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Web 2.0 in Our Schools. Protect? Preserve? Progress?

ETAN sign-up at the booth. ISTE and COSN lobby together. Pick one and join it.

Why Web 2.0 and Collaboration in Education? Participatory culture. Blogs, Wikis, Games, Sites. TEchnology and Web 2.0 are pervasive in young people's lives.

Kid media exposure w/ Multitasking is 7:38 per day for the 8-18 year old group.

Key K12 Tech Trends Time-to-Adoption: One year or less-- Cloud Computing, Collaborative Environments Two years out-- Game based leaning 4-5 years out.

2010 Horizon Report: K-12 Education & Toolkit: http://www.cosn.org/horizon.

Generally, supported by Admin. More positive toward graduation.

Engagement. Differentiation. Critical Thinking. Alternative envirionments. Extends day. Prepare lifelong learners.

New Hampshire is getting rid of Carnegie Units (mastery not seat time.)

Protect then from harmful content.
 * Access.
 * Filtering CIPA/E-Rate issues.
 * Time management, social issues. Biased sources. Plagiarism. Inappropriate use.

Preserve involves integrating Web. 2.0 applications with the pedgogy

Progress... Useful source material, collaborative projects, sharing, blogs (writing practice!), site webs, communities of interest/practice, Games and virtual worlds.

Hinderances Bandwidth, hardware, filtering, mobile devices, parental/citizen concerns, organizational/professional development, district leadership.

How to get there? www.cosn.org/web20 Participatory Culture.. Assessment...