first of all...not sure if that's the correct spelling on "woah"
So there's all this knowledge available, all these resources, and all the arguments / rationallizations / legitimizations regarding teaching and the web tools available make perfect sense. The problem of course is creating relevancy for our students.
In my mind the most difficult thing about using these web 2.0 tools will be determining the "proper tool and approach", as stated by George Siemens in Knowing Knowledge (p. 41), to use in order to most effectively and efficiently create relevancy.
At this point...i'm wide open to suggestions from anyone who has experience with these tools and their application in regard to teaching....
3 comments:
Matt,
I hope we can expose you to some tools and to some projects that have been done using them so you can start gathering ideas for your classroom. You'll have a chance to edit a wiki (our class site) find the reflective power of blogging, and using Skype and other network tools to communicate. The great part is you can "play" with these tool now and decide which one you think best fits your class. Students learn the skills quickly, and most teachers find when engaging students in 'their' learning space that the engagement level increases. I look forward to reading your blog posts as you work through how these tools can be used in your classroom to help students connect those nods of information.
Would love to see your class wiki.
Here is a wiki I have put together for a course I am teaching to profs.
http://cltnet-blogs-wikis-podcasts.wikispaces.com/
and another I used with a PD I just gave:
http://21stcenturylearning.wikispaces.com/High+Schools+New+Face
Let me know what you think!
21st Century Collaborative
In reference to technology and students you wrote:
"The problem of course is creating relevancy for our students."
I find that statement to describe learning in general. When are students bored? When what they are learning is not relevant.
The glory of technology is that it allows us to frame knowledge in a way that is relevant for our students.
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