When I first started this class, I actually had no idea what "web 2.0" meant. Now it is safe to say, I have a grasp on the concept!
Web 2.0 tools can help bridge the communication gap between all stakeholders in your school. With time at a premium in everyone's lives, podcasts, blogs, and other communication tools provide many facets to help keep everyone informed about what in happening within your school setting. We all know how our students LOVE to use their cell phones, why not give them a reason to utilize these devices in an educational way that helps develop and nurture a more positive school climate?
Now with this being stated, do I think that the use of web 2.0 tools is going to "miraculously" turn a none caring & disinterested parent, student, or even school employee into a well informed motivated stake holder? Not at all. On the other hand, it sure makes the excuse list ALOT shorter! Right of wrong, that's An Independent's View.
