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February 18, 2009 at 10:27 pm | In Uncategorized | 5 Comments
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Exploring Web 2.0: Second Generation Interactive Tools – Blogs, Podcasts, Wikis, Networking, Virtual Worlds, and More.

In recent months exciting changes began happening on the World Wide Web. More services and features were becoming available, but most Internet users were unaware of this new potential until the “Net Generation” began embracing thesee new Web-based tools. Within months, the business community, educators, authors, and casual internet users found these tools invaluable to communication, collaboration, and research.

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The changes in technology and capabilities of Web 2.0 deliver a wide range of opportunities for our students. In some ways I believe that since they have had more exposure to the World Wide Web in their education their knowledge of these Web-Based tools in some areas are greater than the teachers.

Publications such as Exploring Web 2.0 would definitely be beneficial in delivering instruction in a more innovative way that students will be identify more with than the outdated traditional models still implemented in classrooms today.

Due to the rapid change and cost many of these tools are often unavailable or limited to a selective amount of students. Teachers have the resources to gain the knowledge necessary to integrate technology into the classroom but if these tools are not available to us how can we prepare our students for this growing technological age?

Comment by lpan — March 2, 2009 #

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- The good thing is that most of the Web 2.0 tools are free or inexpensive which fits into most school budgets. The bad thing is that many school administrators are afraid of them. However, schools need not fear Web 2.0, but supply adequate supervision and good network security. We can’t let our students down with Web 2.0 tools because Web 3.0 is being developed at this time.
  
  Comment by Ann Bell — March 2, 2009 #
  
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I agree. It is difficult as teachers to introduce and implement instruction incorporating Web 2.0 if we do not have the support or materials to support all of our students. I also believe that because of these factors school instruction in regards to technology often are steps behind in the developments, tools, and supports to better enrich their educational achievements and overall goals for both teachers and students. Do you think that administrators will become more responsive and welcoming in the future? Will our instruction ever catch up to technological advances in our school systems with more current tools such as Web 2.0?

Comment by lpan — March 2, 2009 #

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The Web 2.0 offers far reaching potential for education but change happens slowly in this market. The slow pace is in part because administration is generally consertative by nature and in part because they can’t just turn a switch, they have to teach the teachers. I’m the founder and CEO of School Town, a K-12 student learning environment that provides differentiated curriculum delivery, organization, and collaboration for teachers, students, parents and parent organizations. The platform integrates wikis, blogs, safe search and other Web 2.0 tools in an engaging experience. Check us out at http://www.schooltown.net. Perhaps we can make your next book. With the rapid pace of innovation, how can you keep your book from being outdated?

Comment by Mike Kritzman — March 8, 2009 #

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Mike,
Schooltown.net looks like a very interesting site and will have to spend more time investigating it.

To help keep the book updated, I hope to keep the related websites updated as the technology changes and then put out new editions when there has been significant changes.

Ann Bell

Comment by Ann Bell — March 8, 2009 #

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