Using Web 2.0 Technologies to Meet 21st Century Skills   Tags: education, educational_technology, web_2.0  

Deanna Romano, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor
Dept of Curriculum & Instruction
Educational Technology Program
Dwight Schar College of Education
Ashland University
Ashland, OH 44805

Email: dromano@ashland.edu
AIM/Yahoo: DrDeannaRomano

Diane Schrecker, MLIS
Curriculum Librarian/IRC
Ashland University Library

Adjunct Faculty
Dwight Schar College of Education
Ashland University
Ashland, OH 44805

Email: dschreck@ashland.edu
Yahoo: schreckerd

The world demands it.
Students Deserve it!

The shift to Web 2.0 tools can have a profound effect on schools and learning, causing a transformation in thinking.

This will happen because the tools promote creativity, collaboration, and communication, and they dovetail with learning methods in which these skills play a part.

Intellectually, Web 2.0 signals a transition from isolation to interconnectedness.

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