Using Web 2.0 for 21st Century Skills: Teaching through Inquiry

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Inquiry

Questioning!

To ask (about something).To make an inquiry or an

investigation.

Questioning is the key

Inquiry relates to…John Dewey's philosophy that education begins with the

curiosity of the learner

What does inquiry-based learning look like in the classroom?

An inquiry-based approach is more dynamic in how students pursue knowledge & information; it is no

longer linear or compartmentalized

Inquiry Learning is not…Unstructured…

Inquiry Learning is just structured differently. Meaning: Your role as the teacher is different it

changes.

In the Beginning: Inquiry-based learning activities require more planning, preparation, and responsiveness from you as the teacher.

Who are your Students?

Guiding Questions for You1. What can inquiry look like in your

classroom? 2. How can you help your students “own”

questions that drive their inquiries? 3. What teaching strategies can you draw on

to support your students to do inquiry?

Example: The Beginning

• Introducing students to a topic• Brainstorm: Begin by asking questions so students bring in prior

knowledge• Modeling: Encourage students to ask questions • Brainstorm: Big idea question or essential element• Share Rubric• Cooperative Groups: Create foundational questions (five to eight)• Facilitate: Walk to groups asking open-ended questions getting students

to understand the difference between essential questions (big idea question) and foundation questions (sub questions)

• Cooperative Groups: Create list of questions, keywords for research, best resources to answer questions, experts in field emails, local community members or businesses. Place on project Wiki to help communicate findings. Begin finding answers to questions.

Questioning

Example: The Middle

• Generating ideas: Move around to see what other groups are doing by visiting their Wiki project page and move around the classroom to other group stations.

• Reflection/Recording: Students keep personal Blog (log) on research, participation, questions, findings, what worked, what did not work, questions answered

• Facilitate: Redirect students when needed

Generating ideas

Example: The End

• Report findings - Digital story, Social book mark list, database, spreadsheet, graph, art work, play, video, debate, models, web page, wiki, blog, podcast, cartoon, timeline

• Reflect - Visit the big idea and foundational questions again

• Ask - Were all questions answered• Review rubric

Sharing New Knowledge

What does an inquiry-oriented teacher look like?

Changing the way we teach and our students learn;

moving from “learning about facts” to

‘learning to become” a historian, mathematician, scientist, and/or a political scientist.

As a teacher you begin to create immersive environments, allowing students to explore and

create content, use and remix content, and

share with others

Inquiry-based learning means change

Classroom inquiry involves students taking ownership of questions that lead to investigations, planning and carrying out

investigations, and drawing and sharing conclusions based on evidence from their

investigation.

Teachers can support each of these aspects of inquiry with a variety of teaching

strategies.

the use of the Internet as a two-way medium- - -content is not only consumed, but it can be created

This consumption and participation gives Web 2.0 the

name the ‘Read/Write’ Web

QuestionHow can you effectively use the “Read/Write Web" to motivate

students?

Remember Web 2.0 allows users to

participate, collaborate, share,

and create

What are the essentials of Web 2.0 for education?

Blogs

Social Bookmarking

Podcasting

Wikis

Twitter

VideoNetVibes

Web FrameworksStudents have the opportunity to work

within Web frameworks or scaffolding

that facilitate creativity and thinking rather than providing the

content for them. The Web can be seen as a conversation that constantly changes the way we see

and experience information.

Web 2.0 Tool Example Possible Uses

Blog UMWblogs.org, Blogger.com, edublogs.com,

classblogmeister.com

Reflections, log of daily activities, journal, resource, brainstorming to organize writing,

peer review, s, e-portfolio

Wiki Wikispaces.com, pbwiki.com Collaborative writing, projects, research, group work, e-portfolio

Video Flip Video (TeacherTube)

Creating, storing information, integrating multi media to convey meaning

Podcast Gcast.com, podomatic.com Feedback, telling, compiling informational stories about content

Cartoon ToonDoo.com, pikistrips.com, ComicCreator

Visual, creating, identifying key terms, telling a story about content

Digital Story Flicker, VoiceThread, photostory

Writing, incorporating multimedia (images, sound, video, etc) to compose a narrative

Concept Map webspiration Relationships, visual, organizing

Interactive White Board

Smartboard, promethian Identification, relationships, visual

Clicker/Student Response System

eResponse Instant feedback, identify misconceptions during lecture

Online Test mystudiyo.com Objective, higher order thinking questions

As Teachers We Want to…• Engage our students in both the content and the

creation of content. Making authentic work for students

• Create authentic and global activities that allow our students to be creative and create for the Web so that possible connections to students outside of the classroom can be made

• Participate not only reading about topics, but creating quality information about topics for a global audience

• Collaborate by providing many opportunities for students to work together, share information, and reflect on their learning

• Critical Thinking and the ability to evaluate information critically even the information that we create

Questions1. How can you make your students dive deeper into “big

ideas” and discover information?

2. What Web 2.0 tools can you integrate to help students think, share, and create new knowledge?

Images came from flickr creative commons

For more information about Engaging Students Through Inquiry Oriented Learning and

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