I watched teaching web 2.0 everything you need in one place by Wendy Drexler. The presentation began by stating that it's not about the tools but about student learning. What a great idea to have placed at the forefront of this video. She then talked about technology integration and gave four steps to integration:
1. Awareness
2. Experimentation
3. Collaboration with colleagues
4. Initiate unique projects, lessons and activities
This video was not a video that was filled with many life changing ideas but there was one thing that was included that may change the way I teach forever. This thing was a wiki called teachweb 2.0 and it is filled with a wealth of tools and web sites for teachers to use the web and especially the interactive web. the whole wiki is geared towards teachers and education with each entry having a swot rating system to help teachers with the implementation of the tools. Swot stands for Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats. This is a great way to see if a site or tool will be what you need to accomplish learning in your class and what to highlight or what to watch for while using with your students. I can't wait to find some time to dive into this wiki further, Check it out!
Blog: http://www.teachweb2.blogspot.com
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