So you're beginning to explore Web 2.0....great!  Here are a few tools you might want to use to become more familiar with Web 2.0 tools and how you can use them for yourselves and your students:

Teachers:  We just received our InterWrite systems and some of you are receiving SmartBoards.  You know that I'm a social studies teacher at heart, so I really hope you'll try Google Earth!  My middle school students LOVED it, and their geography knowledge improved exponentially through the use of this incredible tool.  Here's a brief tutorial:

Here are some great ways you can use all types of Web 2.0 tools in your classroom: