Web+2.0+Tools

﻿ __WEB 2.0 TOOLS__

__What is Web 2.0?__ - I have dealt with this very question for a few years while completing my instructional technology work through PSU and attending the Intermediate Unit 1 technology coaches' meetings. For an Internet novice, it may seem like what I am presenting this month is overwhelming and somewhat frustrating to grasp. The learning curve is WAY beyond what I had every imagined when I began studying web tools and how to use them effectively in the classroom. Teachers who are fluent and knowledgable with these tools and the nomenclature that is associated with them, sometimes overlook the fact that most teachers are ignorant to these tools based on their preoccupied minds and the responsibilities of teaching. It takes some time to be comfortable with the fact that it is NOT that complex, even though I learn several new things everytime I attend the coaches' meetings... Please let me know if I can help alleviate the stress of learning a new "culture" this month, and lets take the learning process that goes with familiarizing yourself with effective web-based tools that incorporate a social connection one step at a time.

Agenda for April 2011 Act 48 Trainings:

**Act 48 Sessions: **
 * Professional Development Training Agenda – April 2011 **

**Session 1: Introduction ** Define Web 2.0 and discuss its role in 21st century teaching and learning Review a list of Web 2.0 tools for educational use Review personal list of tools and their place in the middle school classroom Visit as many Web 2.0 sites as possible with time provided: - Prezi - Kathy Schrock’s website - Blogger - Showdocument.com - Edmodo <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">- Wordle <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">- Glogster <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 1.25in; text-indent: -0.25in;">- Tagxedo <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Detail the agenda for the next sessions <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Provide teachers with homework assignment (article) for next session <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Answer any questions

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Session 2: Workshop ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Review homework assignment from previous session <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Introduce teachers to wikispaces.com <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Go over signing up for a wikispace <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Show teachers AGTechTalk wikispace and basic wiki building skills <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Provide teachers with homework assignment (second article) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Answer any questions

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Session 3: Reflection ** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Continue to help teachers build their own wikispace; how to upload media, edit <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">pages and navigation bar, and adding content <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Share any additional Web 2.0 resources with the participants <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tab-stops: 82.5pt; tabstops: 82.5pt;">Act 48 evaluation will be completed and turned in

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Article #1 – **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> Web 2.0 Glossary: Penn State Learning Design Community Hub. Accessed from [] on March 17th, 2011.

**<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Article #2 – **<span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';"> Technology Tools to Get Teachers Started. Accessed from [] on March 30th, 2011.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Prezi - @http://prezi.com/
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">List of useful Web 2.0 resources previewed in the 1st training session: **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Kathy Schrock's site - @http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Blogger - @http://www.blogger.com/tour_start.g <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">AGTechTalk blog - @http://www.agtechtalk.blogspot.com/

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Showdocument.com - @http://www.showdocument.com/

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Edmodo - @http://www.edmodo.com/

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Glogster - @http://edu.glogster.com/

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Wordle - @http://www.wordle.net/

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tagxedo - @http://www.tagxedo.com/

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">delicious.com - @http://www.delicious.com/ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Great delicious account for teachers - @http://www.delicious.com/skline

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Wikispaces - http://www.wikispaces.com

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">**Session 1 Homework:** <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Web 2.0 Glossary: Penn State Learning Design Community Hub. Accessed from @http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/learningdesign/web20glossary on March 17th, 2011. Crossword puzzle from Discovery Education Puzzlemaker.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Technology Tools to Get Teachers Started. Accessed from [] on March 30th, 2011. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 200%; overflow: hidden;">
 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Session 2 Homework: **


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 150%;">Links and additional resources: **

IU1 Principal's wikipage - very comprehensive site with a long list of web tools with examples @http://principalstech.iu1.wikispaces.net/

Web 2.0 Terms - @http://ets.tlt.psu.edu/learningdesign/web20glossary