Resources
What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 is a common term used to describe "version two" or the "second generation" of the internet. Web 2.0 is distinguished from web 1.0 in one very simply way: content may be easily created by users who are no longer required to be technical experts. Thus, web 2.0 is exceptionally promising and liberating for educators who too frequently feel trapped or overwhelmed by the speed of technology. Further, web 2.0 tools cultivate participatory, active learning activities and/or environments for students, facilitating exciting new ways to assess learning and engage students. Oh, and they're often free or low-cost for educators!
Teaching Without Walls provides training for educators that is focused on using web 2.0 tools to support pedagogy and build online community. Please feel free to explore our resources below. All Teaching Without Walls resources are shared through a Creative Commons license and may be freely shared and distributed in original form with attribution.
VoiceThread.com
VoiceThreads for Education
"What's a VoiceThread," you ask? This popular educational example, created by Teaching Without Wall's very own Michelle Pacansky-Brock, will answer this question, as well as provide clear instructional examples of how you could use VoiceThread in your own classes. Of course, the hundreds of comments from insightful educators around the world are quite a plus too!
An Educator's Guide to VoiceThread
A friendly introduction to VoiceThread written by an educator with educators in mind, identifying options for learning activities within a private online setting or engaging the potential of global learning. The guide includes a basic introduction to the VT interface and explains the steps involved with creating your very first VoiceThread. Tips and advice included too!
Introduction to VoiceThread
A brief overview of what VoiceThread is and a clear description of how to leave a comment. This guide is written with the intention of being distributed to students using VoiceThread for classroom learning.
VoiceThread: Practical Instructional Design Strategies and Student Perspectives
A VoiceThread presentation providing detailed examples of how to effectively integrate this web 2.0 tool into an online course designed in a course management system (Blackboard, Moodle, etc). Includes personalized (audio) comments from actual students about how VoiceThread enhanced their learning and online student survey results.
Ning.com
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This 10-minute video showcases how Ning, a free social network, can be utilized in conjunction with a course management system, like Blackboard, to facilitate a personalized, participatory learning environment infused with social networking elements (blogs, images, videos, forums, groups) and password protection for FREE -- an educator's dream come true! An Educator's Guide to Ning More Topics for Innovative Educators
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