Emerging+Trends+Instructional+Application

 Emerging Trends Instructional Application

When prompted to select my favorite Web 2.0 technology, I was very excited. There were endless possibilities that I could use. Having grown up in the era of tech, I was ready and willing to contribute my emerging trend.

I chose Wordle mainly because of its animosity. Most people have heard of Flikr, Facebook and Twitter. I wanted to include a technology that perhaps only few had heard of, and with Wordle, it seems I succeeded. Not only was it new for some people, I also think that it opened some doors for people who needed a different kind of word cloud system.

Reflection I think Wordle was an excellent application for this assignment. It is Web 2.0 by its very nature. Not only can people come and browse the gallery for other people’s Wordles, but they can create and contribute their own. That is what Web 2.0 is all about. People are not only viewing but contributing and what better way to make learning interactive.

Instructionally, I think Wordle can be used for many things. It can be a simple reward to inspire creativity in students and to get them write. If they know they need a block of text to use for Wordle it may entice them to write that much more. After all, writing is one of the true forms of expression. Wordle is also an excellent summarizing tool. Instructionally, teachers can create a simple Wordle to augment reading comprehension. It can also be used for research purposes. If students would like to know key points in text they can simply copy and paste it into Wordle to get a better idea.

I think Wordle is superior in that both students and teachers can benefit from its uses. It is an easy to use application that almost anyone can enjoy.

[|Please visit my Voicethread for further explanation.]