Thing #5

School 2.0 ?!? What does that even mean...School 2.0 to me means innovation and endless learning possibilities. Starting with the options in distance learning schools, there are resources at every corner for the students of today. Opportunities to learn are available to virtually every type of student. Web 2.0 offers a multitude of free websites, apps, and blogs that aide in teaching and learning. The use of these resources provide a different perspective to teach students, and for the students to utilize these skills and practice for comprehension.

What does all of this mean for the future? Well it means that Web 2.0 will only get bigger. More options will surface with this programming. In todays classroom it is not uncommon to see 5 or 6 computers in each learning environment, on top of that computers labs are present in most schools. Therefore the technology is at a students fingertips. Finding what works for you as a teacher, and what works best with the objectives you are teaching are easily accessed right there in you own classroom. Many Web 2.0 sites offer interactive games that aide the students in learning without them knowing that they are learning. Web 2.0 engages students in ways that teachers cannot. It gives them hands on application, which is more stimulating than sitting and listening to the teacher talk.