Web 2.0

I see Web 2.0 as a way to incorporate technology into your classroom without having to come up with something on your own. There are so many helpful tools out there that we as teachers should be taking advantage of. Web 2.0 also allows you to communicate with others about teaching or just life in general.

Some reasons and ways to utilize Web 2.0 in the classroom is it can allow a great way to communicate with parents. I liked Wix.com, you can make a website for free. It thought this would be a great way to keep parents informed of what their child is doing at school. These tools also allow your students to get hands on experience with the internet and technology.

Digital Citzenship

After listening to the podcast about digital citizenship it made me realize how important it is for schools to teach kids how to use technology appropriately. I liked to hear what Katie's school is doing with the internet safety curriculum. It is never to early to start to get students to talk about how to use these tools the right way. I know many of my students are exposed to technology at home rather than at school, but may never have been taught how to use them appropriately.


I think it is important to get students to think before they act. This is an important skill we need to be teaching our students, which goes along with character counts. If we are teaching good character values this should translate with anything we are doing. Students do need to be reminded of this when they are using technology as well.