Monday, April 15, 2013

Reflection

The affordance of Web 2.0 tools has revolutionized the education world.  Web 2.0 tool sites allows users to interact with other users or change website content.  Today, teachers are using Web 2.0 tools to introduce lessons in their classroom.  Students are collaborating with other students around the world, creating online content and displaying their work to a global world.  Web 2.0 tools facilitates collaboration, networking, critical thinking, innovation, creativity, global understanding and multicultural learning.  Various tools for collaborative writing and editing, private communication, online conferencing, file sharing, and desktop sharing.  This type of sharing enable teachers to effectively collaborate with the students beyond school hours, making optimum use of the technology available.  As educators, the use of Web 2.0 tools is transforming our work, and more specifically the way we support students in the classroom.

3 comments:

  1. Your observations are very relevant and the revolution in the educational world as a result of online learning is so true. This has been going on and has been improving with new innovations. Its great to witness this sea of change.

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  2. I agree. I think one of the most influential benefits of using Web 2.0 tools is the ability to collaborate and share ideas with one another. It has changed teaching and learning completely and is so easy.

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    1. Yes, I agree it is so easy. But we still have teachers that still refuse to incorporate technology into their lessons.

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