Web 2.0 Tools in the ClassroomMark FrydenbergBentley University, Waltham, MATwitter: @checkmark

“kids back then didn’t expect to be engagedby everything they did”

Today’s Students

Live Blogging: coveritlive.comCreate a “backchannel” Ask students to take notesPost questions

“Digital” Students:Continuously multi-taskingWork in teamsCreate and consume contentHandle lots of informationGoogle everythingAre always connected

Learning?

Today’s students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach.” Mark Prensky http://www.markprensky.com/writing

Learning with Web 2.0 ToolsWeb 2.0

Learning TodayHappens AnywhereExperientialRelevant / Real WorldEngaging, ActiveProblem SolvingCritical thinkingCollaborativeProduce, Consume, and Organize Knowledge“Figure it out” attitude

Learning in a Web 2.0 WorldWhat do you want to learn?Where does the data /information come from?How can it be shared?What do we know?What connections can we make? What can we create?

Memorize

Analyze,Synthesize

Tools for Engaging Today’s Students

Whose class is it?

Whose class is it now?WikisGoogle Sites

Hint: Use Your Google Site as a Course Entry Point in BlackboardTo change your landing page in Blackboard, go to Control Panel Course Options  Manage Course Menu  External Link. Create an external link to your Google site.Then go to Control Panel  Settings -> Course Entry Point and select the Google site as the entry point.

Live PollingEmbed on Blog or Web Site Include in PowerPointSome offer Cell Phone or Twitter Polling

Scheduling EventsPolls

Delicious with RSS

Create Web Video:viddler.comVideo for yourBlog or Web Site

Slide Sharing:slideshare.net

CollaborativeBrowsing:Dimdim.comtwiddla.com

GOOGLE411ScholarBloggerDocsSpreadsheetPresentationsSitesReaderEmailWave

Live Video Streaming:ustream.tvTurn your PC into a TV StudioChat with your viewers.

Desktop Sharing:crossloop.comDownload the Crossloop client.Yuuguu.com is another browser based cross—platform desktop sharing tool

Micro-blogging:TwitterFind people like you to followTwhirlclient on your PCBuild a social network!Twitter Educators to follow

How cool was that?Mark FrydenbergTwitter: @checkmarkEmail: mfrydenberg@bentley.edu