Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools

Name: Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools
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ISBN: 9781564842343

ISBN-10: 1564842347

ISBN-13: 9781564842343

Edition: 2007

Authors: Gwen Solomon, Lynne Schrum

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A comprehensive overview of the emerging Web 2.0 technologies and their use in the classroom and in professional development.

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List price: $37.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education
Publication date: 10/21/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 270
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

Lynne Schrum is Dean of the College of Education and Human Services at West Virginia University. Previously, she was a professor and coordinator of elementary education in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Her research and teaching focus on preparing teachers for the 21st century, appropriate uses of information technology, and leadership in a digital world. She has written eleven books and numerous articles on these subjects; the most recent is How 2, Web 2: How to for Educators . Schrum served on AERA's Council, was editor of the Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE) (2002-2012), and is a past-president of the International Society… for Technology in Education (ISTE).

Introduction	p. 1
New world, new web, new skills	p. 7
New World	p. 8
Economics 102	p. 9
New Web	p. 12
New Corporations	p. 16
21st-Century Skills	p. 17
Schools and Change	p. 21
The Tipping Point	p. 21
New Tools and Learning	p. 23
Taking Advantage of New Tools	p. 24
Students and learning	p. 25
21st-Century Students	p. 26
How Children Get Information	p. 30
What Students Want from Their Schools	p. 31
The Customization Generation	p. 33
Access to Online Tools and Services	p. 34
Understanding Learning	p. 35
Constructivism	p. 38
Project-based Learning	p. 39
Connectivism	p. 40
The Challenge	p. 41
Harnessing New Technologies	p. 42
New tools	p. 45
Concepts	p. 46
The Web as Platform	p. 46
Behind the Web Tools	p. 48
Open Source	p. 50
Tagging and Syndication	p. 52
From the Web to Web 2.0	p. 54
Using the Tools	p. 55
Basic Web 2.0 Tools: Blogs, Podcasts, and Wikis	p. 55
Other Popular Web 2.0 Tools	p. 58
Web 2.0 Versions of Desktop Tools	p. 62
Web 2.0 Management Tools	p. 65
Other Web 2.0 Tools for Education	p. 66
More New Tools	p. 69
Educational Software	p. 71
Immersive Environments	p. 75
Data and Design	p. 76
New tools in schools	p. 77
Cool Schools	p. 78
Classroom Applications: Using the Tools for Learning	p. 80
Classroom Applications: Teaching Content	p. 84
Other Tools and Models	p. 97
Professional development	p. 99
Creating Effective Programs	p. 102
Preservice Learning	p. 102
Communities of Practice	p. 103
Technology Literacy Training	p. 111
Professional Development and Web 2.0 Tools	p. 112
Leadership and new tools	p. 117
Leading in the 21st Century	p. 118
Using New Tools	p. 120
Supporting New Tools	p. 128
Financial Issues	p. 129
Infrastructure: Running on Open Source	p. 134
Online safety and security	p. 137
Legal Requirements	p. 138
Copyright and Intellectual Property	p. 139
Security Solutions	p. 140
Knotty Problems	p. 152
Other Alternatives	p. 156
Systemic issues	p. 159
English Language Learners and English as a Second Language	p. 160
Students with Special Needs	p. 163
Equity and the Digital Divide	p. 165
Assessment	p. 168
New schools	p. 177
Harnessing the Collective Intelligence of Education Data	p. 178
The Long Tail of Educational Materials	p. 179
The Vision and the Reality	p. 180
Polls and Surveys	p. 181
Software	p. 181
Textbooks	p. 182
Moving Applications and Data Online	p. 183
Open-Source Educational Applications	p. 183
Professional Development	p. 186
Toward a Smart Future	p. 186
Brainstorming about Schools and Web 2.0	p. 188
Your Turn	p. 189
Tutorials	p. 191
Web-based Word Processor: Zoho Writer	p. 192
Web-based Spreadsheet: Num Sum	p. 194
Open-Source Painting Tool: Tux Paint	p. 195
Editing Sound: Do You Have Audacity?	p. 196
Syndication in Firefox: RSS Feeds	p. 197
del.icio.us Bookmarks and Favorites	p. 199
Photo Editing: Photo Story 3 for Windows	p. 200
Wikispaces for Educators	p. 201
Class Blogmeister: Adding and Editing Blog Articles	p. 202
Geography: Google Earth	p. 206
Creating Graphics: Sketch Up	p. 208
Google Reader	p. 210
Web timeline	p. 213
Web 2.0 tools	p. 219
A day in the life of web 2.0	p. 231
References	p. 235
National educational technology standards	p. 251
Index	p. 259
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