Slides of a Presentation Delivered on 5 Feb 2010 at the MCCPSE, Instructional Forum.

1. Adding the Web 2.0 Arrow to
an Educator's Quiver
Paviter Singh
paviter@gmail.com

2. Slides / Resources
http://mccpseif.wikispaces.com/
http://paviter.wikispaces.com

3. The Real World
Is a Moving Target
Society is more
connected and global
More information is
constantly being made
available ONLINE
The majority of jobs our
students will face do not
exist today

4. The Real WorldIs a Moving Target
The Internet has become
the platform for the
expression of
unparalleled creativity
It is our students who are
responsible for creating
most of the content on
the web

5. The Real World Is a Moving Target
Our students are:
Motivated HOW
Inquiring
?
Self taught
In control WHY?
Independent
Immediate feedback
Authentic

6. Early Years
Survival Skills

7. Traditional 21st C
Web 1.0 Web 2.0
Reading Contributing
Receiving Collaborating
Researching Creating

8. Wikipedia

9. Flickr

10. Slideshare

11. The Future of Education
Information is changing
WHERE and HOW we learn
is changing

12. The Future of Education
if we continue on our
current path...
formal education will
become increasingly
irrelevant

13. Quality of Learning
engagement
collaboration
creativity
authenticity openness
personal expression discussion
participation proactivity
passionate interest
access to information
critical thinking
adapted from presentation by Steve Hargadon

14. Our Objective
consider how we can introduce a tool
learned today back in school
wordle

15. Passing Reference
Google
Apps

16. Classroom
Get students to comment on a
text you have selected
Way to check students
understanding
Students can critique each other
Facilitate project work through
the collation of references/
resources students can use
Teachers
Collaborative tool when lesson
planning
Creation of a resource bank by
topic for future reference

17. wordle

18. wordle
Walk Two Moons
by Sharon Creech

19. wordle
President Obama’s Speech: State of the Union

20. http://edu.glogster.com/
Classroom
Presentation tool (text, images,
sound, video)
Great for group / project work
Repository / Virtual portfolio
Applicable to a variety of subjects
Appeals to diverse learners

21. http://paviter.glogster.com/web20/

22. Classroom
Presentation tool and Mind
mapper rolled in one
Large scratch surface allows for
planning / brainstorming
Teach students how to sort ideas
Importance
Grouping
Applicable in various subjects
Bring in various forms of media
Embed or export as video

23. Quiet Re ection
can we can introduce a tool learned today
back in school.....
wordle

24. Risk more than others think is safe.
Care more than others think is wise.
Dream more than others think is practical.
Expect more than others think is possible.
(my philosophy, taken from a quote by Claude Bissell)
Paviter Singh
paviter@gmail.com