Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom

Web 2.0 Tools in the Classroom

Twitter - www.twitter.com

• Twitter is a social networking site which allows people from all over the world to connect with eachother and share information.
• Twitter can be used within the context of education by allowing both teachers and students to gain and share knowledge on an unlimited scale.
• This tool could be used to break down certain learning barriers for many of our students. For example, twitter can enable our more shy students to express themselves confidently within the digital world.
• According to Twitter's terms of service there is no age restriction for using the site.
  

Google Docs - docs.google.com

• Google docs is a site that allows various people to contribute to a document of information simultaneously and instantly.
• Google docs can be used in education by allowing our students to contribute to a communal class document any time from any place.
• Google docs could break down potential learning barriers by allowing our students to have a visual platform in which to witness the shaping of different ideas and perspectives as their fellow students come up with them. Not only will this aid with visual learners but it will also engage our tech savy students.
• According to Google Docs' terms of service there is no age restriction for use of their services.
  

Prezi - www.prezi.com

• Prezi is a site that makes it easy to create engaging and interactive visual presentations.
• Prezi can be used by both teachers and students in education by enabling them both to create dynamic and visually stimulating presentations.
• Prezi can be used to break down learning barriers by providing an easy way to appeal to our students who learn better visually.
• According to Prezi's terms of service there is no age restriction for the use of the site.