Web2.0 / K-5 Real World
Application & Experience from
Fairfax County Teachers

Your Presenters
• Jen Metcalfe – 4th Grade (formerly 2nd Grade)
• Jen Orr – 1st Grade (formerly 5th Grade)
• Mark Smith – ITRT

Introduction
Open Education technologies are possible and profitable in K-5.

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With permission A. Couros

Constructivist Model of
Professional Development & Ed Tech
1) Create
2) Self-Differentiate
3) Self-Motivate

Open Education Safety
1) Keep your personal information secret.
2) Never meet anyone in real life you only met online.
3) No incoming communications from “outsiders.”

New Publishing Process
1) Non-linear & Worldwide
2) Must be competitive with what students are doing at home

5th Grade students build their own websites for a
Global Awareness project.

2nd Graders created an animal wiki. Each student had a
page, and shared editing one another’s pages.

3rd Graders participated in creating a podcast focusing on
creative writing.

1st Graders use video editing software as a group sort. They
narrate the videos together.

4th Graders use Blackboard to collaborate with
students in a classroom in Beijing, China.

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