The Qatar Academy (QA) located in Doha, Qatar is a private, non-profit, educational institution founded in 1996 by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development. The Academy provides internationally accepted, comprehensive, English medium programs plus Arabic and Islamic studies from preschool through to secondary graduation in order to develop independent critical thinkers, lifelong learners, responsible citizens, and for students seeking entrance to elite universities and colleges.
The term Web 2.0 was coined in 2004 to describe a shift towards new ways of using the web as a platform for tools and services that have an emphasis on user participation and interaction.
arriers that some learners encounter in schools and colleges are broken down, with previously sidelined pupils becoming engaged and excelling at learning.
Barriers that some learners encounter in schools and colleges are broken down, with previously sidelined pupils becoming engaged and excelling at learning.
Teachers are able to give learners more open ended and collaborative tasks to research and present in the medium of their choice, encouraging autonomy and independent learning
While this may be appropriate in some circumstances, it is important to educate children about safe internet use, and make them aware of the risks, so that their approach to using the internet is safe outside school as well. Some
While this may be appropriate in some circumstances, it is important to educate children about safe internet use, and make them aware of the risks, so that their approach to using the internet is safe outside school as well
Other concerns include the potential for some online tools to be a distraction to learners in class. This is largely an issue of classroom management and is not specific to Web 2.0
However, using Web 2.0 for learning is more about particular methods and approaches to teaching than introducing a new set of technologies and tools
However, this is not about technology for technology's sake and we need to use technology when it is effective and appropriate to do so. As with most new technology, successful implementation relies on effective leadership, reliable infrastructure and support, and the space and time to allow teachers to innovate and embed technology into their everyday practice.
The term Web scraping refers to the process or technique of extracting information from various websites using specially coded software programs. This software program stimulates the human exploration of the Web through various methods that include embedding Web browsers like the Mozilla and the Internet Explorer browsers or implementing HyperText Transfer Protocol (or more popularly known as HTTP).