Web+Technology

Having students use the internet isn't enough anymore. Having them learn by using the internet is key.

So, how can an internet connection allow for students to create meaningful work? LOTS of ways!

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*Ian Jukes and Anita Dosaj, The InfoSavvy Group, February 2003
 * = **Digital Native Learners** ||= **Digital Immigrant Teachers** ||
 * = Prefer receiving information quickly from multiple multimedia sources. ||= Prefer slow and controlled release of information from limited sources. ||
 * = Prefer parallel processing and multitasking. ||= Prefer singular processing and single or limited tasking. ||
 * = Prefer processing pictures, sounds and video before text. ||= Prefer to provide text before pictures, sounds and video. ||
 * = Prefer random access to hyperlinked multimedia information. ||= Prefer to provide information linearly, logically and sequentially. ||
 * = Prefer to interact/network simultaneously with many others. ||= Prefer students to work independently rather than network and interact. ||
 * = Prefer to learn “just-in-time.” ||= Prefer to teach “just-in-case” (it’s on the exam). ||
 * = Prefer instant gratification and instant rewards. ||= Prefer deferred gratification and deferred rewards. ||
 * = Prefer learning that is relevant, instantly useful and fun. ||= Prefer to teach to the curriculum guide and standardized tests. ||

So, how good are you ?
Take the survey to find out! [|Web 2.0 or Star Wars?]

So, where are some of those 'cool things' you promised?

Web Tools **We will go section by section explaining and showing examples of the following most popular Web Tools--some of which you may already be using. For certain, the students you teach are already familiar with much of this and how awesome would it be to implement your content within the context of their technological repertoires?**

//** [|Personal Portal Tools] **// - [|iGoogle] - [|My Yahoo!] - [|Pageflakes - Get it Together] - [|Protopage] - [|Netvibes]

//** [|Social Bookmarking] **// - [|del.icio.us] - [|Diigo] - [|Furl] - [|StumbleUpon]

- [|Blogspot] - [|Easy Journal] - [|WordPress]
 * // [|Blogging]  //**

//** [|Podcasts] **//( [|More on Educational Uses of Podcasts] ) - [|iTunes] - [|Example of Student Podcasts] - [|Audacity]

//** [|Social Networking]  **// - [|Ning]( [|Educational Use of Ning] ) - [|Twitter] - [|MySpace] -[| Facebook] - [|ePals Global Community], a social learning network designed for K12 students, with almost 13 million K12 students and teachers and built with security features with K12 students in mind - [|CollectiveX] - [|Courses on Facebook Application] - [|FlashcardFriends] A free social network for teachers & students to create, share, learn and self-test with online flashcards. - [|Imbee] - [|Mosoto] With Mosoto you can easily share files, chat with friends and discover people and media in your social network. Mosoto is built on top of facebook. - Safety - Things to consider ( [|Social Networks.ppt] )

- [|Wikipedia] - [|Wetpaint] - [|PB Wiki] - Wiki Spaces - [|Seed Wiki] - [|Wikis in Education] - Wikispaces in Education - [|Wikis in Plain English]
 * // [|Wikis] //** ( [|More Academic Usage Information for Wikis] )

- http://www.google.com/intl/en/options/
 * // Google Tools //**

**// Other Tools and Software //** - Digital Storytelling Tools - [|Clif Mim's Teaching and Learning with Web 2.0]

//** Multimedia - There's tons of it out there! **// - [|Thinkbright.org] - [|YouTube.com] - [|TeacherTube.com] - [|Glumbert.com] - [|Vidipedia.org] - [|VITAL] (WNET, NYC) - [|Open Vault] (WGBH, Boston)

- [|Linux] - [|Open Office] - [|Cute PDF] - [|Audacity] - [|Skype] - [|Itunes]
 * // Open Source Software - It's FREE! //**

Playtime - Explore the Universe of Web 2.0 Applications **We will begin by clicking on the first link in this section and finding something that has classroom application, then share it with the group. The remainder of our time together will be used to continue to explore and become familiar with the preceding web tools and any others you find in the Web 2.0 directories to make it easier to implement their usage as you begin to plan for the coming year's lessons.**

http://www.go2web20.net/ (find educational value...use tags.) [|Another Web Directory] [|All Things Web 2.0] [|SimpleSpark] [|Ziipa] [|Top 100 Tools for Learning 2008]
 * // Web 2.0 Websites and Hubs //**