WEB 2.0 TOOLS

Introduction

When becoming a teacher you want to be able to have your students attention no matter what. If you teach face-to-face there's a possibility that getting that required attention is a lot easier. When you are teaching online, self-pace, or even hybrid is the tricky part for attention grabbers. 

Having many different Web based tools is key to a successful learning environment and for teachers to teach in that successful learning environment. 

What are Web 2.0 tools you may ask? They are tools that are and can be used for instructional and educational learning and/or teaching. Tools consist of sources like Animoto, Wix, Google Sites, Prezi, and many more.

As educators it is out job to make teaching and learning enjoyable. Students wanting to understand the work should be educators priority and Web tools is the way to go for that.

Task

Students will have the ability to understand the root cause of many American History topics using Web 2.0 tools. 

They will create and have the ability to learn from presentations. 

Have the ability to make short movies using Animoto, or a podcast on literally any platform that offers it. 

MAIN TASK: Create a very creative presentation of your choice of an event we learned this year in American History. For example: Discovering the colonies, important documentation (Declaration of Independence, Emancipation Proclamation), different battles and wars. If it is a podcast or short film time length will have to be 10 minutes or more. If you are using a presentation form like Prezi you will need at least 10 or more slides. No matter the presentation music and appropriate pictures must be displayed.

Process

Steps students should take to be successful in this presentation:

1. Get following topic approved and have a proper thesis. *Write a short two-paged, double-spaced, essay after the topic is approved. 

2. Pick which Web based tool will work best for you and your presentation.

3. Create presentation.

Evaluation

DESCRIPTION

PERCENTAGE

Used the tools that were required for the assignment with a 10-minute or more voice-over, or a blog.

25%

Assignment is well thought out, written with the proper research, presented, and explained.

25%

Well organized, the information is well placed in proper order of events, and creative.

25%

Proper format, primary and secondary sources used and cited, and turned-in on time.

25%

TOTAL

100%

 

Conclusion

At the end of this assignment students will know and understand that learning with web based tools is not as intimidating as it may seem. As an educator I am more than willing to help provide feedback before submission date.

Credits