tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2883518225919691412023-11-15T06:05:57.472-08:00Social Studies Education in the World of Web 2.0George F. Sabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744835491506625297noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288351822591969141.post-14299077620146921922009-10-26T13:58:00.000-07:002009-10-26T14:04:41.627-07:00New Website Address for Best of the Web siteI have retired from teaching so my Placerville Union School District site has been shut down.<br /><br />You can now access the site in its new location at<br /><br /><a href="http://sites.google.com/site/mrsabatosite/Home" target="_blank">http://sites.google.com/site/mrsabatosite/Home</a><br /><br />You can find this at the top of the list on a Google search of "Mr. Sabato".<br /><br />or<br /><br /><a href="http://mrsabato.webs.com/" target="_blank">http://mrsabato.webs.com/</a><br /><br />This comes up at the top on a Yahoo search of "Mr. Sabato".<br /><br />I hope these sites will serve students, parents and teachers well.George F. Sabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744835491506625297noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-288351822591969141.post-20350109166104994502009-03-29T10:35:00.000-07:002009-03-29T10:44:48.483-07:00Social Studies Education in the World of Web 2.0<!--[if !mso]> <style> v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);} .shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);} </style> <![endif]--><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:trackmoves>false</w:TrackMoves> <w:trackformatting/> <w:punctuationkerning/> <w:validateagainstschemas/> <w:saveifxmlinvalid>false</w:SaveIfXMLInvalid> <w:ignoremixedcontent>false</w:IgnoreMixedContent> <w:alwaysshowplaceholdertext>false</w:AlwaysShowPlaceholderText> <w:donotpromoteqf/> <w:lidthemeother>EN-US</w:LidThemeOther> <w:lidthemeasian>X-NONE</w:LidThemeAsian> <w:lidthemecomplexscript>X-NONE</w:LidThemeComplexScript> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:dontgrowautofit/> <w:splitpgbreakandparamark/> <w:dontvertaligncellwithsp/> <w:dontbreakconstrainedforcedtables/> <w:dontvertalignintxbx/> <w:word11kerningpairs/> <w:cachedcolbalance/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> <m:mathpr> <m:mathfont val="Cambria Math"> <m:brkbin val="before"> <m:brkbinsub val="--"> <m:smallfrac val="off"> <m:dispdef/> <m:lmargin val="0"> <m:rmargin val="0"> <m:defjc val="centerGroup"> <m:wrapindent val="1440"> <m:intlim val="subSup"> <m:narylim val="undOvr"> </m:mathPr></w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:latentstyles deflockedstate="false" defunhidewhenused="true" defsemihidden="true" defqformat="false" defpriority="99" latentstylecount="267"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="0" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Normal"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="heading 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 7"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 8"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="9" qformat="true" name="heading 9"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 7"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 8"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" name="toc 9"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="35" qformat="true" name="caption"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="10" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Title"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="1" name="Default Paragraph Font"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="11" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Subtitle"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="0" name="Hyperlink"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="22" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Strong"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="20" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Emphasis"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="59" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Table Grid"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Placeholder Text"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="1" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="No Spacing"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Revision"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="34" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="List Paragraph"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="29" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Quote"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="30" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Intense Quote"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 1"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 2"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 3"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 4"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 5"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="60" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Shading Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="61" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light List Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="62" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Light Grid Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="63" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 1 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="64" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Shading 2 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="65" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 1 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="66" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium List 2 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="67" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 1 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="68" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 2 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="69" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Medium Grid 3 Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="70" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Dark List Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="71" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Shading Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="72" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful List Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="73" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" name="Colorful Grid Accent 6"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="19" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Subtle Emphasis"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="21" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Intense Emphasis"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="31" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Subtle Reference"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="32" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Intense