Thing 5

Web 2.0 - What is it???

According to wikipedia, Web 2.0 is used to describe web sites that use technology beyond the static pages of earlier web sites. Web 2.0 is a new way of creating, collaborating, editing, and sharing user-generated content online. The Web 2.0 tool is made easy to use for everyone and every age. The information provided by these tools are for many subjects and ideas all available online for the students, teachers, and general public's mastery. The use of technology is expanding so much throughout the country and world that school 2.0 to me means each school in every district, county, and state will eventually be creating, collaborating, editing, and sharing it's own information with parents and other schools around the country and/or world. 
Web 2.0 is opening many doors for schools of the future. It is allowing students to use their mobile devices which was first prohibited, for the advancement of their education. Apps, video sharing, blogs, and many other tools are available for the schools of the future so they will have access to everything they need to enhance their student's learning, in their own classroom. Thank to technology, teachers have access to tons of resources that were once limited. 
If anyone should have difficulties with learning how to use Web 2.0 sites, http://www.classroom20.com   is a great site to start with.
Other useful 2.0 tools that will help in the classroom or everyday life are Top 100 Web 2.0 tools http://c4lpt.co.uk/top100tools/ and 50 Web 2.0 tools that are still very useful but did not make the top 100 list http://c4lpt.co.uk/top-100-tools-for-learning-2011/50-tools/.