Using Web 2.0 Tools In The Primary Classroom

By Aviva Dunsiger - @grade1

Grade 1/2 Teacher

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

Start Early …• Students will become more proficient at

using these tools, if you have them using them from the beginning.

Answering A Question on GoogleDocs

Model How To Type• Started “tweeting” on the SMART Board

for interactive writing.

Use Web 2.0 Tools For Everything• Started using Wordle for Math, Science,

and Language Activities.

Skype: Opening Up The Walls Of The Classroom

• Used Skype to connect with other classrooms.

Skype: Now For Small Group Interaction• Students using Skype to share their

learning with others and learn from others too.

Skyping Helped Us With This Media Literacy Project

Students Teaching Students Through Skype:

Taught How To Use Prezi

Wallwisher: Great As An “Exit Card”• Students can use Wallwisher or Lino to

demonstrate their knowledge on any subject.

Students Using Today’sMeet As A Backchannel

Backchannelling: Reading, Writing, & Active Listening

Halloween Story VoiceThreads

A Student Using Diigo During Literacy Centres

Social Bookmarking for reading, writing, and the Arts.

Storybird: Embed Into Blogs• Storybird is great for digital storytelling.

Class Blog Post

Blogging On The SMART Board

Student Blogging: Brainstormed On Palm Treo And Writing

On Computer

A Post On The Litcircuits Blog

Twitter: Where It All Began• Would never have started using Web 2.0

tools in my classroom, if it wasn’t for Twitter.

• Started following amazing educators that discussed what tools they used in their classroom, and then started modifying them to use in mine.

• My incredible Twitter PLN are the people that I need to thank for this!

Writing A Letter On Twitlonger During Literacy Centres

Daily Tweeters: Sharing Our Class With The World

Final Thoughts …• There are so many Web 2.0 tools out there,

and it can seem overwhelming at times.• Start slow, and continue to try something new

while building on your use of the “old” tools too.

• Learn with your students. They will love when they can teach you something new too.