Week 1 and 2 blog from edublog

After watching the videos and learning more about what web 2.0 really means, I have come to realize that blogging and other applications really are not that difficult to use once you get accustomed to them. At first, it was a little frustrating trying to get everything set up, however it was somewhat user friendly and I did enjoy making my voki Having 21st century skills simply means that you are able to communicate with others through the fast growing technology applications that are becoming more and more useful in not only the classroom, but real world applications. As a classroom teacher, these tools are more accessible to students because of the increasing need of cyber uses. More and more companies are requiring email, blogs, wikis and other ways of communication. Even the popular cell phone is becoming less and less used to communicate with other people. It is however important to use such materials that are availible because as a teacher, the generations that are coming into the classroom will be more apt to using such technology as a form of turning in assignments, and daily uses in everyday learning.