Using Web 2.0 in the Classroom

Blogs are becoming more and more popular in education.  Teachers have used blogs in many ways.  For example, teachers have used them as classroom journals, conversation starters, and to get feedback about classroom events.  I have used blogs in my classroom to have students reflect about primary sources and to debate about historical figures.  The results have been fascinating.  90% of my student respond with well thought out opinions about the topics.  Other students just read and respond the next day in class.  I have also used blogs to communicate with parents and teachers about events in my classroom.  Finally, I like to read other teachers blogs to see what they are doing in their classrooms.  There a numerous possibilities.  What do you think?  How would you use blogs in your classroom?  Check out the following links and reflect about what you find.

Top 100 Education Blogs

http://oedb.org/library/features/top-100-education-blogs

Blog of Proximal Development

http://www.teachandlearn.ca/blog/

David Warlick’s 2 Cents Worth

http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/

Will Richardson’s Blog

http://weblogg-ed.com/

Eric Langhorst- This is one of my favorites.  He blog and podcasts!

http://www.speakingofhistory.blogspot.com/

 Check out one of these articles-

Blogging? It’s Elementary, My Dear Watson – Education World.com

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/tech/tech217.shtml

Writing with Web Logs – by Kristen Kennedy techlearning.com

http://www.techlearning.com/db_area/archives/TL/2003/02/blogs.php

e-Learning 2.0 – How Web Technologies are Shaping Education – Read Write Web.com

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/e-learning_20.php

An Article on Blogging Safety – A great resource!  Thanks for the post!

http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/internet/page6042.cfm 

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Basic Instructions for Google Maps  Hello!  I hope everyone is having a great break!  Time flies by sooo fast!  So, when I return to school my students will be engaged in a Google Maps project.  I have written a set of instructions for them to use.  Could you check them out and tell me what you think?

Thanks

Carla

Some people have mentioned that they could use a little help when they get home.  To respond to your cry for help I have added a bunch of links for you to peruse.  I have found them helpful and you may too!  Let me know what you think.

Google Rocks!  Try out the new features that we’ve talked about.  Blog about your experiences.  Check out the links to find the feature you want to explore!