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about questioning in the classroom, in the context of web 2.0, teacher aint the smartest. Admit that we are foolish and learn together with the children!

Introduction to using Moodle with your classes Use MOODLE as a tool for enhancing your regular classroom. Blogs, Wikis, Class Discussions, Group Projects, and Multimedia: Everything web 2.0 has to offer rolled into one convenient and secure location for your classroom. Use MOODLE for optimizing student participation, achievement, and interest.

These interactive whiteboard games are a great way to review units of study in the classroom. All are based on popular TV shows and are fun and engaging for the whole class. Download the templates, customize them to your own needs, and you will be ready to play these great games on an interactive whiteboard or LCD projector." />

Excellent Google Docs presentations of ways of using various Web 2.0 tools in the classroom. The documents are collaborative, so are truly useful

Interesting Ways to… Use Google Forms in the Classroom Use QR Codes in the Classroom Ideas for Class Blog Posts etc.

TeachersFirst offers this model for elementary (or middle) schools to build skills in reading, writing, speaking, and listening systematically in a schoolwide model including students, teachers, and parents. The free web 2.0 tools suggested here are by no means the only tools that might work. These exemplary tools were chosen by the TeachersFirst Editors for ease of use and versatility in classroom and home use, and could easily be implemented at grade levels other than those suggested here. As students and teachers master a new tool at each grade level, they develop rich literacy skills and vital technology skills, all in the context of reading, writing, speaking and listening across the curriculum.

In spite of the fact that web 2.0-enabled tools and services are supposed to be easy to set up and simple to use, some faculty in higher ed never got that memo. They don't know a tweet from a tag, identify Ning as a four-letter word for "river in China"; and would probably guess that Squidoo is a friend of SpongeBob and Patrick. This guide shares foolproof, unintimidating methods for incorporating social media apps into the classroom-guaranteed to work for even the most squeamish scholar.

Anna Mirtschin (@murcha) is a distinguished IT teacher and a member of the Classroom 2.0 ning. She has created many global connections for her students and has made all her resources available. She presented these at the 2010 VITTA conference in Melbourne.

schedule for live webinars, including EdTechTalk and Classroom 2.0

gr8 #edtech20 stiky note /websites who can be used free on-line in your projects or in your classroom part 1 https://twitter.com/#!/web20education

Classrooms barring new techs

Wiki pages are always a work in progress. The wiki is like a dynamic online science classroom which continually grows and changes. Applications for the use of Wikis in science classrooms is only limited by the creativeness of the teacher in support science teaching and student earning.

Example of how blogs have been successfully implemented in classrooms (with a multi-cultural class) in Germany - much to the surprise of the teachers!

Blogs und Wikis beginnen den Unterricht zu revolutionieren. Sie verändern die Lehrerrolle und fordern auch Schüler individuell heraus, die sich in der Klasse gar nicht zu Wort melden würden.

Time and money often prevent educators from attending as many conferences as they want, but Web 2.0 is really changing this. Many conferences today have some aspect of online participation either in real-time or via archived sessions. One really great directory to check out is the 2009 T.H.E. Conference Calendar. Set up your search according to month and geographical location. Clicking on a particular conference will give you details such as when and where, a conference description, who should attend, website location/reference and contact information. While not all of these will have a virtual participation component, it certainly is the trend.

"Want the quick and dirty on Web 2.0 tools? Do you need help getting started with the Read/Write Web? The 5 answers these questions and features five main ideas educators should know about a variety of technology integration tools, focusing particularly on Web 2.0 resources."

"The education futurists see the development of Web 2.0 as the final death knell of the 20th century learning model. The proliferation of open source learning tools, social media technology, mobile learning tools, and the ability of educators to cheaply and effectively construct rich, complex, individualized learning experiences for students is bound to revolutionize education."

This is a social networking site for the use of Web 2.0 in the classroom. I have just bookmarked it in diigo. Let's see if it appears on the PLN research Toolkit course.