Web 2.0 refers to interactive websites and services. The massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft has over 11.5 million subscribers, generating more revenue than some countries' GDPs. Blogging allows people to share thoughts, information, and debate views while documenting life experiences. Gamification takes non-fun activities and adds interactive or competitive elements. Internet memes involve adding funny captions to pictures, while trolling refers to pranking or posting inflammatory comments online.

1. Current Internet Trends
Web 2.0
What is it?
Why is it important for education?

2. Take, for example...
World of Warcraft
Has 11.5 million subscribers worldwide. (Larger
than the population of the Czech Republic)
Their yearly revenue intake is larger than some
small countries' GDP.
Gameplay is cooperative. You need teammates
to complete quests.

3. Internet Trends
Blogging: It's a way to...
...share your thoughts and opinions.
...share interesting information.
...debate other points of view.
...document your life experiences.
We're going to be working with Wordpress

4. Internet Trends
Gamification
Gamification is the principle of taking something
that wouldn't normally be “fun” and adding an
interactive or competitive element to it.

5. Internet Trends
Gamification

6. Internet Trends
“Memes”
This typically refers to taking a picture and
adding a funny caption to it:
For example:
LOLcats

7. Internet Trends
“Memes”
This typically refers to taking a picture and
adding a funny caption to it:
For example:
Unimpressed Astronaut

8. Internet Trends
“Trolling”
“Trolls” are people to pull pranks or do
otherwise stupid things on the Internet.
Rewriting wikipedia pages with fake information
“Rickrolling”
Posting intentionally inflammatory comments