The goal is to design student-driven learning experiences that are fueled by standards-based Essential Questions and facilitated by digital tools to provide students with flexible learning paths.
The following web2.0 sites would be useful for science educators at the high school and middle school level. Some would also be appropriate for higher elementary grade levels. There are many new 'tools' or websites that take advantage of the higher speed and bandwidth of today's Internet.
There are 3 main organizations that have defined 21st Century Literacy. All three definitions point to the same goal: that being ICT literate (Information and Communication Technology Literacy) is much more than just having good technology skills. It is learning core subjects with application of these learning skills and communication tools.
Schoology is a free web-based learning management system (LMS) built on a social network. Schoology leverages the familiarity of popular social media tools to improve communication and collaboration.
Help for teachers interested in using web 2.0 tools to build a Personal Learning Network. Layed out in a "menu" format with explanations and links to tons of great, and mostly free, services.
The Triptico resource application currently contains 23 different interactive resources - all of which are easy to edit, adapt, save and share.
You can access them all with one simple download... everything is completely free - and you will receive updates whenever new resources are added!