Practical Strategiesfor Using Web 2.0 Technology to Engage Struggling or Reluctant High School Readers and Writers

Elona Hartjes cc/2009

Practical StrategiesUsing Web Technology 2.0

To engage struggling or reluctant or students

- do some students struggle?

- are some students reluctant?

Some Reasons

-learning disabilities of various sorts

-completion from other activities

Some homes don’t value reading and writing.

reading and do

something

Need Paradigm Shift

think they don’t read and write in real world

But they do text message

email visit Facebook

- very comfortable on line

- used to collaborating

Lets use that to our advantage

Good pedagogy says start

where students are.

-where are they?

- 44.5 hours a week

Think smartuse Web 2.0 to

engage students

Web 2.0

Anyone with access can Read/Write on the web now

No need to know programming languages

Use Web 2.0 Toolkit

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