Exploring Web20
- 1. Play with Web 2.0
- 2. “ It's amazing in many ways that in just a few short years, we have gone from a Web that was primarily "read only" to one where creating content is almost as easy as consuming it”. “ One where writing and publishing in the forms of blogs, wikis and podcasts and many other such tools is available to everyone. One where we can connect not just to content but to people, ideas and conversations as well”. Will Richardson - Edutopia
- 3. What is Web 2.0 ? “ Web 2.0 is…a full-fledged computing platform serving web applications to end users. Ultimately Web 2.0 services are expected to replace desktop computing applications for many purposes.“ Wikipedia
- 4. Blogs and Blogging Frequently updated website. Automatically archived. Easily updated via web browser and Internet. Online journal or newsletter. Personal thoughts & commentary. Links to articles and websites. May have comments on posts. Authored by an individual or by multiple authors. Can include multimedia
- 6. Place to make a blog? www.blogger.com
- 7. Wiki “… a web application that allows users to add content and also allows any member to edit the content.” Wikipedia
- 9. Place to make a wiki? www.pbwiki.com
- 10. Podcasting “… a method of publishing files to the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed and receive new files automatically by subscription, usually at no cost. It first became popular in late 2004, used largely for audio files." Wikipedia
- 11. Place to make a podcast? Create using software such as Audacity . Or you can create, find or share podcasts online at Podomatic.
- 12. Social Networks "A social network is a map of the relationships between individuals, indicating the ways in which they are connected through various social familiarities ranging from casual acquaintance to close familial bonds." Wikipedia
- 13. Social Networks Provide a place to share online activities: blogging, media-sharing, commenting, testimonials, friend lists, and more Personalize your 'space' easily using themes and widgets.
- 14. Place to make a Social Network? www.ning.com
- 15. Photo Sharing There are many places where you can post pictures and photos. You can publicly or privately share them with others and search for pictures posted by other people. http://www.flickr.com/
- 16. Video Sharing Just as you can add images up to the web you can also add video clips. Different sites host video such as: http://www.teachertube.com/
- 17. Widgets, Badges & Buttons Widgets are objects such as slide shows, animated text, polls, counters, etc that you can use to personalise your wiki, blog or website. You create the widgets at a site then copy the code and paste it onto your site. Cluster Maps – To see where people are from that are visiting your site?
- 18. RSS Feed RSS is everywhere. Have you seen these symbols? "It is an alternative means of accessing the vast amount of information that now exists on the world wide web. Instead of the user browsing websites for information of interest, the information is sent directly to the user." It means that you can subscribe to an information source provided on that page. When there is new information you will receive an update in your RSS reader. http://www.bloglines.com
- 19. Now What? Set up an account Follow instructions Play !