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=Web 2.0 Tools and Free Google Goodies=

This week we will take time to really explore these applications and others and use them.
 * Get ready for an exciting week learning about the many, many Web 2.0 applications available to you for use in your classroom. You may have heard about social networking sites such as facebook and myspace, social bookmarking sites such as digg and delicious, blogs, wikis, etc.

Likewise, you may use Google as your search engine, gmail for e-mail, or Google maps for driving directions, but are you aware there are many other Google applications? Next time you access the Google home page, click on the more button at the top of the screen. You will see a list of additional applications. Now, at the bottom of that list, click on even more to find even more applications. We will take time this week to explore these applications and share how they can be used in the classroom.

New Web 2.0 applications are available daily, and Google continues to develop new applications. Their newest application is Google Wave. Check out the video about this new application to be released sometime this year at http://wave.google.com/. The best part is, the majority of these applications are FREE!!!

Bring along a flash drive and an open mind. We'll have fun filling both up with engaging materials to use in your classroom.

Looking forward to working with you.

Kris Matchey**