Entry Eight: Web 2.0

I think that the Web 2.0 tools that we examined during this unit were very interesting to learn about. I knew about some of these tools but there were some that I didn't even know existed. One of the tools that in my opinion is important from an educational standpoint is teachertube.com, this site gives the students as well as the teacher the ability to use educational videos to keep the students focused on the task at hand at the same time as giving them a little bit of a break from lecture or worksheets. This website also makes sure that videos that don't pertain to what your topic is do not distract students from what you are teaching them. On the other hand there is a tool that is not good to use when it comes to an education standpoint and it is a tool that is very similar to the one listed above, it is youtube.com. I would not use this tool in the classroom because it might give good videos to use in the classroom but it also shows videos that do not relate to the topic that you are looking for and that can cause a distraction and peel away from precious learning time.

Website: http://www.techlearning.com/default.aspx?tabid=100&entryid=3936

Article: Ferguson, Rebecca, et al. "Pre-Teens' Informal Learning With ICT And Web 2.0." Technology, Pedagogy And Education 24.2 (2015): 247-265. ERIC. Web. 3 Oct. 2015.