Post# 4 My Favorite Web 2.0 Tools

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 #1)For this weeks post, I will be explaining not just one internet tool, but two tools that are easily accessible and free to the public.  The first to be explained is the foundation to the internet cloud computing world. To define Web 2.0 in my own words is going to be a short and sweet answer. Web 2.0 is a internet tool that allows people to collaborate and work together on any type of project, form, or document. Web 2.0  also allows people to share & view any documents publicly. A perfect example is this blog that I have started. Its a free service, I am not storing any data on my computer, and does not force me to download any software to use this product.  There are many services that use Web 2.0 above are links to these different cloud computing services. 

How can these tools inspire learning in my classroom?
Collaboration! Personally in my health and physical education classes, I can use the Web 2.0 services to have my students share what they are doing to improve their health! Students can document and share to the community what they are doing to be healthy people. Allowing encouragement to a growing population of sedentary lifestyles. In a traditional health classroom students journal what they are doing, and then the teacher is the only one who reads the journals. That methods does serve a purpose but I find it flat out boring! Lets use technology and share what we are doing in a classroom.

www.delicious.com

#2) The second part of this post is tool look at a personal internet tool that was assigned to in me in class. I took the opportunity to explore delicious. Delicious is a cloud computing tool that helps you keep track of all your favorite web sites in one spot.  The concept of this tool is that you dont have to save all your favorite sites onto your computer. All you do is just drag the link into one box then it is saved. You can access your favorite sites from any computer because of the concept of cloud computing, (web 2.0). You have the ability to make your links private or public. Another benefit is that you do not have to lose all your bookmarks if you switch to a new computer.

How can these tools inspire learning in my classroom?
Easy access! If I want my students to work on a project using may different resources or websites, its one stop for access. I can create a list or websites, and make them public to my students. Boom shocka locka!