Fall 2009

Familiarizing Students with Web

2.0

Char PerlasCounseling Faculty

Mission College

What is Web 2.0?

Why am I being asked to use Web 2.0?

Creative Learning Strategies

Utilization of Free Internet Tools

Combining Entertainment with Education

What Web 2.0 tools could I expect to utilize?

Blogs

Wikis

ePortfolios

Blogs – a Collaborative Environment

• Promote deep learning

• Assignments are a beginning not an end

• Extend classroom walls

• Facilitate metacognition and reflection

• Demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes

Research on Blogging

• Promotes critical and analytical thinking

• Emphasizes creative, intuitive and associational thinking

• Combines the best of solitary reflection and social interaction

(Eide Neurolearning Blog, 2005)

Blogging – Getting Started

www.blogger.com

Wikis

What are wikis?According to the writingwiki.org web

site:

Wikis are free, online writing spaces.

Wikis convey a highly collaborative view of composing and creativity.

Wikis – Getting Started

This YouTube videoexplains Wikis and

how they work

Creating your Wiki

Online tutorial of www.wikispaces.com

ePortfolio

Allows students to:

Collect Select Reflect Set goals Celebrate achievement

Sample ePortfolio

THINK before you POST!

Questions?In order to assess the effectiveness of this workshop,

please take a minute to complete the “Muddiest” point handout.

For more information on this workshop including PPT presentation and handouts, visit:

http://salsa.missioncollege.org/perlas/

Scroll to Presentations and click on: Familiarizing Students with Web 2.0 (PPT) linkFamiliarizing Students with Web 2.0 Handouts

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