WEB 2 Around the Web in 80 minutes – more or less - a semi-guided tour

By Age 21, The Net Gen Will Have Spent…

What kids want from the net – Grunwald, 2003 New & exciting Base: Kids 9-17 0 100 80 60 40 20 Learn more/better Community Show others what I can do Be heard Percentage

Who are the Millennials Born 1982- 2002 First networked generation Hyper-communicators / multi-taskers Disillusioned with K-12 education – “not relevant” “ Power down to go to school” School Desk = “digital ghetto”

Born 1982- 2002

First networked generation

Hyper-communicators / multi-taskers

Disillusioned with K-12 education – “not relevant”

“ Power down to go to school”

School Desk = “digital ghetto”

What is Literacy Ability to understand symbolic language Boomers and Generation X = Ability to read – newspapers and books Gen M = Screen Navigation Text Multi-Media

Ability to understand symbolic language

Boomers and Generation X = Ability to read – newspapers and books

Gen M =

Screen

Navigation

Text

Multi-Media

Digital Natives, Immigrants and Tourists Natives – this is their world – they grew up in it Immigrants – trying to fit in – not their primary language or culture Tourists – View from afar – “safe” – really don’t want to get involved

Natives – this is their world – they grew up in it

Immigrants – trying to fit in – not their primary language or culture

Tourists – View from afar – “safe” – really don’t want to get involved

What is Web 2 Coming of age of Generation M Online Collaboration over content Context of information is important New technologies New business models More than just text – audio, video and interactivity

Coming of age of Generation M

Online Collaboration over content

Context of information is important

New technologies

New business models

More than just text – audio, video and interactivity

What is Web 2 Blurs the line between virtual and real worlds and community Second Life a virtual world has over 3 million users – some earning up to $ 20,000 (real funds) per year selling goods and services in this virtual world Global not USA centric A work in progress – “BETA”

Blurs the line between virtual and real worlds and community

Second Life a virtual world has over 3 million users – some earning up to $ 20,000 (real funds) per year selling goods and services in this virtual world

Global not USA centric

A work in progress – “BETA”

Communication & Collaboration - Old Face-to-face Written Electronic Telegraph Telephone - Landlines Radio Travel – business, school, friends

Face-to-face

Written

Electronic

Telegraph

Telephone - Landlines

Radio

Travel – business, school, friends

Communication & Collaboration - New Email RSS IM / Text messaging Pod and Video casting BLOGS Wikis Social Tagging “Folksonomy” Social Networks – virtual communities

Email

RSS

IM / Text messaging

Pod and Video casting

BLOGS

Wikis

Social Tagging “Folksonomy”

Social Networks – virtual communities

Email – Old Killer App of the Internet Major business tool Easy and free Fast and effective – Generation X Too slow for Generation M

Killer App of the Internet

Major business tool

Easy and free

Fast and effective – Generation X

Too slow for Generation M

Email – Web 2 http://www.gmail.com Free 2+ gigabytes of email Build around “conversations” Added Calendar, IM and RSS (Google Talk with GMail contacts) Ad supported – inline content based ads

http://www.gmail.com

Free 2+ gigabytes of email

Build around “conversations”

Added Calendar, IM and RSS (Google Talk with GMail contacts)

Ad supported – inline content based ads

GMail

RSS Really Simple Syndication Free sharing of web-based information / news / website feeds Allows creation of personalized news – “All the news I want to read” Allows sharing of feeds with others Pushes new information to the user

Really Simple Syndication

Free sharing of web-based information / news / website feeds

Allows creation of personalized news – “All the news I want to read”

