Activity #2: web 2.0

1.   Choose a tool that could be used in the classroom.  

• Skype

1.   Describe the tool.

• skype, is a video chat program that makes it easy to talk to people without being in the same room and actually be able to see them. It also lets you send files, chat and create a list. You are also able to call numbers for a low cost.

1.   What content area would you use the tool?
• i would use this tool to let student meet a pen pal and be able to socialize to learn about maybe another culture in a safe and educational environment.
2.   Briefly describe a lesson in which you would implement the tool.
• I would use the tool within a social studies class to communicate to a classroom in another country or be able to communicate with a group of students in another region of the US.
3.   What do you need to consider before using the tool in a classroom?
• content, parental permission, rules, and how it will be used