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 * **Web 2.0 New Tools, New Schools by: Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum** ||
 * **Book Study** || **Reader's Response** ||
 * Chapter 1 New World, New Web, New Skills

Chapter 2 Students and Learning

Chapter 3 New Tools || The world has changed with a new version of the web. It allows people and students to use new skills available on the web to interact, collaborate and create. Information is shared instead of controlled.

Bloom's Taxonomy has changed, becoming more active with the creation of the Digital Generation. Learning is more project based. Constructivism building on what is already known to create new ideas.

New tools are available on the web. Blogs, wikis, podcasts, search engines, desktop tools, messaging, social networking. ||
 * Chapter 4 New Tools in Schools

Chapter 5 Professional Development

Chapter 6 Leadership and New Tools || Ch. 4: Yes, these tools are important to integrate into the classroom because the kids are already familiar with these different tools. For example blogs are useful for communication with students, teachers, and parents. Wikis are another useful tool to help teachers present at early release trainings. If everyone has links to the Wiki it is great for collaboration! Ch. 5: By starting small with your TNT team other teachers can learn from your modeling. These teachers will be excited and willing to incorporate the technology into their own classrooms. Ch. 6: No, administrators do not have to be technology-savvy but they have to show a strong interest and be passionate about guiding their teachers forward with the new tools. ||
 * Chapter 7 Online Safety Security

Chapter 8 Systemic Issues

Chapter 9 New Schools ||