Blog Post 5

I really like how there are a large variety of Web 2.0 tools that are available for teacher's to use in the classroom and with their students. Personally, I believe that Twitter is a very useful tool for the classroom because it is easy to interact with their students and monitor what pages and topics they are tracking for educational purposes. I also think that it is convenient in this day in age because it is a medium that  lot of students are already actively using and involved in. I believe that this can benefit a teacher's professional development by expanding the medium because it creates a new connection between teacher and students and can focus on topics within the curriculum and avoid irrelevant information. I am personally not a fan of blogs but I can see how they are a good resource for teachers and their students.

I am personally a fan of Kahoot, and it's effectiveness within the classroom. It can be personalized for any lesson and is interactive enough to encourage participation, without being difficult or inconvenient to use.
https://kahoot.com/utm_name=controller_app&utm_source=controller&utm_campaign=controller_app&utm_medium=link

I think that augmented reality is a huge promise for the future of education because it essentially has unlimited possibilities. Many different interactive programs for a variety of study subjects can be created to use, and I believe with further development, it could become a potentially very affordable teaching resource. I want to teach history, and this would be immensely helpful and interesting to have in classes focusing on topics like that.

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