Web2.0 can be defined as "a web-based platform for applications and services." This platform can allow you to access your information anywhere as it is NOT dependent on a specific computer.
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I believe that Web 2.0 is a web-based place where you can use applications and services. Many of these applications provide storage and document security. Others are used to convert images online into PDF's on your computer.
ReplyDeleteThe first application that I will use as a teacher is the drop box. This will be useful because I can have my lesson plans saved on this site, and if anything happens to them, they are saved online. I can also save grades on this site, so I can access them at home.
The second application that I plan to use in my teaching is screen toaster. This allows me to create lesson plans and tutorials online so that students do not have to crowd around my computer when I am explaining something new. I can then link this up to the projector and help students through a tutorial while I narrate the presentation.
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ReplyDeleteWeb 2.0 is awesome! It is a great on-line storage area for various web applications and services. One can access software and files anytime, from any computer. It is a great central source for various on-line tools that I can use in my classroom.
Yodio is great because students will be able to instantly upload audio files from anywhere. They can make interactive files to upload to the web. Other students can then comment and leave feedback from anywhere as well.
Skype will be a very useful tool as well. Students can talk to each other and teachers can communnicate as well. Live feed can help students discuss or work on ASL for example, from home!
AWESOME!!!!
To me, Web 2.0 is a library of popular, tech-related programs that can be used in the classroom to enhance student learning. Web 2.0 has a wide variety of tools that can be used to do a lot of different things ranging from voice and video capture to document/image sharing programs to live whiteboards. This site will impact my teaching in many ways. Already, within five minutes of use, I have discovered so many new ways to do things I thought could not be done. As a teacher I will be able to use these tools to integrate technology into my lessons and to diversify my lessons. Also it will allow students to explore the wonders of technology while learning content at the same time.
ReplyDeleteOne tool on Web 2.0 is Screen Toaster. Screen Toaster is a program that can record actions done on your computer. After starting the program it will record whatever is done on the computer until it is ended. Then a presentation can be made to share. This could be used in my class when there is something I want students to do on the computers, but they may not know how to do it. Beforehand, I could record a demonstration showing them how I would do it on the computer. I could then have them load my presentation so they could watch and follow along. This could be beneficial so I could just do it once and not have to show them multiple times.
Another tool I liked was Google Documents. I particularly liked this one because it gives students the chance and do and publish work online without the need for Microsoft Software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint). With Google Docs, students can complete work, share it with others, and edit work of theirs or their peers. I could use this in my class when students work together in groups and need to work on a project outside of class. As long as they have computers they can share a document between them and work on it together from separate locations.
My Favorite Web 2.0 Tools...!
ReplyDeleteWeb 2.0 is the way of the future for today's modern classroom. Don't know what it is? Web 2.0 encompasses all the "cloud" applications on the web available for us - many of them free!!! These applications are not downloaded to separate computers. Instead, they are accessed by simply going online and signing in. This allows you to access data, software, documents - whatever - from ANY computer. All you need is internet access. No need to download memory-heavy software, either. You can store huge amounts of data online, from simple documents to videos and photos. Worried about a fire destroying your precious photos and videos? Store them online!
The thing is this: Use the tools or get left behind and be seen as a classroom dinosaur. It's our JOB as teachers to know about these things, and to introduce our students to them. Not only that - it's a blast! And makes our lives LESS complicated, not more.
Two of my personal favorites are Google Docs and Picasa. I can store all my documents and photos online, but also SHARE them. I use them ALL the time. Some others? Skype, and GetDropBox to store HUGE amounts of data online. Great for video trading with my production partner in Tennessee.
Web 2.0 AKA the web cloud is a place in cyberspace where applications and software are stored so you can access them at anytime. So, you can be in Antartica, your bathroom or even the Bahamas and present your project to your fellow students who sitting in a freezing classroom.
ReplyDeleteWeb 2.0 would have a great impact in the classroom. Many of the programs and software available are free and students would be able to access the sites and their work from home.
Two of my favorite sites on the Web 2.0 list are Skype and Google sites.
Skype is an awesome program. You can use it talk with anyone worldwide, free. It includes Chat/Text, web cam support, and file transferring.
You could use this in the classroom to set up interviews with a student's favorite author. First the class would read a book or books by the author and then come together in groups or as a class to formulate questions for the author. The teacher would have to do the footwork ahead of time to see if when and if the author would be willing to be interviewed.
Google sites is another great site. It is a free and easy way to create and share webpages. This would be a useful site in the classroom, Students could create websites that would highlight favorite books and other media in the literary field that they enjoy. I would use it to promote literacy but it would be useful for students because they would be learning a valuable skill by creating a website.
Web 2.0 is a conglomeration of online tools that teachers can use in their classrooms. These are powerful tools that serve a variety of purposes such as blogging and online storage. The best part of it? All of the services are FREE!
