Web 2.0 refers to World Wide Web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration between users. It encourages user-generated and dynamic content. Effective technology integration involves using technology to enhance education rather than as detachable objects, though some teachers face constraints integrating it into their practices.

1. What is Web 2.0?

2. Definitions From Wikipedia Associated with web applications that facilitate interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. From Dictionary.com Main Entry: web 2.0 Part of Speech: n Definition: the second generation of the World Wide Web in which content is user-generated and dynamic, and software is offered that mimics desktop programs Example: Web 2.0 encourages collaboration and communication between users.

3. Engagement Engaging the net generation: The impact of technology in the lives of net generation students brings both opportunities and challenges to faculty seeking to develop engaged learners (Skiba and Barton, 2006)

4. Technology Integration “ Using technology to enhance the educational process involves more than just learning how to use specific pieces of hardware and software.” (Olinzock) “ The study of Leh (2005) reveals that teachers admitted “they did not resist technology per se but agreed that they could not fully integrate it into their own practices because of the organizational, administrative, pedagogical, or personal constraints”” (Olinzock) “ Technologies used for instructional delivery should form part of the cohesive components of instruction; they should not be detachable objects.” (Olinzock)

5. Bibliography Leh, A. S. (2005). Learned from service learning and reverse mentoring in faculty development: A case study in technology training. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 13(1), pp. 25-41. Olinzock, A.A and Okojie-Boulder, T.C.(2006) The pedagogy of technology integration. Journal of Technology Studies, Vol. 32, No. 2. Spring. Skiba, D. J., and Barton, A. J. (2006). "Adapting Your Teaching to Accommodate the Net Generation of Learners," Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, Vol. 11, No. 2, p. 15. Williams, Jo "Using Web 2.0 to Support the Active Learning Experience". Journal of Information Systems Education. FindArticles.com. 09 Mar, 2010. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa4041/is_200907/ai_n32128809/