Chapter 5

2) Web 2.0 is where students use tools that are Web-based and collaborative applications. This tool can have a profound effect on learning because these tools promote creativity, collaboration, and communication. The learner constructs new facts based on past and current knowledge. Basically, students are building on what they know while adding to their pool of information which web based tools support this type of learning. Web based tools promote project based learning as students are able to collaborate as teams in some tools. There are a variety of Web based tools such as blogs, wikis, and podcasts.