Going into this assignment I was unaware of what Web 2.0 actually was, but after reading some of the perspectives and watching the informative video I feel much more comfortable discussing what it consists of. Web 2.0 is what people today know as the current internet system. It is a highly advanced operation which can perform several different tasks and answer just about any question. Web 2.0 can serve as an electronic form of education, social networking, and can even connect students and scholars all over the world through online collaborative workspaces. This highly advanced system is familiar to almost anyone and is becoming a common tool throughout many, and if not all, schools. Children have traded in chalk for pencils and are now beginning to switch from writing on notebook paper to typing all needed information into highly advanced computers. The transformation from poster boards to powerpoints, and paper textbooks to online e-books is School 2.0. Technology is constantly developing and changing and schools along with its curriculum and the way in which it is taught must adapt. It is extremely important for educators today to be equipped with the latest forms of technology and curriculum in order to better prepare students for their demanding futures. Schools and its faculty must be provided with the most current technology as possible in order to prepare its students to the fullest, and enable them to reach their maximum potential.
Children today are entering school systems already knowing how to use most technology such as iPods, computers, and cellphones. This previously earned knowledge must be used to inform them on how all technology can be used in order to better improve their education. In the near future schools must improve all forms of instruction and be willing to incorporate all kinds of technology based instruction within the classroom. This upgrade to a new and improved curriculum is school 2.0, and it must be used in order to better prepare each child.
I as well did not know what web 2.0 was when starting this activity, and I was honestly a little scared about this assignment. Blogs are becoming a common tool though, so I think it is great that we are learning to use this. We can pass on our knowledge of the web to help our future students.
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