1. Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom Online resources to help your students learn, communicate, collaborate, and create. Karla Hoffman EDUC 504 Spring 2014

2. What are Web 2.0 Tools? Main Entry: web 2.0 Part of Speech: n Definition: the second generation of the World Wide Web in which content is user-generated and dynamic, and software is offered that mimics desktop programs Example: Web 2.0 encourages collaboration and communication between users. Etymology: 2004 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/web+2.0

3. Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 Web 1.0- Provide static information for the consumption of readers. Web 2.0- ‘Cloud-based’ or remote software that allows users to manipulate and interact with resources.

4. Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 ”The essential difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 is that content creators were few in Web 1.0 with the vast majority of users simply acting as consumers of content, while any participant can be a content creator in Web 2.0 and numerous technological aids have been created to maximize the potential for content creation.” http://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/2125/1972

5. Why Use Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom? Well chosen Web-based tools can accentuate learning in any subject area by fostering creativity, communication, and the sharing of information. – Teachers and students are not constrained by software purchasing decisions of administrators – Web-based applications can be accessed from anywhere – Simple applications solve specific problems – Value lies in content, not the software used to display content – Data can be readily shared http://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-is-web-20/

6. What are the Disadvantages? Carpe Diem – You get what you pay for. Because the software is remotely held, there is no way to customize settings “Free” from out-of-pocket costs means incurring the ‘cost’ of pop-up ads that you have no control over – Amount – Placement – Appropriateness

7. Ways to Utilize Web-based Tools Teachers at every grade level and in every subject area can find something to use in their classrooms, if they choose to add these tools to their ‘bag of tricks.’

8. Where can you find reliable, vetted Web 2.0 tools to use in the Classroom? Just Google the it…

9. Where can you find reliable, vetted Web 2.0 tools to use in the Classroom? Or check Pinterest, etc…

10. In the Elementary Classroom Teachers are using hundreds of educational apps in their classrooms everyday for every conceivable learning opportunity. Support for emerging readers Leveled texts for developing readers Tools to analyze and evaluate text Creation and publishing apps Math practice/games/evaluations Interactive science investigations Geographical explorations Cultural exposure Introducing new art forms Etc, etc, etc http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/2012/05/apps-to-support-blooms-taxonomy-android.html

11. In the Middle School Classroom Interactive content across the curriculum Engaging learning games Differentiation for various learning modes and pace of students Teaching note-taking skills Fostering analytic and creative thinking

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