Web 2.0 Tools

The web has come a long way from the days of Web 1.0. Interactive tools are now available for free if you just know where to look. I think some of the tools would be fun to use in the classroom. One example is podcasts. I can see how recording class sessions online would be helpful for students who are absent. I also think that this would be fun for students to do a mini-radio show for their parents to listen too. Additionally, I think that having the students create a class website would be an interesting learning experience. They could design the pages and include tools such as a map (mapbuilder.net) that shows the location of their classroom in regards to the world and interactive photographs (Flickr). We then could share this website maybe with some penpals on the other side of the world. The possibilities are really endless.