Thing # 5

Teacher 2.0

I checked out Teacher 2.0 and I really enjoyed this perspective. It's a great website that has tons of information. The author Aaron Smith conducts podcast that allows teachers to share technology information and techniques they utilize in their own classrooms. He also provides lesson ideas and links on his blogs. I found a couple of his suggested ideas to be great. He mentions delicious.com and how it's a great way to share saved information with multiple computers.  He also gave me a lead on a math blog since my power point is going to be math.

Web 2.0 A Guide for Educators

The next one I read was Web 2.0: A Guide for Educators. It discussed how technology has changed the way we live and learn. Many young people are already using Web 2.0 by using social networks where they are able to stay in touch with people all over the world. Children can learn from a wide variety of ways that do not always include a textbook. Through blogs and podcasts they can gather large amounts of information.

School 2.0

School 2.0 means that learning does not always have to happen in a classroom. Children can learn while at home and within their own community. Children need to be aware of their community and what it has to offer. School 2.0 to me means that the traditional ways of learning of just reading a text book and listening to your teacher is a thing of the past. Those methods are no longer enough for our children to keep up. While I was in school I RARELY used a computer or any type of technology. My daughter is in the first grade and is able to navigate the internet and computer with ease. She taught my mother how to log on :). I believe in the future schools will be more technologically advanced than we ever dreamed. It does make me sad in a sense because several months ago on the news learning how to write in cursive in schools was up for debate. Many thought it was not necessary because much of the work is now done on computers.