My Favorite Web2.0 tools

Web2.0 is a web-based service providing technological applications that can be used daily in people's lives. It is also a tool for educators to use many of these applications and services in their classrooms for making learning interactive and interesting for their students. I can see many of these applications being used in the classroom to create a more interactive learning place for the students of all ages. These technological tools can be effective in the classroom because it will make students want to learn and be involved in the activity because it can be related to them and what they want to learn and how they want to learn it. The two web-based tools that I thought were interesting were: Dabbleboard and Google Sites.

Dabbleboard

This is a web-based whiteboard where a teacher can create lessons on for different subjects. A teacher can either sketch their own pictures on the whiteboard or he or she can choose from many of the pre-made shapes that dabbleboard provides in the application. I can see this being beneficial in a classroom because it provides a unique and interesting way to present a lesson to the students. Also, if the students are familiar with it, they will be able to use it in the classroom making lessons and activities more interactive.

Google Sites

Google Sites is a Google application that comes with a Gmail account. You can create your own website (it can be anything). I can see this being very useful in the classroom. A teacher can make a class website that is accessible to the students. On the website the teacher can post the syllabus and the assignments that the class would be doing during the week, month, or semester. I can also see it being beneficial for students that missed a class or classes due being absent. They would be able to print them out at home and not be behind.