The free eBook I published about a year ago, 60 Web 2.0
Projects, has been very popular, with around 11,000 downloads to date.
However, new applications have become available, some of the links in
the book no longer work, and new projects have been undertaken. For
these reasons I am hoping to update the book and bring out a second
edition.
Would you like to
contribute?
I am not looking for ‘best practice’ as
such. The most-valued aspect of the current book is the wealth of ideas
it contains. (Teachers, being the creative type, can always adapt the
ideas to their own circumstances, such as by making the assignments
simpler or harder for a different age group.)
The reason I say this is that many people, especially new
teachers, are a bit backward in coming forward when calls for
submissions are made, thinking that they have little to contribute. In
fact, it is often the case that it’s the newer teachers come
up with ideas that more established ones wouldn’t have
thought of!
The current edition is still available. In the second edition, I
should like to also include information about what barriers there are
to implementing Web 2.0 in the classroom, and how people have overcome
them; and what people’s favourite Web 2.0 applications
are.
If you would like
to contribute, you will find an online form for that
purpose. It should take you only a few
minutes to complete. The deadline is midnight British Summertime on 30
September 2009.
(If you contributed to the first edition, you should have received an email earlier in the week.)
If your entry is included in the next edition of the projects
book, it will be available to anyone who wants it, on the internet.
I have to declare a bit of a vested interest in undertaking
this update now, as opposed to some time in the future. I’ve
been invited to give some talks on Web 2.0, so now seems like a good
time to update the book. Obviously, I will be mentioning the eBook in
my talks, which should lead to people downloading it and, therefore,
seeing your contribution.
If you are considering submitting something, but are concerned
about whether it is appropriate, just get in touch and ask me. Or simply
complete the online form, which will probably take you
a similar amount of time anyway.
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