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Web 2.0 Project Activities

Professional Resources Page

Activity #1 - Podcast

Podcast #1 The House of #EdTech

In The House of #EdTech, hosted by
Christopher Nesi explores how technology is
impacting and changing not only the way
teachers teach but education in general.
Stories are told from teachers and innovators
that provide teaching tips and strategies that
teachers or listeners can use in their
classroom. Christopher Nesi is certified in
social studies and supervision and has
inspired students and teachers at the middle,
high school, and collegiate levels.
Technology and its roles in education are his
professional passion.

Podcast #2 Truth For Teachers

Truth for teachers is in the top ten K-12
podcasts on iTunes, Angela Watson’s covers
all aspects of the daily life of teachers,
speaking words of encouragement and truth
to educators to inspire teachers for the week
ahead in the classroom. Angela Watson is a
National Board-Certified Teacher with a
master’s degree in Curriculum and
Instruction. She has 11 years of classroom
experience and over a decade of experience
as an instructional coach. Her podcast has
impacted over 8 million teachers each year,
and her ideas have been featured in thousands
of magazine articles, newsletters, and internet
resources, and utilized in teacher preparation
and support programs throughout the nation.
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Activity #2 - Poll Everywhere

Question #1 In one word, what describes you as a
teacher?
I created this question to explore the different
dispositions my audience can come up with
that describes them as educators. Sites like
Poll Everywhere provides tools to create
powerful conversation, arguments, or create
statistics.
Question #2 What country would you like to teach in?
I created this question to explore the many
different locations educators would like to
venture and experience teacher abroad. Sites
like Poll Everywhere provides tools to create
powerful conversation, arguments, or create
statistics.
Question #3 What Region are you currently established?
I created this question to see where my
audience comes from and provide connecting
opportunities for my audience. Sites like Poll
Everywhere provides tools to create powerful
conversation, arguments, or create statistics.
Question #4 What Kind of teacher are you?
I created this survey to see the variation of
teachers that view my audience. I also wanted
to see the different interest that my audience
is looking for. Sites like Poll Everywhere
provides tools to create powerful
conversation, arguments, or create statistics.

Activity #3 – Collaborative Tools

Collaborative Tool – Skype Teaching the World Skype

Skype is a very well-known collaborative tool

where individuals can go to message, video
chat, and interact with multiple individuals.
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Skype can be useful for my website by being a

video chat center to transmit live broadcast. It
can be used to interact with different
individual’s around the world. A place to
interact virtually and help my visual learners
interpret the information. The application
Skype had been and will continue to be
beneficial to my life and future. My family
uses the application to video chat with my
family in Mexico and in California. I also use it
to make group work easier when the group
can’t meet up to work.