Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers

byPatricia Hutton

What is Web 2.0?Tools for the world wide web that:

• Enhance creativity• Encourage collaboration• Allow social networking

Here are real teachers using blogs, wikis, and podcasts integrated withtheir required curriculum.

•Classroom Blog•History wiki•K-12 podcasts

Web 2.0 tools engage today’s students and challenge them to developskills in collaboration and problem-solving that will transfer to the workplace.

More on Web 2.0 for the classroom teacher

To blog or not to blog?A blog is a web site maintained by an individual who makes regularentries that can include text, graphics, audio, and video. Readers can leave comments thus making a blog interactive.

The following links lead to blogs in use in classrooms:

Titanic blog

Sarah Plain and Tall

Blogical Minds

Blog resources

Will wikis work for me?A wiki is a web page or series of pages that allow anyone to add oredit content.

Uses for wikis within the classroom:Group projects: Students research, outline, draft, and edit projects Assignments: Post homework, calendars, study guidesResource Collections: Organize articles, websites, audio/ video resourcesPeer Review Group FAQ: Students post and respond to questions on a given topicParent Involvement: Give parents classroom newsOnline NewspaperTerry the Tennis Ball

What is it?

Wikispaces

Podcasting

A podcast is a video or audio file that is shared and downloaded overthe Internet.

Classroom uses:Lessons for students to listen to for knowledge, Provide staff development for teachers. Students create podcasts

Popular educational podcasts:http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/default.aspxhttp://storynory.com/http://www.mathgrad.com/Willow Radio

Social Networking

Social networking sites build online communities through a variety ofinteractive communication tools such as chat and instant messaging. Theyprovide an easy way for people to connect.

Schools need to reflect the larger world so students can learn the collaborative skills they will need to succeed in the workplace.Social networking sites can function as online classrooms. Collaboration, research,discussion, and socialization continue beyond the walls of the classroom.

E-learning journeys

Classroomn

social networking wiki

Social BookmarkingWeb sites that let users search, store, organize, and share their bookmarks by using tags are called social bookmarking sites.Benefits:

•Allow yourself and your students to share bookmarks on research topics. •Collaborate on projects with other schools, sharing bookmarks

Examples from real classrooms:http://www.furl.net/member/mollybughttp://delicious.com/brassthttp://delicious.com/Vaguery

Check out these tutorials for additional resources:http://web2tutorial.wikispaces.com/social_bookmarkshttp://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/social-bookmarking

Resources

• Richardson, W. (2006). Blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other powerful web tools for classrooms. Thousand Oaks, California: Corwin Press.

• Solomon, G. ; Scrum, L. .(2007). Web 2.0 new tools, new schools. International Society for Technology in Education. Washington, DC

• http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf

Websites

• Online Communication and Adolescent Relationships• Information Literacy 2.0• Welcome to the Blogoshpere• Technologies Such as Wikis in the Classroom• https://www.blogger.com/start• http://www.wetpaint.com/• http://pbwiki.com/• Social Bookmarking• Edublogs

•http://del.icio.us/-This social bookmarking service is easy to use and free,

but because there is no filter, it's more appropriate for educators than students.•http://www.scholar.com/userHomepage.dobbb?op=view

Scholar is a bookmarking site that can be integrated into BlackBoard.•http://www.edutagger.com/

Edutagger is a social bookmarking service for K-12 learners and educators, allowing you to store your web links online and share them with others, all within an

educational context.•7 Things You Should Know About Social Bookmarking•http://www.buddymarks.com/- a closed system where only account holders can access lists.•http://scuttle.org/- Social bookmarking built for K-12 classrooms, can be installed on an in-house server.•Pocast Network•Educational Podcasts

Images

• Image resource links below

Microsoft Clip Art: all graphics except photosPhotos from Print Workshop collections