Professional Development Professional Development and Web 2.0and Web 2.0
““Take control of your own Take control of your own destiny”destiny”
• ““Teacher training is something that can Teacher training is something that can be presented and managed by others; be presented and managed by others; teacher development is something that teacher development is something that can be done to and for oneself”can be done to and for oneself”
Online Courses/TrainingOnline Courses/Training
• Zoomerang surveyZoomerang survey– 12 replies12 replies– 50% Had never taken an online course 50% Had never taken an online course – The courses taken were: The courses taken were: Introduction to Introduction to
MYP, K-12, Theory of Education, Text book MYP, K-12, Theory of Education, Text book use, mimio training, moodle.use, mimio training, moodle.
– 84% 84% High level learningHigh level learning– 50%50% High level ease of useHigh level ease of use– 66%66% High level relevanceHigh level relevance
Results of SurveyResults of Survey
• Do you use web 2.0 tools for PD?Do you use web 2.0 tools for PD?50% yes50% yes 50% no50% no
• In order of use: blogs (5), wikis (4), In order of use: blogs (5), wikis (4), social networks (3), sharing (2), social networks (3), sharing (2), social bookmarking (1)social bookmarking (1)– 66% 66% High level learningHigh level learning– 84%84% High level ease of useHigh level ease of use– 50%50% High level relevanceHigh level relevance
Sharing SitesSharing Sites
• youtube youtube
• teachertubeteachertube
• slideshareslideshare
• flickrflickr
• scribdscribd
Social BookmarkingSocial Bookmarking
• Show you my inboxShow you my inbox– IB Teachers GroupsIB Teachers Groups– School groupSchool group– Interactive WhiteboardsInteractive Whiteboards
• How to add a bookmarkHow to add a bookmark• http://www.ecoseed.org/en/general-ghttp://www.ecoseed.org/en/general-g
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Learning WikiLearning Wiki
We do not know all that we can We do not know all that we can do with this technologydo with this technology
• We can learn so muchWe can learn so much• We can collaborate and help each We can collaborate and help each
other learnother learn• We can communicate ideasWe can communicate ideas• We MUST be able to teach and use We MUST be able to teach and use
this tecnology with our studentsthis tecnology with our students• Use it first yourself to take control of Use it first yourself to take control of
your own Professional Development.your own Professional Development.