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There are three modules in total.
1. Introduction to Web 2.0 Tools. This is the first of the 3 modules of Web 2.0 for Learning, and provides an introduction to
Web 2.0 tools and their uses in education. It also gives an overview of Wiki's, RSS feeds and aggregators as well as social bookmarking and provides the basic skills required to use these tools in an educational context, along with internet safety and copyright considerations.
2. Introduction to Blogging, Module 2, Introduction to Blogging, provides and overview of blogging in education, including curricular uses and examples of Irish schools's blog and to add digital content in other formats (images, video, etc) to your blog.
3. Introduction to Podcasting, Module 3, Introduction to Podcasting, provides an overview of podcasting in an educaitonal context which includes possible curricular uses and examples of podcasts created by Irish schools, This module also provides participants with the skills required to create a podcast and to upload their podcast to their school's blog (using Scoilnet Blogs).
Pre-requisites: This is not a beginner's course. Participants should be familiar with uploading and downloading files and be comfortable with basic ICT tasks (opening, editing, saving, closing files, etc). They should have some experience of browsing the Internet and be familiar with using email. It is hightly recommended that these modules are completed in the order above where possible, as terminology and skills are covered in module 1 which may be required for modules 2 and 3, and so on.
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