ReplyDeleteOne service on this site is called Yodio. It’s a useful program that allows us to record audio from a phone to an account on the Yodio website. Teachers could use this to post a picture and then discuss it on an audio recording for students. They could leave comments from their own phones in response.
Another program that I think is useful is the Online Video Converter which takes You Tube videos and allows you to downloadable files on your computer. Using video clips to supplement my teaching is something I think would help make my lessons more relevant and interesting. Having a file that I can transfer onto other computers in case I don’t have internet access would be helpful.”
Web 2.0 is a conglomeration of online tools that teachers can use in their classrooms. These are powerful tools that serve a variety of purposes such as blogging and online storage. The best part of it? All of the services are FREE!
One service on this site is called Yodio. It’s a useful program that allows us to record audio from a phone to an account on the Yodio website. Teachers could use this to post a picture and then discuss it on an audio recording for students. They could leave comments from their own phones in response.
Another program that I think is useful is the Online Video Converter which takes You Tube videos and allows you to downloadable files on your computer. Using video clips to supplement my teaching is something I think would help make my lessons more relevant and interesting. Having a file that I can transfer onto other computers in case I don’t have internet access would be helpful.
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Web 2.0 is a system of online applications that can be accessed from any computer with internet access and that allows people to collaborate from any location. It can be useful for a variety of classrooms because students can work from home and school and work together on projects from different places.
ReplyDeleteDabbleboard is an online whiteboard system that allows multiple people to draw and write on the “whiteboard”. There are some pictures available on the application and it is also possible to upload pictures of your own. I could use this in my math class to have groups collaborate on homework by going on the whiteboard together and solving problems together. They could then compare differences and similarities in their solutions.
Doodle is a tool that allows groups to schedule events or take polls online. The application updates instantly and is color coded for ease of interpretation. This could be used to set up student group meetings with or without the teacher. Polls could be used for simple pre-assessments to get a sense of how many people know the material already.
Web 2.0 products are internet based tools that allow users to access their information, materials, and files from any computer connected to the internet.
ReplyDeleteI will definitely be using a file-sharing Web 2.0 product (such as 4shared.com). Many teachers face restrictions on the number of copies they can make for their students, and using this type of product gives the student an opportunity to reprint a lost handout at their own expense. Parent might also be interested in downloading a class schedule or syllabus to refer to.
I think students would really enjoy using Wordle in the classroom. It’s fun and visual, yet deceivingly simple. I would use Wordle to create word clouds that relate to a story. Students might have to give me an exit slip with five key words they thing apply to the story, and for the next class period I could share their Wordle with them. Because it visually rates word frequency, it would be a great springboard for a discussion.
I see Web 2.0 as an educational tool that can help students relate to content in a new and modern way. You can incorporate new programs with your lessons-making your curriculum more technology based! Web 2.0 really does create a more modern classroom, and combines so many diverse applications on the web from collective presentations, blogs, podcasts, yodios, and much much more.
ReplyDeleteI think its necessary to include Web 2.0 in all our classes, regardless of content. Not to sound too corny here, but this is really the way of the future- lets take advantage of all these incredible too!
Wordle is a great example of a Web 2.0 tool. As shown in the previous post, you can make awesome collections of words and responses- which may be a creative way of collecting ideas.
I also created an account on 4shared.com It gives me 5 gigs of storage! I can create a classroom 4shared account and have all my assignments posted here for absent students to make up work. I can post videos or images too (like the picture posted here- its from my 4shared account)! Other people can post comments, and you can even make your own photo album.
And of course, I love all the Google applications offered to me via gmail. I love Google Docs and learned quite a bit about these applications at the OTEN conference. I think students would love the Google applications as they don't require a home computer. This is similar to 4shared but may also be a good way for students to save their notes/other data online.
( I wrote more about these in great detail on my blog, but thought a brief summary would be less lengthy and less time consuming!)
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Web 2.0 provides me with an expanse of different free resources I can use to bring technology into my classroom! Some things I would be tempted to do as a teacher but may not have the resources for (such as video documentaries, presentations, and other projects) would become much easier and more accessible with this range of free tools.
ReplyDeleteThe Web 2.0 tool "Doodle" looks like a great way to create and participate in polls quickly in the classroom. It could be used in many ways to get student input and to teach them about data collection and analysis since they could respond to the poll and then instantly see the results!
"Voice Thread," "Yodio," and the other recording tools would be fantastic for students creating multimedia presentations such as slideshows and videos because they make it easy to create audio files without a lot of confusing or expensive recording software and equipment. These Web 2.0 tools would make audio very accessible to students when they are putting together projects.
