DL5013 Module 3 - Transcript 1 - Defining a Web 2.0 Tool
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© 2022 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 1 Transcript: Defining a Web 2.0 Tool “In education, technology can be a life-changer, a game-changer. Technology can bring textbooks to life. The internet can connect students to their peers in other parts of the world. It can bridge the quality gaps.” This insightful quotation is from Queen Rania of Jordan. Imagine having access to a vast array of free tools to bring this quotation to life. Web 2.0 tools enhance learning and challenge learners in new ways by enabling them to create, collaborate, and share knowledge. They are interactive, multipurpose, and can take learning to the next level. Web 2.0 tools provide engaging ways for learners to interact with content both in traditional, virtual, or blended learning environments. These tools provide opportunities to create new products and share ideas. Here is an example. A fifth-grade class was learning to write to inform. To capture the class’s attention, the lesson and related activities focused on life on the Oregon Trail as pioneers traveled by wagon train from Missouri to Oregon during the Westward Movement. First, learners interacted with the video game, The Oregon Trail,
making decisions to help the pioneers on their journey. Following the game, the instructor allowed learners to choose from several short stories related to the topic. Then, using a drawing program and their new knowledge of the Westward Movement, each learner developed a character who traveled by wagon train from Missouri to Oregon. Their next task was to write an informative piece from their character's perspective reporting the hardships of traveling in the 1830s. The lesson included a variety of Web 2.0 tools to provide a foundation for informative writing. The game engaged the learners initially and provided a sense of competition. The game also allowed exploration of survival during the westward migration. The readings used interactive eBooks in which learners enter a topic and the technology generates a display of numerous literary sites. Each learner selected a story to read. Finally, a digital drawing program provided the tools to enhance character development in their informative writing. NOTES
© 2022 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 2 This variety of web tools sounds attractive to digital learners, but what about the learner who dislikes writing? For example, the learner was engaged in the interactive process but then sat silently in front of the laptop when it was time to write. To meet the needs of this learner, the instructor turned to another Web 2.0 tool, a digital blog. Through the Kid-Blog, for example, instructors and learners can find informative writing by others of the same age on similar topics. This resource helps reluctant learners see they have an audience and their writing is worthwhile. The Oregon Trail lesson illustrates multiple ways Web 2.0 tools provide learners with opportunities to engage, choose, collaborate, share, and interact. They collaborate and learn from a variety of tools and each other. Web 2.0 tools also provide an avenue to share new skills and knowledge with a wider audience.
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