Web 2.0 Technology for Collaboration in the Classroom and Beyond

Jonathan Fass

What is Web 2.0?

Web 2.0 is the term given to describe a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online.

TYPICAL TEACHER

Where We Are

NETWORKED TEACHER

Where We Are Going

The Impact of Technology

In a poll on the Digital Learning Environments website (www.guide2digitallearning.com) about Technology’s Impact on Learning (2009), educators were asked how technology has enhanced educational opportunities in their classrooms: 38% said it had increased support for project based learning; 29% said that it had improved critical-thinking skills, and 24% said it had resulted in a stronger ability to communicate.Schrum, Lynne and Solomon, Gwen. Web 2.0 How-To for Educators. International Society for Technology in Education, 2010.

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Tips for Getting There

USING SOCIAL MEDIA IN A LESSON PLAN

• Discuss with Students How Well the Technology Worked

8 Steps to Successful Technology Integration

• Anticipate Barriers to Integrating Technology

• Development a Working Relationship with the Technology Specialist• Define Lesson Objectives

• Select Technology that Meets the Objectives

• Build a Personal Learning Network

• Build Technology into Assessment

• Try Technology Before Bringing it into the Classroom

Tips for Getting There

Benefits of Online Collaboration

• Promotes critical thinking skills.• Promotes creative thinking through social

stimulation and sharing of ideas.• Requires active student involvement in the learning

process. Students increase preparation and practice working with one another.

• Provides a social support system for students.• Builds diversity understanding among students.• Allows version control management with the

creation of a central folder or location where recent versions are saved.

• Develops team skills used on the job and beyond.

Adapted from: http://online.rit.edu/faculty/teaching_strategies/collaborative_learning/benefits.cfm

Let’s CollaborateTeacher to Teacher Teacher to Student Student to Student

Communities of Practice

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Mindmapping X

Edmodo X

Google Docs/Drive X X X

Evernote X

Wikis X X

Blogs X X

Weebly X X

Livebinder X X X

• Communities of Practice• Virtual spaces for participants to share

ideas and resources for professional and personal growth.

Collaboration Platforms

• Mind Mapping• Mind mapping and brainstorming tool.

• Online Resources• Share resources

The Educator's PLNThe personal learning network for educators

• Virtual Classrooms• Virtual spaces for teachers and

students to share ideas as well as manage classroom activities.

Collaboration Platforms

• Files in the Cloud• Share and edit documents

synchronously or asynchronously.

Virtual Notetaking• Store notes, webpages, videos,

images, audio, and more. Collaborate and share notes with others.

Secure space for creating blogs for education.

Collaboration Platforms

Simple space for collaborative projects and sharing information.

Drag and Drop Websites

Virtual Binders with “Tabs”

• Discuss with Students How Well the Technology Worked

8 Steps to Successful Technology Integration

• Anticipate Barriers to Integrating Technology

• Development a Working Relationship with the Technology Specialist• Define Lesson Objectives

• Select Technology that Meets the Objectives

• Build a Personal Learning Network

• Build Technology into Assessment

• Try Technology Before Bringing it into the Classroom

Tips for Getting There

Nothing to Fear but Fear Itself

“The truth is that technology will never replace teachers, however teachers that know how to use technology effectively to help their students connect and collaborate together online will replace those who do not.” Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach21st Century Collaborative

Further Reading

Web 2.0 How To for EducatorsBy Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum

Web 2.0 Technology for Collaboration in the Classroom and Beyond

Jonathan Fass

Contact me at jonathan.fass@gmail.com