Web 2.0

Web 2.0 in the Classroom

Jessica E. Pugliano

Monday, April 20, 2009

What is Web 2.0?

Monday, April 20, 2009

What is Web 2.0?

Coined by Dale Dougherty and Craig Cline a!er the O’Rei"y Media Web 2.0 Conference in 2004.

The Web as a platform.

The underlying philosophy of relinquishing control.

Glocalization - making global information available to local social contexts and giving people the flexibility to find, organize, share and create information in a loca"y meaningful fashion that is globa"y accessible.

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What is Web 2.0?

An attitude, not a technology

When data, interface and metadata no longer need to go hand-in-hand

Action-at-a-distance interactions and ad hoc interactions.

Giving up control and setting the data $ee

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The Machine Is Using Us

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE

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So why use Web 2.0?It’s $ee!

Requires only a computer and internet connection.

Co"ective inte"igence - it’s co"aborative.

Transparent - brings instant gratification.

Potential for passion - creates ownership.

Open to the public - brings real recognition.

Permanence - searchable source.

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Where should I start?!?!Blo&ing

Wikispaces

Flickr

Slideshare

Sumopaint

Voicethread

Google

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Why Blog in school?Blogs are powerful communication tools and powerful publishing tools.

It is connecting and learning.

It is a way to improve their writing.

It is a place to share.

It is a place for feedback.

It is a motivator.

It is a quick and easy way to web publish.

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Where can I create a blog?

www.edublogs.com

www.glogster.com

SchoolWorld websites have it built in.

www.wordpress.com

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Wikispaces

Free wiki for everyone.

www.wikispaces.com

Creates an easily edited webpage that you can control and co"aborate with students.

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FlickrOne of the best sites for photos.

www.flickr.com.

A"ows you to search by copyright.

Bi"ions of photos available.

You can control the pictures your students use.

Free (with limitations)

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Slideshare

www.slideshare.net

A"ows you to upload a Powerpoint/Keynote presentation to the web.

You can also view many presentations.

Free

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Sumo Paint

www.sumopaint.com

Essentia"y a $ee version of Photoshop.

Students can edit, create, and share photos.

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VoiceThread

http://voicethread.com/?#q

Students can write, identify, draw, and comment on various pictures, movies, and documents that you upload.

Need microphone (built-in or external) and/or camera.

Free (with limits)

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Google Apps

GoogleDocs

Google Presentations

Google Forms

Google Calendar

Picasa

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Pros/Cons of Web 2.0Pros

Free

In many cases, easy to use

Wealth of applications available.

Creativity is at a maximum.

Students co"aborate.

Differentiated instruction.

Cons

Takes time to learn (for us - not students).

Certain sites use a lot of bandwidth.

Students information is “out there” (how do we protect them?!?!)

Not a" information is accurate.

Can take more time in class.

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Where do we go from here?

Web 3.0?

The “semantic web”

Ubiquitous

Artificial Inte"igence

The Web thinks for us

Only time wi" te"....

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Citations

(2009, April 19). Web 2.0. Retrieved April 20, 2009, $om Wikipedia Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0

Bhatt, Kamla. “Tim O’Rei"y On What Is Web 2.0?”. Online Video. Youtube. Retrieved April 20, 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQibri7gpLM

MacManus, Richard (2005, September 07). [Weblog] What is Web 2.0?. ZD Net. Retrieved April 20, 2009, $om http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=5

Pastore, Ray (2009 ). Web 2.0.

Wesch, Michael “The Machine Is Using Us”. Online Video. Youtube. Retrieved April 20, 2009. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE

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