“Breathing Fire into Web 2.0” by Justin Hardman and David Carpenter
The article starts by stating, “Today’s methods of social networking and the technologies that support them offer powerful examples of how educators can connect to the real world of our client population.” Schools are trying to adapt so that they can engage with the Web 2.0 world. They do this by including into their teaching the use of wikis, forums, and blogs. Also, administrators are integrating classroom management software and curriculum mapping systems to schools. The Hong Kong International School (HKIS) created myDragonNet. This is a single, Web-based tool that meets the needs of teachers. With myDragonNet it is easy to manage a variety of resources and media types. The calendar in myDragonNet is completely personalized, bringing together class, co-curricular, and personal entries. Also, with this program, students and staff are encouraged to customize their pages. So, the aspects of Web 2.0 are being used to meet the user’s educational collaboration, and communication needs.
1. Why do teachers need a three-component system? They need it to enhance communication and collaboration for themselves and their students to support classroom and co-curricular activities; to provide curriculum mapping, resource repository, and archive resources; and, to serve as an online portfolio management system to support student and teacher reflection with a longitudinal review of their learning.
2. What would the electronic portfolio portion of myDragonNet provide for students and teachers? It will provide with a digital storage and display tool to save, share, and showcase their work.
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