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Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Web 2.0 tools in class

I could practically guarantee that 100% of students are already using Web 2.o at home or wherever they access the internet. In light of this, I think that students would be a lot more likely to engage in learning and education if the material was presented on this level. Students might be assigned to create a blog and in that blog act as if they are living within a certain event or time period. They could research and present their information in a way that might be entertaining to the themselves and the rest of the class, instead of handing in a 6 page paper on WWI. I think it would be fun to write and record fake radio bulletins or entire radio programs and turn those into podcasts. I think that history and social studies can be a lot more interesting than the typical read a book and write a paper approach. I would also like to try and use google earth and show the students what different parts of the world look like. So, for instance, when talking about the construction of the Panama Canal, the students could both see the canal and see where it is exactly. I feel that engaging the students on a level that they are already interested in is so important for today's and tomorrow's teachers. Life changes and so should we.

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