Final Project Week 1
Web 2.0
technology is so ubiquitous in the workplace that we often fail to see how it
can also be useful in our day-to-day leisure activities. Many people find
cooking to be a relaxing and enjoyable leisure activity, but fail to access the
vast resources available to them via the Web. Web 2.0 technology can be used to
view and learn healthier ways of cooking and then to share what has been learned
with others. My project will attempt to combine my passion for cooking with how Web 2.0 technology can be used to learn healthier ways to prepare favorite foods. The lesson plan will require participants to use YouTube, Pinterest, Facebook, and Google Drive to learn healthier ways of cooking and how to share those resources with others. They will locate videos on YouTube, pin the video links to a Pinterest board, post comments via Facebook, and collaborate with others in the group to summarize what they have learned via a Google Drive document. Participants in the project will be mature, lifelong learners who enjoy cooking, but have little experience with Web 2.0 tools and possess an introductory level of technology skills.
I never would have imagined that the concept of Web 2.0 could be introduced in such a non-threatening and appetizing way. I am salivating just thinking about it! Beyond healthy will your cooking have a specific focus (i.e. ethnic, or lunches and dinners vs breakfast, etc.)?
ReplyDeleteA wiki is a Web 2.0 tool that can be a grear way to organize your cooking recipes. A page can be arranged for each item a cook might prepare durig the year. The nice part of a wiki is is offers a quick way to store a list of an unlimited number of recipes from A-Z. Their can be a section for beef, pork, and other meat dishes. A section for your favorite dishes. The list goes on and on.In other words, a cook has an electronic cookbook. The wiki can be kept on a Web.20 tool that a person can take to the grocery store and look at the recipe to make sure he/she has the proper ingredients for the dish. I can think of many, many ways a good wiki could assist and make the job easier for a busy cook. A page of sale items could help the cook save money by checking the list to get the most bang for the buck.
ReplyDeleteThis is a fantastic idea! I never thought of the wiki to do that - beats the old cookbook rummaging for that one recipe!!
DeleteI LOVE this idea Kathy! What a great way to implement the 2.0 tools in such an appetizing format. LOL Seriously though that is a great idea. How will you evaluate what they have learned or found?
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great idea. It looks like you have an good combination of tools that you are going to use.
ReplyDeleteI tried to comment earlier, but must not have been logged in I guess.
ReplyDeleteI have tried many times to integrate Pinterest into a training and have never gotten there because it always seems a little forced and non-authentic. I am intrigued in what you are doing because it seems like integrating Pinterest naturally flows and will give you a great resource. I can't wait to hear how things work out.
I agree with David. Most of the time I have seen PInterest associated with Facebook, this looks like a great activity!!
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