This document discusses Web 2.0 and its applications for language teaching. It begins by outlining some key characteristics of Web 2.0, including its emphasis on user participation and user-generated content. It then provides examples of popular Web 2.0 applications like YouTube, Wikipedia, and blogs. The document also addresses both benefits and challenges of using Web 2.0 in education, such as increased engagement but also safety and time concerns. It concludes by listing several specific Web 2.0 tools that can be used for language teaching purposes.

1. John Allan

2.  Introduction
 Web 2.0 commonalities
 Web 2.0 and materials development for TESOL
 EVO course DMPT (survey)
 create a learning object (in pairs)
 Present your LO

3.  Brock
 ESL
 CALL
 LINC
 Middle East
 Distance education
 CIC LINC LOR/LMS

4.  Internet is the platform (not the PC)
 a page or collection of web pages
 powered by a new generation of “dev” tools
 end user driven (data drives the web)
 perpetual beta (always changing)
 participation in creation by end users

5.  AJAX
 Asynchronous JavaScript and XML
 a group of interrelated web development
techniques
 creates interactive & rich web applications

6.  community based
 interactivity
 users consume content
 users create content
 users comment on content
 content is shared between publishers &users
 content is shared via syndication (RSS)

8.  video sharing YouTube
 wikis Wikipedia
 blogs Blogger
 community Facebook
 social bookmarking delicious
 …………..
 travel Expedia
 shopping…….. PriceLine

9.  Engagement
 the act of content creation (blogs)

10.  Collaboration
 genuine group effort to create

11.  Authenticity
 creation for a real audience

12.  Participation.
 Chris Anderson’s “Long Tail” blog (www.thelongtail.com) became a book
 being a contributor to world’s body of knowledge (Wikipedia).

13.  Openness and Access to Information
a natural extension of the open source movement

14.  Creativity
 digitalmedia in all forms is creating an
explosion

15.  Passionate Interest & Personal Expression
 Flickr, YouTube, blogging

16.  Discussion
 Blogosphere/forums

17.  Asynchronous Contribution
 studentscan contribute at school, home, café, or
anywhere with an IPod

18.  Proactivity
 is rewarded

19.  Critical Thinking
 vast amounts of data
 no longer an era of trusted authorities
 Wikipedia discussion tabs

20.  teacherTube.com
 wikiversity.com
 edtags.org
 voicethread.com
 ask500people.com
 schooltube.com
 ning.com (Classroom20.com)
 eslvideo.com

21.  ning.com (Classroom20.com)

22.  training
 teachers need time and training to learn to use
these tools in the classroom

23.  safety
 exposure to inappropriate material
 exposure predators

24.  Time
 revolutions don’t come with a manual
 it will take time to build new “strategies”

25.  use and adoption in schools will not be
possible or equal due to budgets
 compounded for ubiquitous computing

26.  “Evil”
 a negative impression of Web2.0
 some early Web2.0 sites showcased vulgarity
 due to the absence of influential adults

27. • personal portfolio pages
• discussion forums
• video and photo repositories
• messaging
• other social networking functions

28.  Free (budget)
 Functional (duplicate disk base resources)
 Current

29.  6 weeks
 Free
 Volunteer
 On line
 International
 CALL-IS sponsorship
 10 years old

30.  Digital materials production and techniques
 Novice user
 Moodle platform (LMS)
 Areas of focus
 Document/text
 Audio
 WWW as a resource
 Capture/conversion

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33. Resource Glossary
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34. Guides
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35. more guides
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36. http://www.edtechisus.com/moodle
enter as a guest
Text

37. Adobe Reader, PDF file reader, get.adobe.com
AllMyFaves, visual link homepage www.allmyfaves.com
Ask500People, polling the world www.ask500People.com
Authorstream, visual media sharing www.authorstream.com
Blogger, blogging www.blogger.com
Dafont, font repository www.dafont.com
Delicious, social bookmarking www.delicious.com
Docstoc, professional document sharing www.docstoc.com
Ehow, knowledge resource www.ehow.com
Epals, electronic writing & reading www.epals.com
FaceBook, social community www.facebook.com
Flickr, photosharing www.flickr.com
Google Translate, language translation translate.google.com
Kartoo, visual search www.kartoo.com
LexTutor, data-driven learning www.lextutor.ca
Lorem Ipsum, place holder text generator www.lipsum.com
Microsoft Office Online, office document resources office.microsoft.com
Mind42, mind mapping/brain storming www.mind42.com
Moodle, learning management system www.Moodle.org
Myna, online audio editor aviary.com/tools/myna
MySpace, vanity websites www.myspace.com
PBwiki, wiki www.pbwiki.com
PDPhoto, copyright free photos www.pdphoto.org
Photobucket, photo sharing resource www.photobucket.com
Picnik, image-photo editor www.picnik.com
Project Gutenburg, copyright free texts www.gutenberg.org
Scholastic Mini-Dictionary, definition generator wordwizard.scholastic.com/minidictionary
ScreenToaster, online screen capture www.screentoaster.com
SlideShare, presentation sharing www.slideshare.com
SpellingCity, activities generator www.spellingcity.com
Synthasite, website editor www.synthasite.com
TeacherTube, education video sharing www.teachertube.com
ToonDoo, comic strip creator www.toondoo.com
VisualThesaurus, visual thesaurus www.visualthesaurus.com
Vocabgrabber, word list generator www.visualthesaurus.com
VoiceThread, media discussion www.voicethread.com
Voki, talking avatar creator www.voki.com
Wikipedia, encyclopedia www.wikipedia.com 37
Writeboard, wiki www.writeboard.com

38.  Complete the survey
 Names of areas
 Resources within each area

39.  Complete the task
 Present the task to your peers

40.  www.socialesl.com