I think Web 2.0 technologies can be extremely useful in K-12 education. It may not be as useful in the youngest grades, but as long as the student can use a computer even the younger kids can benefit from the games and activities on some Web 2.0 sites. For the older grades like middle or high school I think Web 2.0 technologies would be a great tool to incorporate in the classroom and I plan on using them myself when I'm a teacher. Tools like Wikis can be used by teachers to create lesson plans or share information with the students, or you can even let students use these kind of sites for group projects or such like we did.
I think if used correctly Wikipedia can be a beneficial learning resource. We all know the problem with Wikipedia is it's credibility, however it also contains information on just about anything you could possibly imagine. So my view is that Wikipedia is a good starting point for research but once you find material on there you have to be able to back it up with something else.
Learning how to develop a wikispace was probably one of the more interesting projects we've done this semester. I think it's a great resource for teachers to both acquire information and ideas from other wikis and portray information and lessons to their students. I could see myself using something like this in my classroom.
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