Introductory powerpoint for ECA and Web 2.0

1. The World of
Web 2.0
Lisa Sly, March 2009

2. What is Web 2.0?

3. Read/Write Web

4. Content consumers

5. Content producers

6. Interactive

7. User-driven

8. Web 2..0
isn’t a
thing….

9. …it’s a
state of
mind.

10. It’s more about ideas
than tools…

11. What goals can Web 2.0
help us accomplish?
Analyzing Communicating
Reading
Collaborating
Participating
Categorizing
Writing
Authenticity
Critical thinking
Verbal skills
Organizing
Socializing
Citizenship Problem Solving
Sharing

12. …but we still have to
use tools, so…

13. What are some common
tools used in Web 2.0?
Wikis
Social Networking sites
Blogs
Image sharing sites Tags Podcasts
RSS Feed Readers
Widgets
Social bookmarks

14. What are some common
tools used in Web 2.0?
Wikis
Social Networking sites
Blogs
Image sharing sites Tags Podcasts
RSS Feed Readers
Widgets
Social bookmarks

17. In light of all this information…

18. …how can I possibly
stay current?

19. As a professional, learner, and
leader in the 21st century,
you won’t find it all in books.

20. So….where do you start?

21. READ

22. Read your “gurus”…
Read your “experts”…
Read news articles…
Read your students…
Read your teachers…

23. “But Mrs. Sly,” you say,

24. “it takes so much time!”

25. That’s where RSS Feed
Readers come in…

26. Lee LeFever – The Common Craft Show
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU

27. So…let’s go to
Google Reader!
reader.google.com