Module 10

Wikis and Nings; The video clip about wikis was very clear and easy to understand.
I thought the wikis sound  similar to Google Docs, but they make a lot of sense - emphasising connectedness and collaboration. Let's face it - our younger children know nothing of  life before the internet. They expect and get global communication at the touch of a button. And why not? As Sir Edmund Hilary put it ( and I paraphrase) - I did it because it was there.

As far as Web 2.0 goes assisting in improving learning outcomes for all students - my first thought is that it is their world so it is already intrinsically motivating and fun for the students. They can have some say in the content, and that again is a motivating factor for learning. They can network with their class peers and  work within their comfort zone or to the best of their ability. There is open participation and there are many choices, leading to problem- solving and even higher order thinking. They are able to access the information that they need quickly and easily. They can connect with the whole world as part of a massive community.  There can be open communication and lots of collaboration -  very useful skills for now and for the future. Web 2.0 has also given me, the teacher skills for the 21st century, so I can help facilitate their learning. The future is theirs, here and now.