Light, D. (2011). Do web 2.0 right. Learning and Leading With Technology, 38(5), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/issues/Feature_Article_Do_Web_2_0_Right.aspx
This article focused on how teachers throughout the country use web 2.0 tools in effective ways for students. Research found that when students are communicating together through tools, they are learning and having fun! Repetition was also a key in learning how to use tools regularly. The article also discussed blogs and how they can help spark students interests and curiosity. Blog debates are another way that students who were shy in face-to-face debates could participate by sharing their ideas without pressure. Students desire an amount of privacy about their thoughts because they are sensitive to sharing with certain trusted groups. Teachers must be very cautious about what community is created and what topics are discussed online. Establishing individual student blogs can be important to the student and teacher relationship. Trust can be made in this secure environment and can be a foundation for further sharing using other tools online.
Q1: What is one way that as a teacher you can monitor appropriate behavior?
A1: I would set limitations on the public access of the assignment. The assignment would be private and shared with student in my classroom. I would remain actively involved in conversations and feedback so that students would contain a classroom behavior online.
Q2: What web 2.0 tools would you use to help students to practice their writing skills online?
A2: I would have students create outlines for their papers on an individual blogs. I would then have a classroom blog that helped students access other peers’ blogs. I would have each person comment on another peer’s rough draft with feedback. This would be working smarter not harder and kids who were not at school the day of peer review could partake in the enriching activity.
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