You're probably thinking to yourself "What is this Web 2.0 that I keep hearing about?!?"
Watch this video for an explanation!
Collaborative Environments (in an online setting) is a trend that is built on interaction and collaboration, which is why it is considered to be Web 2.0 tool. The utilization of web resources to facilitate a constructive and productive collaborative environment is an invaluable resource for educators, as well as students.
Collaborative environments that are set up in an online setting fosters and encourages student interaction, group thinking, problem solving skills and social networking with students in their classroom and other students around the world.Using web tools as a way to collaborate with others is exciting for students and is a way to keep them engaged and motivated.
Encouraging and facilitating collaborative environments in a classroom and business setting focuses on each level of the Bloom's Taxonomy and the Web 2.0 pyramid. There are web tools which encourage student collaboration and interaction that focus on each level of the pyramid.
** Click here to download Web 2.0 Collaboration Tools: A Quick Guide! (a FREE e-book on selected Web 2.0 collaboration tools)
** Visit this site for a list of Web 2.0: Cool Tools for Schools
