I really enjoyed chapter 4 Web 2.0 because it gave concrete, hands-on ideas about how to use new technology in the classroom.  I really liked the idea of having students keeping blogs as they learn the writing process.  Hopefully, one day I will be able to try it out in my own classroom.  I was [...]

Chapter 3 of Web 2.0 focuses on the wealth of new tools that are available to students in the digital age.  These range for blogs and podcasts to social networking sites and websites where you can share your personal photographs.  These tools provide many outlets for students to communicate with peers and share information.
I was [...]

Chapter 2 of Web 2.0 explores how deeply immersed in technology the current generation of students is.  The majority of students spend substantial amounts of their time online.  The technologies they use are active rather passive; they interact with friends through mediums like facebook or AIM, they investigate topics that interest them, they create their [...]

I now have a social bookmarking site. Here is the URL:
 http://del.icio.us/ljmessinger

I now have a twitter account.
My URL is www.twitter.com

Web 2.0 by Gwen Solomon and Lynne Schrum raises some interesting questions and issues about how schools are adapting/ need to adapt in the digital age. The first chapter addresses the fact that the skills that current students will need to be successful in their future jobs are different than [...]