Many teachers give students a checklist for a project
or writing, have them complete it, and then compared the checklist to their
actual work. Often times I find that the checked off items do not actually appear in the project
or writing. Since my students do the
checklist as the last thing before handing in the project, they often just “check off” everything just to get it done.
I watched a young boy ride his bike with training wheels. I saw him dip toward one side, to be supported by the training wheels. A few seconds more and he dipped toward the other side, and again, the training wheels supported him. He was able to move forward, instead of falling, due to those training wheels.
A classroom does not become a “Web 2.0 class” by simply doing a Web 2.0 activity such as blogging, using a wiki, social bookmarking, podcasting, or media sharing. True Web 2.0 begins within the daily pedagogy of the classroom; the use of Web 2.0 tools is an outgrowth of the constructivist nature of the classroom.
