Web 2.0 is a web-based platform where services and applications live in the clouds--users can enter that world from any computer and use the applications or partake of the services as needed. It is growing all the time and the existing applications and services are being constantly updated. Many really smart people are coming up with great ideas that anybody can use and share. It's very social and very inclusive.
My favorite tools are Tokbox and RSS (google reader). For teachers (or anybody) being able to make a quick little video, using the webcam that's part of your computer would be great. It looks like you just click "record" and talk to your computer. What a quick way to create a performance assessment that's personal and technical!
I like the google reader (RSS) also. I've wondered about it for a long time, because I've seen the little letters by the links I use to follow newspapers and other news sources. I would really like having them send me the updates. As a teacher, if I assigned students to post on blogs--especially if they were posting on their own blogs and commenting on one another's posts--it would make me crazy to have to track down all those posts and comments.
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Glad you liked Tokbox. So many creative applications both as an instructor and for your students. And RSS/Reader --> invaluable tool.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking about trying Tokbox for a performance assessment task during my practicum, giving the students the choice to answer an essay question on Tokbox and turning in their notes rather than writing the paragraph. I haven't figured out whether I can do it or not.
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