This presentation was created for my EDIM510 course (Web 2.0) with the intent of sharing with colleagues in order to facilitate with the use of these very helpful tools in (and out) of the classroom.
2. How does
technology really
make you feel?
• Frustrated?
• Excited?
• Overwhelmed?
• Satisfied?
• Uncomfortable?
• Impressed?
• Productive?
• Stressed?
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BE HONEST
3. Did you know…?
Take the Discovery Education quiz “Fact or
Fiction?” to find out how much you know about
Web 2.0.
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Teachers’ Use of Educational
Technology in U.S. Public
Schools
LEARN MORE ABOUT
Teachers & Technology:
96% of all
students
engage in
social
networking
4. Web 2.0 – so many
choices, so little time!
With so many Web 2.0 tools out
there, the question for teachers
becomes …
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5. Discovery Education + Web 2.0
= Teacher & Students
Discovery Education Web2012: Web 2.0 Tools
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6. Some of my personal
favorites…
Presentation Tools
• Prezi – a neat new way for
students to create
presentations
• Slideshare – a way to share
student created and teacher
created presentations with
the online community
Collaboration Tools
• GoogleDocs – a site that
allows creation, sharing, and
collaboratation on the web
with documents,
spreadsheets, presentations,
and more.
• Wikispaces – a social writing
platform for students that
creates a collaborative
classroom workspace