Reflecting on Web 2.0

As the World Wide Web has developed and changed, a veritable cornucopia of new and exciting tools have been unleashed upon the world. With the advent of what is now referred to as "Web 2.0," the focus has often been on social media. While social media has radically changed the way people can connect and share with each other, it often overshadows the tools that have been developed for creating the original content that is shared on the web. I use YouTube and Tumblr, but mostly as an observer. I haven't done much creating (besides the occasional blog). I have enjoyed over the last week taking the opportunity to see where people go to create the content that has been shared with the world. And it's way easier to access these tools than I imagined. So that means it is even easier for my students.While I merely adopted the web, my students were born in it. They haven't known a world without it, and they thrive in it. I'm excited to see what they can do with these tools.