Using Technology in Education

Using Technology in Education : 

Using Technology in Education Part 1

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Changes in Technology 1985 - 2009

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Computers as a Subject Skills to Support study of a Subject.

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Using computers to Support a Subject involves having the skill set to use WEB 2.0 Technology “Web 2.0” Generally, this is a loose term that describes the change in Internet usage from users viewing the Internet to creating and sharing their own content. Some examples would be: Blogging – Author writes on a subject and posts it to the Net. Wikis – The most well known example being Wikipedia which is a encyclopaedia created by the users, with information being constantly updated and new subjects being added. Social Networking- Users create their own page(s) and form networks with friends. Facebook, Bebo, MySpace. Social Bookmarking- This is a Favourites list which is saved online and can be accessed from any computer on the Net. The user can share their bookmarks with others. Bookmarks can be tagged with words to make sharing and searching them easier.

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WEB 2.0 1. Blogging

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2. RSS Readers

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3. Social Networking

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4. Wikis

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5. Podcasting

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6. Social Bookmarking

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Web 2.0 in Education

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The Future of Learning

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How do we manage all this information?

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Organising Information Blogs Web Pages Video Wiki’s Documents Podcasts Images Networks Personal Learning Environment (PLE)

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Personal Learning Environments. Having a PLE allows you to have all the web pages and services accessible from one web page. PLE Services : Mashup: a web application that combines data and/or functionality from more than one source

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Web 2.0 Glossary

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Peter Cleary 2009. cleary.peter@gmail.com http://www.netvibes.com/peterple#General Web