Allows sharing of feeds with others

Pushes new information to the user

RSS http://www.feedster.com/ Search engine for Blogs, RSS and Podcasts Firefox has built in RSS support New version IE (7) supports RSS User subscribes (for free) to feeds that interest them

http://www.feedster.com/

Search engine for Blogs, RSS and Podcasts

Firefox has built in RSS support

New version IE (7) supports RSS

User subscribes (for free) to feeds that interest them

Google Reader

SWIFT Simplified Web Interface for Teachers

Simplified Web Interface for Teachers

IM & Text Messaging Instant messaging –web based Yahoo MSN Google talk Text messaging - cell phone based Fast – Instant Easy and free One to one communication

Instant messaging –web based

Yahoo

MSN

Google talk

Text messaging - cell phone based

Fast – Instant

Easy and free

One to one communication

Instant Messenger No current standard protocol like webpage (html) or email Competing messengers & standards Yahoo MSN Google etc http://www.trillian.com Universal IM product – allows sharing of IM across different products

No current standard protocol like webpage (html) or email

Competing messengers & standards

Yahoo

MSN

Google etc

http://www.trillian.com Universal IM product – allows sharing of IM across different products

Instant Messenger –Web 2 Web-based application http:// www.meebo.com File sharing Streaming Video Voice over IP Play Games Share music Share Desktops and Applications

Web-based application

http:// www.meebo.com

File sharing

Streaming Video

Voice over IP

Play Games

Share music

Share Desktops and Applications

Meebo

Skype Skype is a peer-to-peer voice over IP or VOIP system Free system that allows for voice, video calls and file sharing For a fee you can make phone calls to “land lines” and cell phones.

Pod/ Video Casting Free Internet radio / TV Easy and free - multimedia Publish news shows College lectures School projects Special Interest groups Users can subscribe to feeds – “catch latest podcasts”

Free Internet radio / TV

Easy and free - multimedia

Publish news shows

College lectures

School projects

Special Interest groups

Users can subscribe to feeds – “catch latest podcasts”

Pod/ Video Casting Issues of safety – what to publish Issues of reliability – what to believe On the Internet: Anyone can publish anything they want Anyone can be anyone they want

Issues of safety – what to publish

Issues of reliability – what to believe

On the Internet:

Anyone can publish anything they want

Anyone can be anyone they want

Pod / Video Casting Apple strong leader – I-Pod and I-Tunes http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts You Tube and Google Video – leaders in video casting (viral video) http://www.youtube.com http:// video.google.com / ODEO – Easy to use web based pod casting application http:// www.odeo.com

Apple strong leader – I-Pod and I-Tunes

http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts

You Tube and Google Video – leaders in video casting (viral video)

http://www.youtube.com

http:// video.google.com /

ODEO – Easy to use web based pod casting application

http:// www.odeo.com

ODEO

You Tube

Room 208 One of the better known student podcasts

One of the better known student podcasts

Video Casting D Day Landing Video First Moon Landing Mail Merge With MS Word Save the Rain Forest

D Day Landing Video

First Moon Landing

Mail Merge With MS Word

Save the Rain Forest

BLOGS Web based log / journal Used to share thoughts – publishing for all – very democratic Allows others to read and comment on ideas Largest source of free information in world (Google) Easy and free

Web based log / journal

Used to share thoughts – publishing for all – very democratic

Allows others to read and comment on ideas

Largest source of free information in world (Google)

Easy and free

BLOGS Moveable Type - Popular Blogging software Word Press- Popular Blogging software Blogger http://www.blogger.com Technorati – BLOG search http:// www.technorati.com /

Moveable Type - Popular Blogging software

Word Press- Popular Blogging software

Blogger

http://www.blogger.com

Technorati – BLOG search

http:// www.technorati.com /

The Fischbowl An excellent example of a teacher Blog Used for staff development and with students

Wikis Collaborate website / webpage Users able to freely edit information Tracks changes Aggregate knowledge

Collaborate website / webpage

Users able to freely edit information

Tracks changes

Aggregate knowledge

Wikis Wikipedia – organic web encyclopedia http://www.wikipedia.org/ WetPaint – very easy to use wiki http:// www.wetpaint.com / Google Docs – online word editor http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html

Wikipedia – organic web encyclopedia

http://www.wikipedia.org/

WetPaint – very easy to use wiki http:// www.wetpaint.com /

Google Docs – online word editor

http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html

Wikipedia

WetPaint Pulling in learners A Wiki about engaging learners

Social Networks Online communities - Find and share with like-minded individuals Share photos, music, journals, etc. Problem separating real and virtual worlds Safety a major concern for students

Online communities - Find and share with like-minded individuals

Share photos, music, journals, etc.

