Web 2.0 tools in education has become increasingly effective to the over all transformation of our education systems. Many tools such as the Promethean Boards, found at www.promethean.org ,have been highly successful in my school district. They can be found in nearly every classroom K-12. Educators as well as Certified Substitute Teachers are trained to use the full spectrum of its Web 2.0 tools. This tool has the ability to present slides, videos, developing lesson plans, provide interactive activities through the net, and global learning, via video conferencing. This tool also offers many more features for the educator to incorporate in their classroom.
On the web site www.edutopia.org they provide many videos, blogs, programs, research for all those involved in education. I enjoy reviewing the various resources and extract videos, or articles I find interesting or that I would like to share. This web site also is linked to the social Networking communities like Delicious, Twitter, Blogger, to name a few. One of my favorite videos to share with educators about utilizing web 2.0 tools in the classroom can be found at the following http://edutopia.org/digital-generation-teachers-vicki-davis This video features Vicki Davis in her rural Georgia, High school classroom, I figure the first image that pops into your mind when you read rural Georgia, High School, you either though of a little country town or cow tipping. Inside Vicki Davis’s classroom you could never get the sense that you were in an actual rural environment. Hit the link and see this innovative teacher engage her students with assignments that I would only expect at a post secondary level education.
Following the video of Vicki’s class, click the link to a video interview of a student.
http://www.edutopia.org/digital-generation-profile-virginia-video The student Virginia is a student of Vickie Davis in Georgia. Her profile focuses on how much she has learned by doing (using the web 2.0 tools). Both videos are inspirational and informative.
My final comment to this blog is, to encourage educators to never loose sight of allowing the learner to explore and be creative. In support, I would like to share with you a video featuring one of my favorite speaker and author Sir Ken Robinson.
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