Talk:Web 2.0 for the 21st Century Educator

Welcome to KNILT! We hope you will contribute much and well. You will probably want to read the help pages. Again, welcome and have fun! Jz833665 21:22, 28 August 2010 (EDT)

Needs Assessment

Known: The faculty are interested and highly motivated to increase their technology use in their classrooms. The district is supportive, and has made freely available computers, Smartboards, projectors, and Ipods for student use. Faculty members are overwhelmed by both the vast number of choices that exist and the technical elements, but would like to learn how to implement these tools. Faculty members are concerned with the following:

• how to use tools
• when they will learn to use them
• time needed to create lessons and projects
• value of tools for their instructional purpose

Learners: K-12 instructors interested in increasing their knowledge of web 2.0 tools. This course will be delivered asynchronously so as to be available to all ability levels.

In Summary: We are preparing our students for the 21st century by structuring our teaching to address the goals of creating effective communicators, global learners, critical thinkers, and socially responsible citizens.Using available web 2.0 technologies will enable the classroom teacher to better meet these goals with their students. This course will help faculty members to learn how to use available tools, integrate them into their teaching by developing useful lesson plans, and give them practice evaluating their applicability and appropriateness in the classroom.