Wikis, blogs, and web publishing tools can help teachers prepare students for the future. Wikis allow collaboration and increase communication. RSS feeds benefit teachers and students by sharing updates. Blogging creates community, gives students real audiences, and allows practicing writing. Blogging is the most useful tool as it can be used across subjects for reflections, responses, and sharing strategies. Successes include building community and practical skills, while challenges include time and technology availability. Moodle and online learning allow self-paced work, hands-on practice with tools, and easy lessons.

1. Wikis, Blogs, and Web Publishing By: Chris Hamburg

2. Did you know? Today's classroom teachers need to use 21st century technology tools in order to facilitate learning in the "digital age" and prepare the students for the future.

3. Wikis Wiki - a website developed by a community of collaborators, allowing any user to add or edit content. Through the use of wikis, teachers are able to: increase communication encourage collaboration enrich instruction My Classroom Wiki

4. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) RSS - a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updates works - blogs, wikis, podcasts RSS feeds benefit teachers and students in many ways. Blog: The Most Cake: RSS in the Classroom

5. Blogs Blog - website or part of a website that includes entries maintained by an individual Blogging: creates a sense of community outside of the classroom gives students a real audience to write to allows students to practice writing in a real way My Blog

6. Additional Web Publishing Tools Additional web 2.0 tools for students are: My Additional Web Publishing Tool

7. The Most Useful Tool Blogging is the most useful tool. Blogs can be used in all curricular areas as follows: Science - experiment reflections Reading - book responses Writing - journal entries Math - sharing math strategies Social Studies - project collaboration

8. Successes and Challenges Successes of Using Technology Tools creates a sense of community outside of class provides practical application of learned skills prepares students for the future Challenges of Using Technology Tools time the amount of technology available in the classroom

9. Moodle and Online Learning Moodle and online learning are very effective. 1. I was able to complete the work at my own pace. 2. The lessons provided hands-on opportunities to work with the technology tools. 3. The lessons, activities, and tutorials were all easy to follow. Overall, I would highly recommend online learning.

10. Conclusion Through the use of wikis, blogs, and web publishing, teachers today are able to better prepare their students for the future.