Web 2.0: How-To for Educators by Gwen Solomon

By Gwen Solomon

Net 2.0, the second one iteration of the area extensive net, permits us to attach, create, collaborate, and percentage details. after we convey internet 2.0 instruments into the study room, we rework studying. via making use of those instruments thoughtfully, we see a shift in scholar engagement, creativity, and higher-order studying abilities. during this better half publication, the authors of the best-selling internet 2.0: New instruments, New colleges introduce you to extra internet 2.0 instruments and expertly lead you thru lecture room functions that support enhance scholar and instructor studying.

internet 2.0 How-To for Educators explores some of the best on-line collaborative instruments to be had this day (including blogs, wikis, and social networking) and net 2.0 purposes (Skype, Google Earth, Wordle, and extra) that make a distinction in schooling. utilizing an easy formulation for every inspiration, the ebook describes what the software is, whilst lecturers may still use it, why it really is valuable, who's utilizing it, how one can use the instrument, and the place you will find extra assets. functional examples from educators world wide provide an abundance of rules, and the thoughts for extra info and complete lists of net 2.0 instruments and purposes can be necessary assets as you combine net 2.0 expertise on your lecture room.

Topics include:

-online collaboration instruments
-social networking
-web 2.0 tools
-technology integration
-higher order considering

The foreign Society for know-how in schooling (ISTE) is the relied on resource for pro improvement, wisdom iteration, advocacy and management for innovation. ISTE is the foremost club organization for educators and schooling leaders engaged in enhancing instructing and studying by means of advancing the powerful use of know-how in PK-12 and instructor schooling. domestic of the nationwide academic know-how criteria (NETS), the guts for utilized study in academic expertise (CARET), and ISTE's annual convention (formerly often called the nationwide academic Computing convention, or NECC), ISTE represents greater than 100,000 execs around the globe. We aid our individuals with info, networking possibilities, and information as they face the problem of remodeling schooling.

a few of the parts during which we submit are:
-Web. 2.0 within the classroom-RSS, podcasts, and more
-National academic know-how criteria (NETS)
-Professional improvement for educators and administrators
-Integrating expertise into the school room and curriculum
-Safe practices for the net and technology
-Educational expertise for fogeys

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It prides itself on safety, on allowing children to create their own podcasts, and on giving them a voice of their own. Each upload is rated: E for everyone; E10+ for those 10 and older; T for teens; and T16+ for those over 16. Each podcast sent to the site is reviewed to make sure the content and the rating are appropriate. com is another site for students to create their own podcasts. Some are in languages other than English, which is also a way to incorporate English language learner (ELL) strategies into your classroom.

She read through the articles and formulated questions to pose for discussion. She tried to create questions that force teachers to examine their own practice and discover how the concepts in the reading can be immediately applicable in the classroom. Teachers really appreciate not only the flexibility of this option but also the other benefits of online learning—differentiated processing time, sharing ideas with colleagues they wouldn’t normally see, and time to process professional literature that might otherwise be overlooked.

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