Web 2.0: Celebrating 100 years of the Foundations of Learning Beth Ritter-Guth Candidate, Educational Communications & Technology Facilitator
Overview: Foundations of Learning Responsible Individuals Contributing Community Members Confident Researchers Critical Thinkers Expressive Creators Effective Communicators Sources:
Skills for the 21 st Century To gauge student learning on the proficiency mastered in languages, mathematics, writing, speaking, research, and technology; To enact proficiency standards for writing, speaking, researching, and using information technology, making it the collective responsibility of all departments to develop in students these essential skills Sources: df; df
Hotchkiss Students Love Web 2.0 Flickr YouTube & Google Video Del.icio.us Digg Facebook MySpace
The Commitment Exists Where Do We Start?
Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 Web 1.0 –HTML –Third Party Creators –Fees Examples: – – Benefits: –Information Control –Design Control –Consistency Limitations: –Time Lapse –Costs –Management Web 2.0 –No HTML –User Created –Free Examples: – – Benefits: –Collaborative –Current –Global Limitations: –Incorrect Information –Ethical/Legal Issues –Overload
The Best of Web 2.0 Applications Methods: –Weekly Scan of new Apps –Leader in discussion forums –Active Blog Reading, Writing –Testing/Piloting –Surveys –Dissemination of Statistics Criteria: –Easy to Use –Clear Ethical and Legal Usage Policies –Reputable Content
Top Five Web 2.0 Applications for Teachers Wikispaces SlideShare TeacherTube Blogger (Google Suite) Google Docs (Google Suite)
SlideShare –Easy to Use –Imbedded Creative Commons Process –Examples: Global Kids MIT Yale Medical Library
Google Docs –Easy to Use/Collaborative –Public or Private
TeacherTube –Easy to Use –Daily Scans/Teacher Created/Maintained –Examples: Algebra American and Canadian Art Adventures in Podcasting
Wikispaces –Easy to Use/Word –Publication Control Full/Limited/No Publication Rights
Blogger –Moderately Easy to Use –Owned by Google/Author Controlled –Ability to Podcast
Student Created Content Bliki Portfolios (Wikispaces/Blogger) –Podcasting/Vodcasting –Slideshare –Publications (Google Docs to LuLu.com) –YouTube
Setting an Ethical Standard Creative Commons Licensing Addressing Gaps in MLA/APA Fostering Creative and Ethical Content
Preparing 21 st Century Global Citizens International Communication Comprehensive Research Global Service Learning International Dissemination Ethical Benchmarking Leadership via Technology
Questions? Beth Ritter-Guth