WWW - Web 2.0 Tools (Lesson)

Web 2.0 Tools Lesson

What is a Web 2.0 Tool?

Professional web designers invest large amounts of money into web design software. Professional programs like Adobe Dreamweaver offer elaborate design tools, but they are very expensive and time-consuming to learn. There are many less expensive design programs, such as Web Studio, that still offer numerous tools for designing webpages, but are less elaborate with fewer advanced features. Most of these programs will offer free trials for you to try them out.  

With advances in digital technology and the Web, numerous websites and applications have been created that allow online users to create, collaborate, and communicate in many innovative forms. These online resources are called Web 2.0 Tools. These tools are typically interactive, more colorful, and easy to navigate. They represent platforms such as blogging, video recording, photo editing, and social bookmarking.

Technology is heavily integrated with our lives today. Not only are Web 2.0 Tools used in the classrooms, but they are also used by many companies. Businesses use these online tools for marketing and advertising. They also use these tools for communicating important information to their employees such as an infographic showing the company’s dress code or advertising the company’s annual barbecue. Students use Web 2.0 Tools to create an online poster, present a visual presentation, or create an interactive video for class. Teachers use them to provide an active and meaningful learning environment for their students.

Web 2.0 Tool Word Cloud

Take a look at the word cloud created below that is filled with Web 2.0 Tools using the Web 2.0 Tool WordClouds.com. It has been created as a video and a picture. Can you think of ways that you can use a word cloud to help you with an assignment, study for a test, or enhance a presentation?

Web 2.0 Tools, Word Cloud

 

The Benefits of Web 2.0 Tools

Some of the great aspects of using a Web 2.0 Tool is that their websites provide tutorials on how to use their tool. Some provide templates to use, while others provide examples. Keep in mind that the Web is ever-evolving. Therefore, Web 2.0 Tools that you see today may change or not exist tomorrow.

Overall, these online tools:

  • Are fun and engaging
  • Are mostly free
  • Foster communication
  • Help students to be more proficient in writing
  • Encourage collaboration
  • Promote 21st century skills
  • Increase resource sharing
  • Develop students into knowledge creators

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