I do not think I would use Web 2.0 technologies in my classroom. I do not think these types of technologies would be useful in lower grade level classroom. Social networking, blogs, and video sharing have many great uses and applications, however I do not think they are appropriate tools for educating young children. These programs could also be very distracting to students and teachers.
I think Wikipedia as a learning resource is only appropriate when one is searching for very general and basic information. I do not think it should be used as an academic source . Anyone can post information on Wikipedia, which means there is no way to tell if the information provided is factual. A free online encyclopedia is a great tool, but it has little significance if anything can be posted without being reviewed by an expert.
Last week we acquired skills on making Wikis. I found this to be a very interesting technology, although somewhat tedious with the very basic word processing. I think this could be very useful in education because it would allow for a teacher to create their own website about a selected subject area or specific topic, organized anyway they see fit. This website could be viewed by students and their parents at home to allow for review of the material.
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