The document discusses tools for e-learning and Web 2.0. It describes how e-learning uses electronic resources for teaching and learning, including web-based learning, virtual classrooms, and digital collaboration. It also explains key aspects of Web 2.0, including user-generated content through blogs, wikis, social networking, and more interactive experiences compared to Web 1.0. Finally, it outlines several popular e-learning tools that take advantage of Web 2.0 features, such as Google Docs, Blogger, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Wikipedia, and Moodle, and how they can be used for content creation, storage, sharing, and course management.

1. Tools of E-Learning and WEB 2.0 Prof J U Weerasinghe [email_address]

2. E-learning electronic supported learning and teaching used to acquire data, information, skills or knowledge Web-based learning, computer-based learning, virtual classrooms digital collaboration. http://en.wikipedia.org

3. E-Learning E-learning methods: web-based learning, computer aided learning (CAL), virtual classrooms digital collaboration.

4. E-learning self paced or instructor led media in the form of text, image, animation, streaming video and audio. http://www.openlearningcenter.com

5. E-learning Computer Based Learning (CBL) use of computers as a key component of the educational environment Computer Based Training (CBT) self-paced learning activities accessible via a computer or Web Computer-supported collaborative learning (CSCL) designed to encourage or require students to work together on learning tasks Learning management system (LMS) software for delivering, tracking and managing training/education http://en.wikipedia.org

6. Benefits of e-learning fosters interaction among students and instructors. self-paced learning instructors to develop materials using the resources of WWW accommodates assessment

7. WEB 2.0 Web 1.0 -web pages that provided information. “ Read Web” a medium, in which information was transmitted and consumed Web 2.0 -interacts with the reader to find or modify the information "Read-Write Web” a platform, in which content was created, shared, remixed, repurposed, and passed along http://www.elearnmag.org

8. WEB 2.0 social revolution Examples: Citizen Journalism Podcasts RSS Wikis Blogs Social Networking

9. Web 2.0 Save time Work collaboratively Learn collaboratively Do research Interact with the world Get the world to interact with us Have fun

10. Comparison WEB, past and present Past- Web 1.0 - Read On-line Encyclopedias Personal Web Page Netscape Taxonomy (classify) Portals Companies Wires Proprietary Software Present- Web 2.0 -Write Wikipedia Blogs Google Folksonomy (tags) RSS Communities Wireless Open Source

11. Demonstrations and Interactive Session

12. Some e-learning Tools in Web 2.0 Google Docs Blogger Twitter Facebook Skype YouTube Wikipedia Moodle Ninehub CourseLab Scribd Linkedin Slideshare Flicker

13. Google Sites Create and host web sites Needs sign up with gmail account to visit www.atspace.com Free hosting (.com .org) No ads easy to visit Web hosting

14. Blogger twitter A shortened form of the term Web Log , a blog is an online journal that contains content and writing the author wishes to share with others. Blogs as educational tools - Content Creation no need to handle HTML no need to know graphic design (templates) comments and trackback references and permanent links Blogging

15. facebook Social networking Skype Video conferencing Desktop sharing Social

16. YouTube TeacherTube Host, tag and share instructional videos Video

17. Wikipedia and Wikis Collaborative Writing a software that allows users to easily create, edit, and link pages together. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites. Wiki is the Hawaiian word for "fast“. A type of website that allows users to add, delete, or edit content information

18. MOODLE Course Management System with social functionality Needs a dedicated local server running throughout the day NineHub Free hosting MOODLE lessons No need for a local server Course Management

19. CourseLab e‐Learning authoring tool for Windows

20. Scribd A place to store documents as “e-papers” E-papers

21. Linked in Public / social network for professional professional

22. Slideshare A place where you can store, tag and share powerpoint presentations powerpoint

23. flicker Store, tag and share photos images

24. use of elearning tools Web page -free hosting Blog - free hosting page with links Storage and embedding to HTML Page Images- flicker Videos- YouTube Documents (doc,pdf) - Scribd Powerpoint presentations- Slideshare Moodle course developed and hosted at Ninehub