Web 2.0 – A Huge Treasure Trove of Free Learning Resources!

What is Web 2.0? Applications you can run in a browser No software needs to be installed You can access from anywhere Examples Wikis, blogs, social networks, document sharing, shared multimedia

Applications you can run in a browser

No software needs to be installed

You can access from anywhere

Examples

Wikis, blogs, social networks, document sharing, shared multimedia

Why? (pros) Easy to use More info = democratizing force in society Good way to differentiate Great tools for managing lots of info Accessible anywhere Highly collaborative Free (mostly…) May not always be free Free and proprietary vs. free and open More info = need to filter and evaluate May not have all the features you’re used to Lots of account log-ins to manage May require student email Why not? (cons) Constant change

Easy to use

More info = democratizing force in society

Good way to differentiate

Great tools for managing lots of info

Accessible anywhere

Highly collaborative

Free (mostly…)

May not always be free

Free and proprietary vs. free and open

More info = need to filter and evaluate

May not have all the features you’re used to

Lots of account log-ins to manage

May require student email

Constant change

Applications, classroom examples, software and more here

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Karen Fasimpaur K12 Handhelds [email_address]

Licensed under CC BY.

Share, remix, learn.