Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers

Tools for Teachers
BLOGS
WIKIS
PODCASTS
VODCASTS
RSS FEEDS
iGOOGLE
GOOGLE DOCS
GOOGLE MAPS
GPS
GEOCACHING
TAGS
FLICKR
TWITTER
SOCIAL NETWORKING
OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
AND MANY, MANY MORE!

Web 2.0 - What the heck is that?

The term "Web 2.0" describes the changing trends in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aim to enhance creativity, communications, secure information sharing, collaboration and functionality of the web.
Tim O'Reilly coined this term in 2004 and claims that "Web 2.0 encapsulates the idea of the proliferation of innerconnectivity and inneractivity of web-delivered content.”

"Rich" Curriculum

How "rich" is your curriculum? Our students are coming to us fully engulfed in a technologically enhanced world. Whether they are listening to podcasts, writing on their blogs, uploading videos on You Tube, or surfing various social networking websites they are always "on-line" in some way. So why are we not utilizing this technological connection within our classrooms? Let's use technology to our advantage and "hook" our students with technologically integrated lessons. Our students are asking for it; let's give it to them!