Web+2.0

  "**Web 2.0**" refers to the second [|generation] of [|web development] and [|web design]. It is characterized as facilitating [|communication], [|information sharing], [|interoperability], [|user-centered design] [|[1]] and [|collaboration] on the [|World Wide Web]. It has led to the development and evolution of web-based communities, [|hosted services], and [|web applications]. Examples include [|social-networking sites], [|video-sharing sites], [|wikis], [|blogs], [|mashups] and [|folksonomies]. How do Web 2.0 tools fit into the picture? Web 2.0 tools offer a buffet for students to collaborate globally, without the confounds of bricks and mortar. Collaborative tools such as Wikis, blogs, google docs etc. allow students the ability to connect with peers and to work collaboratively with peers without being in the same room, school or state. Educators can provide feedback on student assignments as well as elicit student participation by using texting or voice threads.
 * WEB 2.0 **

[|Literacy 2.0] - Educational Leadership April 2009

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