Wiki What? Blog Who?

This session focuses on interpersonal and self-directional skills as they apply to 21st Century applications such as wikis and blogging in social studies, civics, history and geography classrooms. Participants engage in a variety of research activities, virtual geographic presentations, and activities applicable to entrepreneurship utilizing 21st Century skills, tools, and assessments.

Social Savvy for Social Networking

This session focuses on interpersonal and self-directional skills as they apply to 21st Century applications such as My Space, Facebook, Skype and others. Participants engage with these tools that are used daily by digital natives and discuss the importance of social responsibility, accountability and self-direction in all core subject areas.

So You Can Surf...Now What? Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is the latest version of the web where users are interacting and collaborating real-time.  Participants will be presented with the best Web 2.0 free resources and websites, as well as ideas for implementation into both their classrooms and personal lives.  They will be able to identify the characteristics of a Web 2.0 resource, demonstrate an understanding of Web 2.0 and its uses by brainstorming on how they can be incorporated into the classroom. Participants will also learn to use the information provided to access free resources and websites designed with students and teachers in mind and explore the 21st Century Resource page for hands-on Web 2.0 experiences.