Literacy+2.0

I was introduced to the term Web 2.0 at [|METC] 2008. The session I attended was [|It's Elementary] by Cynthia Matzat and Amy Vejraska. Prior to the conference I had been reading blogs about stamping and making cards, so I immediately signed up for Google Reader and started adding blogs for professional growth as well. Beginning to learn about Twitter, Wikis, Blogs, PLN's etc. opened my mind to many possibilities. I started thinking about my students and their writing. Were they writing for a real audience or just for an assignment. Thus begins my journey into Literacy 2.0. At the beginning I thought about using Web 2.0 as a way to create an audience for writer's workshop. The more I use the tools, the more possibilities I see with literacy in general. I'm getting ready to begin a new school year with more ideas for using Web 2.0 and I hope you will join me in this endeavor.

My friend and I presented in our district using this blog: []