Blog #6

Web 2.0 technologies can be useful in K-12 classrooms, in my opinion. However, I really think it should be limited to older students because younger students are much more impressionable and perhaps too inexperienced in life matters to be able to distinguish between valid information and bogus information. I like the idea of students being able to learn from one another, and also of them being able to see that value in that. I will talk more about this in my next paragraph, but I truly believe that in the world of education, we can all be each other's biggest resource.

In my opinion Wikipedia is one of the best learning resources today. So many people are able to access it, and it opens up many doors for educators and students alike. As long as the information on Wikipedia is cited, you can always cross reference if you really think it may not be valid. However, I have found that Wikipedia provides me with more information when I am researching than any other encyclopedia or web search engine, mostly because it is all in one place and easily accessible. I like that just anybody can contribute because I think this can provide unlimited information.

Before this last week, I did not know how to create a wiki or contribute to one, and now I can say that I do know how to do both of these things. I think this will help me in my future career whether I become a teacher or not because it can help make information available for my students and colleagues, and possibly aid in the distribution of information or the conduction of research.