This document discusses using Web 2.0 tools to digitally transform classrooms. It encourages teachers to establish an online presence through blogging, social networking and other tools to better engage absent students and encourage participation and content creation. The document emphasizes that these tools can motivate students and open lines of communication if teachers get involved in personal learning networks to stay current on new technologies for teaching.

1. Digitally Transform Your Classroom
with Web 2.0 Tools
Florida Educational
Technology Conference
2013
Stephen C. Veliz
Swift Creek Middle School
Tallahassee, FL

2. Put absent students
back in your class
Establish a BackChannel

3. The Basics
What do we mean by Web 2.0?

4. Web 1.0 Web 2.0

5. Classroom 1.0 Classroom 2.0
Content Consumers Content Producers

6. It's not about the Technology.
It's about the Content!

7. The Basics
Why should we use Web 2.0 tools
with our students?
A Vision of K12 Students Today
Click Here

8. No generation in history has ever been so
thoroughly prepared for the industrial age.
David Warlick
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=298 dangerouslyirrelevant.or

9. Why Web 2.0?
Motivate Students

10. Why Web 2.0?
Easy to Monitor

11. Why Web 2.0?
Students Create Content

12. Why Web 2.0?
Encourages Participation

13. Why Web 2.0?
Open Lines of Communication

14. In 2013, is it possible to be a
good teacher and not integrate
these tools into your teaching?

15. Getting Started
We can't meet
students there,
unless we get there
ourselves.

16. Establishing an Online Presence
“The Digital Footprint”
➔ Teacher Website
➔ Blogging
➔ Micro-Blogging
➔ Social Networking
➔ Social Bookmarking
➔ Social Media

17. Do you have a “home” online?
… and many more!!

19. Collaborate
Create
Share
Store

23. Screenshots and Screencasting
with just a few clicks

25. Social Bookmarking in Plain English

27. The Power of the PLN

29. What is a PLN?
Personal Learning Network
Professional Learning Network
Passionate Learning Network

30. The Power of the PLN
My PLN helps me be a better educator and prepare my
students daily. They feed me experience, knowledge, and
support 24 hours a day / 7 days a week.
Shelly Sanchez Terrell
@ShellTerrell

31. Connect

32. What’s it all about?

33. •Follow and Be Followed
• The power of #hashtags
• Give and Take
• Watch it Grow
• Reap the Benefits

34. Your weekly meeting with the World
• #edchat
• edchat.pbworks.com
• Tuesdays at 12 and 7
est
• Subject-Area Chats
– #sschat Mondays 7pm
– Cybrary Man

35. Managing a Twitter Stream

36. Annual “Unofficial”
FETC Tweet & Greet
Tomorrow Evening
7:00pm - ?
TGI Friday’s
8955 International Drive

38. Complete Session Evaluations at
www.edmodo.com/fetcevals
or on the FETC Mobile App
Edmodo Group Code
WMP032

39. Need additional help?
Just contact me:
stephenveliz@gmail.com
Presentation Resources
http://tinyurl.com/velizpresent
Blogging @ www.StephenVeliz.net
Twitter - @stephenveliz