Workshop

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Web 2.0 encompasses Internet technologies such as blogging, wikis and podcasting. Web 2.0 is the second generation Internet that can facilitate collaboration and sharing between users such as teachers and learners. ======

A series of workshops will be offered during and after school hours. This workshop is designed for teachers who want to use some of the Web 2.0 tools that facilitate collaboration and sharing between users, to support and enhance the learning experience for their students. Participants will be shown the steps that one can take to create online projects web based applications that are freely available on the Internet. The web based applications that will be used and presented during the workshop include: In addition, applications such as Google Earth, PowerPoint and Excel will also be offered for those who are interested. The following applications will be offered for teachers > >
 * Blogger: a simple to use web based tool that allows you to create and manage your own blog
 * Wikis
 * Diigo
 * Voice Thread
 * Wordle and Tagul
 * Podcasting
 * Glogster
 * Google Earth Introduction
 * PowerPoint
 * Excel for beginners