Web 2.0 reflection

Web 2.0 Final Reflection

This class was very interesting and informative of the different resources on the internet. I really enjoyed how much the class stresses implementation of the internet in education. Being a Technology Major I cannot imagine teaching a class without using the internet, but I know that many other people are not aware of the possibilities the internet has on the classroom. I also like the fact that we looked into useing the internet to better communicate with our colleagues and parents. by useing social bookmarking teachers can not only acess bookmarks from anywhere but they can share them with anyone, what a powerful tool. By using Wikkis teachers and students can work on projects together updating and changing information from anywhere. By thinking outside the box teachers can use the web to greatly increase communication in the classroom.

As for the class setup I enjoyed the ease of the online forum, being able to work on the class at my convenience made it easier for me to allocate time for the class. I found the discussions to be informative. It is nice to get the opinion of many people across a range of different areas. With a forum post where people don’t really know each other well I think it allows people to be honest without fear of what others will think of them.

I do not see the Webquest as anything I would use in my class. Some call it higher order teaching, but i think it can make teachers lazy. If the students can do everything through a webquest what is the point of having a teacher? I could see it used as a extra project that students who were ahead of the class could do to challenge themselves. If it is not used properly it could be very dangerous to education.

Overall I found the class to be interesting and I think I learned a few new ways to integrate the web into my classroom. Seeing different people’s perspectives on topics was also a very fun and exciting aspect of the class.

Imovie

This site gives a lot of basic tutorials on how to use Imovie to edit and compile video. It is a great resource for beginners and those who have never used Imovie. For more in depth techniques one should search for another site.

http://www.design.iastate.edu/LABS/tutorials/imovie/basic.html

How to Make an Interesting Movie

This site describes some of the techniques that pros use to create movies that audiences will enjoy. The site is a great place to find ideas well writing an planning to film. The site could be a little bit more in depth but overall it gives a lot of information.

http://www.borgus.com/think/hitch.htm

How to Make a Basic Flash Site

This Web site walks the user through step by step how to create a basic flash web page using images that the site provides for you. It is a great and in depth step by step tutorial.

http://www.flash-game-design.com/flash-tutorials/funky-flash-website-tutorial.html#part-a

Top Ten Best Flash Web Sites

This page has some amazing flash web sites that students could use for inspiration. The flash sites themselves are far to advanced for a basic flash user to master. However they are great for energizing and fostering creativity.

http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/best-flash-sites

Useing Dreamweaver to Create Sites

This site will walk you through step by step how to create a website using Adobe Dreamweaver. What is great about this web site is that it starts out simple and you can continue on to more advanced things. It is also very detailed and easy to understand.

http://www.thesitewizard.com/gettingstarted/dreamweaver1.shtml

Creating Web Pages Useing HTML

This site gives basic tutorials on how to use HTML code to create web pages. The site does a really good job of teaching HTML because every tutorial has a spot with code that you can edit and then view the changes you have made by editing the HTML text.

http://www.w3schools.com/HTML/