The document discusses how students today learn differently due to increased access to technology and the internet. It provides examples of how some schools are incorporating various web 2.0 tools like wikis, blogs, podcasts, and social media to engage students in their own learning both inside and outside the classroom. The document advocates for funding innovative online learning models to provide more equitable educational opportunities for all students.

1. Web 2.0 for Teachers Dr. Richard J. Voltz Associate Director Illinois Association of School Administrators

4. Senior Emily Smak, 20, tries out the treadmill workstation in one of the study lounges in the new Education and Human Services Building at Central Michigan University. There is a new iMac computer attached to it so students can get a little exercise while doing homework or other things on the computer.

5. Did You Know 4.0

6. Student Voices on Technology

7. How young professionals say they learn.

9. “ I can look it up on-line, find an expert and then collaborate with that person on a solution.”

11. “ If I had to learn something new today the first place I would go is Google, then forum sites, then video sources.”

13. “ I would ask professionals and see if they would share their information with me.”

15. “ I would first go to Google, then Wikipedia, then my address book to see who I know that I could contact and leverage their knowledge to help me.”

17. “ Consult with peers, look on the Internet to search and learn information about the topic I am interested in.”

18. Should we teach differently today because students learn differently?

19. What is this?

20. Material for this presentation is on the Internet at http://iasa.wikispaces.com Choose tab “Web 2.0 for Teachers”

21. Goal for this presentation is for you to use one technology skill this year in your classroom

23. Teacher is key!

24. Virtual Book Study

25. Infrastructure & Connectivity

28. When I was growing up, my parents told me, “Finish your dinner. People in China and India are starving.” I tell my daughters, “Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.” ---Thomas Friedman, 2005

34. What is Web 2.0?

38. YouTube - Hudson Flight 1549 HD Animation with audio for US Airways Water Landing-1

39. What does it mean to be a student in the digital age?

40. YouTube - PIL InfoLit Dialog, No. 1 Wikipedia -1

41. How open should the Internet be for teachers?

42. How open should the Internet be for students?

43. If I were you…

44. Change is difficult…make it fun

46. Use Skype in Your Classroom

49. Have Your Students Make a Video Podcast

50. What station does the President of the United States make his radio address on?

57. And the winner… Karen Rose and her 3rd grade class from the Melissa, Texas, school district, singing a parody of a Madonna song “Living in a Digital World.”

58. Digital Education The Hollywood Treatment at NECC

62. What are the negative aspects of having students “connected” at school?

63. Have Your Students Make A Screenshot Tutorial

65. Mathtrain-1.TV Probability with Ben and Jerry

66. You Make A Screenshot Tutorial

69. What are advantages of using screenshots?

70. You Make a Webpage

72. Ning

73. http://iasa4u.ning.com/

74. Wiki

75. http://iasa.wikispaces.com/

76. Start an audio Podcast and update regularly For students For parents

81. Encourage teachers to engage students in their own learning

88. Poll Everywhere

91. Social Networking in School

93. Add Twitter To Your Communication

95. Follow me on Twitter at rvoltz and IllinoisASA

98. Google Docs For Schools ?”

100. How would you use Google Documents?

101. Start discussing: “ What is the future computer for classroom use?”

102. English Via Cell Phone

105. http://www.cellphonesinlearning.com/

106. Virtual Textbooks

107. Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/education/09textbook.html?_r=2&ref=education

112. At Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, a select group of freshmen received Kindles, an online book reader, instead of the textbooks.

123. Is your school ready for digital textbooks?

124. Will educators let students use mobile devices?

127. Existing pilots of mobile education are demonstrating success

130. Mobile devices offer access to the Internet in places where the traditional web doesn't reach Source: http://ezinearticles.com/?iPhone-Education---4-Reasons-Why-Mobile-Devices-Will-Transform-How-Our-Kids-Learn&id=2662128

131. The Simpsons on Cell Phones

132. The Old Web

134. The New Web

136. Record Lecture Using ProfCast Save to GarageBand Embed in iWeb Upload to WebPage

138. Encourage teachers to engage students in their own learning

139. “ We should instead use technology funding to bolster new learning models and innovations, such as online-learning environments, to level the playing field and allow students from all walks of life -- from small, rural communities to budget-strapped urban schools -- to access the rich variety that is now available only to children in wealthy suburban districts.”

140. Inspiring Idea

142. Do you think students are more engaged outside of school than in school?

143. What are you doing about it?

144. iTunesU

145. Skype

146. Skype on the go…

148. ePals