1. Web 2.0 Web 2.0

2. What is Web 2.0 And why should we as educators care??

3. Informal + user-oriented + real-time + open source = Web 2.0 Community

4. Some are familiar, And some are not….

6. Blogging Simply put, it’s a way to instantly publish thoughts and ideas as well as interact with others. Let’s start with :

14. Steps in setting up a blog Provide the necessary information requested (user name, password) Create a title for your blog. Accept terms and select a template. Publish!

15. Some tips • Always cite & link to your sources • If it’s iffy (like religion or politics), don’t post it • If it’s humor, be very careful • Set up a RSS feed

16. Let’s Start Blogging!

17. Educators/Schools blogging about education or technology The Big Question using technology to enhance learning Blogging Pedagogy a blog sharing resources and blogging pedagogy A Difference this Math teacher blogs on education and technology The New Digital History Education this blog explores using technology to teach social sciences, humanities, and history to a new generation Edublog Awards find the best in education blogs Educator Blogs this is a directory of blogs with descriptions The Fischbowl a staff development blog at Arapahoe High School Fletchblog this teacher shares his experiences with technology and education G-Town Talks an assistant superintendent talks about school management, student achievement, and life in G-Town Learning in Hand a blog on technology and learning that focuses on handheld computing, podcasts, and other mobile technology Learning through Weblogs this blog looks at research concerning blogging in education and elsewhere The Not So Distant Future a forum for discussing web 2.0 tools, teaching strategies, and library research tools for educators Read/Write Web a weblog that provides web technology news, reviews and analysis The Scratchpad an educational technology blog SmartBoard Lesson Podcast an amazing resource of ideas on using the SmartBoard Tama’s eLearning Blog this blog is a record of thoughts, opinions and explorations of the intersections between digital technologies and ideas relating to pedagogy Teachers Using Technology this site was created to help connect like minded educators across the world and to share what we’ve learned, and learn from what others are doing Weblogg -ed this site is dedicated to discussions and reflections on the use of weblogs, wikis, RSS, audiocasts and other Read/Write Web related technologies in the K-12 realm, technologies that are transforming classrooms around the world Classroom blogs Contemporary Issues class discussion forum English Corner 6th grade Language Arts blog 4Corner’s Project this is a collaborative blog that connects 4 schools in different countries History Class in Review daily reflections of an 8th grade history class KHS Viking Literature Blog an AP composition and literature blog Mr. Biche’s Science Class a class blog incorporating technology Mr. J’s Math Pages a classroom blog for students Pre-Cal 40S (Winter 07) an interactive learning ecology for students and parents Through My Eyes a virtual classroom for a Spanish Level I class