The tools of “the read-write web” will dramatically impact education as we know it. This presentation demonstrates how virtual learning environments, such as Moodle, can be used to not only support reading and writing, but to empower students and create exciting new learning opportunities.
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Reading, Writing, and VLEs
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2. The tools of “the read-write web” will dramatically impact education as we know it. This presentation demonstrates how virtual learning environments, such as Moodle, can be used to not only support reading and writing, but to empower students and create exciting new learning opportunities.
6. “ 96 percent U.S. teens and ‘tweens with online access use social networking technologies, such as chatting, text messaging, blogging, and visiting online communities such as Facebook, MySpace, and Webkinz.” Source : http://www.nsba.org/site/doc.asp?TRACKID=&VID=2&CID=90&DID=41336
8. “ There is no doubt that these online teen hangouts are having a huge influence on how kids today are creatively thinking and behaving. The challenge for educators is that they have to keep pace with how students are using these tools in positive ways and consider how they might incorporate this technology into the school setting.” Source : http://www.nsba.org/site/doc.asp?TRACKID=&VID=2&CID=90&DID=41336
14. “ To be practical, these applications need to be embedded in an educational platform that can deliver complete learning activities online and then assess student progress as they work through these activities. Teachers and educators should be able to customize the activities and assessments so that they can tailor the learning strategies to the needs and interests of the students.” ~Bob Tinker, President of Concord Consortium
16. Moodle is an open source, e-learning platform or Virtual Learning Environment. Moodle is designed to help educators create online learning spaces that allows for rich interaction. Allows for embedding or linking to Web 2.0 tools.
19. This stuff is TOO EASY not to use! Graphic Organizers Fill-in-the- blank web forms Scaffolds Step-by-step process Teaching 1.0 Graphic Organizers Graphic Organizers Teaching 2.0
20. How to embed code in Moodle-based VLEs? In any area that utilizes the HTML editor, click the "Toggle HTML Source" icon ( <> ). Copy and paste the embed code into the text area and save.
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22. What's out there? mEgo 1. Create an avatar 2. Complete forms to create a profile
28. Teaching 1.0 Teaching 2.0 All About Me PowerPoint mEgo Avatar Creative Writing- Final Draft on paper Blabberize Journal Blogs and Tags Traditional Groupwork Wiki Collaboration
30. “ The challenge for educators is that they have to keep pace with how students are using these tools in positive ways and consider how they might incorporate this technology into the school setting.” What will you do to meet the challenge?
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