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Web 20

This document discusses the history and evolution of Web 2.0 and describes several common Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, social bookmarking, online photo galleries, and audio/video casting. It encourages exploring educational uses of these tools and reflecting on their benefits and challenges in teaching.

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Web 20

This document discusses the history and evolution of Web 2.0 and describes several common Web 2.0 tools such as blogs, wikis, RSS feeds, social bookmarking, online photo galleries, and audio/video casting. It encourages exploring educational uses of these tools and reflecting on their benefits and challenges in teaching.

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Web 2.

0
The Read/Write Web
History
 Tim Berners-Lee: World
Wide Web 1989

 Dream of sharing
information back and forth

 Mosaic Web browser in


1993

 Writing to the web required


knowledge of HTML codes
and more.
The New World Wide Web
 New way software developers and users utilize
the web.

 2003 - sites utilize tools that make it easy to


publish to the web.

 No longer limited to “consuming” information.

 Multimedia publishing has exploded.


Useful Web 2.0 Tools
 Weblogs
 Wikis
 Real Simple Syndication (RSS)
 Aggregators
 Social Bookmarking and Networking
 Online Photo Galleries
 Audio/video-casting

*Not the only web 2.0 tools! Keep educational uses in


mind when looking at these.
Weblogs (Blogs)
 Easily created/updated
sites.

 Publish instantly from


any internet connection.

 Interactive - comment,
question, link,
converse.
Wikis
 Collaborative page.

 Anyone can add or


edit content.

 Wikipedia - friend or
foe?

 Wikispaces
Real Simple Syndication
 Subscribe to “feeds”
from your favorite sites.

 New information is sent


to you.

 Reduces research time.


Aggregators
 Collects and
organizes the content
you subscribe to with
an RSS feed.
Social Bookmarking
 Save web addresses
of useful content.

 Share and search


bookmarks.

 Generate specific
resource lists.
Social Networking?????
 Myspace, Facebook :(

 Ning.com

 Collaborate,
bookmark, share, etc.
Online Photo Galleries
 Publish photos online.

 Comment, and share


ideas.

 Create photo stories


and presentations.
Audio/video-casting
 Produce audio and
video recordings.

 Publish them easily to


the web.

 Creates a world-wide
audience.
Other Fun Web 2.0 Sites
Time to Explore
 Visit www.bighugelabs
.com

 In groups of three
choose one of the tools
and prepare a short
explanation of what it
can do.
Are you ready for this?
 Visit
www.go2web20.net

 In groups of three
choose a web 2.0 tool
to share with the
class.
Time to bring it all together
 How could these tools be used in a particular
grade level and content area?

 What do these tools bring to a lesson that is


unique?

 What are some disadvantages or risks


associated with these tools?

 What are some of the benefits and challenges of


utilizing web 2.0 tools?

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