Direct+Hour+Workshop+4-21&4-28-09

=**"Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts" and other Web 2.0 Tools**= //A Direct-Hour Workshop for the// Mineola Union Free School District April 21 & 28, 2009

George Maurer Asst. Principal - [|Mineola High School] Adjunct Professor - [|Adelphi University] gmaurer22@gmail.com


 * Welcome to my world....k-12 On Tour 1977-1989**



1. What is the difference between active and passive learning? 2. How do you learn best? 3. How were you taught in school?**
 * Essential Questions:

Workshop Topics: Today we will be discussing various Web 2.0 tools. Understand that this will be a cursory introduction and that each of these topics could be their own workshop. The purpose of today's session is to expose you to new technologies and the ways in which they are being used in classrooms. Our whirlwind tour will include:
 * Blogs
 * Wikis
 * Podcasts
 * Screencasts
 * RSS
 * Social Book Marking
 * GMAIL
 * Google Docs
 * Google Reader
 * Sharing and collaborating on ideas pertaining to 21st Century Education and Technology


 * 1.Opening Thoughts || 2.Google Tools || 3.Shift Happens || 4.Blogging ||
 * 5.Wikis || 6.Multimedia Tools || 7.The Read / Write Web || 8.Final Thoughts ||