1. Fall 2009 Familiarizing Students with Web 2.0 Char Perlas Counseling Faculty Mission College

2. What is Web 2.0?

3. Why am I being asked to use Web 2.0? Creative Learning Strategies Utilization of Free Internet Tools Combining Entertainment with Education

4. What Web 2.0 tools could I expect to utilize? Blogs Wikis ePortfolios

5. Blogs – a Collaborative Environment Promote deep learning Assignments are a beginning not an end Extend classroom walls Facilitate metacognition and reflection Demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes

6. Research on Blogging Promotes critical and analytical thinking Emphasizes creative, intuitive and associational thinking Combines the best of solitary reflection and social interaction (Eide Neurolearning Blog, 2005)

7. Blogging – Getting Started www.blogger.com

8. Wikis What are wikis? According to the writingwiki.org web site: Wikis are free, online writing spaces. Wikis convey a highly collaborative view of composing and creativity.

9. Wikis – Getting Started This YouTube video explains Wikis and how they work

10. Creating your Wiki Online tutorial of www.wikispaces.comwww.wikispaces.com

11. ePortfolio Allows students to: Collect Select Reflect Set goals Celebrate achievement

12. Sample ePortfolio

13. THINK before you POST!

14. Questions? In order to assess the effectiveness of this workshop, please take a minute to complete the “Muddiest” point handout. For more information on this workshop including PPT presentation and handouts, visit: http://salsa.missioncollege.org/perlas/ Scroll to Presentations and click on: Familiarizing Students with Web 2.0 (PPT) link Familiarizing Students with Web 2.0 Handouts link