Sacha Chua has once again created an awesome slide presentation. In this presentation, A Teacher's Guide to Web 2.0 at School, Sacha does a great job of addressing the "yeah buts" and "what if" opposition statements that some administrators and teachers make in regards to using Web 2.o in schools.
The slideshow is embedded below. If you're reading this in RSS you may need to click through to view the slideshow.A Teacher's Guide To Web 2.0 at SchoolView more documents from Sacha Chua.
Here are some other great slide presentations created by Sacha Chua that I've highlighted in the past:
The Shy Connector - Networking Tips for Shy Folks
Web 2.0 in the Workplace
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Teacher's Guide to Web 2.0 at School
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really a nice presatation made, easy to understand. Thnx
If interested, feel free to check out my wiki on free 2.0 tools available for the classroom.
http://software-creativity.pbworks.com/Tools-to-Explore
I enjoyed the presentation. Do you think that K-12 schools are ready for Web 2.0? I am just now learning about it and after watching the presentation "Evolution of web 2.0" I have the understanding this technology is a set of characteristic sites that replace desktop applications (Wesch, M., 2007). I know as an educator I am behind on my capabilites with technology and that it needs to be used in the classroom as much as possible, but I am not sure if I am comfortable enough with Web 2.0 just yet to enhance the rich experience it will be able to give our students.
Wesch, M. (Producer). (2007). Evolution of web 2.0. United States: YouTube.com.
Nice presentation. I'm not sure how we're going to integrate the new Web 2.0 into our existing paradigm of standardized testing that seems to dominate public schooling right now. It seems like it may come to a head in my teaching lifetime...scary, but exciting!
Nice presentation. I would like to say that I am quasi-tech savvy but really I feel like I am just getting by. My school district has large push for integrating technology. Two years ago I applied for a school grant to get an ActiveBoard in my classroom. The grant was supposed to provide training on using the board effectively. Two years later, I have yet to receive training.
What are your thoughts on a school district's ability to keep up with Web 2.0? It seems that as more time a passes, the push for technology becomes the forefront of education. However, I find that our ability to effectively use the web is greatly limited due to the internet restrictions placed on many web pages by the county. I do realize that there are many things on the web that children and teachers should not have access to; however, it seems like I am constantly running into things that would be great but I can not access them through the school network. How far can Web 2.0 take us with such restrictions?
Michelle,
Those are great questions that you've brought and are questions with which many of us struggle. Often school districts rely on blocking websites rather than making the investment in training teachers and students about safe and appropriate uses of the Internet. As long as schools insist upon unnecessary blocking, teachers will be limited in terms of flexibility and creativity in curriculum design.
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