Thing #5 - Perspectives of web 2.0

Web 2.0 provides so many opportunities for us as teachers to acquire information and share it with our students. While some of the terminology may seem different to us, students are already using many of these to communicate with each other on a daily basis. Our students are "digital natives" and have grown up with technology. They use texting, My Space, You Tube, and Yahoo on a weekly basis. As educators, we have to broaden our horizon and embrace Web 2.0 for the many possibilities it offers us to engage our students in learning. Blogging is a great way for students to participate in a discussion. It will enable a shy student the opportunity to voice their opinion in a non-threatening manner. If we, as educators, do not embrace web 2.0, we will do a disservice to our students.