Post # 6

A paragraph discussing your thoughts about the use of Web 2.0 technologies in K-12 education. Would you use them? Why or why not? How? Use online resources.A paragraph discussing your thoughts on Wikipedia as a learning resource.A paragraph on new skills you acquired in the last week that you think will be especially useful to you in your educational career and why you think so.

I think the web 2.0 technologies should be used in the the k-12 education. From when I was younger, computers were hardly used in the classroom as a 1st grade or kindergarten student. I can't even say that I remember my teachers in k-2 having computers in their rooms. I remember once a week we would all as a class go to the computer lab to play a certain game but other than that I was exposed to more things online and such until I was in 3-4th grade. I think that computers are pretty much a major part of society and you have to have certain computer skills to even acquire the simplest jobs today. I think that the earlier kids are exposed to web 2.0 technologies the better equipped they will be in the future, as well as if they learn early on tey will be more interested in learning.

For wikipedia I feel that if you are looking up something quick for just a fact or something it my help but for resource purposes for papers and assignments, wikipedia is not the right resource to use. Wikipedia is a site where anyone can put in their own 2 cents about any subject and call it factual. When doing reserach projects you need reliable sources and not ones from random people who just want someone to see what they have to say.

The new skills i aquired this past week had to do with powerpoint. I was really familiar with the old powerpoint but the new one is fantastic and I learned a lot of different things that I can do with the new one versus the old one. I really like how easy is it to use and find ways to make the powerpoint more personal and can help connect with students rather than you just up there talking. I think that I can use this to reinforce what I am telling my students and they will be able to connect better with what I am saying with visuals to go along with it.