Web2.0+Classroom2.0

=Web 2.0= The phrase **Web 2.0** refers to a perceived second-[|generation] of web-based communities and [|hosted services] — such as [|social-networking sites], [|wikis] and [|folksonomies] — which aim to facilitate collaboration and sharing between users. The term became popular following the first [|O'Reilly Media] Web 2.0 conference in 2004,[|[1]] and has since become widely adopted.

=Classroom 2.0=

Steve Hargadon (Moderator), Editor, [|Classroom 2.0]
Blogs have been the primary entry point of Web 2.0 into education, but educators in growing numbers are also now engaging students by using wikis, podcasting, collaborative documents, social networking, social bookmarking, photo- and video-sharing, and other tools of user-generated content. In many (but not all) cases, students are coming to school with a broad familiarity with these technologies, but not necessarily with the depth of understanding to use them thoughtfully or carefully. Do they park these skills at the door before coming into the classroom, or can schools help students to learn to use them in productive educational ways? Can we afford to have enough computing technology in schools to do so? Can and should we train existing teachers to use the tools themselves so that they, in turn, can help the students understand and incorporate them into their educational lives? How does collaborative technology change the role of the teacher? How relevant is formal education when access to the world's knowlege-base is often more accessible at home than at school? How significant will collaborative technologies become for the administrative side of education? What role will commercial organizations play in filling in the gaps?