Web 2.0 World Connecting to the CommunitySocial Primer for SchoolsNancy CaramanicoDirector of Technology, K-12Archdiocese of Philadelphia

What is Web2.0?Wikipedia Definition"Web 2.0" is commonly associated with web development and web design that facilitates interactive information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design[1] and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Examples of Web 2.0 include web-based communities, hosted services, web applications, social-networking sites, video-sharing sites, wikis, blogs, mashups and folksonomies.”Users of Web 2.0 easily interact with other users and change website content. This’ contrasts to non-interactive websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them.’

Keep Learning, Start SharingSocial Technologies can powerfully advance your school or organization Stay on top of technology developments and how they can benefit your school or organizationEmploy new technologiesGo where the technologies are so that students and parents come to you, enrich your school community

Groundswell – Book on Web2.0‘A social trend in which people use technologies to get the things they need from each other, rather than from traditional institutions like corporations.’Cause: People’s desire to connect, Interactive technologies, internet economicsBook Website and Profiler

Marketing to the Social Web Book by Larry Weber“Users do not simply pull content down from websites, but also push content up, sharing text messages on Twitter, photos on Flickr, home (or cell phone) videos on YouTube, and their lives on Facebook, Linked­In, and other social networking sites. Today's web is the "social web," where young and old increasingly share their experiences. The volume of information exchanged every day has already reached the mind-boggling level. “

Connect via Your WebsiteEmbedding & WidgetsHow UsedIcons linking to various web 2.0 and social network sites allow people to link to and share your web content

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School Marketing and the Social Web Tips 1. Trust your community.2. Test the waters slowly.3. Keep it fresh.4. Know the law.5. Create a digital vision.http://www.nais.org/publications/ismagazinearticle.cfm?Itemnumber=151413&sn.ItemNumber=145956

What are the trendsFacebook –as large as the 4th largest country in the worldPeople in their 30’s and 40’s and 50’s are flocking to facebook in the US30 Social Media Facts Video – Book ‘Socialnomics’

Twitter Tips for OrganizationsCreate an account for the schoolCreate accounts for individualsAsk staff to follow leaders in the field Share great contenthttp://www.twitip.com/8-steps-for-building-community-on-twitter-tips-for-membership-organizations/

What are the Tools?New Tools are created daily!Most Popular in the US:FacebookTwitterYoutubeDelicious

TwitterCommunicationCollaborationInstant – It is what people are talking about now.Twitter Search Video

Facebook SettingsCustomizableYoutubeHow To Videos for Facebook and Facebook Customization of Privacy Settings

Social BookmarkingTools: Delicious, Diigo, Digg to name a fewYou can:Save SitesSee what is new, popularShareFollowVideo Social Bookmarking

Web 2.0 DonorsKey Facts In their 20’s and 30’sDon’t want print materialsWelcome comments, thank yousWill give email addressees, communicate onlinehttp://nonprofits.change.org/blog/view/five_things_your_nonprofit_needs_to_know_about_web_20_donors

Keep Learning, Start SharingSocial Technologies can powerfully advance your school or organization Stay on top of technology developments and how they can benefit your school or organizationEmploy new technologiesGo where the technologies are so that students and parents come to you, enrich your school communityThink Different