Nicole,+Katie,+and+Amanda+S.

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Definitions:

1. Nicole Richardson: Web 2.0 is a new form of sharing information between people all over the world. People are gaining more control over the web and have the freedom to be in constant communication with others. Anyone can control and alter data expressed on websites. Learning is becoming more proactive rather than passive. 

Katie Hubbard: Web 2.0 is the use of the World Wide Web to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and collaboration. People from all over can interact and communicate with each other through blogging, wikis, social-networking sites, etc. It allows you to change content, instead of just view it.

Amanda Schmitt: Web 2.0 is not a new version of the World Wide Web, but new ways to use the internet to share information and communicate with one another. People have more control and knowledge about the internet to collaborate with each other through web applications, social-networking sites, wikis, blogs and video sharing sites.

2. This is a great use of a wiki in a 2nd grade classroom: http://mrsibrahim.wikispaces.com/

The student's individual wiki's have a page for each content standard. It is acting as a portfolio of their work during the year. I think this is wonderful because it is well organized and still showcases each student's individual work. Children, teachers, and parents can easily track progress made during the year. Also, students in the class are sharing all of their work which is a great way to establish community and get ideas from different people. The wiki also has a calendar with important upcoming dates and the wiki can be accessed at home for both the parents and students. In addition there is a link for their school day agenda, so parents can stay well informed of activities occurring in the classroom. Overall, the wiki is very effective in establishing a connection between home and school and even between students in the classroom.  **Resources:

1. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/6/41/

2. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/5398/

3. http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/Wikis+in+Education

4. http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.php?title=Using_wiki_in_education

5. http://ateacherswrites.wordpress.com/2009/02/02/the-wiki-as-knowledge-repository-using-a-wiki-in-a-community-of-practice-to-strengthen-k-12-education/

6. http://rachelboyd.wikispaces.com/wiki+workshop

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