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Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools

Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools
Authors: Gwen Solomon, Lynne Schrum
Publisher: International Society for Technology in Education

Buy New: $34.95



New (1) Used (1) from $31.46


Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 270
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.8 x 0.7

ISBN: 1564842347
Dewey Decimal Number: 371.334678
EAN: 9781564842343


Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Web 2.0 has arrived--find out how it can transform teaching and learning!

What is Web 2.0? Once upon a time, Web sites were isolated information 'silos'--all content and no functionality. Today, the next generation of Web sites gives power to the end-user, providing visitors with a new level of customization, interaction, and participation. Many Web sites now allow users to upload, categorize, and share content easily. Weblogs and podcasts allow anyone to publish or broadcast on any topic. Wikis provide information that is constantly updated by the end-user. Open-source software is free and customizable. These new technologies are changing our relationship to the Internet.

What can Web 2.0 tools offer educators? Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools provides a comprehensive overview of the emerging Web 2.0 technologies and their use in the classroom and in professional development. Topics include blogging as a natural tool for writing instruction, wikis and their role in project collaboration, podcasting as a useful means of presenting information and ideas, and how to use Web 2.0 tools for professional development. Also included are a discussion of Web 2.0 safety and security issues and a look toward the future of the Web 2.0 movement. Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools is essential reading for teachers, administrators, technology coordinators, and teacher educators.

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Web 2.00 New Schools a great step into entering web 2.0 world from a school's point of view.   December 22, 2008
This book is essential if you want to start the use or are considering using web 2.0 tools in your school. Also if you don't know yet what are the Web 2.0 tools and their capabilites. It still lacks of more concrete examples of using the tools, but it's a very good beginning


5 out of 5 stars How to incorporate FREE technology into your classroom   December 3, 2008
In this book the introduction to new classroom tools is amazing. This book breaks everything up into sections. First giving a history about the technology and then explaining how the web 2.0 tools can be used and implemented into your classroom. The book explains everything to the reader as if the reader had no prior knowledge of this technology. However I also found this book suitable for someone that was more advanced in their technological skills. The authors present different vantage points of the tools. Such as how an administrator could use it, or how a math teacher would incorporate web 2.0 into their classroom. I really enjoyed the section on how to incorporate Professional Development and this book is suitable across all content areas. You rarely find a book that describes how you can better implement your curriculum across all subjects. I highly recommend this book and it will be in my library until it becomes outdated with new technology.


4 out of 5 stars useful book   May 27, 2008
 4 out of 5 found this review helpful

I think it's a useful books for those who want to know more about web2 and desire to start using web2 in educational contexts especially in classes which creative writing and written collaboration is desired.


5 out of 5 stars How educators are using new media   November 20, 2007
 15 out of 15 found this review helpful

People no longer just search for information on the web. Now they provide information, too. These people include our students. The world has changed; students have changed, and traditional schools are no longer up to the task of educating young people for the future.

This is the argument of the book Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools. Although we're still in the early days of bringing together education and Web 2.0, there are good models of learning and technology use that point us in the right direction.

The authors provide examples of teachers who have guided their students to use Web 2.0 tools in creating a collaborative math solutions manual, an independent literature circle project, a collaborative guidebook about online security, for example.

Solomon and Schrum observe that, although young people may be ahead of their teachers in using these tools, teachers can help them use the tools in educationally appropriate ways.


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