Thing #2 Thoughts about Web 2.0

Web 2.0 provides opportunities for student use of technology in a school environment. It can be used to

• give the teacher feedback about what learning has occurred.
• replace some pen and pencil forms of information collected by teachers
• allow students to research, report and present to a teacher or class
• help trigger and develop critical thinking about a subject through conversation with others
• through pod casts, help a student who has missed class, or who is slower to grasp concepts, to catch up
• allow parents in on what is going on during class
• invites convenient conversation with teachers when it is difficult managing class time and answering all students' individual questions.

Today's learners generally know more about the tools available on the Internet and through the use of computers and Ipods than the adults who instruct them. They are

comfortable using these tools and allowing them to do so meets the

needs of those who have different styles of learning. It is very

important that we teach our students in a form of communication that

is being used world-wide so they can continue to learn in high school

and college and after formal education is no longer being provided.

Initial thoughts about Web 2.0 is that it provides us an opportunity

to teach and our students an opportunity to learn about communicating

with others in a real world environment.