Web 2.0 Recap

So it's been an interesting and enlightening few months learning how easy it is to publish and edit content on the internet and gaining understanding of what is truly meant by the idea of an internet "community." The ability to create wikis or blogs about any topic of interest as well as editing and commenting on ones created by others has truly opened my eyes to the possibilities of the emerging power of the internet not only in the sense of the classroom but in all aspects. I feel like the tools covered in our class can serve to make the discourse of information much easier and more interesting to all involved; teacher and student. I particularly enjoyed the video postings because they allowed you to literally "see" the new internet in a different way. Content you create today could be online in literally under an hour and streamed directly to anyone who wants to see it by way of subscription etc. It blows my mind, really.

Here is a neat article I found about keeping it all in perspective and staying focused on the goals of the web 2.0 classroom. It's a little corny but there's good stuff in there. It describes everything you need to keep in mind in "6 pillars." I sometimes find things like that useful to keep my thinking organized, and maybe you guys will too.

So....It's been fun and I feel like I really have learned a lot. Thanks everyone.

Jordan