My Favorite Web2.0 Tools

Web 2.0 are internet based applications and services. You can have full access to all your software and files anywhere, and anytime as long as you have access to the internet. Nothing is dependent on the local computer. This technology can impact my effectiveness as a teacher because this is a social outlet. You can create, edit and share this information. With this technology I can teach through the world of my students. As an effective teacher, I will be able to have constant access to my word documents, spread sheets or presentations. If I forget to print something off my computer at home, no big deal! Because I can access my lesson plans from any computer with internet.

Here are 2 web-based tools that are currently my favorite:
Google Docs- This is an application of google. Here you are able to write all your documents and keep them saved to this application. You can also upload all your important documents that you don't want to get lost. I can ask my students to submit their writings on google docs. Then I can just sign in on any computer and see what my students have posted from their homes or at school.

Wikispace: Wikis are simple web pages that groups, friends, and families can edit together. Wikis are great tools for engaging children in learning, involving parents in their child's education, and sharing resources with other teachers and schools.