Web 2.0 Applications

The first topic I want to discuss is what Wiki's are.  They can be compared to a website and word document combined.  People can work on it together and the site consist of nothing but a simple web browser. This means that editing comes easily.  While people try to keep track of information of news and what is going on this is great because all the information is saved and already there all in the same place.  So there is no need for searching for different documents in all different locations.  It will all be stored there together and cuts out all of the hastle of keeping up with information in different places.  When a wiki is updated the current news is stored and the old information is replaced. Wiki's can great for group work in the classroom.  It is great for students to work together on group reports.  It can be used as each person's course website.  I think that wiki's are very beneficial because instead of just using on persons idea on a project you can get multiple points of view and combine them into one.  This would help students to open their minds and have other views on a subject instead of just their own.