Randy RodgersInstructional Technology SpecialistBirdville Independent School District

The Wider World of Web 2.0

The Old Web?

•Browse•Search•Read•One-way•Consume

The New Web 2.0?

•Receive•Classify•Connect•Create

Did You Know?

Blogs

•Web Log•Online journal•Interactive—allows

responses from readers•May include images, music,

links, video, surveys, etc.What is a Blog?

Wikis

•Collaborative web pages•WYSIWYG•Global audience/participation•Assessment tools

RSS/XML

• Delivers information to users• Web-based• Desktop-based• Personalized Homepages

Podcasts

• Audio• Video• .PDF• Subscription

Video/Image Sharing

• Editing• Storage• Sharing

Social Bookmarking

• Portable• Shareable• Social

Web Markup/Notes

• Annotate websites

• Save clippings

• Access notes

• Collaborate

Social Networks

• Blogs• Chat• Video/Audio sharing• Common interests• Personal or corporate

Online Productivity

• Word Processing• Spreadsheet• Brainstorming/Mind Mapping• Presentation• Calendars

Why Web 2.0?

•Cost Effective•Collaborative•Accessible •Motivational•Relevant

Are You Blogging This?

Web 2.0 Links• Blogs

– http://edublogs.org– http://learnerblogs.org– http://www.blogger.com– http://classblogmeister.com/

• Wikis– http://pbwiki.com/– http://www.wikispaces.com/

• RSS/XML Aggregators– http://www.bloglines.com/– http://www.google.com/reader– http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/home

• Personal Homepages– http://www.pageflakes.com– http://www.google.com/ig– http://www.netvibes.com/

• Podcatchers– http://www.apple.com/itunes/– http://happyfish.info/software/– http://juicereceiver.sourceforge.net/ind

ex.php

• Podcast Hosting– http://www.mypodcast.com/– http://www.podbean.com/– http://www.powermediaplus.com/– http://www.switchpod.com/

• Video Editing/Sharing– http://jumpcut.com/– http://www.vimeo.com/– http://www.teachertube.com/– http://www.youtube.com/

• Photo Editing/Sharing/Scrapbooking– http://www.slide.com/– http://scrapblog.com/– http://www.picnik.com/– http://picasaweb.google.com/

• Social Bookmarking– http://del.icio.us/– http://www.stumbleupon.com/

Web 2.0 Links• Web Page Annotation/Notes

– http://trailfire.com/– http://notemesh.com/– http://notepad.yahoo.com/– http://clipmarks.com– http://www.fleck.com/?

notice=extension_installed • Social Networks

– http://www.clubpenguin.com/– http://www.whyville.net/smmk/nice– http://www.facebook.com– http://www.myspace.com– http://ning.com

• Productivity/Office– https://docs.google.com/– http://www.zoho.com/– http://www.goffice.com/– http://www.thinkfree.com/– http://www.editgrid.com/

• Genealogy – http://www.geni.com/

• Mind-Mapping– http://www.gliffy.com/– http://bubbl.us/– http://flowchart.com/Home

• Calendars– http://www.30boxes.com/– http://www.calendarhub.com/– http://calendar.yahoo.com/– https://www.google.com/calendar/

• Bibliography Creation– http://ottobib.com/– http://www.easybib.com/