to sink or swim in the deep pool of web 2.0 technologies
So I think i’m at the stage now that i can say after being dropped in the deep end of the digital generation by the subject i am currently studying at UTS – Designing Learning for a Digital Generation – I am back to dog paddling. I did sink for a couple of months and there was no light to show me the top, but I have found my way to the surface and can now look down at web 2.0 technologies and move forward.
so i am keen to get my teeth into a few of these resources. i want to read about the how-to in simple man’s language, watch some simple demonstrations on-line and begin to design my own learning for the digital generation.
first up wiki’s. these are my favourite web 2.0 technology so far. so much potential and so simple. so to tick my first criteria (how-to in simple man’s language) i found an article by Brian Lamb (2004) ‘Wide open spaces wikis – ready or not’ Educause Review, Sept / Oct 2004 Pp 36 – 48. in his article Lamb sings the praises of wiki’s. Wiki’s are so valuable as they foster the development of writing skills. They promote reading, writing and editing. But most importantly they promote thinking. Wiki’s can ease students into writing for public viewing and into web 2.0 technology itself. if wiki’s do nothing but encourage our students to write, then they are a true winner for me.
so my question – is this the easiest way to learn web 2.0 technologies? one by one, step by step?
it seems the most logic to me – otherwise i find myself sinking again.
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davesraves said,
November 5, 2008 @ 11:34 am
Rob, check out the becta report (http://tinyurl.com/4jkw2c it got loads of teaching applications for Web 2.0. It not only includes the different ( n = 11) applications but supplies a wealth of urls for each. A good place to check out!
Dave
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