedia◦ An online
encyclopedia that anyone can add to and edit
Online bookmarking Annotate bookmarks
with keywords Share bookmarks with
the world Connect all
bookmarks with the same tags and all people who created and annotated the bookmarks
Creates a community of researchers
http://delicious.com/
http://www.portaportal.com/
Online storage for digital images
Can restrict viewing
Create tags and keywords for images posted
Create albums and slide shows
Send images to your aggregator or blog
http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=ec83e025ae6a77878ae6
Digital media file Designed to be played
back on portable media player or computer
Subscribe to podcasts via aggregator
May be live or interactive but are generally designed to be used offline
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
Enable students and teachers to share information with anyone, anytime.
If a student is absent, they can download the podcast of the recorded lesson.
It can be a tool for teachers or administrators to communicate curriculum, assignments and other information with parents and the community.
Record vocabulary or foreign language lessons, international pen pal letters (podcast pals!), music performance, interviews, debates.
Publishing tool for student oral presentations.
Choose at least one tool to setup today that you think will be helpful in your upcoming school year.
Explore Web 2.0 resources online using links on wiki or find your own.