Web2.0 Tools in Education

Web2.o tools such as blogs, wikis, mashups and twitter are becoming useful tools to beu sed in classroom. Students can use blogs as a reflective journal for their classroom related matters as well as for subject summaries. An example could be where students can summarise their subject contents. Here are some examples :http://bubbleredbean.blogspot.com or wengyanyip.blogspot.com. Besides that blog can be used for discussion and collaborative discussion on a particular topic such as given here http://calzcks89.blogspot.com/2009/11/question-1-comment-and-knowledge.html.

Wiki is another tools that learners and educater can use in their classroom. For example wiki can be used for collaborative editing for group assignments or journal papers. This seems to be similar to Google Docs but can be used in a much dynamic way. Example http://spring-efaciilitation.wetpaint.com/. Wikis can also be used in a business environment for example for e-marketing purpose or as a CRM tool. Business partners can work collaboratively on wiki by updating product information and planning their projects. Example of wiki in business is: seekeat.wetpaint.com


Besides these tools, discussion board can be used as a tool for online synchronous or asynchrous discussion tool. This is very much similar to classroom face-to-face discussion but performed in a virtual environment. This seems to effective since discussion is done collaboratively and more spedifically in an online environment. Helpful for those students who have fear in public speaking and shy to express their ideas in public. Also gives more room for students to collect resources before participating in a discussion.