Integrating Technology: Beyond Publishing and PowerPoint Session 2: How did we get from the Internet to Web 2.0? What is a Personal Digital Library? Why do I need one? February 20, 2008 Tammy Russell

Evolution of the World Wide Web for a Digital Immigrant

 Where was I when this global shift of Web 2.0 happened?  I was dumbfounded, critical, and generally opposed to letting elementary-aged students loose on Web 2.0.  Perhaps I was not paying enough attention to the changes in technology. Perhaps I was stuck in opposition to the exponential rate of technology in our lives.  (circa 1996)…the information I found was no more complex, interesting, visually stimulating, or multimedia than I could have found searching through a library. Information on the web was simply that—information placed on the web to give us easier access to paper-based texts…the web was an acceptable source of information and was right at our fingertips.

 All of a sudden, images, videos, instant messaging, class discussion boards, newspaper articles, downloadable music, and multi-media websites were exploding on the web, giving students and the like access to all of this with a simple click of our Internet Explorer icon.  The internet was full of rich information that quite possibly could no longer be found in a library.  Only website designers and commoners with a good understanding of hypertext markup language (HTML) could produce pages for the web.  Web 2.0, an internet that we can use to create, manipulate, display, communicate, share, and access information, videos, podcasts, blogs, and more.  Web 2.0 is an engaging, motivating, and tremendously educational tool for the classroom.  It has the power to revolutionize education.

The Machine is Using Us  Web 2.0  Scary huh?  “Web 2.0 is Linking People… …people sharing, trading, and collaborating…”  The Machine is Us  WHO WILL ORGANIZE ALL OF THIS DATA?????  We will (have to!).

Personal Digital Libraries David Warlick, 2004  Control of Information has shifted from (static) Textbooks and Teachers  (dynamic) Digital/ Internet Content and Students

Implications for Teachers: Bring Technology Into the classroom  “The internet is a big place that is constantly changing both in its content and how we go about connecting with that content.”  Personal Information Digital Libraries: Social Networking In Plain English: The Common Craft Show

What Makes a Good (Educational) Website Enhances and reinforces learning experiences Images that add to the content May include Content-Appropriate Videos Sound clips and animation when appropriate Interactive/ENGAGING Games Is organized rather than overwhelming Intends for the audience to be children No Advertisements/Pop-ups Self-checking (math, keyboarding, quizzes) Source seems trustworthy; information does not contradict our understandings and curriculum May link to additional noteworthy websites (these links are appropriate rather than unsafe)

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OCS Instructional Technology Vision The overall vision statement for Orange County Schools is that: "Our system shall be a leader in promoting student learning and achievement through demonstrated excellence." Orange County Schools has made a commitment towards bringing current technology into our schools and community. All site-based teachers and administrators emphasize the daily (as appropriate and consistent with the North Carolina Course of Study) integration of Technology into the classroom curriculum to foster students and staff who are able to be successful in a global community.

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