Old Dogs and Web 2.0 Tricks
In my last blog I tried to explain and remove the myth of ‘Web 2.0′ .
I have now stumbled across a fellow grad teacher, who is trying to implement Web 2.0 technology into his classroom. In his posting ‘to sink or swim in the deep pool of web 2.0 technologies’ , this so-called Old Dog, sings the praises of wiki’s in education. He has been doing some research in this area and found that “Wiki’s are so valuable as they foster the development of writing skills. They promote reading, writing and editing. But most importantly they promote thinking. Wiki’s can ease students into writing for public viewing and into web 2.0 technology itself.”
His later comment is something to consider “if wiki’s do nothing but encourage our students to write, then they are a true winner for me.”
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