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=Welcome to Web 2.0!=

We will be covering a lot of material today, but you should find it very beneficial. If you have any questions, please ask them right away so that we can all learn as much as possible.
Participants will **identify** and **evaluate** a number of web 2.0 tools provided by the instructors, and **create** a lesson or instructional unit implementing a variety of tools learned throughout the day.
 * Content Objectives:**

Participants will **listen** to presenters and participants’ ideas for implementing web 2.0 tools into teaching, **share** their ideas with others about using web 2.0 tools in teaching/education, and **write** a lesson plan or instructional unit that implements a variety of web 2.0 tools.
 * Literacy Objectives:**

**1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity** Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers: a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness. Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessment incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promot student learning and creativity. b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress. Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society. Teachers: d. model and facilitate effective use of current and emerging digital tools to locate, analyze, evaluate, and use information resources to support research and learning. Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices. Teachers: a. advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources. Teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources. Teachers: a. participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.
 * National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers** (NETS for Teachers)
 * 2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments**
 * 3. Model Digital-Age Work and Learning**
 * 4. Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility**
 * 5. Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership**