Using Web 2.0 In The Classroom

1.

The term "Web 2.0" (2004-present) is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design and collaboration on the _____?

Radio

Television

World Wide Web

Stock market

2.

Which of the following is a benefit of Web 2.0:

Web 2.0 makes information easy to access and share

Web 2.0 creates new learning opportunities

Web 2.0 makes learning more personal, social, and flexible

Web 2.0 encourages student discussion

All of the above

Web 2.0 has greatly influenced they way people communicate, shop, and do business. Teachers are now exploring the ways Web 2.0 technologies can be used to influence the way students learn. Web 2.0 makes things more easily shared between teachers and students, and encourages student discussion via blogs and social networking sites. Web 2.0 also allows students to combine various tools, such as blogs, social networking sites, and wikis, to create flexible learning systems tailored for the individual needs of each student.

Explanation

Web 2.0 has greatly influenced they way people communicate, shop, and do business. Teachers are now exploring the ways Web 2.0 technologies can be used to influence the way students learn. Web 2.0 makes things more easily shared between teachers and students, and encourages student discussion via blogs and social networking sites. Web 2.0 also allows students to combine various tools, such as blogs, social networking sites, and wikis, to create flexible learning systems tailored for the individual needs of each student.

3.

Examples of Web 2.0 include which of the following:

Social networking sites

Video sharing sites

Wikis

Blogs

All of the above

The characteristics of Web 2.0 are: rich user experience, user participation, dynamic content, metadata, web standards and scalability. All of the choices listed here have one or more of these features.

Explanation

The characteristics of Web 2.0 are: rich user experience, user participation, dynamic content, metadata, web standards and scalability. All of the choices listed here have one or more of these features.

4.

What types of student work can be produced by students using Web 2.0?

Make an interactive map

Design a t-shirt

Create animations

Create a website

All of the above

There are Web 2.0 tools that make all of these challenges possible.

Explanation

There are Web 2.0 tools that make all of these challenges possible.

5.

How can you use cell phones in the classroom?

You can't. Cell phones have no educational purpose in a classroom and merely distract others.

Have students text answers to questions to the teacher.

Students enjoy using cell phones, so it makes sense to incorporate them into the classroom. You can have students Google answers to questions and see who gets the answer the fastest, for example.

Explanation

Students enjoy using cell phones, so it makes sense to incorporate them into the classroom. You can have students Google answers to questions and see who gets the answer the fastest, for example.