Building Collaborative Classrooms

What is Web 2.0?

“Web 2.0 is a knowledge-oriented environment where human interactions generate content that is published, managed and used through network applications in a service-oriented architecture.” ^[7]“

Also know as the read/write web.

examples: Social networking sites like MySpace and FaceBook

Pod- and Vodcasting

Skype

Moodle/Blackboard

Social bookmarking (del.icio.us)

Blogs

Wikis

How can you take advantage of these new technologies to help students learn?

1. Individualization of learning
2. Visual journal
3. Collaboration
4. Discussion
5. Presentation
6. Communication
7. Tears down walls
8. “Link-ability”
9. Accountability
10. Track-ability
11. Pride of “publication”
12. Feedback from teacher, peers, & others
13. Embedded images, video, flash

Issues:

1. Safety

2. Time

3. Curriculum