A sandbox evokes happy childhood images of children experimenting with designs and structures. These creations are easily erased, and new ones built in their places. There is no fear on the part of the child that these designs will be wrong or that they will make a mistake. One rarely hears from the sandbox, "Did I do this correctly?" A sandbox is a free space to work without fear of mistake or reproach.

I am on the verge of finishing my master's of educational technology (MET). During my courses, I have been encouraged to enter the sandbox and play with technology without fear of failure. I have benefitted from watching others play, but at the same time, I have gained confidence in my own play. I have discovered that the best way to learn to use technology is just to jump in and begin designing and building. In the process I have discovered many useful and interesting tools that can be applied to education.

The purpose of this blog is to review various Web 2.0 tools and their educational use. I hope that it will encourage you the reader to come on into the sandbox yourself and gain confidence in your own use of technology.

Happy Playing!