Web 2.0 Technology
Uncategorized August 29th, 2008| Web 1.0 | Web 2.0 | |
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DoubleClick |
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Google AdSense |
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Ofoto |
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Flickr |
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Akamai |
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BitTorrent |
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mp3.com |
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Napster |
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Britannica Online |
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Wikipedia |
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personal websites |
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blogging |
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evite |
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upcoming.org and EVDB |
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domain name speculation |
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search engine optimization |
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page views |
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cost per click |
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screen scraping |
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web services |
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publishing |
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participation |
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content management systems |
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wikis |
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directories (taxonomy) |
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tagging (”folksonomy”) |
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stickiness |
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syndication |
Having analysed some of the current ICT treands in education, it has occurred to me that the next generation of educational tools are web-based web 2.0 technologies. This not only reduces the cost for required software but allows all students to have the same access to tools through the web. We can not assume all students will have the software to construct web pages or even to type up a document or spreadsheet on their computer at home. Classified as Web 2.0 tool, they reduce cost of purchasing additional software and allows everyone to have free access to the same software online. An example of an online office package is http://zoho.com/. This blog will mainly focus on the new emerging web 2.0 software and their implications with education.
October 11th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
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I like your definition of Web 2.0. It seems to me that Web 2.0 incorporates existing and new innovations that allow people to interactively connect with one another! Your comparisons of Web 1 & 2 highlight and accentuate the differences between them.
The Web 2.0 certainly allows us to engage in more of a 2 way i/action across the web. As a result I agree that it provides exciting opportunities to engage students of all ages in learning. It is also noticeable that this concept of web2.0 is now entering the vernacular of the mainstream. However I feel the need to stress the point that as educators we also need to carefully and attentively ensure the safety of our students. An example of this was brought home to me this week in one of the educational on-line resources that I subscribe to that was presented as a web 2.0 initiative. It was for a site that claims it is “…a very useful Web 2.0 online application which allows you …embed the player and the content on your own Web page or blog,..” Unfortunately it had in it numerous risque articles unsuitable for listing with primary educators/students. So lets use the wonderful opportunities with our students that web 2.0 offers but not take our eyes off the ball in regards to their safety!