The Alaska State Writing Consortium and
National Writing Project
Present:
ASWC: Literacy in the 21st Century –
Using Web 2.0 in the Classroom
ED 593 one credit course
Bill Ray Center computer lab (Room 230)
1108 “F” Street, Juneau
Be among the first JSD teachers to register for this course, and you will receive a free copy of the required text: Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools, a $35 value.
Course Description: This course will be a hands-on learning opportunity intended to teach fun, new ways to get K-12 students excited about writing and reinforcing literacy skills. Teachers will be introduced to Web 2.0 tools and design interactive products, such as wikis, blogs, and vlogs to reinforce content literacy skills, motivate hesitant writers, develop student collaboration projects, and create genuine learning opportunities in their classrooms. The course will cover project-based learning for elementary to high school grades and explore applications of the 6+1 writing traits in an online environment. Teachers are encouraged to bring a digital camera for creating vlogs.
According to Wikipedia: The term "Web 2.0" describes the changing trends in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aim to enhance creativity, communications, secure information sharing, collaboration and functionality of the web. Web 2.0 concepts have led to the development and evolution of web culture communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, video sharing sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies. Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but rather to changes in the ways teachers and students utilize the Web.
Date |
Times |
Hours (A) * |
|---|---|---|
January 24, 2009 |
12 - 4:45 p.m. |
4.5 |
January 31, 2009 |
12 - 4:45 p.m. |
4.5 |
February 7, 2009 |
12 - 4:45 p.m. |
4.5 |
Instructor: Woody Woodgate
Woody is an experienced 7-12 math, science, and technology teacher who integrates
his classes with a differentiated curriculum highlighted by the use of
place-based education. Most recently Woody has been working with
an exciting group of teachers from different parts of the U.S. on a collaborative
project to incorporate cutting edge Internet applications, to develop a
shared curriculum that will promote educational social networking, and
to create an atmosphere of organic student learning. He is currently
working for the Alaska Department of Education in the AKT2 Program, an
alternative certification program for teachers.
Required Text: Solomon, G. & Schrum, L. (2007). Web 2.0: New Tools, New Schools. ISTE Publisher. ISBN: 978-1-56484-234-3 Available from Amazon.com for $34.25 new. (used copies are available)
Course Cost: $150 (not including text)
Deadline To Register: January 9, 2009
To Register: Please contact Dorothy Gray, ASWC Program Coordinator: aswc@acsalaska.net
For more information on the course content, please contact Woody Woodgate: woody_in_alaska@hotmail.com