Journal # 1

Miriam Vidaurri

Journal #1

“Do Web 2.0 Right”              NETS-T  I,II,III, 

Light, D. (2011). Do web 2.0 Right. Learning and Leading with Technology, 38(5), Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/learn/publications/learning-and-leading/digital-edition-february-march-2011.aspx

Summary: Daniel Light presents in his article how teachers are using Web 2.0 tools in their classrooms. He explains how are some effective ways and some ineffective to what teachers in his interview told him. The interviews took place in 22 schools to 39 teachers all over the country. The article present to us the information in different parts starting by how is more effective to use them, to what audience present it, and how to teach students to have a good behavior while using them. Some types of web 2.0 tools are blogs and wikis. Daniel mention that for teachers is important what the students think about the blog, some had succeeded others doesn’t. the main reasons is because students are mainly concern of what they are writing and who is going to see it, students participated more if it was a private blog and with debate. The audience needs to be pick correctly because many times student write personal things that do not want to share, is important to ask students if they allow their publication to become public. In the article is also mention how teachers work to make it possible to have a supportive and encouraging environment both on and offline. The teachers worried it might affect the student’s relationship that is why they needed to make sure students were able to deal with other classmates ideas. The whole article is helpful because I can understand more ways to use Web 2.0 in my classroom and in what ways not to use it.

Q1. What do I do if the students do not participate in the blog?

A1. Students might feel embarrass to shared their personal information in the web because they do not want other people reading it. Like mention in the article ask students if they want to have a public blog. If they continue to participate might be they are not into that type of communication or teacher need to improve the ways is using the tools.

Q2. How can a teacher learn how to use Web 2.0 tools?

A1. The easiest way is to ask colleagues if they have use and if can help. Also as mention on other L&L articles the use of the web to search for ideas is awesome, one can be twitter where people from all around the globe and with different ideas and knowledge can help. If the desire to integrate technology in the classroom is everything can be done learn how to use it.