HEY! I'm back. I've missed you all terribly...Josh that means you. While I'm here I'd like to give a shot out to my favorite professor, you know who you are (math methods is going to be off the hook next week!). While I've got your attention I'd love to tell you about my favorite Web2.0 tools. Web2.0 tools are applications that can be used by anyone on the internet to access files and information that people have created or uploaded to these programs. They are ideal programs because everything is stored online and can be accessed by any computer with an internet connection. They are also compatible with any operating system so you don't have to worry if you're running a mac at one place and a pc in another. Now that we got that out of the way let me tell you about a couple of my favs.
ReplyDeleteSkype:
Skype is a program that allows people to make phone calls over the internet to anywhere in the world. You can video chat in real time with anyone, anywhere. This program could be used in the classroom for students to connect with other students around the world. Students could learn loads of information about other cultures by actually talking face-to-face (or screen to screen) with someone far far away. Totally killer man.
Google docs:
Google documents are files that are saved online and accessible by anyone with the right login and password. Using google documents allows students to collaborate on projects without having to physically be in the same room. Genius.
Well that's all for now. Take care of yourselves. Meet me back here next week.
Web 2.0 is having the world at your fingertips. The ability to access files from anywhere in the world is amazing. I love being able to store documents, keep in touch with friends and family and make and create pojects online.
ReplyDeleteFor instance: a couple days ago for a class, I needed to great a graph for a presentation. I googled "make a graph" and clicked on the first website and made a killer graph. It was awesome. Before, it would have been a time consuming thing to use a program that I probably didn't have or couldn't afford.
Facebook: say what you want about social networking sites, I absolutely love being able to keep track of friend all over the world and communicate quickly. If I have a question about homework, I post it on facebook and I have 12 SOE peer responses within minutes. When I first went to Brasil at the age of 5, it took weeks to get communication from the US. Now, it is seconds away.
I also love blogs. I'm pretty new to them, but my wife has kept a blog of our family for a while. Once again, there are pictures and video that are stored on the internet that my parent in Brasil, her parents in Seattle, and my brother in North Carolina can all access and comment on. I love the idea of a class blog that I can use to communicate with students and parents about what is going on in the class and what things are coming up.
sorry, that last one was posted by Josh Thorpedo
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ReplyDeleteWeb 2.0 is the collection of web-based tools available to enrich the classroom experience with technology. An important component is that items stored may be accessed from any computer with an internet connection!
One example is google documents. These are great because they are stored online, can be accessed and edited simultaneously by multiple people.
Youtube.com is another example of web 2.0. It's great for schools because it gives students a platform to publish video-based projects and share work. Teachers can also share examples and current events in a student and community centered way.
Web 2.0 is a tool that provides services that can be accessed from any computer at any time. This includes word processing, presentations, and audio and video productions. In the future, this will impact my teaching by providing alternative methods to make learning social. For example, my students will be able to create, edit, and share documents with their classmates while improving their technological literacy.
ReplyDeleteOne tool I plan to use is Skype, a program that allows the user to talk to anyone in the world. I think this would be a great tool for personal communication between family members and friends. It can also be used to enhance instruction, however. For example, a class might be able to Skype in order to communicate with a children’s author. This would provide a great opportunity to start an engaging dialogue between the author and the readers. Students might be able to ask questions, discuss themes of the novel, and the author’s writing process. Skyping would not require a lot of logistical effort, like traveling or great expense.
Another tool that I see myself using is Dabbleboard, a web-based white board. Students would be able to upload images to the whiteboard and add text or arrows. Another feature is the “Share and Chat,” which allows students to invite their classmates to sketch with them in real-time and, if they have a webcam and microphone, chat as they work. Dabbleboard would be great note-taking tool where students can create flowcharts, Venn diagrams, and webs. This would be a great tool especially for those students who are visual learners and those who enjoy working with others
Web 2.0 is an interactive tool that can be a helpful for teachers. This program allows the teacher to collaborate, and to design applications for his/her classroom.
ReplyDeleteFlipMyPhotos.com is a free application which allows on-line editing of images and photos. Some of the features included are rotating, cropping, resizing, adjusting brightness, and removing red eyes from the photo/image. There is no software to download so you can access this tool from any computer. Unfortunately, this is only a temporary storage device(24 hrs.). So it would be wise to edit your photo/image, and then immediately download it to your computer or send it to your email. This would be a great tool if you are creating a classroom slideshow and you wanted to edit the pictures at home before you showed them to your class.
Dabbleboard is a white board that can be used with sketches from scratch, pre-made drawings from contributers, or uploaded images. With Dabbleboard you can add lines, text, arrows, and many other tools to your image. An additional feature of Dabbleboard is the fact that you can sketch with one or more people in real-time. If you have a webcam or a microphone you can also chat while you are working. This would be a great resource for an art teacher because he/she can show how to draw certain objects/items in real-time.