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=Welcome to the Literacy 2.0 wiki! =

Questions? E-mail Chrissy Greenberg at greenberg.kathryn@fcboe.org
Before we get started, you may be wondering... **WHAT IS WEB 2.0?**

According to wikipedia...
====The term **Web 2.0** is commonly associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing ... and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Examples of Web 2.0 include [|social-networking sites], [|blogs], [|wikis], [|video-sharing sites], [|hosted services], [|web applications], [|mashups] and [|folksonomies].====



Below is a Wordle created using definitions found on the internet:



So... Source: Barbara Wollak, []
 * WHY use Web 2.0 tools to promote literacy? **
 * Levels the playing field
 * Socially appropriate
 * Motivating
 * Provides authentic purposes for reading and writing
 * This year, the typical student will read 8 books, 2300 webpages, and 1281 Facebook profiles.
 * We MUST engage students in learning through the use of current technologies!