By Mrs. Macek Yes, it's growing! More teachers and students are using Web 2.0 tools in classrooms.
In an important study, Speak Up 2008, was conducted with more than 1.5 million students, parents, educators and administrators about their use of technology over the past 5 years. The results are posted on the web site for Project Tomorrow at http://www.tomorrow.org/ The use of Web 2.0 Tools in the classroom is growing, and pre-service teachers and current teachers who want to engage their students will find these important tools to learn. The charts of student usage tell about important trends. In the graphs below, note the numbers of K-2 students using these tools! Also note how students’ uses of these tools far exceeds principals, parents and teachers.
This research is verified in the Journal article:
TPACK and Web 2.0: Transformation of Teaching and Learning. Nelson, Jennifer, Christopher, Angela, Mims, Clif TechTrends: Linking Research & Practice to Improve Learning; Sep2009, Vol. 53 Issue 5, p80-87, 8p.
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The importance of teachers learning Web 2.0 Tools is highlighted in the Podcast of a Speaker at E-Tech Ohio, February, 2009. Reinventing School in the 21st Century. School 2.0. Moving at the Speed of Creativity by Wesley Fryer.
He asks participants to define digital natives and digital immigrants! He says, “do not use this idea of digital immigrants as an excuse not to learn the technology. Be a digital learner!"
Some folks are digital refugees, but teachers have the opportunity to be a digital bridges – to bring content expertise to students via technology. The relationships with the students are the most important part of teaching – the way they challenge students and help them grow! Teachers who have ubiquitous access to technology need lots of support, but they have the opportunity for transformative use of technology in the classroom. There is much to discuss in his podcast. For more, visit Wesley Fry's Blog at http://http//www.speedofcreativity.org/
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