Who knew there were so many resources to be implemented in the classroom for projects, discussions, and assignments? Prior to investigating wiki, social bookmarking, and voice threads; I would of used standard options offered on many computers. I learned some about what each application can provide.
A wiki is a collaborative work that can be continuously altered by various parties over the course of time. I see the positive and negative of this. I believe that as long as the editors of the wiki are credible, then the work may stay credible. Unfortunately, I see that allowing anyone to edit your body of work causing multiple problems. I fear of the lose of research and credibility of the site.
Social bookmarking is an entirely new concept, as I am one of those with numerous bookmarks assigned to sites. I am very fond of the idea of teachers adopting the concept of creating a social bookmarking account for use of students and other instructors. I learned that it is simple and yet can be so effective. Once creating an account, endless sites may be bookmarked and organized through a tagging tool to your account. This in turn can be viewed by others for assignments, as a resource, and as a reference for lessons or discussions.
The third application that was unfamiliar to myself was the voice thread. What a great idea for students and educators alike! With the ability to compose a body of work with other students through the use of images, documents, and videos; group projects can rise to an entirely new level. I believe that this is a tool for world wide development of ideas and discussion.
Overall, I believe the web 2.0 applications are beneficial for both students and educators today and a use of them should be encouraged.
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