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Web 2.0 Tools: Transforming Education in BiSD
Change…
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Where Have We Been?
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Agricultural
Age
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Industrial
Age
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Information
Age
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And now?
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Conceptual
Age
Source: Pink, Daniel (2005). A Whole New Mind. Riverhead Books: New York.
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“To successfully face rigorous higher education coursework, career challenges and a globally competitive workforce, U.S. schools must align classroom environments with real world environments by infusing 21st century skills.” Partnership for 21st Century Skills (www.21stcenturyskills.org)
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Skills Today’s Students Will Need Tomorrow
Adaptability
Creativity
Communication
Critical Thinking
Organization
Multi-tasking
Collaboration
Initiative
Leadership
Tech and media literacy
Social/Cross-cultural
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“The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” -Alvin Toffler
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"Even if the state test is dominated by lower-level thinking skills and questions are posed in a multiple-choice format, the best preparation for such tests is not mindless testing drills, but extensive student writing, accompanied by thinking, analysis, and reasoning.” Douglas Reeves (2004)
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Design Elements of Effective Classrooms
High levels of engagement
Documented student achievement
Understanding of what needs to be learned
Knowledge and resource are organized around student needs and interests
Meaningful end product is focus
Clear expectations and standards
Based upon Working on the Work, by Phillip Schlecty.
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Design Elements of Effective Classrooms
Physical, emotional, and intellectual safety
Affirmation by significant observers
Opportunities for collaboration
Variety and novelty of learning tasks
Availability of choices in demonstrating learning
Tasks are engaging and authentic
Based upon Working on the Work, by Phillip Schlecty.
20th & 21st Century Teachers
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The Read/Write Web as a Tool for 21st Century Teaching/Learning
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The Old Web?
Browse
Search
Read
One-way
Consume
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The New Web?
Receive
Classify
Connect
Create
Did You Know?
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Why Web 2.0?
Cost Effective
Collaborative
Authentic
Accessible
Engaging
Relevant
Learning and Motivation in 21st Century
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Blogs
· Blogger (https://www.blogger.com)
· Edublogs (http://edublogs.org)
· Epals (http://www.epals.com/)
· Gaggle (http://www.gaggle.net)
Talented Texans
History Rocks!
Isbell Science
Mrs. McClure’s Blog
Raider Report
The Tellez Team
Raider Nation
The Warrior Way
Talented Texans Talk
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Wikis
Wikispaces (http://www.wikispaces.com/)
Pbwiki (http://pbwiki.com/)
Wetpaint (http://www.wetpaint.com/)
Google Sites (http://sites.google.com)
Ms. Isbell Science
ACFT Science Lab
The Stayafters
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Podcasting
Gcast (http://www.gcast.com)
Jott (http://jott.com/)
Podbean (http://podbean.com/)
Podomatic (http://www.podomatic.com/)
Switchpod (http://www.switchpod.com/)
Mrs. Davis’s Podcasts
W.T. Fransisco’s Podcasts
Spelling Words Signed
Lone Star ‘n’ More
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Digital Media
Voicethread (http://voicethread.com/)
Scrapblog (http://scrapblog.com/)
Kerpoof (http://www.kerpoof.com/home)
Youtube (http://youtube.com/)
Teachertube (http://teachertube.com/)
Schooltube (http://www.schooltube.com)
Edublogs.TV (http://edublogs.tv)
How to Hide a Geocache
Josh Grizzelle: YouTube
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Video Streaming
Ustream (http://www.ustream.tv/)
Stickam (http://www.stickam.com)
Yahoo! Live (http://live.yahoo.com/)
Richland Rams Live!
BIT TV
BISD TIMS
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Office/Productivity Tools
Google docs (http://docs.google.com)
Zoho (http://zoho.com/)
Buzzword (http://www.buzzword.com/)
Thinkfree (http://thinkfree.com)
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Social Networks
Ning (http://www.ning.com/)
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com)
BISD Web Tools
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Online Bookmarks
Delicious (http://del.icio.us)
Stumbleupon (http://stumbleupon.com/)
Diigo (http://www.diigo.com/)
Birdville ITS on Diigo
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Tele- and Videoconferencing
Skype (http://www.skype.com/)
Mebeam (http://mebeam.com/)
OoVoo (http://www.oovoo.com/)
DimDim (http://dimdim.com/)
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Virtual Worlds
Second Life (http://www.secondlife.com)
Lively by Google (http://lively.com/)
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Other Web 2.0 Sites
Twitter (http://twitter.com)
Google Notebook (http://www.google.com/notebook)
Mozilla Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/)
Slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net/)
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Keys to Success
Learn the tools and terminology.
Use tools that meet your students’ needs.
Work to foster communication/collaboration.
Involve parents and the community.
Use students’ experience and expertise.
Share with your peers.
Get comfortable with discomfort.
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“Do or do not. There is no try.” -Yoda
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