Kari,+Erin,+Lauren,+Alex

1) A one-sentence definition (understanding/perspectives/beliefs/opinions are also fine) on Web 2.0 by each group member (What do YOU think Web 2.0 is?).

Kari: allows parents and teachers to collect their ideas and share them with one another. Erin: the "new and improved" way for teachers to bring learning to a whole new level for their students. Lauren: it offers tools so that we can collaborate and share information online. Alex: expanding the way teachers teach and students learn through using technology

2) One superb example of educational uses of these new tools on Web 2.0 in K-12 setting. You will work as a team, search internet, find and view a lot of class wikis created by others for their elementary and middles school classes, and then choose one that your group think is the best. You need to identify the content area (social studies, science, math, language arts...) and the grade level of the wiki you find. You also need to include a short paragraph describing why your group thinks this is a "superb" example.

One wiki that we thought had an extensive amount of ideas and tools that we could use throughout our own class, was Mrs. Ibrahim's second grade class. This wiki consisted of every subject taught in second grade. We felt that this wiki was a great way to keep the students up to date and organized. It has every subject clearly displayed on the left tab and has a calendar with upcoming events and assignment due dates. We also liked how the wiki gave each student a chance to create their own personal wiki. If you notice both along the left hand tab underneath the subjects and directly above the calendar there are the students names that you can click on to receive the information that they posted on thier own wikis. In each students wikis, they wrote short personal biographies. In doing this, it allows other students to explore their classmates wikis and learn more about their peers. Overall, we felt this wiki was a superb example! Here is the link to the wiki --> []

3) A collection of resources - a minimum of 3 links (it can also be articles, resources about wiki) - on educational use of wikis, that you can use in your own teaching later.

http://mashable.com/2008/12/31/wiki-resources/ http://www.smartteaching.org/blog/2008/08/50-ways-to-use-wikis-for-a-more-collaborative-and-interactive-classroom/ http://wikisineducation.wetpaint.com/page/How+we+use+wikis+in+class []

4) A presentation to the class on what you have accomplished, and how you accomplished it.