This document discusses using web tools to aid teaching. The author's goal is to expose teachers to relevant communication and collaboration tools over five days that can help teachers interact with students and families, and engage students through interactive learning materials, teachers, and peers. The author maintains that technology helps with communication and interaction, connecting to students' interests while teaching crucial modern skills, and that practice and time are needed for learning.

1. Web Tools for Teaching Geoffrey Sheehy RCAS Technology Leadership Team

2. My main contention Technology is an aid.

3. How does it help us? Helps us communicate In this context, referring to sending only Helps us interact The magic word: collaboration

4. Side effect: Relevancy Connects with what kids know is cool and important in our society Teaches them crucial skills for today's world Expectation is to communicate with these tools

5. My goal in the next five days To expose teachers to relevant tools that can aid them in their quest to communicate with students/families and to draw students into an interactive exchange with learning material, teachers, and fellow students OR I'm going to show you the sweetest, easiest technology that's out there, and it's going to help you to get kids to learn.

6. The method Practice makes . . . better Learning takes time

7. Image Credit ‘ Wiki Two Way ’ by: Ross Mayfield www.flickr.com/photos/35034347350@N01/86458578 ' the Delorean ‘ by: Don Solo www.flickr.com/photos/60648084@N00/102438415