The Wonder of the Web Alison Gaunt

Objectives To understand how learning has changed because of new technologies. To see some web 2.0 tools in action To explore the potential impact of these tools in your school.

To understand how learning has changed because of new technologies.

To see some web 2.0 tools in action

To explore the potential impact of these tools in your school.

What is Web 2.0 or the Read Write Web? Information is a conversation Uploading as well as downloading Linking people as well as information Move from a ‘vertical’ world (command and control) to a ‘horizontal’ world (connect and collaborate) Technology is ‘Flattening’ the World and creating a borderless classroom Tip: Read The World is Flat byThomas L Friedman

Information is a conversation

Uploading as well as downloading

Linking people as well as information

Move from a ‘vertical’ world (command and control) to a ‘horizontal’ world (connect and collaborate)

Technology is ‘Flattening’ the World and creating a borderless classroom

Tip: Read The World is Flat byThomas L Friedman

Skype to Baldev Singh Innovative Teacher of the Year Why use Web 2.0 in education? Top tools and why?

Innovative Teacher of the Year

Why use Web 2.0 in education?

Top tools and why?

Let’s see how the web can support learning All your favourite sites in one place Ability to access other’s blinklists RSS feeds alert users to new content You choose your content- the web comes to you iKeepBookmarks.com

All your favourite sites in one place

Ability to access other’s blinklists

RSS feeds alert users to new content

You choose your content- the web comes to you

Let’s see how the web can support learning Simple, online publishing to a real audience Two way communication Connecting ideas- extend conversation outside classroom Tip: for inspiration on using web 2.0 tools in learning, read Will Richardson’s blog, www.weblogg-ed.com

Simple, online publishing to a real audience

Two way communication

Connecting ideas- extend conversation outside classroom

Let’s see how the web can support learning Register for free on the portal Develop European partnerships in any curriculum area Puts the ‘C’ In ICT Global Leap- content provider for Video-conferencing Bring the world into your classroom

Register for free on the portal

Develop European partnerships in any curriculum area

Puts the ‘C’ In ICT

Global Leap- content provider for Video-conferencing

Bring the world into your classroom

Task- 20 minutes Explore some of the tools mentioned and think about how they might encourage your students to learn. Respond to the question: “What’s my first step in using web 2.0?” on the conference blog?

Explore some of the tools mentioned and think about how they might encourage your students to learn.

Respond to the question: “What’s my first step in using web 2.0?” on the conference blog?

Plenary Feedback from conference posts Where next?

Feedback from conference posts

Where next?

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