What does a Web 2.0 classroom look like?
I ensivision a Web 2.0 to look clean, organized. uncluttered, and students absorbed in their studies.
I imagine a quiet classroom, because our digital natives are eager to go online and work on their projects with their peer around the globe. The sound you hear is the sound of an improved mind (and fingers flying across the keyboard). The student code of conduct will be unlike today's because students are engaged in learning. Perhaps the problem will be when it's time to log-off!
What does it mean to create a technology-rich constructivist classroom?
In the process of creating a the new classroom, we will undergo growing pains. This happens every time there is a shift in how we live. But, I also belive that those growing pains will subside with mostly positive effects. Not only the classroom, but the entire physical structure of schools must undergo a complete makeover. No more 'warehous' type buildings. They will be pleasant to spend the day inside.
I like your view on what a web 2.0 classroom should look like but I slightly disagree about it being so quiet. Web 2.0 is about collaborating and a sort of community through having a blog, video blog or a podcast. Children should be encouraged to create these different forms of media inside the classroom as well as outside.
ReplyDeleteIn my opinion, I would think a Web 2.0 classroom would be a much livelier classroom because its essence is participatory and collaborative. That means class-wide and small group discussions should be encouraged as part of the knowledge building process.
ReplyDeleteI never considered your point of view about a Web 2.0 classroom and how that would look like. Even through the use of technology though, students like to interact with each other and share what they are learning and able to do. I think the opposite might actually be true because I worked in the Study Island lab prior to teaching and there was actually quite a bit of chatter going on as students were sharing strategies with each other and discussing websites and findings. It is a good way to encourage student-centered learning and those shy students to break out of their shells a bit.
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