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=What skills do you value?=
 * ====Communication skills====
 * ====Collaboration skills====
 * ====Critical thinking (Ability to find answers to problems as they arise)====
 * ====Lifelong learner====
 * ====Innovation====
 * ====Diversity of Thought====
 * ====Globalization====

=Personal Learning Network-=

Who are the people you respect and learn from? How often do you connect to them?
Web 2.0 tools allow us to connect to a larger network, more often, in more structured ways.

=What is Web 2.0?= ===Web 2.0 is the term given to describe a second generation of the [|World Wide Web] that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online. (Definition from Webopedia @ http://webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_2_point_0.html)=== Also known as the Read/Write Web due to the fact that all users have the ability to add content as well as have content delivered to them.

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Examples of Web 2.0 Tools RSS Feeds Wikis Social Networking&Social Bookmarking Further Reading





Examples- Bill uses Twitter to network with other HR professionals around the world. When he used to have a question he would ask the people in his office. They had the same questions because they work in the same environment. He would look in books and saved documents that are quickly outdated. Now he asks a network of professionals who can give him an instant answer.

Bill uses Linked In to build his network. He can link to other HR professionals. He can share ideas, ask questions, and build his network. When an opening arises, he can put it out to his network.

Bill uses an RSS Aggregator to collect feeds of his favorite blogs. He keeps up on what is happening daily and he only needs to visit one site to do it. He lets information come to him.

Bill uses Delicious to collect websites that are useful. Some have videos, images, quotes, etc... that he uses when putting together persuasive presentations. Others help him stay up on what is happening. He shares his account with his network. Now instead of searching Google, he searches his network. The search results are more targeted and less overwhelming. It saves him time and gets him better information.