Reflection

Slow and Steady wins the Race!!!

I have had my up's and down's on the journey of Web 2.0 but now I can confidently and proudly say "I'M DONE!"

http://www.trishaweb2.blogspot.com/

As part of the Teachers' Support Staff at CTK, my understanding of the iLe@rn model is that students need to be introduced to and taught a variety of skills before they can responsibly us the Web 2.0 technologies.  Some of these technologies, whilst being great tools for teachers to use in the classroom, come with the added responsibility of ensuring privacy is paramount and that the primary aged students they are teaching, are taught the safest ways to use these tools for their education.

Only recently was I introduced to Blooms Digital Taxonomy through the Certificate III School Support Services Course I am completing.  Blooms believed there was a need for higher order thinking skills to be developed through the school curriculum.  By incorporating the Web 2.0 technology into the 6 levels structured for developing learning activities, I can see that the benefits are endless for both educators and students.  Tools such as Second Life could be adapted for Level 6, as students are required to make judgements and choices.  Mind Mapping perhaps could be used at Level 4 when analysing and identifying, and Flickr, used at Level 5 when students are required to produce unique products and designs.

Whilst travelling through the modules of Web 2.0, I have commented on
http://bamboozled-toni.blogspot.com/
link to blog comment
http://bamboozled-toni.blogspot.com/2010/09/module-4.html#comments

http://chilliprawn.blogspot.com/

Completing this course is a major achievement for a part-time Teachers' Aide, with limited web application experience, but I now feel secure with my knowledge and look forward to being depended upon, by class teachers, to assist them with my new found knowledge.

During the Web 2.0 journey I followed
http://chilliprawn.blogspot.com/
http://wolise.blogspot.com/

Thanks for the opportunity to complete Web 2.0.  It wasn't easy, but achievable.

I'd like to thank two particular staff members at CTK for their support, patience, time and humour.  This traveller would not have reached her destination today without their assistance.  Much appreciated, Louise and Anna.