Problem separating real and virtual worlds

Safety a major concern for students

Social Networks MySpace http:// www.myspace.com Facebook http://www.facebook.com Yahoo 360 http://360.yahoo.com/

MySpace

http:// www.myspace.com

Facebook

http://www.facebook.com

Yahoo 360

http://360.yahoo.com/

MySpace

Virtual Worlds 3D online worlds Users interact online Major companies setting up shops in Second Life (Microsoft, IBM) Educational applications for web-based learning

3D online worlds

Users interact online

Major companies setting up shops in Second Life (Microsoft, IBM)

Educational applications for web-based learning

Social Bookmarking Tags – descriptors of web based content /websites – Users Tag favorite websites and share tags Tags are viewed as Clouds – more sites – larger clouds “ Best of the best” on the web “ Peer reviewed” websites

Tags – descriptors of web based content /websites –

Users Tag favorite websites and share tags

Tags are viewed as Clouds – more sites – larger clouds

“ Best of the best” on the web

“ Peer reviewed” websites

Social Bookmarking Del.icio.us http:// del.icio.us Esnips Combines social bookmarking, file uploads, web page capture http://www.esnips.com Yahoo – MyWeb2 http:// www.yahoo.com

Del.icio.us

http:// del.icio.us

Esnips

Combines social bookmarking, file uploads, web page capture

http://www.esnips.com

Yahoo – MyWeb2

http:// www.yahoo.com

Del.icio.us

Office 2 Move from the Desktop to the web Online versions of word processors. Spreadsheets, presentation programs and more Allow collaboration of content Blurs the line between Desktop and Web

Move from the Desktop to the web

Online versions of word processors. Spreadsheets, presentation programs and more

Allow collaboration of content

Blurs the line between Desktop and Web

Office 2 Zoho – rich and varied apps http://zoho.com/ Think Free – considered one of the best online office suites http://www.thinkfree.com Google Docs and Spreadsheets http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html

Zoho – rich and varied apps http://zoho.com/

Think Free – considered one of the best online office suites http://www.thinkfree.com

Google Docs and Spreadsheets http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html

ZOHO Applications

Google Docs

Web 2 Portal Personalized home page Email Search Groups Picture Sharing Instant Messenger Calendar File storage RSS

Personalized home page

Email

Search

Groups

Picture Sharing

Instant Messenger

Calendar

File storage

RSS

Web 2 Portal My Yahoo MSN Live Personalized Google Homepage NetVibes PageFlakes

My Yahoo

MSN Live

Personalized Google Homepage

NetVibes

PageFlakes

Web 2 Mashups A combination or mashup of content from various sources Rental ads from Craig's List mashed / combined with Google maps Programmable web Mashup directory http://www.programmableweb.com/mashups

A combination or mashup of content from various sources

Rental ads from Craig's List mashed / combined with Google maps

Programmable web

Mashup directory

http://www.programmableweb.com/mashups

Graphic Novels Online comic creators – engage students and support student writing http:// www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html

Online comic creators – engage students and support student writing

http:// www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/index.html

Graphic Novels

End of the World As I Know It and I Feel fine “ We must educate the student we have, not the student we used to have nor the student we wished we had” David Thornburg Care to comment on this slideshow? Digital Learners

“ We must educate the student we have, not the student we used to have nor the student we wished we had”

David Thornburg

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