Web2.0_Literature

Web 2.0
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 * The use of Blogs, Wikis and RSS in Education: A Conversation of Possibilities (2006)**. In a 'socially mobile learning environment' it is no longer sufficient to use online learning and teaching technologies simply for the delivery of content to students. A 'digital literacy' exists where flexible and mobile technologies must be explored for collaborative and (co)creative purposes, as well as for the critical assessment and evaluation of information.


 * Innovative Learning (Fall 2009)**. This newsletter has 5 articles (Netboos and Open source, Education in Motion, Using VoiceThread to Collaborate, Cell Phones in Secondary Classrooms, Transitioning from a LMS to Open Source) but I liked the answers from teachers and administrators about the innovative projects and practices happening in their school or district.


 * Learning with Blogs and Wikis (Bill Ferriter, Feb 2009)**. Technology has made it easy for educators to embrace continual professional development. This article talks about the use of teachers using blogs and wikis as a way to foster their own professional development. Should our district's leaders' and teachers be doing this?