My favorite Web 2.0 Tools

As a future educator, I see many advantages using Web 2.0. Web2.0 is "a web-based platform for applications and services." Web 2.0 is web-based and it allows us to access many things without having to rely on a particular machine. We can log in using any computer and all of our files are accessible through the web. This is especially appealing to me using Google Docs. Imagine. No more thumb drives, disks, misplacing our files, losing them, or worrying about dropping our laptops that hold documents that we work so hard on. There are many tools useful for teachers, and they are constantly updated automatically. What a breakthrough! I would like to take this time to share some of my favorite tools of Web 2.0.

I am very pleased with Google docs. I can use doc sheets to create, present and co-edit with other teachers. It is easy accessible, and nearly impossible to lose. I can revise, track and build on my work. As a teacher, this is definitely beneficial; because as we know, our journey as teachers is always changing. We are constantly adapting our lessons based on the diversity of our students and Google docs gives us easy access to our work. Using this tool, I can create my work as a teacher, let others revise it, build off it, and it is available to me from any computer. I will never have to worry about losing anything again!

Google Photo is another tool I am excited to use. We learned in Teacher Research that photos are a vital tool in research and can be very useful during our teaching methods. They are great documentation of our journey as teachers, and can enrich most any presentation, research, or projects that we are working on. Another exciting tool that we can use when dealing with pictures is Yodio. We can take our pictures, call in audio using a telephone, and combine the two for video. Simple as that. Like most Web 2.0 tools, these photos and videos can also be accessible for our parents, guardians, fellow teachers, and educators. These tools are beneficial for our growth, and can be a great advantage to our classrooms!

Web 2.0 is also something we can introduce to our students. The tools available using Web 2.0 are a great resource for students. They can access these products to enrich their work, and display their academic achievement throughout their student careers!