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=Welcome to the Uniontown Area School= =District's Web 2.0 Professional Development Project: =


 * __Goals for this Project__**

To help teachers and administrators;
 * Understand Web 2.0 – the ever changing face of the Internet.
 * Discuss how learning is affected by the use of online sharing, collaboration, co-creation, user generated content, and social networking.
 * Explore the use of tools such as wikis, blogs, podcasts, screencasts, and social networking to design effective instruction.
 * Experience, first-hand, learning and training in the Virtual World.

__**Overview**__

Many school districts across the globe are adopting Web 2.0 learning technologies to drive learning, teacher training and professional development. Many teachers who have been using traditional teaching models may benefit from an exposure to these new age tools such as blogs, wikis, podcasts, and other web tools. This wikispace is designed for teachers and administrators to explore the use of Web 2.0 tools for training and learning purposes.

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 * __How To Most Effectively Use This Wiki__**


 * 1) Take the Web Tools Survey before viewing any of the information in this site.
 * 2) Take the [|WebWise?] pretest in order to develop a baseline for learning outcomes.
 * 3) View the Web 2.0 videos, Pay Attention and The Machine is Us/ing Us. Post your responses to the questions.
 * 4) Read the responses of your colleagues to these questions. Post a reply to at least three responses. (To read a post click on the //Discussion// tab at the top of the appropriate page. Click on a colleague's name within the //Subject// column. Post a response by typing within the box marked //Reply.// Click //Post.//)
 * 5) View these Power Points, Intro to Web 2.0 Tools and [|Shouldn't It Be Web 3.0 By Now!!!.]
 * 6) Browse the list of Web Tools with How To's, viewing the demos. Begin to think of how each of these could be used in your classroom.
 * 7) Continue your exploration of Cool Web Tools by searching through the rest of the sites.
 * 8) Use one of the Lesson Plan Template forms to rewrite a lesson you currently teach. Add in at least three Web 2.0 tools from the lists. Use the provided Rubric as a guide for your planning.
 * 9) Take the [|WebWise?] post test in order to evaluate how much wiser you've become.
 * 10) Fill out the Course Evaluation Form in order to provide feedback for further professional development on this and other topics.