The final class of our Web 2.0 was enlightening. Seven of us presented ways that we were planning to or implementing several of the Web 2.0 tools that we learned in class. It was so interesting to see how different teachers used similar tools in different ways. Most of the presenters used wikispace.com to create a class website for posting important information, powerpoints, documents, images, etc., for their students and parents. I really liked Greg's interactive sites that he posted on his wikispace for his 8th grade social studies students. He spent a great deal of time searching for very interesting Civil War images interactive maps. Students will love this wikispace. I also thought that the teacher who used the wiki as a way to promote her swim team was innovative, especially the live clips of the swim meets. Overall, It was a great way to share ideas and see how far we had all come in the class.
On a personal note, I am very excited to put all of the tools to great use in my classroom. I just need to find a way to keep students from abusing the gmail feature during class. I got so excited that my students created google pages with all of the helpful tools, such as Blogger and Reader, but then I was disappointed when I walked around the classroom and found student GMail full of messages. Well, I will work on ways to slow that down next week.
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