my favorite web 2.0 tool

My favorite Web 2.0 tool is the Wordle website. There are so many different things that you can do with this website. I am in charge of creating a t-shirt for a trip that the youth group at my church is going on. I have already started playing around with Wordle coming up with some really cool designs for the t-shirts. I have also seen Wordle be used as a simple gift idea. The person's name was really big and all around their names were attributes of them. It can be very creative and personal for that. Students could also create a Wordle image about a subject that they are discussing in class. This is a very cool website that can be used in so many different ways.

Web 2.0 Experiences

Throughout this past week we had presentations on different Web 2.0 sites. I really enjoyed hearing about each of these different things. Some of them I have heard of and used but others I had no idea what they were about. I have heard all about Twitter but have never signed up for it because I feel that Facebook takes up enough of my time. After the Twitter presentation I thought that maybe I would give it a try. I signed up and about 5 mins later decided that it would become a huge distraction for me so I deleted my account. :) Wordle is one of the neatest things. I have really enjoyed playing around on this site. This could help out in many upcoming projects such as designing a t-shirt for our youth group. I have definitely learned a lot about some really helpful websites this past week.

Reflection of Website Evaluation

This activity was very beneficial for me. I randomly searched for a early childhood website and Early Childhood News was one of the first to come up. As I looked through it, I began to like it more and more. My evaluation for the website also showed that it was a reliable website that I could use in the future. It is full of great articles that I could use now while I am in school writing papers and also when I am teaching a class and need information on a topic. The evaluation was also very simple for me to go through. The website had all of the information available and easy to find. If I were to ever have a question with this website the contact information for the editorial director and the assistant editor has been made available. There are many different types of articles so you get more than one opinion on a certain topic. This evaluation process will definitely be something I will use in the future to determine if a website is one that I can trust to be true.

Website Evaluation

I think this is a good evaluation website because it is simple. The easier the better when you are in a hurry. This website gives a few examples of misleading websites and also gives criteria for evaluation. Some of these criteria include authority, objectivity, authenticity, reliability, timeliness, relevance, and efficiency. 
My website evaluation link: 
Teacher Tap: Evaluating Internet Resources