Confused about Web 2.0? Follow this tutorial to learn about it.

1. Web 2.0 Engaging & Interactive Instruction for the 21 st Century

3. This is a word cloud. It was developed using all of the words of a presentation on Web 2.0. Using the program, Wordle , I copied the text of the presentation and then pasted it into the Wordle program. It gives you a quick view of some Web 2.0 tools and terms. Try this yourself on the Wordle site!

4. Web 2.0 is a term used to describe a new way of interaction on the Internet. It involves applications (software to help a user perform a task), many of which are web based (no outside program needed), open source (no one owns them, and people can change the application to fit their needs) and designed around the user . Web 2.0 applications allow you to share information and media , facilitate communication , and enables collaboration .

5. Web 2.0 applications that facilitate communication Gmail is an example of a Web 2.0 application that facilitates communication. It is a free e-mail provider with much more. With Gmail, you can chat on real time, talk to another person using video, categorize your email and more. It provides lots of storage, and you can access Gmail from any computer. But there is more…

6. Gmail is linked to iGoogle iGoogle is a powerful tool which provides a number of applications for the connected user. Don’t take my word for it. Look at very short and simplified video which demonstrates iGoogle. Here is a tour of an iGoogle site which may take advantage of job search applications .

9. Applications that enable collaboration One of the best things about Web 2.0 is collaboration. You can communicate online, sharing a computer screen, in real time on Elluminate . (Elluminate does require a fee, though.) You can create a document and then post it to a site where others can review and revise it on Google docs. (Give this video a look. It is a cute way to demonstrate Google docs. You can develop a list of favorites based on a common term (called a tag) on delicious.

12. … and this is a word cloud of this presentation. Thanks for watching.