Web 2.0 - tools for teaching

Forget capitalism and the class struggle…the digital revolution is changing things far more dramatically than the hypemongers ever imagined… the move from a society dominated by print and broadcast mass media to the age of interactivity is at least as dramatic as the move from feudalism to capitalism. Netocracy, by Jan Soderqvist and Alexander Bard (2001)

The workshop materials are available on this wiki.

Some things you need to know about Web 2.0 technologies. Web 3.0 is just around the corner!

Readings...

• Web 2.0 supports your teaching by providing materials that students can access at home, at the local library, during their study periods at school, during lunchtime and before and after school.
• It stores all the useful websites and resources you've found on one page, which means students don't have to randomly search google endlessly.
• It provides students and teachers the opportunity to discuss problems and solutions in public forums.
• Parents can see how their children are contributing to in-class discussions or coursework.

Presentation

Unpacking

WIKIS	WEBLOGS	WEBQUESTS	SURVEYS
Forum Questions	Updates	Whole units of work	Evaluation
Course materials/links	Reflections	Learning Domains What is a learning style?	LearningStyleSurvey Pretesting and post-testing
Create a wiki!	Start a blog	SWAT	Create a Survey?

Oh yes! Have a look at Google Docs … their potential is enormous!

MAH is currently setting up a server for this course management system -CMS, moodle, that affords us the opportunity to have online classrooms, forums, wikis etc.

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Information about editing wikis.

• To edit a page, go to the page and click the Edit button. You can change everything in the main area of your page. The Wikidot language is easy to learn but powerful.
• You can attach images and other files to any page, then display them and link to them in the page.
• Every Wikidot page has a history of edits, and you can undo anything. So feel secure, and experiment.
• You can choose different themes in the Site Manager, and you can write your own theme if you know CSS.
• To start a forum on your site, see the Site Manager » Forum.
• The license for this Wikidot site has been set to Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. If you want to change this, use the Site Manager.
• If you want to learn more, make sure you visit the Documentation section at www.wikidot.com

Wikidot is one wiki provider, you can also try Peanut Butter Wiki

Another option to explore is Google Docs which provides a range of different possibilities but you'll need a gmail account to use these.

We hope you enjoy using Wikidot as much as we do. If you want to discuss Wikidot, there's an active community of Wikidot enthusiasts where you can share tips and ideas.