Blog #5

Web 2.0 allows people including students and teachers to be able to interact with one another on things like: Twitter, a blog, Wikis, or Diigo. In a classroom, I think that using a blog and Twitter are the most beneficial. On a blog, students can be creative and design their own page, and there is no word limit on how much they can write so students can go into great detail. Although Twitter has a word limit, it is still useful for short comments, questions, and concerns regarding the class. Both of these sites allow students to follow one another so they can keep up with what is being talked about in class.

In my future classroom a Web 2.0 tool that I will use frequently is YouTube. This way, as a teacher I can find educational videos to help students grasp difficult concepts. As a student, seeing visuals along with someone explaining the topic at the same time was very beneficial. There is a video on just about everything on YouTube so finding one would not be an issue. The only problem would be the advertisements that appear before and during the video so being aware is necessary when showing an educational video. Click here to go to YouTube.  

A technology advancement I believe holds the biggest promise for education would be Diigo. With Diigo, students are able to find reliable educational resources and post notes directly on the article. Students can communicate having discussions, questions, or debates about a certain topic. Students can also communicate with the teacher through Diigo. Using this website teachers can assign the students to read a particular article, and post a comment, question, or concern on the article to get everyone involved and given a chance to voice their opinion.