discovery education & web 2.0 tools
TRANSCRIPT
How does
technology really make you feel?
• Frustrated?
• Excited?
• Overwhelmed?
• Satisfied?
• Uncomfortable?
• Impressed?
• Productive?
• Stressed?
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BE HONEST
Did you know…?
Take the Discovery Education quiz “Fact or
Fiction?” to find out how much you know about
Web 2.0.
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Teachers’ Use of Educational
Technology in U.S. Public
Schools
LEARN MORE ABOUT
Teachers & Technology:
96% of all
students
engage in
social
networking
Web 2.0 – so many
choices, so little time!
With so many Web 2.0 tools out
there, the question for teachers
becomes …
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Discovery Education + Web 2.0
= Teacher & Students
Discovery Education Web2012: Web 2.0 Toolshttp://www.flickr.com/photos/imagine1day/5368024508/
Some of my personal
favorites…Presentation Tools
• Prezi – a neat new way for students to create presentations
• Slideshare – a way to share student created and teacher created presentations with the online community
Collaboration Tools
• GoogleDocs – a site that allows creation, sharing, and collaboratation on the web with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and more.
• Wikispaces – a social writing platform for students that creates a collaborative classroom workspace
Reference
Discovery Education. “Fact or Fiction?”
http://cdwg.discoveryeducation.com/web2.0/ActivityFacts.pdf
FLICKR photo sources:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcknoell/6004234610/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryryrapz/5911105582/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryryrapz/5911105582/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/imagine1day/5368024508/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/julisuarez
valente/3083877028/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/julisuarezvalente/3083877
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