Clinic Topics: Implementing Web 2.0 in the Classroom

June 22, 23, 24, July 27, 28, 29 and Oct. 24
8:00 am – 3:00 pm

Overview

• Practice using Web 2.0 learning technologies
• Examine how integration of these technologies impacts learning and classroom dynamics
• Final Project: design and implement curriculum that incorporates Web 2.0 tools
  

Course Description

LTMS 600: 3 semester-hour credits. This intensive course is designed for classroom educators to explore, and practice with, Web 2.0 learning technologies and how the integration of these technologies into teaching and learning impact their teaching and classroom dynamics. Tools to be explored and used, for example, include RSS feeds and aggregators, blogs, wikis, social bookmarking, mashups, podcasts and more. Students will begin to design a classroom activity incorporating one or more Web 2.0 tools for implementation in their classroom. Within a peer learning model, students will design, implement and evaluate a classroom activity that incorporates one or more Web 2.0 tools. The results of this applied project and experiment will be reported out and presented. Lessons created will become a part of a technology-based collection of classroom activities which participants can continue to access after the course.

Faculty

James Gates

James began teaching computers in High School in 1983 after having taught music for nearly eight years. He has taught many different programming languages, his favorite being C++. He has also taught courses in Personal Computing and Hypermedia using Hypercard. In the mid '90's Jim began teaching a course about the Internet. At that time he founded a Macintosh User Group called CAMELOT for teachers and served as President for six years. In 1999 he moved to the middle school environment where he worked with the Social Studies and Science teachers to integrate computers into their curriculum.

Jim has won both a National Gold and National Bronze Award for a column he wrote for Child Guide Magazine. His blog, "Gates' Computer Tips" at tipline.blogspot.com won the 2007 Edublogs Award for the Best Resources Sharing Blog. He has served as President of the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference (PETE&C) Committee for 2007-2008.

Jim has his Masters Degree in Instructional Technology from Bloomsburg University. He currently serves as a PDE Mentor in the Classrooms for the Future program in PA assisting teachers to use computers as part of their curriculum. He is retired from the Capital Area Intermediate Unit in Summerdale, PA as an Instructional Technology Trainer, and is staying as active as possible in this field that he enjoys so much.

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