We were introduced to Web 2.0 tools. Honestly, we were very familiar with the tools. The only difference was the fact that the lesson was not about updating blog about your personal life or downloading movies from the internet. It was all about education.
Some of the web tools:
WIKIS
BLOG
SOCIAL NETWORKING
MEDIA SHARING
“Web 2.0 is a revolutionary view of the Internet and the social and business uses of advanced technologies rather than the technical aspects of those technologies. The core concept of Web 2.0 is: Use Internet as a platform and leverage network effect to harness the collective intelligence in a cost-effective manner...”
Our group was assigned to do some research and present the use of blog in education. Blogs provide a communication space that teachers can utilise with students whenever there is a curriculum need to develop writing, share ideas and reflect on work being undertaken in the classroom. From an education perspective, the availability and ease of use of blogging make creating blogs a viable classroom activity.
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