Kaitlyn,+Tommy

 1) A one-sentence definition (understanding/perspectives/beliefs/opinions are also fine) on Web 2.0 by each group member (What do YOU think Web 2.0 is?).

Kaitlyn: Web 2.0 is a way in which individuals from around the world can connect as one by sharing information, ideas, and experiences with one another.

Tommy: Web 2.0 provides a portal for news, information, and other people to interact together at one time to help create a global community that anyone can easily become a part of.

2) One superb example of educational uses of these new tools on Web 2.0 in K-12 setting. You will work as a team, search internet, find and view a lot of class wikis created by others for their elementary and middles school classes, and then choose one that your group think is the best. You need to identify the content area (social studies, science, math, language arts...) and the grade level of the wiki you find. You also need to include a short paragraph describing why your group thinks this is a "superb" example.

After looking at multiple examples of class wikis, our group had a hard time deciding which one was superb because we liked them all. We then decided that there was one wiki in particular that we really liked. The class wiki we found to be particulary great was created by a fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Abernethy. The class wiki which was created for Mrs. Abernethy's class did not focus on one particular content area but, focused on all the class material learned throughout the day including science, math, literature, and social studies. The class wiki even included music! We felt this was a really great wiki because it contained school work the students made throughout the year. Having the school work available on the wiki allows parent to be involved with their childs schooling. The wiki was also really great because it contained resources for the students to use which helped them expand their technological knowledge. Lastly, this wiki was really great beause it contained multiple blogs which would allow the students to be active participants of the wiki, and would allow them to communicate their ideas and their knowledge of technology with the rest of the world.

3) A collection of resources - a minimum of 3 links (it can also be articles, resources about wiki) - on educational use of wikis, that you can use in your own teaching later.

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

http://www.teachinghacks.com/wiki/index.php?title=Uses_and_Potentials_of_Wikis_in_the_Classroom

http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Articles+and+Resources

4) A presentation to the class on what you have accomplished, and how you accomplished it.Type in the content of your page here.