Blog #5

 a Web 2.0 is very useful in the classroom in so many ways, it is easy to integrate video into shared projects and presentations, podcasts, online quizzes, blogging, etc. There is so many way this technology could teach children in a modern way that will keep them interested. For example: like what we used in class; Wiki. Wiki is easy for sharing and collaborating in groups not only with students but between the class and the teachers. If everyone has a computer handy, either at school and/or at home, they will have the tools they need to use Web 2.0 tools and Wiki.

The website I chose was Diigo, Diigo is a website that allows you to bookmark, tags, personal library, highlights, sticky notes, outliner, groups, and archive webpages. This would be a great tool to use on a high school level for research and research projects, college to obviously, but definitely higher level students because of all the different tools available. I believe to get the full use of the website you need to be able to comprehend the accessories.

The website itself is very well put together and easy to maneuver. The main idea of the website is to collect, annotate, organize, and share data with yourself and your peers. This is very helpful in the business world as well if a lot of data is on your hands. I would personally use this for research papers or large projects. This would be so useful in the classroom for teachers to see what the students are doing on their projects and to keep their information all in one place.

From the concept mapping project I learned how to organize information in a professional and well-kept way, presenting it in a way thats easy on the eyes. I like how the information is put into smaller categories so you can get the information across easily and functionally. What I don't like is how time consuming it is. It would be a lot easier to put on a power point or a word document, but not as pretty!