Keeping an Eye on the Prize
I’ve spent the last month gathering as much information as possible about Web2.0 and educational networking. I’m on Twitter practically everyday, usually just to “listen” and check out the great links that people post. I read approximately 15-20 blog posts a day. I came to a stark realization last night while watching a video from Susan Young on Dean Shareski’s site.
I haven’t taken much time to organize and synthesize my newly found information. I’m crazy about the possibilities Web2.0 tools have for me and my students but I haven’t taken the time to create very much. As I’ve mentioned before, I’m trying stir up excitement in the 5th grade students about the possibilties, but unfortunately, it’s unusable enthusiasm. Educational networking tools are prohibited for student use in my district. Just because I can’t use the tools with my students doesn’t mean I can’t create samples of what I would/will do with the tools.
Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo’s suggestions, I checked out Bookr, an online slideshow site. Users can pull images from Flickr and create a simple slideshow. I think it would be perfect for young students…especially as an introduction to online collaboration. Thanks…more trials to come!
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Carol VanHook // May 24, 2008 at 1:39 pm |
You are so right. I have experienced the same feelings about where we are at in the classroom, where we are at personally, and where we need to take students using the Internet and web2.0.
It is wonderful to be joining you on the Horizon Project 2008 as an international judge. I am learning so much in this powerful collaborative project!