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=My Web 2.0 Integration Ideas= I would like to use many of the tools we have discussed as means to enhance the CHS [|media center website]. I am glad to see that Web 2.0 tools and philosophies have allowed us to move from making the assignment about teaching the tools to creating an environment where the technology tools are necessary to accomplish a goal. [|NETS goals] for teachers and students advocate creating digital environments and promote and model digital citizenship. My goal is to create and develop a web model of this type of environment.

1. I used [|Picassa Web Albums]to create and embed a picture slideshow of photos from our Summer Beach Party Book Fair. I could have also used [|Animoto]for this purpose, especially if I wanted to add an artistic element to my slideshow. 2. We have posted all of our [|media center signup calendars]on our website and I had hoped to be able to use Google Docs to embed the calendars and be able to update them live. Unfortunately, I found out that the file sizes of our customized calendars are too large to be uploaded into GDocs. //It still may be something I use to embed signup calendars for special events.// 3. I have created blogs for the purpose of sharing and promoting books that I have read. I have created blogs using WordPress,[|Edublogs] and [|Blogger]. I found that it was easy to both setup an account and edit using Blogger, since I already had a Google account setup. Wordpress is also to get setup. Edublogs was more challenging since it was part of a grant and required authorization. I embedded a podcast using Gcast. I hope to use Audacity to share booktalks/reviews on the reading page of our site. 4. I have added links to several of the tools we have discussed in class, to our [|Tech Tools] and [|Teacher Resource] pages. 5. We are continuely creating pathfinders and linking them to our [|Classes page]. These pathfinders vary in complexity and include resources and instructions about how to access and use them. By using tools like AuthorPoint Lite I was able to embed a PowerPoint presentation. This will allow students to view any introductory presentations in addition to the pathfinders in the case that they have missed class or need to review. I was also successful in using Picassa to create and embed .jpeg slides of an instructional presentation.

Extra Credit:) I would love to integrate a technology tool such as [|VoiceThread] into a project that the sophomore class does each year. The "Guess Who is coming to Chapin" project has each student becoming a person from history and attending a round table discussion. The students have to complete a resume and pull together some biographical information in order to introduce themselves and take on the character for the discussion. I would love to see the projects enhanced by allowing students to film their introductions and then having them respond to assigned questions in a VoiceThread. Then each student could view and comment on other students comments. This would provide students and parents access to more information and allow for a wider audience.