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"This book is loaded with insightful and honest advice about the Web 2.0 in education. Will Richardson has amassed decades of technology integration experience as a teacher, consultant, blogger, and educational leader. There are few like him and few books like this.” (Curtis J. Bonk, Professor, Indiana University 20090819)
"Richardson's book was a touchstone for me when I started trying to figure out how to integrate participatory media into my teaching. I recommend this book to any teacher at any level who is interested in the learner-centric pedagogy that social media enables." (Howard Rheingold, Lecturer, Stanford University 20090804)
"The best guide you can find to using the power of the Internet in your classroom." (Jeff Jarvis, Author of What Would Google Do? 20090910)
"Richardson's book was a touchstone for me when I started trying to figure out how to integrate participatory media into my teaching. I recommend this book to any teacher at any level who is interested in the learner-centric pedagogy that social media enables." (Howard Rheingold, Lecturer, Stanford University 20090804)
"The best guide you can find to using the power of the Internet in your classroom." (Jeff Jarvis, Author of What Would Google Do? 20090910)
About the Author
A parent of two middle-school-aged children, Will Richardson has been writing about the intersection of social online learning networks and education for the past 10 years at Weblogg-ed.com and in numerous journals and magazines such as Ed Leadership, Education Week, and English Journal. Recently, he shifted his blogging emphasis to willrichardson.com. Formerly a public school educator for 22 years, he is a co-founder of Powerful Learning Practice (plpnetwork.com), a unique professional development program that has mentored over 3,000 teachers worldwide in the last three years. His first book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms (Corwin, 3rd Edition 2010) has sold over 80,000 copies and has impacted classroom practice around the world. His second book, Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education, was released in May, 2011. His articles have appeared in Educational Leadership, EdWeek, English Journal, Edutopia, and Principal Leadership, among others, and over the past six years, he has spoken to tens of thousands of educators in more than a dozen countries about the merits of learning networks for personal and professional growth. He is a national advisory board member of the George Lucas Education Foundation and a regular columnist for District Administration Magazine. Will lives in rural New Jersey with his wife, Wendy, and his children Tess and Tucker.
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I consider myself an "evangelist" for the use of Weblogs, RSS and related Internet technologies in classrooms and schools. Over the past six years I've had the chance to speak and work with thousands of educators from around the world on the merits of "The Read/Write Web." I was a classroom teacher for over 20 years who integrated these technologies into my curricula for over four years. In various Weblog projects, my students have collaborated with best-selling authors, Pulitzer Prize winning journalists, and with students in classrooms from around the world. One of the first educator bloggers, my Weblog at www.weblogg-ed.com has been featured in the New York Times, Washington Times, Syllabus and others, and it is a primary resource for the creation and implementation of Weblog technologies on the K-12 level. My articles have appeared in Educational Leadership, English Journal and Principal Leadership, among others, and I have presented throughout the United States and in New Zealand, Australia, China, Norway, Canada and others on the shifts that are taking place in education because of these online social learning tools. I'm currently a national advisory board member for the George Lucas Education Foundation.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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If you are looking to add technology into your classroom, Will Richardson's book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms, is a good place to start. The book takes the reader through a journey of possibilities to using web 2.0 tools in education. Each chapter was dedicated to a web 2.0 tool, from Weblogs to Social Networks (and many in-between)! Each chapter describes the web 2.0 tool and then gives examples of how others have used the tool in their classroom. On top of that Richardson also has examples you can actually go to on the Internet! I found that the real life examples reinforced the idea that teachers all over the world are incorporating technology into their classrooms. And it was nice to see how others were doing that.
I like how Richardson wrote the book for educators and he understands that not everyone is an expert at using technology. He constantly is mentioning that before jumping into using this in the classroom, you must first become involved yourself in the technology. Which is so true; you must first understand how to use technology and what this all means in the education world before expecting your students to. He provides guidelines and steps of how to incorporate web 2.0 tools into your classroom.
From this book I have built upon what I already know about web 2.0 tools and learned some new things. In fact while reading this book, a colleague of mine should be how to use Jing and Screencast to record and share a video from my computer. When I went home to read the next chapter of Will's book I learned even more about Jing and Screencast and how other teachers were using it. There was however one chapter that was completely new to me which was chapter five RSS. Like the other chapters in this book, Will starts off by explaining what RSS is and then gives suggestions of how to get involved with RSS. I have not had a chance to try setting up an RSS feed for myself, however it is something that I will be doing in the near future.
I do not consider myself an expert on technology, however I do feel comfortable using it, and believe one hundred percent that my students need to be taught how to use the technology we have available to their advantage. As Richardson points out in his book, we need to prepare our students for their future, they need to learn to read, write, and collaborate using the web. The web is a place that Richardson defines as a Read/Reflect/Write/Participate Web. Another point Richardson makes is that students are using these tools at home and they may not be using them properly. If taught in the classroom how to read, write, and collaborate with others properly, students are going to be successful in the future. Teachers do not need to become experts but they should have a general idea of the tools out there and how to use them in the classroom to benefit students.
This book is a great resource to build upon what you are already doing in the classroom or for teachers who are just starting to incorporate technology. I hope that you read this book and find at least one web 2.0 tool that you find so incredible that you want to try and then you will bring to your classroom and use with your students.
