Web 2.0 School is your resource for tools that will help you create a course that promotes student independence and autonomy, greater collaboration and increased student learning. You will also find tools that will help you to become better organized and more efficient as a teacher. Web 2.0 has many definitions but we like to think of Web 2.0 tools as simply any web site that allows anytime, anywhere access to the stuff you need that has the option of being shared with others. Web 2.0 tools are not a fad and they won't go away. They are being used by teachers, students and businesses every day. The list of Web 2.0 tools continues to grow. We look at this list and get scared. How can we possibly keep up? We can't. What we can do, though, is pick a few tools and really try to see how they could be and are being used in the classroom. I can choose to be a mover and a shaker by using Web 2.0 tools with my students or I can choose to be moved and shaken by them. Wikipaedia defines Web 2.0 as an idea in the head rather than a new form of the internet. Regardless of the definition, it cannot be denied that these tools share one common feature; the ability to share information. 21st Century learning is all about collaboration and the skills necessary for functioning in a 21st Century world can be taught using Web 2.0 tools. Why Schools Should Break the Web 2.0 Barrier Thought Provoking Videos Blue icons used in this wiki were obtained from Paint Splatters wiki. Check it out! The author shares these freely with the wetpaint community.

This session will be available via uStream at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/vanishingpoint The back channel for this session can be found at: TBD

Course Overview

Social Networking Tools

Wikis
Blogs
Ning
Twitter

Organizational Tools

Digital Notebooks
Informaton Control
Bookmarking
Search, Advanced Search and much more
Online Storage

Utility Tools

Photo Sharing - Flickr, Photobucket, Snapfish, Shutterfly
Video Sharing - You Tube, Teacher Tube
Powerpoint Sharing - Slideshare
Voice Thread, digital stories
Many others


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The Instructors

Michael Bachrodt
Technology Coordinator
William Fremd High School
mbachrodt@d211.org
847-755-2760

Scott Weidig
Technology Coordinator
Schaumburg High School
sweidig@d211.org
847-755-4760