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Slide 1: Web 2.0 for Librarians and other Free Web-based Classroom Tools
Slide 2: RIP Web 1.0
Slide 3: Web 1.0 • The traditional approach • A virtual learning environment for content delivery • Consumption by students – an approach often driven by the assignments • Needs driven by an institution rather than the learner • Hand-out published online • Hardly inspiring, let alone empowering
Slide 4: Define Web. 2.0 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia • Web 2.0 is a term describing the trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users.
Slide 5: So What is Web 2.0? The term "Web 2.0" (pronounced "web two point Oh") was conceived in 2005. These are web applications (kinda like web sites) that allow users to be both readers and also writers. Examples: • Youtube, Google Video, Teacher Tube (video publishing) • Flickr, Photobucket, Shutterfly (image publishing) • Slideshare (powerpoint publishing) • Google Calendar (calendar publishing)
Slide 6: Web 2.0 is about… the more human aspects of interactivity …conversations, interpersonal networking, personalization, and individualism …information flows in multiple directions, is usergenerated, and is shared widely …low learning curves (for the user) …usually free and usually just all done in a web browser
Slide 7: (E)learning Web 2.0 • New era of sharing content, collaborating • Syndicating learning materials online • Facilitates knowledge creation, management, sharing and dissemination. • Greater emphasis on creation, collaboration and communication.
Slide 8: Top 10 Most Influential Web Tools for the 2008 US Elections 1.YouTube* 2.Second Life* 3.MySpace* 4.Facebook* 5.Wikipedia 6.Ning* 7.Twitter* 8.Mozes 9.Now Public* 10.My Blog Log How many are we already using?
Slide 9: Differ Instru ction entia t ed Au As the nt se ss i c m en t B est Practice Cooperativ e Learning Re se a rc Ba he se d d Why Web 2.0? Lea r nin g d Pro je ct B ase
Slide 10: Web 2.0 –Library 2.0 Vocabulary •Personalization •RSS and My Profiles •Wikis •Podcasting and MP3 files •Streaming Media –audio •Blogs and blogging and video •Recommender Functionality •Visualization •Personalized Alerts •Folksonomies, Tagging and Tag •User-driven Reviews •Rankings & User-driven Clouds Ratings •Social Networking •Instant Messaging and •Open Access, Open Source, Virtual Reference Open Content •Photos (e.g. Flickr, Picasa) •Commentary and Comments •Socially Driven Content •Social Bookmarking
Slide 11: Top 13 2.0 Apps for Teachers 1. Google Suite 2. Meebo/Chatango* 3. Wikipedia 4. WorldCat.org 5. Amazon.com 6. Del.icio.us* 7. Bloglines 8. Zotero 9. Facebook* 10. Wordpress 11. MediaWiki 12. Ning* 13. Twitter*
Slide 12: Helpful Teacher Tools iGoogle (Personalized Homepage) • Google Reader (RSS Reader) • Edublogs.org (free blogs for teachers - like the one we visited today) • Slideshare.net (embed Powerpoint and Keynote presentations in blogs and wikis) • Zamzar (a way to download your favorite YouTube videos so you can watch them with your students) • Wikispaces.com (free wikis for teachers)
Slide 13: The Common Craft Show
Slide 14: Blogs • What is a blog? • A blog is basically a journal that is a webbased publication. • Last entry first • Frequently and easily updated • Allows you to build social networks
Slide 15: Blogging is the Most Recognized Example of Web 2.0
Slide 16: Librarian.net Blog
Slide 17: Edublogs
Slide 18: Teacher Lingo
Slide 19: Library Thing
Slide 20: Wikis • A wiki is a website where content can be added, edited or • removed by anyone with access to a Web browser and the Internet. • Wikis can be used for collaborative writing or group projects involving multimedia. • The relative ease with which pages can be added and updated appeal to both students and teachers.
