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Easy to understand basic guide to what and WHY we should be involved in using web2.0 tools.

Definitely an artifact for folks just starting to use or needing an intro to web2.0---for building adult understanding towards taking web2.0 use seriously.

A slideshare slideshow intro to working within web2.0.

Adults still need a lot of convincing, support, models, and practice using tech tools themselves, before being able to successfully use them in the classroom. This slideshow gives a narrative of one way these "social" web2.0 tools are usable for "real work". The school leader's story on pg 9 once again highlights that teacers need to become familiar users before good classroom implementation can occur...like this class for us!

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A list of webtricks for teachers using digital content.

Practical uses of technology for the classroom setting.

MIght be of interest to all content areas!

This has 20+ tech tools and how to use them in practical ways. Very useful!

This is a great presentation that looks at ways the web is changing our world. It is a You Tube clip so watch from home, but worth it. You have to be ready to really pay attention. They have used lots of close up shots of websites and typing to get their point across,

Thought provoking and a great discussion starter. It really emphasizes how " the times the are a'changing"

Simple site that engages students in vocab practice and brings awareness to global hunger. Fun for all. Great anchor activity for online teaching.

Great place to find worthy blogs to read, review and follow.

This article seems to be very germane to our current discussions about technology infusion. Interesting to see a study that also looks at educational outcomes in conjunction with usage. The ramifications are certainly farther reaching than what appears on the surface. I hope you find it interesting. Sandy

60second Recap™ wants to make the great works of literature accessible, relevant, and, frankly, irresistible to today's teens. 60second Recap™ video albums seek to help teens engage with the best books out there ... not just to help them get better grades, but to help them build better lives.

Interesting site designed to engage kids with great literature using the media of the day: video. Check out the Library, and check out Recap Resource.

Preliminary Analysis of the changes coming in July at Ning!

Ning will stop being a free service in July. Here are some thoughts and details about this transition from Steve Hargadon, creator of the Classroom 2.0 Ning.

Ah, this video gives me goosebumps! It not only relates to what Schrum and Levin articulate but also resonates with the KnowledgeWorks Foundation's "2020 Forecast: Creating the Future of Learning". Oh, and the title, "Human 2.0" is marvelously clever. Check this video out!

I agree, Mary. This is a really thought provoking video. Once again, as I have now read in many articles on the topic, the critical necessity of those using collaborative thought (the people who will survive in the future), is highlighted, along with the importance of flexible thinking, the ability to verify, analyze and synthesize new information, and the ability to work together with people who may possess different cultural ideas and global perspectives. This is reiterated on page 31 of Schrum's book where it states, "We also need to promote 21st century life and career skills in our schools that include flexibility, adaptability, initiative, self-direction, social and cross cultural skills and dispositions that our students are learning and using outside of school while they are plugged in and connected to the Internet. So, if schools are to become relevant for 21st century students and teachers, we have to make some serious changes... " How long do you think it will take American teachers to discover this, change and infuse their teaching with thoughtful and innovative integration of curriculum with technology?

This idea- of understanding & building the capacity for collective intelligence within human networks- whether they be business enterprises, social organizations, nation-states, classrooms, or professional learning communities, is in my opinion, is one of the cornerstones where our Web2.0, our 21stC. Skills and our own Professional Development efforts should focus...

a fantastic website -effective tool for integrating tech

a fantastic website for integrating tech

Targets educators. Won 2008 edublog for best resource sharing blog.

This is an updated toolkit of strategies and tactics to implement and support 21st century skills initiatives.

the media files you use in your story have to be ones that are licensed or shared with permission to re-use; this is the only way you can safely then share your new creation knowing it does not contain any copyrighted material plus it is just darn human courtesy to give credit where creation came from. So just finding a picture via Google is not satisfactory. For each media file you find, as you search, be sure to document the source by title and URL and find a person or organization to give credit. "

This is a great page to show teachers a way to help students find creative commons media.

"Most of our young teachers and all of your students are already skilled with using Web 2.0, but they need you to have the knowledge and the vision to use these tools for educational purposes." p.24 Schrum & Levin Without teachers to explain, teach and enforce ideas like intellectual capital, creative commons, and copyright, students would not be aware of these issues. In fact, I'm wondering as our Millenials get into the workforce, if individuals will still be able to profit from intellectual capital. In many ways, the focus on collaboration lessens one individual's worth and transfers the value to the group as a whole. Will this change the way copyright laws work and the models for compensation that have been in place for years?

Thanks, Jason. Found some interesting apps.

Effective PPT presentations !

effective powerpoints - the adventures of super presentationman ! How to reform your powerpoint to make it effective........ A skill for all 21st century teachers - killing them with lecture isn't improved with BAD PowerPoints

Modeling best practices for using Web 2.0 professionally

Modeling how to use Web2.0 means that we have to start using these tools for our own professional practice-

Conspiracy Code is an adventure thriller designed to teach a full couse in American History. It is being developed hand in hand with K-12 educators, and will be available to all schools as an online course..

This is a perfect example of a way students might be immersed in a online educational experience. That relates to our reading assignment because it highlights Web 2.0 use with students.

I think teacher tube (and you tube which is blocked) is so representative of 21st century technology users and use. It epitomizes collaboration, creation, and community.