Many technologies fall into the category of Web 2.0, for example, blogs, wikis, concept mapping and e - books.What is truly amazing about these sites is that users can have different roles, that is as contributors to the information given, rather than mere passive receptors of knowledge. Also, the sites enable users to collaborate with others.Web 2.0 can develop critical minds, as our students will find these sites, quite interactive and fun.
Boys will have an adventure as they manipulate, the tools of the programmes.
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ReplyDeleteI love the ease with which your postings can be read-short and simple. We have been exposed to only the tip of the web 2.0 tools available.
Richardson (2009)speaks of teachers working alongside students as collaborators and learning from students, this is a change from the traditional teacher-student dynamic.
It is true that many students find traditional learning boring so incorporating fun and interactive web 2.0 tools is key to engagement but we must be mindful that many students use the technology for lower order thinking skills (lots) such as simple posting of multimedia texts such photos and sending messages so teachers will still have a role to play in developing their higher order thinking skills (hots).
Here are some sites that you can use with your students that will have the boys and girls excited but also involve them in reading and writing with an academic purpose.
Making movies with the zimmer twins
Draw and share
Create your own comic strip