In week 3 we learned about web 2.0, which allows users to interact and exchange information with other users. Examples include blogs, wikis, social-networking sites, and video-sharing sites. Web 2.0 is the next phase of Web 1.0, which can be described as the time when the internet only allowed for the passive viewing of information. Web 2.0 helps many more people to become interactive by allowing people to post their own information. Posting information on the web used to be a very difficult task because it required one to know how to use complicated publishing tools. However, with the emergence of these easy-to-use websites anyone is able to share what they want with others.
Web 2.0 is very important in the field of education. I believe that interaction with one another is a great way for students to learn. Web 2.0 promotes group activities because it allows students to collaborate with one another even when not in the same place at the same time. I also like that my students will be able to communicate with each other easily, so that if any of the students are having difficulty with the course material, there will always be someone they can get in touch with to ask for help. Web 2.0 also offers websites that provide educational games. Students always enjoy learning more when they are having fun; therefore, this is definitely a tool I will be using when I become a teacher.
Below is a video explaining web 2.0 and how teachers can incorporate it into their classrooms.
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