Web 2.0 and Social Media

I think the web (2.0) is critical to education in the classroom.  The web allows for new experiences that can be more interesting for children in the tech-savvy world they are growing up in. Web 2.0 can provide learning tools, games, videos, and more to support children’s learning.  On the other hand, I am rather inexperienced with how social media can also be used for learning.  There are plenty of stigmas existing about cyber bullying and negative aspects of social media when it comes to peer relationships.  While I believe Web 2.0 can be used to learn new information, it is possible that social media can be used as discussion forums for school-related topics to generate a deeper level of thinking.  I believe students would greatly benefit when Web 2.0 and social media are used together.  However, I think students should also be exposed to learning through kinesthetic and tactile activities as well as current technology.