Web 2.0 Tools In The Classroom

This document introduces a course for teachers on using Web 2.0 tools to empower learning in classrooms. It defines Web 2.0 tools as second generation web communities and services that facilitate collaboration, such as social media sites, wikis, and folksonomies. The goal is to give students a voice by exploring interactive authoring tools like blogs, wikis, podcasts, photo sharing, video sharing, online documents, and mind-mapping. Teachers will learn how to use these tools to enhance learning.