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The internet is no longer a read only resource. It has become a resource for reading, writing, and sharing ideas. This course is designed to focus on personalizing the web to meet your needs and the needs of your students. Using Web 2.0 allows teachers to guide their students through the internet with a purpose. The course is intended to enable teachers to tap into the wealth of technological knowledge that students already have, with an education purpose in mind. Goals:

· Participants will learn basic Web 2.0 vocabulary in order to create a common language for understanding

· Participants will be able to create a personalized website using Page Flakes, RSS feeds, iGoogle, and other online resources

· Participants will be able to upload and share documents, photographs, and videos to the Internet· As time allows, training and discussion will include using RSS feeds, Google features, creating and using wikis, uploading documents to sharing websites, personalizing web browsers, Weblogs, video sharing (You Tube and Teacher Tube), photo sharing, podcasting, among others.

· Participants will be able to understand how to find, and use podcasts for classroom use

· Participants will participate in a Weblog of their choice and create one for use in their classroom

· By reading and discussing current research on Web 2.0 teachers will identify some of the issues surrounding Web 2.0, such as privacy, reasons for integration of Web 2.0, among others

· Participants will demonstrate their understanding of Web 2.0 tools by creating a tool that they can use with their students in the classroom. Due the last day of class.