Through my browsing of the Go2Web2.o applications I have to say I was a bit overwhelmed. There are a minimum of 20 categories and at least two pages of applications in one category. It was hard to say really where to start with looking at the various Web 2.o applications. I think it would have helped if we were given a specific category to browse this first time, as not to feel so lost and overwhelmed in this first exploration.
After spending a good deal of time wading through quite a few of the categories within the Go2Web2.o applications, I started to try to focus on those that I would likely use in either my campus leader role or as a teacher. Still the number of applications that are available even in this direction, are extremely numerous. While this is great in the long run, it makes it very difficult to really evaluate the various applications available in the limited time we are given to do so for our FSO assignments.
So after wading through numerous applications that could be useful to me in the capacity in which may be useful to me professionally and or in my classroom, in an educational capacity, I settled on Layers.
The Web 2.0 tool Layers gives you the ability to 'super impose' text or an image over any existing web site. The application http://layers.com gives you the ability to either place an image on an existing website or place a text box with instructions or comments on the website selected. I see this being useful in the future as I continue to build my inclusion of multimedia assets into my classroom teaching and in my role as a campus leader. Layers.com allows you to give direct comments or instructions on the website that you wish to share with others. This gives your audience the ability to see what it is you what them to view of the website and they do not have to go back and forth between an email and the link that you have sent them to view. I feel this can be a helpful advantage in communicating what it is you wish others to get from these websites that you wish ti share.
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Wow, what an interesting Web 2.0 tool you choose to research and blog about. I have never heard about this tool myself, but after reading your description about it, I can say I am intrigued to use this tool in some sort of an educational capacity.
I thought immediately of all of the websites I recommend to my students to look at. And I constantly have to write extensive directions on where to go, what to look at, and how to interact with them. Furthermore, not just in the classroom but I can see using this tool in a “how to” video way. What I mean by this is, with all of the video tutorials I do, and a lot of them dealing with how to navigate different websites, I can see utilizing this tool along with “Screenflow” to create a very easy and interactive “how to” video for people to use.
Great choice in your tool and I thank you for writing about it, I am now enlightened on yet another great tech tool to use in my classroom and own personal life.
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