This document discusses how Web 2.0 tools can be used in the classroom to align with curriculum standards and promote information literacy. It defines Web 2.0 as focusing on online collaboration and sharing of information. The document lists several Web 2.0 tools like Voki, Voicethread, Glogster and Storyboard That that can be used for different subject areas. It also includes standards from the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards on integrating and evaluating information from diverse sources that Web 2.0 tools can help teach. At the end, it provides a link to an online survey about views on incorporating Web 2.0 tools into the classroom.
2. What is Web 2.0?
Theterm given to describe a second
generation of the World Wide Web that is
focused on the ability for people to
collaborate and share information
online. http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_2_point_0.html
Web 2.0 does not refer to any specific
change in the technology of the
Internet, but rather the behavior of how
people use the Internet. www.twinity.com/en/glossary
6. Information Literacy & CCGPS
L11-12RH7: Integrate and evaluate
multiple sources of information presented
in diverse formats and media
(e.g., visually, quantitatively, as well as in
words) in order to address a question or
solve a problem.
L11-12RH8: Evaluate an authors
premises, claims, and evidence by
corroborating or challenging them with
other information
7. Information Literacy and
CCGPS Continued
L11-12RH9: Integrate information from diverse
sources, both primary and secondary, into a
coherent understanding of an idea or
event, noting discrepancies among sources.
L11-12RST9: Synthesize information from a range of
sources (e.g., texts, experiments, simulations) into a
coherent understanding of a
process, phenomenon, or concept, resolving
conflicting information when possible.
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Common-
Core/Documents/CCGPS_11-12_SS-Science-Tech-
Literacy_Standards.pdf
8. Web 2.0 Tools and Subject
Matter
Voki Voicethread
http://christyjacobs.weebly.com/
Science Glogster Storyboard
Up Close
Online
Prezi
Chart Tool
9. Survey
Please take time to answer the survey at the following
site explaining your views on web 2.0 tools and
incorporating them into your classroom.
Link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RB2PJSD