Reference"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="33" semihidden="false" unhidewhenused="false" qformat="true" name="Book Title"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="37" name="Bibliography"> <w:lsdexception locked="false" priority="39" qformat="true" name="TOC Heading"> </w:LatentStyles> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:roman; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:-1610611985 1107304683 0 0 159 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-unhide:no; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {mso-style-unhide:no; color:blue; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; color:purple; mso-themecolor:followedhyperlink; text-decoration:underline; text-underline:single;} span.url2 {mso-style-name:url2; mso-style-unhide:no; color:green;} span.yshortcuts {mso-style-name:yshortcuts; mso-style-unhide:no;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; mso-default-props:yes; font-size:10.0pt; mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-qformat:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} </style> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults ext="edit" spidmax="2050"> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout ext="edit"> <o:idmap ext="edit" data="1"> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><br /><o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" >By George Sabato<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" >The transformation of technology in our society is moving quickly into education in powerful ways.<span style=""> </span>This is the age of Web 2.0.<span style=""> </span>and this new age of technology will dramatically impact social studies education.<span style=""> </span>For you to best understand this transformation I am going to ask you to read this article in a new fashion.<span style=""> </span>As you read you will be asked to access the internet.<span style=""> </span>I will direct you to links in order to bring you to an in-depth experience with the information I present.<span style=""> </span>Following those links will surely give you an intimate understanding of the latest trends in education. ( I will post this article on my personal blog so that a reader may read it in a fully interactive manner.<span style=""> </span>(Example </span><span style=""> </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><a href="http://clms-tech-conference-report.blogspot.com/--and">http://clms-tech-conference-report.blogspot.com/--and</a> the blog parallel will allow reader-author interaction.)<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: 0.5in;"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" >The key theme of the CLMS Technology Conference I attended this year was “Learning to Network—Networking to Learn”.<span style=""> </span>It addressed the transition of society and education into the world of Web 2.0.<span style=""> </span>This is the change from use of the internet for email and web pages to the more creative, socially dynamic and interactive world of blogs, wikis, and social networking sites.<span style=""> </span>Some teachers at grade levels as low as fourth grade have already moved into creating blogs and wikis as projects and assessments. Often schools are requiring all students to have gmail accounts which allow access to the Google applications like Google docs and Google wiki, giving students access to their word processing, presentations, blogs and wikis at school and home.<span style=""> </span>Several of my students created their election projects this year using web pages, blogs and wikis.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><span style=""> </span>I would suggest you view Steve Hargadon’s Web 2.0 presentation <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/SteveHargadon/web-20-is-the-future-of-education">http://www.slideshare.net/SteveHargadon/web-20-is-the-future-of-education</a> .<span style=""> </span>He explains with clarity why web 2.0 is the future of education.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><span style=""> </span>The emerging theme and direction for education is that word “technology” <span style=""> </span>will represent a support for innovation, creativity, collaboration, relevance, problem solving, communication, and critical thinking.<span style=""> </span>This growing trend of thought is a recognition that <u>how</u> we use technology needs to be the clear focus of education.<span style=""> </span>A real concern that must be faced is that large sums of money have been spent building technology systems in schools that support the old education paradigms.<span style=""> </span>Schools will be challenged to adapt to technology in ways that build the skills needed for the 21<sup>st</sup> century.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><span style=""> </span>Let me direct you to some YouTube videos that will help you understand some of the elements of Web 2.0 as blogs, wikis and social networking sites.<span style=""> </span>Go to <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs">http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" >for this short but enlightening video on blogs.<span style=""> </span>Go to <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english">http://www.commoncraft.com/video-wikis-plain-english</a><span style=""> </span>For a really clear and fascinating explanation on how wikis work watch this and you will see many applications for your own life.<span style=""> </span>And take a look at how Google Docs could make collaboration easier.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/video-social-networking">http://www.commoncraft.com/video-social-networking</a>.<span style=""> </span>Here’s one on social networking.<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6a_KF7TYKVc</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><span style=""> </span>Concerns about having students using “tools” out on the net that are open to undesirable influences must be met by “closing” the communities with the controls of the specific applications.<span style=""> </span>For example, PBwiki.com has no ads on sites used by educators, no email accounts are required and you can set up who can see the wikis created.<span style=""> </span>Only those approved and invited can see the work.<span style=""> </span>This wiki application is CTAP (California Technology Assistance Project) approved.<span style=""> </span>Social networking can be set up to have communities closed.<span style=""> </span>CTAP used the ning.com social networking system.<span style=""> </span>Many parent clubs are using ning.com to create their networks.<span style=""> </span>Examples:<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ning.com/?view=search&term=school+parent+club">http://www.ning.com/?view=search&term=school+parent+club</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><span style=""> </span>Providing a safe cyber environment for our students is essential.<span style=""> </span>CTAP4 has some great resources for administrators on Cybersafety including policies and procedures.<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/">http://www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/</a>.