Web+2.0+Tools

=**What are Web 2.0 Tools?**= They are websites or programs with which students can interact. They can, like with American Idol or Dancing with the Stars, affect the outcome of the program. These tools allow for discussion and feedback from peers or professors/teachers.

=**Why are they useful?**= Students are moving from static activities (online) to didactic/interactive/changing activities and Web 2.0 Tools assist students in this transition. These tools, by allowing students to affect outcome of product (ex: website), are giving students a sense of accountability when it comes to their educational career. The variations one can incorporate into lessons with this technology also raises the probability that students will pay attention when in class and learn more of what is being taught while having fun at the same time. = = =**How have they been used in the classroom?**= The website below lists some of the Web 2.0 tools, how to use them and how they are useful in today's classrooms. @https://sites.google.com/a/pennridge.us/webtools/more/fotobabble You'll notice below that many of the Web 2.0 Tools listed are from Google. This is because Google Docs are extremely useful when you have students working in groups. These tools allow each member to be held accountable for the work they did or did not do on the project without it being their word against another student's. It also allows you as the instructor to see how students' projects are coming along throughout the time allotted to students to complete said project(s). While using the capabilities of the programs in this way may seem very big brother-ish, it allows you as the teacher to see who understands what is going on, as well as who and how much of the work each student is doing.

Our @instructional plan requires students to use the Web 2.0 Tool of Google Presentations to create, complete and submit their group PowerPoint Presentations incorporating some of the projects they have been working on this semester.

You can also use Glogster.com to create a Web 2.0 Tool. Below is an example: @http://scherk13.edu.glogster.com/nachrichten-aus-deutschland-20052011/ media type="custom" key="9504784" =**Examples:**= Google Earth Google Documents Google Presentations Google Spreadsheets Google SketchUp Google Drawing Google Forms Other Google Tools Storybird Skype