I like how Richardson wrote the book for educators and he understands that not everyone is an expert at using technology. He constantly is mentioning that before jumping into using this in the classroom, you must first become involved yourself in the technology. Which is so true; you must first understand how to use technology and what this all means in the education world before expecting your students to. He provides guidelines and steps of how to incorporate web 2.0 tools into your classroom.
From this book I have built upon what I already know about web 2.0 tools and learned some new things. In fact while reading this book, a colleague of mine should be how to use Jing and Screencast to record and share a video from my computer. When I went home to read the next chapter of Will's book I learned even more about Jing and Screencast and how other teachers were using it. There was however one chapter that was completely new to me which was chapter five RSS. Like the other chapters in this book, Will starts off by explaining what RSS is and then gives suggestions of how to get involved with RSS. I have not had a chance to try setting up an RSS feed for myself, however it is something that I will be doing in the near future.
I do not consider myself an expert on technology, however I do feel comfortable using it, and believe one hundred percent that my students need to be taught how to use the technology we have available to their advantage. As Richardson points out in his book, we need to prepare our students for their future, they need to learn to read, write, and collaborate using the web. The web is a place that Richardson defines as a Read/Reflect/Write/Participate Web. Another point Richardson makes is that students are using these tools at home and they may not be using them properly. If taught in the classroom how to read, write, and collaborate with others properly, students are going to be successful in the future. Teachers do not need to become experts but they should have a general idea of the tools out there and how to use them in the classroom to benefit students.
This book is a great resource to build upon what you are already doing in the classroom or for teachers who are just starting to incorporate technology. I hope that you read this book and find at least one web 2.0 tool that you find so incredible that you want to try and then you will bring to your classroom and use with your students.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Reading this book you feel like your actually having a one-way conversation with someone who is teaching a lot of new and exciting stuff. Throughout the text the author is constantly giving tips and information to make the things he is telling you about easy to understand and even use. In chapter 6 the author talks about the advantages of using twitter and how it's possible to use twitter for troubleshooting as well as to hear about new and exciting ideas from other professionals. Diigo is also discussed and it is noted that because it allows you to bookmark websites and is a web application, you can use it from any computer anywhere because of your unique login. Delicious is a site that allows you to use specific tags that allow for your students to easily access and find the work. Chapter 7 is a discussion on Flickr and the possibilities that come with using it. Being able to annotate items within a picture allows individuals to see and discover what they are looking at. The idea of using tags with the pictures allows anyone, if the picture is public, to view the picture. Chapter 8 is about podcasting, video and screen casting, and live streaming and how these tools work and are used by many people. This chapter brings together all of the tools in this chapter from iTunes to UStream offer many opportunities to provide teachable videos as well as to have students create their own as well. This book has many valuable aspects for the world of educational technology and would be a great asset to any classroom teacher.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Hands down! This is a great add to your literature library of resources for teachers. I am a computer savvy teacher and I have been known to incorporate technology into my lesson but Richardson's book gives you excellent ideas on how to incorporate technology into education. From helping you be a better teacher in your management of paperwork and communication Richardson gives A+ ideas on how to make blogs that keep you organized and in touch with students and parents in this technological age. He even gives easy and simple ideas on how to create and manage school websites. This book gives countless ideas on how to engage students into activities through technology. Many areas are catching on to technology but Education is slow to adapt but it is inevitable. Our students are using many technology tools but without proper guidance while many teachers have no clue about Facebook, podcast, and blogs. The tools in this book are easy ways to use within a classroom and will help close the gap. Richardson shares with educators a few tools that can be used in the education that will connect technology with education. The tools are Weblogs, Wikis, Really Simple Syndication (RSS), Aggregators, Social Bookmarking, Online Photo Galleries, Audio/Video Casting, Twitter, and Social Networking Sites. This is a book that will help all teachers increase their technology knowledge in the schools and classroom.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Resource!
This book is a great reference for the educator, as well as a techy person. I enjoyed the examples that are written in an easy to read format.
Published 6 months ago by Allison
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great for teachers interested in learning more about web tools
I chose this book because I am looking for practical ways to incorporate more technology into my high school classroom. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Justin W
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wow
Amazing book. Gives great examples of what to do, how to do it and where to go to look at what others have done.
Published 12 months ago by Shelly B
5.0 out of 5 stars
Stepping Stone for Educators for Improvement in Technology
I found this book to be extremely insightful for educators who are looking to effectively integrate technology in their classroom. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Heather
5.0 out of 5 stars
Educational Tech Paperback
Required reading for my course in early childhood education, arrived very expediently. So far it is an informative and interesting read.
Published 16 months ago by Alan B. Christy
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good introductory to Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts
The book covers blogs, wikis, and podcasts pretty well. It was at little bit of a dry read. Since this was talking about online options, it might be good to have examples so the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Rosa
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great resource
This book is a great resource packed with useful information. I found it easy to read and interesting; full of tips and tricks for educators. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Erica J.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Must Read for Techphobic Teachers
Richardson goes into great detail about how teachers can use technology in their classrooms as a means to sift through the giant amount of information on the internet. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Robert W.
4.0 out of 5 stars
New ways to teach and learn
Richardson takes a very holistic approach to Web 2.0 tools in the classroom. While later in the book he delves into the detailed uses for individual tools, chapter 1 starts the... Read more
Published 23 months ago by skh
5.0 out of 5 stars
For the Classroom Teacher Looking to Integrate the Web
Will Richardson has provided an extremely helpful book with Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Stewart MacLean
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