Web 2.0
Web 2.0 is a new set of tools that allows users to collaborate ideas through new mediums of expression.
This web blog is designed for individuals to explore, exchange, and create ideas around 21st Century collaborative learning. Like any new tool, there are generally three phases a user enters in order to become more comfortable and proficient with innovative technology.
Phase I - What Questions
In Phase I, an individual is apt to ask a lot of "What" questions: What is Web 2.0? "; What's a blog?"; "What are RSS feeds?"; "What's a Wiki?"; "What can these tools do for me?".
Phase II - How Questions
In Phase II, an emergence of "How" type questions begins to surface: "How do I set up a Google account?", "How do I create a Blog?", How do I subscribe to a RSS feed?".
Phase III - Acquisition of Knowledge & Application
In Phase III, a user generally starts to make connections between the application of these tools to a particular professional and/or personal task and by exploring becomes more proficient.
Keeping a Journal
Whenever you encounter a tool for the first time, it helps to keep a journal of thoughts pertaining to your experience, especially during Phase I and Phase II of the process. Your feedback is of inestimable value to instructors and software design teams as they attempt to make improvements within their respective areas.
Blog Archive Content
The video clips listed below are designed to provide you with an overview and answer some of the, "What" questions pertaining to many of the classroom tools available to teachers and students. Don't worry if you still have questions. That's normal. Most users need demonstrations of the tool to have a better understanding.
Enter Phase I and check out the video clips listed below as well as the video clips within the Blog Archive section. We welcome and look forward to your comments.
Ms.Lynch
Instructional Technology
Phase I - Recommended Video Clips
Google Docs in Plain English
Web Strategies in Plain English
Wikis in Plain English
On-Line Photo Sharing in Plain English
Twitter in Plain English
Podcasting in Plain English
RSS Feeds in Plain English
Blogs in Plain English
Social Bookmarking in Plain English
