1. Transforming the Social Studies Classroom with Web 2.0 Tools Stephen C. Veliz Florida Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference St. Petersburg, FL

2. Before we begin . . . ( click here )

3. The Basics What do we mean by Web 2.0?

4. Web 1.0 Web 2.0

5. Classroom 1.0 Classroom 2.0 Content Consumers Content Producers

6. It's not about the Technology. It's about the Content!

7. The Basics Why should we use Web 2.0 tools with our students? A Vision of K12 Students Today (Click Here)

8. No generation in history has ever been so thoroughly prepared for the industrial age. David Warlick http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/?p=298 dangerouslyirrelevant.org

9. Why Web 2.0? Motivate Students

10. Why Web 2.0? Easy to Monitor

11. Why Web 2.0? Students Create Content

12. Why Web 2.0? Encourages Participation

13. Why Web 2.0? Open Lines of Communication

14. In 2011, is it possible to be a good teacher and not integrate these tools into your teaching?

15. Getting Started We can't meet students there, unless we get there ourselves.

16. The Power of the PLN

17. How do you connect with your PLN? Get Started: Follow me, and so on, and so on . . .

18. Start Slow, but Be a Joiner

20. Do you have a “home” online? … and many more!!

21. The Case for Google Apps

22. Now for a few tools . . .

23. Put your head in the clouds

24. Dropbox

25. DropitTome

26. Livebinder s

27. Livebinder

28. Today's Meet

29. Content Creation Now on to the Kids!!

30. Blogging

31. Encourages Higher-Level Thinking

32. Glogster

33. Glogster

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