Web 2.0
After School Technology Workshop Series
Part One - Thursday, September 13, 2007
Part Two - Thursday, September 20, 2007
Gail Corder
What is Web 2.0?
• Second generation of the World Wide Web
• First web pages were passive. Only those
with specialized skills could participate
actively.
• Web 2.0 applications allow virtually everyone
to create and post content online.
Examples of Web 2.0
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Blogs
File sharing (Napster)
Photo sharing (FlickR)
Podcasting
Social bookmarking (Del.icio.us)
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Wikis
Mashups (Netvibes)
Google Earth
Online Apps (Google Docs)
Part One
• Blogs
• Wikis
• Podcasting
Part Two
• Mashups (NetVibes)
• Social Bookmarking (Del.icio.us)
• Online Apps (Google Docs)
Interactive Maps (Google Earth)
Blogs
• Short for Web Log
• Online journal – posts appear in reverse
chronological order
• Others may post comments
Why Use a Blog?
• Archives learning
• Supports different learning styles and
personalities
• Enhances development of expertise in a
particular subject
• Personal writing space
• Can be linked and cross linked to form
communities
Blogs in the Classroom
• Read Blogs (news, economics, music, etc.)
– http://awd.cl.uh.edu/blog/
– http://portal.eatonweb.com/
• Subscribe to Blogs
– Bloglines (www.bloglines.com)
– Mashups (www.netvibes.com)
• Write Blogs
– www.easyjournal.com
– www.livejournal.com
– Discussion board on Turnitin.com
Podcasting
• Came from iPod and broadcasting
• Transmission of audio files over the Internet
• Can be downloaded to MP3 player, such as
iPod, or computer
• Don’t have to have an iPod
• Can subscribe to regular podcasts – they
download automatically to your computer.
– RSS Feed/ Push technology
– Synched to iPod when connected to computer.
• Video podcasting = vodcasting
• Podcasting with cell phone =
mobcasting
Why Use Podcasts?
• Good for auditory learners
• Speaking practice
• Speaking for a different
audience
• Reinforcement of knowledge
• Student motivation
• Professional growth
Podcasts in Education
• Listen to Podcasts (news, economics, music, etc.)
– http://epnweb.org
– http://recap.ltd.uk/podcasting/index.php
• Subscribe to Podcasts
– iTunes (www.itunes.com)
– iPodder (www.ipodder.com)
• Teacher-created/ student-created Podcasts
– Odeo Studio (www.odeo.com)
– Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net)
Wikis
• Web page that anyone (with permission) can
edit
• Creator of wiki has administrative control,
can assign others to serve administrative
functions
• Collaborative in nature
Blogs vs wikis
“The key difference to keep in mind is that a true wiki
is actively collaborative, that is, anyone can edit the
document at any point in the document, whether that
is to insert a comma, strike a sentence, or add an
additional page. Blogs tend to function more like
monologues, or pronouncements from the author(s)
to which readers may append their own comments
without the ability to alter the original blog text.” -Wikipedia
Why Use a Wiki?
• All the reasons for using a blog plus…
– Ideal for any project involving
collaboration
– More flexibility than a blog (creating
online environment as opposed to a
journal)
Editing a Wiki
• Log in (You set up parameters for your students)
• Click Edit Page button.
• Type your text and
format as desired.
• Save changes.
Examples of wikis
Wikipedia – anyone can
contribute
• Administrators have control over content.
Examples of Wikis
• WikiTravel
– Collaborative travel guide
– Phrasebooks
– Discussion boards
Examples of wikis
• WikiHow
– How to do almost anything
Examples of Wikis
• Wikiversity
– Initially part of WikiBooks
– Main purpose – creation and sharing of learning
materials and activities
Wikis in Education
• Design Patterns
• Bernie Dodge, creator of the
WebQuest
Wikis in the Classroom
• Collaborative Writing
Project, SUNY Geneseo
– Annotated Bibliographies
– Dictionaries
– Annotated Texts and
Articles
• Micropedia
– AP History Project http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/necc2006/index.html
Under Links, click on AP World History Review Project
• Consensus Document
– DEFRA (UK) Environmental Contract http://wiki.defra.gov.uk/WikiHome/EnvironmentContract/
• Branching Story
– Terry the Tennis Ball http://terrythetennisball.wikispaces.com/
• TreeSim
– Holocaust Project http://www.ahistoryteacher.com/holocaust/tiki-index.php
• Exegesis/Annotated Text
– SUNY Geneseo Collaborative Writing Project http://node51.cit.geneseo.edu/WIKKI_TEST/mediawiki/in
dex.php/Main_Page
– Le Petit Prince http://wiki.trinityvalleyschool.org/index.php/Corderg/ppma
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• Dictionary
– Spanish 8 – http://dictionary8.pbwiki.com
Tree Sim/Ant Farm
Read More About It
Blogs
– http://schoolcomputing.wikia.com/wiki/Blogs
Podcasting
– http://schoolcomputing.wikia.com/wiki/Podcasts
Wikis
– http://www.scienceofspectroscopy.info/edit/index.
php?title=Using_wiki_in_education
Part Two
Informational workshop
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Mashups (NetVibes)
Online Apps (Google Docs)
Social Bookmarking (Del.icio.us)
Google Earth
Caveat: Bandwidth hogs!
Productivity Tools
Mashups
• Make your own customized web portal –
www.netvibes.com
– Doubles as RSS aggregator. Subscribe to blogs
and podcasts on your portal
• Google Maps Mashups –
– News stories, weather, history, shipwrecks, etc.
http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2007/04/n
ew-to-google-maps-mania.html
• No software to install
NetVibes
Google Maps Mashups
Productivity Tools
Online Apps
• Portable documents, accessible from
anywhere you have an internet connection
• Useful for collaboration. Save your changes
and share online.
• No software to install
– Google Docs & Spreadsheets
• On Google, pull down More menu
– Zoho.com (viewable in your iPhone)
Google Docs & Spreadsheets
Productivity Tools
Del.icio.us
• Access your Favorites from anywhere
• Share your Favorites with friends and
colleagues
• See what other people are bookmarking
– http://del.icio.us/tag/nasa
• No software to install
Del.icio.us
Instructional Tool
Google Earth
• View virtually any location on the planet
down to street level
• Gallery of educational content and tours
• Create your own interactive maps,
webquests, etc.
Google Earth