Thursday, July 24, 2008

Thing #7. Web 2.0 Communication Tools

All right! Here's where I feel like I really know something about Web 2.0. I have been using IM and Email for years. I absolutely fell in love with gmail, but I rarely chat using the service provided by Google. I regularly (daily) use Microsoft Messenger to communicate with friends and family across the state.

I would love to see these tools implemented at our K-12 institution, but because these sites are restricted and/or blocked, this limits the extent to which I can actually use them in my classroom. If they were not blocked, I would try to use them as a discussion guide when we have an Internet-search activity, or for help when working on projects in the library or computer labs - much like the "IM chat with a librarian."

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