Web 2.0 Tools
Oh the tools that you
can use to teach a lesson! Through technology integration the opportunities are
infinite and continue to expand each day it seems. The use of interactive
learning for students to “learn with technology rather than from technology” as
stated by my summer technology instructor allows students to become more
creative in the learning process and view the activity as an adventure of
learning. Integration of these Web
2.0
tools promotes metacognition and supports differentiated learning practice as
each student will explore and learn at her own pace as the activity is
completed.
As for me, learning
about Web 2.0 tools has been both exciting and challenging. I love the infinite
opportunities to make learning creative. Also these tools offer opportunities
for the student to become the teacher when they are able to navigate, create,
and easily master the learning objective then sharing the finished work with
the class. I feel the best use of Web 2.0 tools is the ability for the learning
to take place in or outside of the classroom. However, the down side to this is that
although each site is interactive with lots of options for creative input, most
require the user to register for access to the tool. I feel overwhelmed by so
much registration, regardless of the ‘free’ use or not. This makes me hesitant
to explore other sites that may be very beneficial to various lessons I will
teach in the future.
Overall I think that I
will release my anxiety of registration frustration and embrace the positive
impact of using Web 2.0 tools in the classroom for the benefit of my students as
well as for my personal growth as an educator. Weather it is using blogs to
parents, concept mapping for discussing a topic, or using pod casts to
brainstorm ideas with a classmate to share ideas with one another in or out of
class technology enhances learning activities and engages learners of all
types.
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