Web 2.0 Tools for Classroom - TEC950

Feb-April 2016

During this course, I learned about some new web 2.0 tools I was not familiar with before taking the course. I also learned some new uses for tools I had heard of before. Having a chance to see what other educators are doing and how they integrate technology in a meaningful way is why I'm in the IEC program to begin. Through this course, I was able to learn more about ways to use tools such as social bookmarking to help students and teachers. While I'm not sold on some of the tools looked at like Delicious for classroom use I can see why some educators like the tool.

Technology for technology sake is not good in the classroom. But technology used to teach or show understanding can be powerful. I have already seen in my new role as a TOSA how classes that are integrating technology in meaningful ways have fewer discipline problems at the middle school level.