Day 1 Topics and Activities
“In an age of instant media gratification,
learning must be real, rich, and relevant.”
Tom March, pioneer web-based educator
Why should we bother doing things differently?
Shift
Happens
This short-but-powerful presentation is both disturbing and thought
provoking. Can we keep teaching the way we are and still prepare
our students adquately for their futures?
How we are doing so far
A
Digital Decade: Technology Counts looks back and ahead
after 10 eventful years
This article gives a good overview of the real thing.
A
Digital Decade
This is another perspective and links to the actual state reports.
Mining Web 2.0
To get the feel for what Web 2.0 really is, watch
this video
on YouTube. Then explore Web 2.0 in teams
of two and find four (4) cool tools. Share with the class at the
end of the day how each could be used in the classroom, potential
pitfalls, and prevention/safety strategies, etc.
Exploring New Tools
Explore the articles for Day 1 about the following
topics. Also, search Google
for other points of view of more resources. Make a list of discoveries
and questions to share with the class.
- Games and learning
- Weblogs/blogs
- Wikis
- Folksonomies
- RSS feeds
- Podcasts
Video Explanations on New Tools to Digital
Immigrants
How
to Use FlickrStorm
This video gives step-by-step directions.
Language
Learning and Web 2.0
A video demonstrating exciting new possibilties including Second
Life.
What
is PBWiki?
Educators describe this wiki.
Cool Technology Tools
Everyday we will explore some new free-or-affordable tools. |
