A new web 2.0 tool I just discovered is OnTheRoad, a site where anyone can create their own travel journal and post pictures and videos. You can create a travel itinerary with a map and post while you are on your trip. This not only will allow people to travel vicariously with you and comment on your journal entries, but you can also go back and relive your travel experiences once you are back home.
It has some neat features like interactive maps, ability to post in a variety of ways like using your phone or e-mail, and ability to share your trip on facebook or Twitter. People back home or anywhere in the world can comment on your posts. You can schedule your trip ahead of time and OnTheRoad will even show the weather in the areas you've pinned.
I feel that students today need to become more involved globally. Using a tool like OnTheRoad, they can visit other places without ever leaving the classroom, and I could share my own travel experiences with them. Students who travel could also post and share with their classmates, and in foreign language classes they could read postings by native speakers of the languages they are studying. It would open their eyes to the outside world.
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