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What are Web 2.0 Tools?
The Internet has always been a part of our children's world. Hence, rich digital media with instant interaction is second nature to them.
Web 2.0 tools underpin Uniservity’s connected Learning community (cLc). These tools enable everyone (including children) to create rich digital media and to interact socially with others in ways that better their media; to be drivers of the Internet, rather than passengers (BBC Virtual Revolution, 2010).
Web 2.0 tools empower children with ‘freedom of expression’ online; i.e., freedom to create, publish and collaborate electronically and, thereby, to better the knowledge of everyone connected.
Who has control of cLc, Web 2.0 content?
By handing children safe, Web 2.0 tools - such as Uniservity's moderated forums, ‘blogs and wikis - adults cede traditional controls over knowledge. Children control how, when and with-whom they share their experiences and opinions, during frequent interactive dialogues. Children become teachers as well as learners.
In Web 2.0, everyone has the chance to get their voice heard over the increasing cacophony online. UniServity’s cLc enables all of our children to be net-savvy drivers of the Internet in the future, increasingly via cheap and portable multimedia devices.
What is the teacher's role?
In Web 2.0 learning, teachers provide 'spaces' online for every child to participate actively in their education, at times and places of their own choosing. This means providing learning spaces online at the weekends at home, where children and their parents can learn together via collaboration. Free, open-source software is useful here.
Another teacher role is to keep the teaching and learning resources associated with online spaces up-to-date centrally. Standardised and current resources are major benefits of Web 2.0 based learning. |
How can we protect children's identities?
We must teach children about projecting positive personas online; about using avatars and spoofs, and about the potential uses of search term histories and computer cookies.
Why is Web 2.0 so important?
UniServity’s Web 2.0 tools will help to:
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Prepare children to become ‘net savvy', good, democratic eCitizens; eCitizens who are able to access government services and communicate constructively online.
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Give children the skills that they will need to be successful eWorkers and Internet entrepreneurs in the future.
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Ensure full employment in adult life, via inexpensive lifelong eLearning courses and always available job aids.
What is my part in this virtual revolution?
The best way for adults to learn about Web 2.0 tools is to experiment with them openly and often.
Still not convinced that eschooling is heading your way soon? Then, bearing in mind the costs of running traditional bricks and mortar schools, glance across 'The Pond' - search for 'k12 online virtual schools' and read eSchool News. |
What is the role of other adults?
All adults must be mindful of the inherent dangers in communal Web 2.0 tools. Rules, safeguards and 'police' (informed adult guardians) are needed to prevent anarchy and protect the vulnerable.
All adults must teach their children about protecting their precious personal data online, like the names of people in social networks designed for learning. Children must be taught about only posting dignified images of themselves and others, since digital photographs and videos may be traded by others electronically, effectively forever.
Allegiances and coalitions form and re-form quickly in the Web 2.0’s borderless, portable, virtual learning communities; relationships are ephemeral. An associated advantage of this is that potential teachers become available on a global scale, increasing the diversity of skills, knowledge and expertise available to children, whose learning is increasingly self-directed. |
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