Web 2.0 Tools
Resources for Teachers (and Parents too!)
Grades 2nd thru 8th
"Before you attempt to bring these technologies to your students, first be selfish about their use in your own learning practice." - Richardson (2010)
What are Web 2.0 classroom tools?
According to EDC (2010), "Web 2.0, a term we use almost everyday, is actually an ambiguous concept referring to a large and shifting set of technological tools" (p. 2).
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Tools that create or support a virtual learning environment.
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Tools that support communication and cultivate relationships.
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Resources to support teaching and learning.
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Tools enabling students to create artifacts representing what they are learning (EDC, 2010).
What are 21st Century Learning Skills?
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Critical Thinking
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Creative Thinking
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Collaborating
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Communicating
Creative Thinking Skills
From the Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework;
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Use a wide range of idea creation techniques
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Create new and worthwhile ideas
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Elaborate, refine, analyze and evaluate their own ideas in order to improve and maximize creative efforts
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Develop, implement and communicate new ideas to others effectively
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Be open and responsive to new and diverse perspectives
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Demonstrate originality and inventiveness in work and understand the real world limits to adopting new ideas
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View failure as an opportunity to learn
Critical Thinking Skills
From the Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework;
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Analyze and evaluate evidence, arguments, claims and beliefs
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Analyze and evaluate major alternative points of view
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Synthesize and make connections between information and arguments
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Interpret information and draw conclusions based on the best analysis
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Reflect critically on learning experiences and processes
Communication and
Collaboration Skills
From the Partnership for 21st Century Skills Framework;
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Articulate thoughts and ideas effectively using oral, written, and nonverbal communication skills in a variety of forms and contexts
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Listen effectively to decipher meaning
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Use communication for a range of purposes (e.g., to inform, instruct, motivate, and persuade).
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Utilize multiple media and technologies, and know how to judge their effectiveness