Laura+Kaska

=reflections =

The first generation of sites on the World Wide Web tended to be static points of information, such as personal and corporate Web sites with readable information only. Gradually this has shifted towards Web sites that let you read, write, and actively participate.
 * ~ 1 - 1 of 1 0 row selected - rows selected - [|clear] ||
 * ||  || **Definition:** Web 2.0 was a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media. It refers to the next generation of Web sites and Web applications.
 * ||  || **Definition:** Web 2.0 was a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media. It refers to the next generation of Web sites and Web applications.
 * Also Known As:** read/write Web

[|**kaskala**] I have enjoyed reading everyone's excitement, confusion, and goals for Web 2.0.

As I surveyed the class, I wondered why there were not any other K-2 teachers in the room.

Although I appreciated gaining an awareness in several areas, there are so many app.s that just don't seem age appropriate for my first grade classroom. I hope there is a way to make PD more grade specific this year.

I would like to reflect on things that I see myself using from the class:


 * PLN: **

Twitter : I must first mention I LOVE Facebook! It keeps me connected with friends (and even parents) in my classroom. I thought Twitter would be a lot like Facebook, but now see the differences. Twitter can allow me to reach out to others in my field for ideas and reflecting on my teaching.

__Web 2.0__

I am very excited to begin using the iTouch in our first grade rooms. Below is an example of a great app the children would love to use to practice writing/spelling:

Skype (there truly is beauty in not always seeing who you are talking to! Thus I am putting this under a "Connection" and not in my PLN) My first graders would have so much fun knowing after they had practiced their Reader's Theater all week, they could not only perform it in the other classrooms in our building, BUT to another first grade classroom 1000's of miles away.

Storybird [|www.storybird.com] Simple site where the children could write short sentences about pictures. I could see them using this during a center. The following page was created using our enduring question from our Backward's Design Unit this Spring. ||