Slide 21: Wikispaces
Slide 22: PBwiki
Slide 23: Podcast • A podcast is a series of digital-media files which are distributed over the Internet using syndication feeds for playback on portable media players and computers. • Podcasts can be found on iTunes to be downloaded and played. • Alternate sites for podcasts Robert’s Podcaster Podcast Alley Mevio Juice
Slide 24: iTunes Store
Slide 25: Social Bookmarking • Social bookmarking sites are a popular way to store, classify, share and search links through the practice of folksonomy or tagging techniques on the Internet or Intranet. • Social bookmarking has three key benefits: • Access your bookmarks anywhere • Share your bookmarks with friends and colleagues • See what others are bookmarking by way of interesting tags
Slide 26: Tags • A tag is simply a word you use to describe a bookmark. Unlike folders, you make up tags when you need them and you can use as many as you like. • The result is a better way to organize your bookmarks and a great way to discover interesting things on the Web. • Examples of tags: school, outdoor, Louisiana, math
Slide 27: Del.icio.us* is an Example of a Site that Uses a “Folksonomy” to Organize Bookmarks A “folksonomy” is a spontaneous, collaborative work to categorize links by a community of users. Users take control of organize the content together. Tags: Descriptive words applied by users to links. Tags are searchable My Tags: Words I’ve used to describe links in a way that makes sense to me
Slide 28: Del.icio.us*
Slide 29: Backflip*
Slide 30: IKeepBookmarks.com
Slide 31: My Bookmarks.com
Slide 32: Social Networking Sites • A social network service uses software to build online social networks for communities of people who share interests and activities or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. (most are filtered from schools)
Slide 33: Social Networking • This is the reason students log on • Websites that draw people back again and again are those that connect them with friends, colleagues, or even total strangers who have a shared interest. • It is more than just a friends list; truly engaging social networking offers an opportunity to contribute, share, communicate, and collaborate.
Slide 34: Social Networking Facts • 43 % of Internet users who are members of online communities “feel as strongly” about their virtual community as they do about their real-world communities • 56 % log into their community at least once a day • 70 % of online community members say they sometimes or always interact with other members while logged in • Students are increasingly connecting with their peers from other towns, states, and even countries... This new online connectedness is redefining the word 'friend'.
Slide 35: FaceBook*networking Facebook is the leading social site among college students. Users can create profiles that include personal interests, affiliations, pictures, etc. Information entered in a profile (e.g. favorite band) links that user to others who have posted similar information. MySpace is similar and is currently the MySpace* world's 5th most popular Englishlanguage website and the 5th most popular website in any language, attracting nearly 80% of visits to online social networking websites
Slide 36: Ning
Slide 37: Social Networking – YouTube* * YouTube is a video-sharing service that allows users to post and tag videos • Watch those submitted by others • Post comments and contact them • Search for content • Create and participate in topical groups • Users can view profiles of individuals who have posted
Slide 39: Teacher Tube
Slide 40: Search Engines • Google • Wikipedia • Dogpile
Slide 41: Grokker Search Engine
Slide 42: Kart00 Web Browser
Slide 43: tetaking No Sprea dshee ts s endar Cal g t Sharin en Docum Image Stora ge s Organizer Graphic
Slide 44: Second Brain
Slide 45: MINDOMO
Slide 46: ELF Librarians’Email Alerts
Slide 47: WriteBoard
Slide 48: Num Sum
Slide 49: Google Tools
Slide 50: Tiny URL
Slide 51: flickr* Zoto Smugmug
Slide 52: Flickr* •A free photo-sharing website for collaboration •Used by bloggers as a photo depository • Innovative online community tools that allow photos to be tagged, browsed and commented upon •Allows photos to be added to other applications
Slide 53: flickr* is a social network for sharing photos. My contacts “tags” are available to me Flickr shows me photos from my network
Slide 54: Voice Thread
Slide 55: Slideshare
Slide 56: Survey Monkey
Slide 57: bubbl.us
Slide 58: Shambles
Slide 59: Librarian.net 2.0
Slide 60: Web 2.0 Hotlists
Slide 61: Kathy Schrocks Web 2.0
Slide 62: Complete 2.0 Lists by Logos
Slide 63: Summary/closing thoughts • Advancing the adoption and use of social software in schools requires the three C’s - comfort, confidence, and creativity. • In education and in our society, we have to move from seeing computer work as technical to seeing it as communicative. • …the fast development of Web 2.0 has created a situation where many of the powers-that-be have no idea that such possibilities exist.
Slide 65: Second Life • Second Life (abbreviated as SL) is a downloadable Internet-based virtual world launched in 2003. It enables its users, called "Residents", to interact with each other through motional avatars, providing an advanced level of a social network service. Residents can explore, meet other Residents, socialize, participate in individual and group activities, and create and trade items (virtual property) and services with one another.