This document outlines a proposed online group for primary school teachers to share ideas about using free Web 2.0 tools in the classroom. The group will focus on tools for presentation, collaboration, creative writing, publishing, and student content creation. Its objectives are to share lesson plans, resources, and foster collaboration between teachers. The moderator will provide tutorials on Web 2.0 tools, examples of classroom uses, and student work samples. New content will include a discussion forum, weekly tool introductions, and a page for teacher-created content.

1. Group’s Name:Web2.0
tools for the
Primary Classroom
YOUR NAME: ANTONELLA GILES

2. What will the focus of this online
group be? (Topic)
• The focus of this focus group is to create a
community of primary teachers to share ideas of
how free Web2.0 tools can be used in the primary
classroom.
• These tools will be divided into sub-groups: tools
for presentation, for collaboration, for creative
writing, for publishing, for creating quizzes.
• We shall also be seeing tools which pupils may use
to create content themselves.

3. Who will be the audience?
• The members of this online group will be the
primary teachers.

4. What are your objectives for
opening such a group?
• Sharing of ideas of lesson ideas using free Web2.0
tools
• Sharing of resources
• Communication and collaboration between
teachers.

5. What content will you publish?
• Examples of Web2.0 tools and video tutorials on
how to register and what can be created with such
tools.
• Present practical ideas of how such tools can be
used in the classroom
• Have screen shots of any activities created by
pupils using online tools.

6. What new content will you add and
how often in order to give people a
reason to return?
• A forum where the teachers can discuss their
ideas. As the moderator, I would make it a point
to contribute to the discussion and comment to
posts made by members.
• As a moderator I will be in constant contact with
the members by email.
• A new Web2.0 tool is introduced every week.
• An online page where teachers can paste any
link or upload any content they have created.