The Secret Reasons Why Teachers Are Not Using Web 2.0 Tools and What School Librarians Can Do about It

Peggy Milam Creighton, PhD, is a writer, speaker, and educator with an interest in educational technology. She is currently a school library media specialist in Atlanta, GA.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: What Is Web 2.0?
What Do You Know about Web 2.0?
Defining the World Wide Web
Defining Web 2.0
Web 2.0 Teaching Tools to Use Now!
Where Do We Go from Here?
Action Steps
Interactive Features of This Chapter
Final Thoughts
Extending the Conversation
Chapter 2: Barriers to Using Web 2.0 in 21st-Century Schools
The Impact of Web 2.0 on K–12 Education
The Digital Divide
Advantages of Web 2.0
Disadvantages of Web 2.0
Action Steps
Extending the Conversation
Chapter 3: School Library 2.0
Web 2.0
Web 2.0 Tools for School Librarians and Readers to Use Now!
Other Popular Tools
Implications for School Librarians
Action Steps
Final Thoughts
Extending the Conversation
Chapter 4: Interpreting the Research
Research on Web 2.0 in 21st-Century Schools
Research-based Reasons Teachers Are Not Using Web 2.0
Implications for Practice
Action Steps
Extending the Conversation
Chapter 5: How School Librarians Can Serve as Change Agents in Their Schools
The Setting
The Seven-Step Plan
Scenarios
Influence Beyond the Local School
Next Steps
Extending the Conversation
Glossary
Works Cited
Index