Web+2.0

__ WEB 2.0 __
- Is a loosely defined intersection of web application features that facilitate participatory information sharing, cooperation, and interrelation on the World Wide Web. WEB 2.0 allows users to interact and work together toward a common goal. Examples of WEB 2.0 include social networking, blogs, wikis, video sharing, etc.

__ WEB 2.0 Tools I Would use in my Classroom __
__[|The Google Art Project]__ - The Google Art Project is an interactive virtual art museum experience, where the students can see the works of art in high resolution shots without having to go to the actual museum. This is great way to expose kids to art that they might never see otherwise. I dont have any type of con for than. [|Deviant Art] - Deviant is where art meets application. Students can browse through sloughs of contemporary works and learn more about their application and style. The one con to this is that the student could possibly stumble onto something they shouldn't have seen. This tool will require constant moffitering [|Viscosity] - Viscosity is an abstract art creator. This tool would be more for a fun side activity. I do not envision using this all the time as a lesson teaching segment, but I think on a SmartBoard this would be really fun for the students to mess around with. [|The Broth] - The Broth is an online art collaboration site. Kids from completely different parts of the world can collaborate on the same piece of digital canvas. With the older kids you would have to make sure they did not draw anything inappropriate or offensive to the culture they were working with. I think there can be lots of good come out of this scenario, it can teach the students tolerance while they are doodling away. [|ColorBlender] - Color Blender is great for beginning painting students that are struggling with their color mixing. The student can mix colors digitally and then save them for later reference. I cant think of any type of con with this. The site is pretty self contained so there is no real threat to seeing something inappropriate inside the boxes of color....