Web+2.0

This assignment went over different resources on the integrated Web. The interenet has many features to it that help a person, more specifically a student learn. For this assignment I had to pick 5 of these resources and talk about what they do and why they are important.

The five Web 2.0 features I chose were: RSS Feeds, Google Docs, Flickr, Blogger, and Podcasting. The first is RSS Feeds, I find that these will comin handy multiple times as they are up to date and will help with sending through announcements and any other important information as it becomes available. It also is convenient as you don't have to access the site that the news is coming from in order to see the information being updated. It is a subscription that allows updating from any source to inform the user immediately.

The second is google docs. I love google docs! It is very helpful when you need to save a file that you have created in trhe moment or when you just want to organize your notes and presentations. It is a program that allows you to create and share your online documents and presentations, and spreadsheets. All you need is a (free) google account and your set to go. It is amazing what thisprogram can do because it really is all you need when it comes to viewing and sharing presentations with people.

The third Web 2.0 tool I chose was Flickr. This is a website that allows you to upload photos and videos to the internet and share them with others. This site is great whne you want to upload photos onto other sites and when you want to save photos on a place aside from your computer drive so others can access them. For creating projects this is great because everyone can us it and once again it is free!

The fourth tool I picked was blogger. A website that allows you to post and create an online journal were you can receive feedback from virtually everybody. This is helpful because you can decide who you want to allow access your blog to. In addition to just being an online journal bloger also allows you to upload pictures and video in order to enhance the journal and make it come to life. blogger also has a section from group blogging which would make a great teaching tool when doing group work in a classroom.

The fifth and final tool from Web 2.0 I chose to write on is Podcasting. This a great way to braodcast to virtually anyone from anywhere. You can share video, photos and audio on such pod-casting forums like Apple's Ipod and pod-cast community. Podcasting is a newer tool that people are starting to use as somewhat of an online radio and a great way to share NEW and exciting infromation without all the commenrcials that a car radio or a news show would have.

All of these tools make up a great template for teachers. Being a student in a pretty advanced time, I have used a lot of these tools such as google docs, and flickr in my high school classroom and anticipate to do the same when I start teaching.