Week 5, Item 11

Web 2.0 Application Awards and Ning

I enjoyed reviewing some of the 174 web sites listed on this page and appreciated the organizational categories. The choices of tools to use are amazing. Sometimes choice can be overwhelming, however. My favorite tool is by far delicious. I appreciate linking to other delicious sites of trusted sources so that I can use tried and true sites similar to the service the Web 2.0 application awards provides users. I created a delicious site and it cana be accessed at http://delicious.com/TechFacilitator.

Ning is another amazing tool. I explored several networks and noted that many were not current. It appeared as though several of the networks I viewed started as a great idea but fizzled. Like twitter, it seems to me that you need to enter a group that you know is going to be productive but finding that group can be daunting.

Travelpod (http://www.travelpod.com/traveler-iq) --this site is wonderful. All geography teachers should have this as a fun game for the students to play.