Tag Archives: web 2.0

National Survey Shows District Use of Web 2.0 Technologies on the Rise

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Sylvia Martinez

Results of a new research survey indicate growing acceptance of Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies among school leaders and educators. Levels of use have improved since 2009 across several categories of Web 2.0 tools, including online social/collaborative networking. However, student safety and lack of teacher knowledge about how to use Web 2.0 technologies effectively remain barriers for many districts. Continue reading →

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Words Gone Wild 2.0

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

Web 2.0′s value as a marketing term now far exceeds its value as a technical term. Anything Web 2.0 must be more techie, more interactive, and have more onlinier goodness than before, and therefore, just be better. “Web 2.0″ is … Continue reading →

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Internet safety - fear tactics don’t work

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Sylvia Martinez

via NetFamilyNews Last week Chairman Julius Genachowski unveiled the children-and-family part of the FCC’s universal broadband plan, designed to enable, among other things, 21st-century education. There’s just one problem: Schools have long turned to law enforcement for guidance in informing … Continue reading →

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Back to School: 15 Web Tools for Students

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Sylvia Martinez

Back to School: 15 Essential Web Tools for Students. Mashable put together a nice list of (mostly free) tools for staying organized, studying, collaborating, and citing sources. Good for teachers too! Sylvia

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Still no free lunch 2.0

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Sylvia Martinez

So the dominos continue to fall in the force-march to reality that is the current economic crisis. Surprise! Companies can’t give away stuff for free, even to educators. This week, two popular Web 2.0 tools made announcements that will impact … Continue reading →

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Ten to ask - How to predict the Web 2.0 winners

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Sylvia Martinez

In the last few years, it seemed like there was an endless stream of new Web 2.0 applications. If you didn’t like one, twenty new ones would appear. Now that party is over. A while back I wrote a post … Continue reading →

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