Web 2.0: Enhancing Education Through Technology

tudents have produced a range of podcasts based on the Year 11 and 12 Human Biology Course from 2006-2009. Check out his website to see the assignments set and his students' work.

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Overview of the process with ideas for use of podcasting in the elementary classroom

A categorized directory of hundreds of school-produced and educationally-relevant podcasts

15 Interesting Ways* to use a Visualiser in the Classroom

These sites focus on using ELMO document cameras in the classroom. There are suggested ideas and lesson plans on how to integrate document cameras in classroom activities.

K-12 lesson plans for using a document camera in the classroom

Interactive instructional ideas that cover all grades levels and many subject areas for ways to enhance your instruction with an Elmo document camera.

Interactive instructional idea that cover all grades levels and many subject areas for ways to enhance your instruction with an Elmo document camera.

by Arthur W. Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann

This article had some nice ideas about collaboration in the science classroom and the ideas may be applied to other disciplines perhaps

I thought this was a little bit interesting to read

Sara Ring's poll provokes thinking about how assessment methods might be evolving to include information literacy. Interesting posts follow the poll results, which at the time I retrieved this URL showed Yes ahead of No. The most votes went to Maybe.

I think the choices in the poll are interesting--Yes, No or Maybe. I thought the distribution of answers would be a little different. About 50% maybe seemed to be a lot. This article made me think a lot about what I would do.

This is an exciting article about a project that encourages young people into STEM careers through weekend and summer courses in computer game design. The program uses mentoring and collaboration to teach Game Design.

For STEM education, this is an exciting opportunity for students. I have had a couple student go after game design careers and have been successful. I was interested to read about the support that is built into the program (mentors) and the collaboration to help teach design. My former students have told me that is how they like to learn the design is through collaboration with fellow students in the class they are in.

This article is something I did not think about. Professors need to learn how to properly run an on-line class. Interesting topic.

An interesting article about persevering when implementing group work into your classroom. A good reminder that the teacher and students can struggle with collaboration and that at times adjustments must be made.

A good article that describes many of the potential pitfalls with PBL's. I personally try to use them as a tool in class. It made me think about how to use Web 2.0 tools with PBL's in the future. Andrew's last point was a great reminder as well.

This is a very helpful site for evolution education. It is helpful for students and educators alike.

This is an excellent resource for evolution for both teachers and students. There are some short videos and activities that are very good for teachers.

Nice comparison of web 1.0 and web 2.0. My, have things changed fast for me over the years.

I thought this was an interesting posts. Some books I might have guessed topic-wise. Other topics surprised me a little. I enjoyed the post