This document discusses the use of Web 2.0 tools to engage and educate students. It describes various Web 2.0 tools like blogs, wikis, podcasts and social bookmarking that can be used in classrooms. These tools encourage collaboration, participation and user-generated content. The document also addresses how students today are digital natives who are motivated by technology and how Web 2.0 can support 21st century learning by promoting higher-order thinking skills.

1. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0New Web, New Tools, New Schools

2. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentNew Web, New Tools, New SchoolsNew World VideoDid You Know?Have you ever blogged, podcasted, wikied, shared photos, or commented online?Welcome to the New Web, most often called Web 2.0. It is all about the free new tools such as blogs, wikis, photo and video sharing, and social networking that people are talking about and that many are using already.

3. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 1.0 vs Web 2.0Application basedIsolatedOfflineLicensed or purchasedSingle creatorProprietary codeCopyrighted contentWeb basedCollaborativeOnlineFreeMultiple collaboratorsOpen sourceShared content

4. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 Definitionscollaboration/participation/collective intelligence safety in numbers personal connections--from words, pictures, video, and audio transparent selves…transparent Web harnessing collective intelligence second generation of services “democratizes” media authentic, peer-to-peer channel of communication open, flexible collaboration collective power communityparticipative Web Web as a platform Web changing from “medium” to “platform” collective judgments user actions provide valuearchitecture of participationhuman-computer interaction interactive, community-based Internet applications the wisdom of crowds bookmarking >>> social bookmarkingauthentic, peer-to-peer channel of communication user-generated content amoral data and applications opened to creative use by the public creative amateur is cherished

5. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentStudents and Learning21st –Century LearnersStudents are setting trends with their use of technology both in school and out of school.Communication is a key motivator for students and drives their use of technology for learning and for personal use.Students are strong believers in the power of technology to enrich their learning experiences.(NetDay’s Project Tomorrow)

6. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentDigital Natives84% of teens own a computer, cell phone or PDAMySpace: 3rd most popular site in the US behind Google and Yahoo94% use the Internet for school research; 71% used the Internet as the major source for their most recent major school project or report

7. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWhy reach out to your digital natives?Over half of students say technology has had the largest impact on their learningTeachers agree that technology makes lessons more engaging, richer, more timely and more accurateOnly 28% of 12th grade high school students believe their schoolwork is meaningful

8. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentStudents and learning21st –Century LearnersCreatingEvaluationBloom’s TaxonomyEvaluatingSynthesisAnalyzingAnalysisApplyingApplicationComprehensionUnderstandingKnowledgeRememberingNew Version for 21st Century LearnersOld Version

9. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentTeachers and LearningProfessional DevelopmentTechnology Literacy TrainingProfessional Development and new Web 2.0 toolsProfessional Learning CommunitiesProject-Based Learning

10. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentNew tools

11. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 - New toolsTagging and Syndication (RSS – Simple Syndication)Blogs and WikisPodcastsSocial BookmarkingPhoto SharingPhoto EditingVideo ShowcasingWeb 2.0 Versions of Desktop ToolsWeb 2.0 Management ToolsOther Web 2.0 tools for EducationiTunes U

12. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 - New toolsTagging and Syndication (RSS – Really Simple Syndication)Folksonomies are keywords or “tags that convey meaning about the contentGoogle Reader

13. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 - New toolsBlogsBlog = short for “web log”Easy to read and writeSearch for posts on your subject: http://www.technorati.comRead top educational blogs: http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100-education-blogsSomething for everyone: As of December 2007, Technorati was tracking more than 112 million blogs Suggested uses for a classroom blog:Post materials/resourcesOnline discussionsClass publicationsClass newsletterStudent bloggingSharing lessonsSharing multimediaReplace the need for a website

14. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 - New toolsWikisA wiki is an open, free, constantly updated knowledge base similar to an encyclopediaDescribed as a “perpetual work in progress”Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org is the best known wiki Ways to use wikis:Encourage free writing and collaborationDebate course topics and readingsShare resources, references, writing samplesDiscuss trends and innovations in instructionEncourage students to add or enhance Wikipedia articlesCreate lesson plans collaboratively

15. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 - New toolsPodcastsShort, audio or video commentary on a subjectTerm comes from “iPod + broadcast”Search: iTunesGoogle: “<your subject> Podcast”You – or your students – create your own!Easy to make! All you need…ComputerMicrophoneRecording software, such as the free program Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net)

16. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 - New toolsSocial Bookmarking

17. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 - New toolsPhoto Sharing and Photo EditingPhoto SharingSearch for images, or share images you’ve producedCreative Commons license allows you to use images in noncommercial or properly attributed waysDocument an elementary-school field trip, upload the photos and use the slideshow to review what you saw and learned. (Make it publicly available to let others enjoy your experience virtually!)Photo Sharing Websitesflickr - Share photoshttp://www.flickr.com/Photobuckethttp://photobucket.com/Photo EditingPhoto Enhancing softwareGoogle’s Picasahttp://picasa.google.com/index.htmlApple’s iPhotohttp://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/Microsoft’s Photo Storywww.microsoftcom/photostory/

18. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 - New toolsVideo ShowcasingGoogle Video, YouTube, TeacherTubeSearch for videos (lesson enhancement, even professional development!)Produce your own - most modern digital cameras also take video

19. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 - New toolsWeb 2.0 Versions of Desktop ToolsGoogle Appswww.zohowriter.comhttp://us.ajax13.com/en/ajaxwrite/

20. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentWeb 2.0 - New toolsWeb 2.0 Management ToolsOther Web 2.0 tools for EducationiTunes U

21. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentNew SchoolsWhat should we expect from new schools? IdeasCollecting educational dataEducational MaterialsThe Vision and the realityProfessional DevelopmentToward a Smart FutureBrainstorming about schools and 2.0 School of tomorrow www.school2-0.org

22. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentOnline Safety and SecurityKeeping students and data safe and secure in an online environment Copyright and Intellectual Propertywww.techlearning.com/hot_topics/copyright.jhtmlwww.creativecommons.orgSecurity SolutionsAcceptable Use PoliciesEthical BehaviorDistrict Administrative ProceduresCode of Student Conduct Parental Involvementhttp://kids.getnetwise.org/safetyguide

23. Engage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology DepartmentSummaryMany Web 2.0 tools for educationCreates rich, engaging & exciting learning environment Users become information producers, not simply consumers Promotes student-centered learningEducators become more efficientReference: Web 2.0 new tools, new schools - by Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum

24. Let’s Create a BlogGoogle https://www.blogger.com/startCreate an accountName your BlogChoose a templateEngage, Empower and Educate our Students for Life in a Digital World.~DCPS Instructional Technology Department