Web 2.0

The assignment this week was really tough for me. I don't have a lot of experience with curriculum yet, so it was a good learning experience for me. I like the idea of collaborating with a classroom teacher in a long-term project. It's not something I have observed yet and I can see how it could be a really meaningful experience, for both the students and the teachers. It is hard to choose only five favorite Web 2.0 tools, but I guess I would say StudyStack, Flickr, Blogs, YouTube, and Jing. All of them have such learning potential.

My experience in Module 2 was a positive one, though at times frustrating. I like to explore, but often don't feel like I know enough to even find all that is available. I feel like if I don't know what to look for, I certainly am not going to find it. But I got better at figuring things out and liked learning about all these new tools that we can use. Now we just need the time and the computer access to be able to share all this knowledge with teachers and students.

The only chance I had to look at an e-reader was last summer- my aunt owns a Kindle. She said she really likes it. I was intrigued by the ease of use and the fact that you can download a book so quickly, yet I have not purchased one for myself yet. I'm in no hurry. I would probably love it once I owned one, but for now, I'm happy just checking out books from my local library. Cost has been one of the reasons I haven't purchased one, but I would probably make up for that after just one trip to Barnes and Noble!