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= Web 2.0 Hot Spot =

Developed by Mr. Scott Staub
Littlestown High School Technology Coach Requirement for IDT-798 Web 2.0 and Interactive E-Learning, Philadelphia University.

This space is developed to assist teachers and students alike in implementing and using the many exciting opportunities available with the emergence of Web 2.0. In the early 2000s, the Web took a dramatic turn with the advent of more collaborative, easy to use tools--many of which are free. These new improved tools made it easier than ever for the general public to have an electronic presence on the Internet along with contributing content to the Web. The Web 2.0 Hot Spot will discuss many topics and technologies effecting the 21st classroom including blogs, online presentation tools, social bookmarking, wikis, online photos and videos, open source applications, web applications, online simulations, digital classrooms, and much more.

"In recent years, there has been much discussion of constructivist learning theory and how research over the past several decades supports this theory. In a nutshell, this theory holds that learning is strengthened, deepened, and made more effective when it is social, is engaged, provides formative assessment (as opposed to just summative), is relevant (tying content to students' concerns), and offers learners multiple paths. But perhaps the single most important component of constructivist learning theory is that learning happens best when students are active—not merely taking notes in lecture halls but writing, thinking, experimenting, creating, and devising." ([|E-Content, Malcom Brown])

=A Vision of K-12 Students Today=

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