Your first task is to spend about 1 to 2 hours investigating the web sites on our links page. I want this to be an overview. Do not worry about spending lots of time on any one page. I just want you to jump around and see if you have any problems viewing the pages. Please email me if you are having problems with viewing any of the main (or 1st pages) on this web site.

 http://lima.osu.edu/academics/education/edweb22.php

Your second task is to begin with  going to the following web site and listening to my podcast on Delicious - social networking. You will be creating an account, adding some favorite bookmarks and send me an email of your web site address for your delicious site. Do not send me your password. Your website address will look something like this. http://delicious.com/your_username_you_created

I think if you try this out you will really like the service that Delicious gives you. You can give your friends, teachers, students, parents and others your web address and share your bookmarks with anyone who has the Internet. This is a great way to take the students to the lab and just take them to your delicious account and they are ready to work. Rather than you taking time to go on every computer in the lab and bookmark all the sites you need them to use on a certain day in the computer lab. Make sure you listen to my podcast for all the ins and outs of how to use delicious. Check out my delicious site also. http://delicious.com/TLTL

The third task is to go to the following Web site ... Project TALON online list of Web 2.0 tools - Check out this long list of applications.

• You may skip this if you would just like to go directly to the Web 2.0 links and experience the many Web 2.0 applications. Not all of these applications have to be downloaded or tried. I would look over the various web sites on the list and select a variety to experiment with.

Your fourth task is to create a log or journal of the hours you spend working on this course. I do not need to have a long description.

• ie: Testing Web resources - 4/2/2009 - 2 hours
• Creating something with Animoto- 4/16/09 - 1.5 hours
• etc.

5th Task - Lets begin your assignments for this course. I will be working with each of you to determine what activities and Web 2.0 applications you will be putting your efforts on.

If you are taking this course for the first time. You are taking Web 2.0 New Technology Tools! - Basic. You will expected to do the following activities and papers. After you have written your paper(s) you can email them to your instructor.

• Participants who take 1 hr of credit

  • Will be researching and experimenting with several (no less than 20) web 2.0 applications.
  • Pick one of these web 2.0 applications and create or demonstrate how to use it.
  • Then write a single spaced paper describing how this technology can be used in a classroom environment with students or as a teacher tool.
  •  Next you will be posting this paper on my Online Web 2.0 wiki page. At the following address. http://osusbecker.pbworks.com/w/page/8803675/FrontPage#view=edit

  Participants who take 2 hrs of credit

  • Will be researching and experimenting with several (no less than 20 - 30) web 2.0 applications.
  • Pick 2 of these web 2.0 applications and create or demonstrate how to use them
  • Then in a 1 page single spaced paper describe each of the technologies and how they can be used in a classroom environment with students or as a teacher tool. Write 2 separate papers one for each of these web 2.0 tools
  • Next you will be posting this paper on my Online Web 2.0 wiki page. At the following address. http://osusbecker.pbworks.com/w/page/8803675/FrontPage#view=edit

  Participants who take 3 hrs. of credit

  • Will be researching and experimenting with several (no less than 20-30) web 2.0 applications.
  • Pick 3 of these web 2.0 applications and create or demonstrate how to use them
  • Then in a 1 page single spaced paper describe each of the technologies and how they can be used in a classroom environment with students or as a teacher tool. Write 3 separate papers one for each of these web 2.0 tools
  • Next you will be posting this paper on my Online Web 2.0 wiki page. At the following address. http://osusbecker.pbworks.com/w/page/8803675/FrontPage#view=edit

  Participants who take 4 hrs. of credit

  • Will be researching and experimenting with several (no less than 15-25) web 2.0 applications.
  • Pick 4 of these web 2.0 applications and create or demonstrate how to use them
  • Then in a 1 page single spaced paper describe each of the technologies and how they can be used in a classroom environment with students or as a teacher tool. Write 4 separate papers one for each of these web 2.0 tools
  • Next you will be posting this paper on my Online Web 2.0 wiki page. At the following address. http://osusbecker.pbworks.com/w/page/8803675/FrontPage#view=edit

  Evaluation Questions to consider (you may use any or all of these, or create your own)

  Here are a few of my recommendation questions

  • Is the web application user friendly?
    • easy to use?
    • are there valuable instructions?
    • can you reuse this tool?
  • Is the web application visually appealing?
    • easy to read?
    • easy to follow directions?
    • attractive and fun?
  • Do the links point to reliable information?
  • Is your time management worth the effort to set up this resource?
  • Does this resource add any new perspective on a particular topic?
  • Does the web 2.0 tool address all populations?
    • Keep in mind your population of teachers
    • Students abilities
    • Student needs (gifted as well as special needs students)

Other ideas you would like to share about this web resource

At anytime you feel you are not sure what to do or where to begin. Call the instructor or email. Their is an answer to any question.