1. WEB 2.0 TOOLS
A NEW INFORMATION REVOLUTION
It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the
one that is the most adaptable to change.
-- Charles Darwin

2. Emergence of Web 2.0 Tools
• Web 2.0 tools are rapidly becoming tools of
choice for a growing body of classroom
educators.
• Web 1.0 has largely been a one-way medium.
• In 2004, the web became a two-way street, and
a group of new web tools began to appear.
• By 2007, a second generation of the Web had
taken over – Web 2.0!

3. Characteristics of Web 2.0 Tools
• Web-based applications can be accessed from anywhere.
• Simple applications solve specific problems.
• Value lies in content, not the software used to display
content.
• Data can be readily shared.
• Students & educators can access and use tools on their
own.
• Social tools encourage people to create, collaborate, edit,
categorize, exchange, & promote information.

4. Effecting Teaching & Learning
• What do today’s graduates need to be
proficient in both core subject and 21st
century content and skills?
• Web 2.0 tools energize and motivate
students, but teaching and learning strategies
are equally, or more important.

5. Impact on Teaching

6. Impact on Learning
• Uploading assignments to a class website.
• E-mail questions to their teachers.
• Work on assignments with distant peers using instant
messaging, online discussion forums, and wikis.
• Enables students with disabilities to participate more fully
in classroom instruction.
• Students are more independent, interaction, & engaged
socially.

7. Importance of Web 2.0 Tools
• Students must master vital 21st century skills!
• Students must be able to:
– Research using the Internet
– Assess information
– Work collaboratively
– Communicate effectively
– Think critically and creatively

8. References
• Creative Commons Images
http://budgetstockphoto.com/creative_commons_images.html
• Crane, Beverly. (2009). Using Web 2.0 Tools in the K-12
Classroom. New York, NY: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc.