Beyond the Web 2 Hype: Focusing On What Really Matters

Panelists:
Miguel Guhlin: mguhlin@gmail.com
Clarence Fisher:  glassbeed@gmail.com
Helen Mowers: 
 
Moderator:  David Jakes: dsjakes@gmail.com
Tech Forum Southwest
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Panel Discussion Questions

 

1.  Are there new literacies that connective technologies create?  ..or do these tools afford the attainment of a literacy in a different way? 


2.  Discuss this comment via a David Warlick tweet:  Paul Houston:  "People want schools to be better, but not different."  Do you believe this to be true?  How exactly does Web 2.0 make schools better? 


3.  Identify the two most significant barriers to using connective technologies in schools, and suggest a strategy/strategies for overcoming them.


4.  What excites you the most about connective technologies?


5.  In your opinion, what is the best strategy for systemically applying connective technologies to the learning landscape?  For an organization to be ready to take advantage of connective technologies, what characteristics must it exhibit?  What must an organization do to sustain their application of these technologies?


6.  Many educators focus on Web 2.0 tools.  Interpret this quote from Marshall McLuhan "We shape our tools, and afterwards our tools shape us."

 

Rapid Fire Questions

1.  Name one Web 2.0 resource no one in this room has seen.
2.  What are the three most important web 2.0 tools all schools should adopt?
3.  Tools or pedagogy first?
4.  TV sports anchors may have never played the sports they talk about.  Should teachers use the tools themselves before bringing it into the classroom?
5.  How should teachers start to approach the idea of global projects?
6.  What is the best approaches for schools: walled or open gardens?
7.  How do we manage NCLB?  How do the pressures of NCLB influence the adoption of connective technologies? 
8.  How do we manage heavy filters in schools?
9.  How do we manage lack of ubiquitous access to technology?
10. How should we approach the concept of "free" technology?  Free or open-source tools?
11. What are some examples of great teaching and learning using web 2.0 tools? 
12. How do you use Web 2.0 tools with younger children?