21st Century Learning

How Web 2.0 can enhance your classroom

Qatar (February 2008)

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What does it mean to be an educator in the 21st Century?

What are the challenges? How can we meet these challenges?

 

"Did You Know 2.0" by Karl Fisch and Scott McLeod

 

"2020 Vision" by Karl Fisch

 

The Machine is Us/ing Us by Michael Wesch

 

Essential Attitudes and Tools

 

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Digital Literacy and Web 2.0

 

• The Read/Write web
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Podcasts
• Social Bookmarking
• RSS

 

Practical Classroom and Professional Examples

 

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Wiki-centric classroom

 

• curriculum delivery - Qatar Academy Information Technology classes
• global collaboration - Flat Classroom
• professional development - Qatar Academy PD wiki
• professional collaboration and planning - E-Learning for Life wiki
• digital portfolios - embedding Web 2.0 into curriculum

 

Blogging and Social Networking to Support Literacy

• Student process journals for documentation and reflection

   

• E-Learning 4 Life Ning

 

Personal Learning Networks

• Twitter
• iGoogle
• blogger.com
• delicious

 

Last updated February 17, 2008