Web 2.

0: Technology for Teaching Generations Y and Z

Stage 1: Desired Results:

Established Goals: Illustrate and explain how Web 2.0 can be useful for instructional purposes. Show
that one does not have to be an expert at Web 2.0 to be able to use it successfully, but the current
generation of students relate to technology and are more engaged when they are presented with it or
allowed to use it.

Understandings

Students will understand that…

- One does not have to be an expert

in Web 2.0 technology to use it
- Web 2.0 can easily be integrated
into instruction

Essential Questions

- What is Web 2.0?

- Why should instructors use it?
- How can it be used to foster more effective learning?

Students will know…

- What Web 2.0 is

- Types of Web 2.0
- How to use Web 2.0 for Instruction

Students will be able to…

- Use Web 2.0 for instructional purposes

- Find out more about Web 2.0 on their own
 Stage 2 – Assessment Evidence

Performance Tasks:

- Think – Pair – Share

o Participants will be put into pairs or small groups to discuss teaching scenarios using
Web 2.0 tools.

Other Evidence:

- Assessment
o Survey will be given to assess my performance and will also be used to determine what
participants learned.

Stage 3 – Learning Plan

- My Introduction and Overview of Session

- Discussion about Generations Y and Z
- Investigate the question: What is Web 2.0?
- Investigate the ways Web 2.0 can be used for instruction
- Investigate types of Web 2.0 and their uses
o Short videos will be used to illustrate the technologies
- Think-Pair-Share
- Survey Assessment of Seminar