So....what's it all about? From a teaching perspective - its about engaging students, using social networks and applications to share ideas and information and creating content based on participation. Web 2.0 tools can encourage communication and aid feedback as students can initiate ideas and comment on those of others, hence becoming users who decide on the relevance of data presented and the importance of others opinions.
This in turn fosters interactions whereby constructive feedback can mould and shape students own initial thoughts on topics to further meaning and understanding. By using web 2.0 tools effectively teachers can create a dynamic and collaborative learning environment where students are not only creating content and engaged purposefully, but one where feedback is immediate.
In fact the students are the ones who are already using many of these these tools to enhance social communication to share photos, messsages,and create videos and other presentations.
Personally, after having a weekend away from internet and mobile connection I must say I didn't miss the culture of ' immediancy.' I was more than happy to 'be in the moment', participate and enjoy family life where the priority decision that required 'immediate' attention was 'Mum.....are we going to go the beach and get hot chips?'
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