Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Thing #2 - Web 2.0

Web 2.0 what is that? I have heard of other teachers using wikis and my kids have blogs but what are those really? I know that technology can be a great tool to teach kids but how do I incorporate it into my classroom? I know that my students know technology so it is up to me to get myself to their level and let them show me what they can create.
A few questions for myself though on how to get this done:
1. How do I get myself trained to do the things I need to do in my classroom so I can lead the kids?
2. How do I get access to everything I need to put this training to work? If it is what we need to be doing and if this technology can better reach the student how do I make sure I have everything I need to get it going?
3. How do I get around having to override topics three or four times to gain access to certain sites for the students to use?
4. How do I make sure students are only gaining access to topic appropriate sites?
5. How do I incorporate the school district's curriculum, the TEKS/TAKS, and the test taking strategies necessary for the students to pass TAKS into a technology based learning?

5 comments:

maryw said...

These are excellent questions to keep in mind as you progress through this course. Hopefully by the end, you will have a better understanding and ability to start using some of these tools.

jayhawk65 said...

You have some great questions. I have some of the same concerns. I find myself constantly overriding material for my classroom that is blocked, especially UTube. I have discovered so many wonderful things for my classroom on this site.

Sped teacher said...

Oh my gosh! I thought the same thing. Hopefully it will come together by the end of class! Great Blog!

Technological Dummy said...

Thank you for your post. I've been asking myself many of the same questions. I feel like I've made one of the first steps already. 23 Things might answer some of these questions as we complete each exercise.

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