<span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><span style=""> </span>Students today are no longer limited by the walls of their classroom.<span style=""> </span>Keynote speaker at the CLMS Technology Conference, David Jakes, put a slide of a one room schoolhouse in Alaska, once isolated in the wilderness--now wireless with its students globally connected.<span style=""> </span>His key point was that education’s key role today is to have our students value collaborative and collective intelligence.<span style=""> </span>He made the point that students need to be able to connect, collaborate, create and contribute. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><span style=""> </span>Many projection systems are becoming more and more common in classrooms such as white boards, and document readers.<span style=""> </span>These are certainly to be part of the future of education.<span style=""> </span>While many whiteboards on show were thousands of dollars, at one workshop I learned you can make a whiteboard out of any surface using a Wii remote.<span style=""> </span>The materials cost about $40.00 to make this happen.<span style=""> </span>See how to make a<span style=""> </span>“</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN">Low-Cost Multi-touch Whiteboard using the Wiimote” at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ</a>.<span style=""> </span>I also saw that you can create a sound system for the classroom by simply getting a garage sale stereo and add to them $19.95 wireless mikes that can be purchased at Target.<span style=""> </span>I hope you can see this YouTube video.<span style=""> </span>I learned that there are many videos valuable to teachers on YouTube.<span style=""> </span>If YouYube is blocked, teachers can download the features at home and email them to their school computer for viewing in the classroom.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span>I found many new web sites which have great value to teachers and students.<span style=""> </span>I will be adding many to my web site http://www.pusdk8.us/teacher/sabato/.<span style=""> </span>At <a href="http://voicethread.com/#home">http://voicethread.com/#home</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span>you can add voice to images.<span style=""> </span><a href="http://zamzar.com/">http://zamzar.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN">allows you to prepare videos for uploading or downloading to YouTube.</span><span lang="EN"> </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.nextvista.org/">http://www.nextvista.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span>has videos of children from all over the world sharing “their world” to the world by online video.<span style=""> </span></span><span class="url2"><span style=";font-family:";" lang="EN"><a href="http://www.go2web20.net/">www.<b>go2web20.net</b></a></span></span><span class="url2"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"> </span></span><span class="url2"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;color:#000000;" lang="EN">gives you a directory of all the Web 2.0 sites.<span style=""> </span><a href="http://www.zinch.com/">http://www.zinch.com/</a> is a site that showcases students to colleges.<span style=""> </span>Students are now more than test scores.<span style=""> </span>With <a href="http://www.ustream.tv/">http://www.ustream.tv/</a><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="url2"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;color:#000000;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span>i</span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN">n </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:7;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN">just minutes, you can broadcast and chat online with a global audience.<span style=""> </span><a href="http://bubbl.us/">http://bubbl.us/</a><span style=""> </span>lets you brainstorm collaboratively online creating colorful mind maps.<span style=""> </span><span style=""> </span></span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" >Web 2.0 for the Classroom</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:18;" > </span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" >Teacher</span><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"> at <a href="http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html">http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html</a><span style=""> </span>is a great collection of Web 2.0 sites and applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"><span style=""> </span>It was an honor to present at the conference.<span style=""> </span>You can see my presentation at </span><span style=";font-family:";color:blue;" ><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/historygeorge/clms-technology-conference-2008-monterey-presentation" target="_blank"><span class="yshortcuts">http://www.slideshare.net/historygeorge/clms-technology-conference-2008-monterey-presentation</span></a>.</span><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><span style=""> </span>If you have read this article in the manner in which it was intended, I fully welcome you into the world of Web 2.0 and into the new world of social studies education.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";" ><span style=""> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" coordsize="21600,21600" spt="75" preferrelative="t" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" filled="f" stroked="f"> <v:stroke joinstyle="miter"> <v:formulas> <v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"> <v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"> <v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"> <v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"> <v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"> <v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"> <v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"> </v:formulas> <v:path extrusionok="f" gradientshapeok="t" connecttype="rect"> <o:lock ext="edit" aspectratio="t"> </v:shapetype><v:shape id="_x0000_s1026" type="#_x0000_t75" style="'position:absolute;"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\DOCUME~1\George\LOCALS~1\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image001.jpg" title="IMG_7154B"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><span style="position: absolute; z-index: -1; margin-left: 348px; margin-top: 17px; width: 281px; height: 298px;"><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/George/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image002.jpg" shapes="_x0000_s1026" width="281" height="298" /></span><!--[endif]--><span style=";font-family:";" ><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:personname st="on"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN">George Sabato</span></st1:personname><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="url2"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;color:#000000;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:14;" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p>George F. Sabatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15744835491506625297noreply@blogger.com0