I was very lucky to stumble upon this podcast episode this week of all weeks. In the course of one hour, they attempt to define what Web 2.0 is, AND go over using Twitter in the classroom AND using Blogs.
They also cover concerns teachers might have over protectin student privacy and restricting acces access to certain websites from school, as well as how to teach Web 2.0 skills for cheap or free!
They discuss the needs of learners from preschool all the way to university and adult learners.
It's not the fanciest podcast I've come across, is still really well done and might be useful to many of you.
BONUS! The creator of this podcast also offers a free ebook on free educational technology tools.
Even if you don't have an hour to spare, I recommend saving the webpage as it seems to be a goldmine of tools and advice for those looking to incorporate elements of Web 2.0 with their learners. They encourage questions, and requests for content you would like to see in their future episodes.
They bring up both new web-literate skills they believe young all students should be introduced to, as well as skills that schools are no longer teaching our students.
What skill sets do you think will be essential for our students in the future?
Leave your feedback in the comments below!
What an awesome post! Page read and ebook ordered. (I can't afford him yet for a 1:1 session but now I know that people do that for a living.) I'll let you know when it shows up! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHey Kahla! Thanks for sharing this information! During my undergraduate study in University of Queensland, Australia, all our lectures are available as podcast for students who use it for revision or to refresh what they have learned in lectures. There are students who listen to these lecture podcast during their workouts! I personally use it too back in those days!
ReplyDeleteThere are indeed a lot of potentials that web 2.0 tools can help in learning or facilitate learning in a classroom or workplace setting! Great post!
Hey Kahla! Thanks for sharing this information! During my undergraduate study in University of Queensland, Australia, all our lectures are available as podcast for students who use it for revision or to refresh what they have learned in lectures. There are students who listen to these lecture podcast during their workouts! I personally use it too back in those days!
ReplyDeleteThere are indeed a lot of potentials that web 2.0 tools can help in learning or facilitate learning in a classroom or workplace setting! Great post!
Yes, thank you for sharing! I signed up for teachercast is received the ebook.
ReplyDeleteHello Kahla!
ReplyDeleteNot only does this website discuss Web 2.0 and using social media in the classroom, it disguises this knowledge through another Web 2.0 platform: the podcast! I really enjoy the different viewpoints from around the world; it offers a larger perspective of how Web 2.0 education works worldwide.
Although they provide a very brief description of Web 2.0, I enjoy how they describe the environment! It is interesting to see that they all promote Twitter- I feel really behind for not using it before now.