There are so many social networking and information processing tools to choose from, sometimes it seems overwhelming. We don’t know which ones will be here in the future, but we know that these types of tools are not going away. As educators we need to embrace theses tools and use them to our benefit.
Last weekend, I was exploring the 2.0 winners short list for this assignment and had the opportunity to ask my own college age children about some of these tools. I was amazed how many of these 2.0 winners they use on a regular basis. Some of these tools were things that really helped them gain information for a specific purpose, while others were used for fun. My daughter shared that one of the favorite pastimes when they are board at school is to explore “stumbleupon” and mystery Google. She said that they spend hours just stumbling upon things . . . learning some really cool facts. I actually got on the site and found it as addicting as they do. Some were quick stumbles while other sites that I stumbled upon a great deal of time was spent exploring it.
I printed the 2.0 winners and sent the information to some colleagues who are not in the class as well as to my daughter for her future use. This assignment allowed me to see how many of the winning web 2.0 tools were tools that I currently use for work and pleasure. It also allowed me some time to explore some of the top sites that I had never heard about. I really enjoyed exploring these sites and plan on spending more time over the Christmas break.
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