Web 2.0: Enhancing Education Through Technology

The article states that e-learning should be engaging, effective...but not funny.

This article explains how the author uses the iSearch model to teach research in class. The author also introduced the idea of creating infographics -- another way to expand our students' media literacy.

An important component of information literacy is finding 'good', reliable information. When students become skillful at research, they can create amazing products and apply the knowledge learned. As Clive writes, "better to concentrate on important underlying concepts and principles".

This article discusses how the implementation of iPads in education has been successful in some schools.

The growth in K-12 electronic learning in the United States will continue in the double digits at least through 2015, according to a revised e-learning forecast released this week.

This article is designed to help the student retain what is read. Brown and Taylor refer to blogging in that the review of information absorbed will be put into memory by the act of blogging and other methods. The authors start with a few 'learner' tips, then a few 'teacher/trainer' practices and end on some technical techniques.

Donald Clark, Blogger, has quite the following of online community which he is respected and supported. I can agree with some on his comments yet wonder where he stands on how connectivist, constructivist theories and what role making meaning from the information one is learning and making connections to current knowledge base plays when using these tips. Donald Clark reviews Salman Khan's work with Flipped classrooms. "He understands the difference between learning and teaching, between classrooms and self-paced environments between formative and summative assessment, between scalable and non-scalable components in education. Most of all he is not encumbered with traditional methods and thoughts about what education needs to be."

Using Web 2.0 students design and carry out their own service-learning projects, individually, in pairs or small groups. A blog site that shares ideas with utilizing technologies with service-learning. Pam

This site discusses the pros and cons of three major Web 2.0 media tools- Twitter, Facebook and the newest of the three, Google+.

This article showcases some Web 2.0 creative media tools. Students should have the ability to create new media. The tools outlined in this Edutopia article are great suggestions to assist in creativity and student participation, as well as provide a showcase for their critical thinking. Also includes links to Parts 1 - 3 of Eric Brunsell's series.

This article outlines some helpful apps for high school students with iPads. These apps range from notetaking to SAT prep. These would be really helpful ideas for struggling students.

Google+, another social networking app, is more for professionals as depicted in the article. People can share and connect through G+ just like the way they do in Facebook. Also, it provides features that Facebook does not have, such as "Hangouts" and "Sparks",etc. It's about connectedness and a good platform to practice our media skills.

A discussion on the use of Web 2.0 tools (mobile devices!) and the need to update acceptable use polices.

From ways to find the best youtube videos for the classroom to tricks to make youtube videos more appropriate to use in the classroom.

I use this video to show students why the government must create laws to keep our workforce safe.

Great 21st century skills oriented wiki.

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The final section talks about how teachers have changed the way they teach, now using the laptops as tools for students to create products, such as pubic service announcements, or podcasts explaining the concepts for other students.

Liz, This is an excellent article that should help us with our 1 to 1 program next year. As I heard in Shanghai last year, teacher training is key to a successful program.

Liz, This is an excellent article that will help us plan our 1 to 1 program. It reinforces what i was told in Shanghai in September, teacher training is the key to success.

This article discusses the importance of differentiation and especially the need for students to "redo" their assignments until they get them correct. By allowing students to "redo" they are improving their higher level thinking skills. Good and short article with practical reminders.

I love this article! Great reminders for all of us as educators to simply differentiate learning for our students. -vary the length or quantity of the assignment. -extend or curtail the duration of the assignment. -change the language of the assignment. -scaffold the learning activity from hard to medium to easy. -compact the activity and teach only what they don't know. -give them learning activities that let them perform the same learning objective with multiple mediums like summarizing a story they have read through narrative, drama, song, poetry, art, or design They also discussed the ability to redo assessments and I agree with this but somewhere in my teaching experience this has been engrained in my head only once. But I realize the feeling of success this allows a student.

In this blog, Ben Johnson reiterates the misconceptions in education about all students getting concepts in education at the same time. He goes on to discuss the importance of true differentiation in the classroom and that it is not creating an imbalance among students but a way for all students to succeed. He emphasizes the things teachers already do in the classroom to help students succeed and ends with a suggestion to allow students to redo their work in all areas (not just English and history).