Web 2.0 Tools

There are countless web 2.0 programs available. I knew about some of them but there were a few new ones I really liked. Socrative is what interested me the most. It can give the teacher on-demand assessments of their students' progress. This can help the teacher guide their lesson plan as needed - if the class does poorly on a particular topic, they can immediately change focus and spend more time on that particular subject. Being that it is web based - and multi platform, if students come to class with several different types of devices - all will be compatible. Blabberize was another one I found quite interesting. I pictured having the Statue of Liberty speaking the Pledge of Allegiance or various presidents 'speaking' various speeches. It is nice that you can upload audio or have the text to speech - which in some cases may be even more effective than the actual recording. With all the Web 2.0 tools available, and more on the way, the days of textbooks are going to soon be just a memory.