Using Web 2.0 Tools in the K-12 Classroom

In this invaluable resource you’ll find a host of Web 2.0 tools available on the Internet today, plus teaching and learning strategies to use them in the K-12 classroom. Language arts, science, and social studies unit lesson plans included in each chapter exemplify topics at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Each chapter focuses on a specific Web 2.0 tool:

• Blogs--high school science study
• Podcasts--immigrant topic for the elementary classroom
• Wikis--learning about novels in high school
• Video/digital storytelling about energy
• Google tools (e.g., Google Earth, Maps, Docs)--current events in social studies
• VoiceThread--language learning for non-native speakers
• Social bookmarking--Earth Day projects

Each chapter incorporates a glossary; a description of the particular tool; examples of its use in the K-12 curriculum; how to get started, and a unit plan focused on learning strategies. Exercises in each chapter reinforce the concepts. Readers get a complete listing of all Web sites mentioned plus access to a Web site for exercises, new URLs, and more. Teachers will want to check this out of your library too!