Final Reflections

In answering the question, "How can Web 2.0 assist in improving learning outcomes for all students?", I would argue that Web2 truly allows students to learn at their own learning level. With all the limitations teachers have from resources, to time and to content to be taught, the majority of teachers find that they will teach the content in ONE WAY...and only one way. As teachers we often forget that if a child doesn't GET what we're teaching them, its often because we havent taught it to them in a style they can recognise. With the use and application of Web2, it gives us teachers an oppportunity to win the war of education.

Students can use tools such as Glogster to visually express themselves, to be creative in a manner that is private to them. Flikr gives students the opportunity to be creative, to push boundaries of their imagination as they distort, change and create new pictures. Used with text information, it may even trigger information the child has. Information that would not have been accessed had he/she only seen the instructional text.

Overall and in conclusion, this journey through the IT world has been fasinating, scary and exciting. As weeks pass more and more resources and opportunities will be present to teachers and therefore to students. In the news yesterday I heard a high school giving some students Ipod phones as a substitute to text books....the future is really upon us and often we do get caught teaching the way that WE were taught.

The age of technology is truly upon us, the only limitations will be that of the teachers and his/her relunctance to use it. At the end of the day, children are overstimulated to the point where we are - in a way - competing for their attention in the classroom....the source of our victory - in my opinion - will be the use and ongoing use of technology in the classroom.