This document discusses Web 2.0 technologies and their potential uses and impacts for students. It introduces social networking sites, publishing platforms like YouTube and LastFM, and collaborative tools like Google Docs as key aspects of Web 2.0. It raises questions about what Web 2.0 is, what the benefits are for students, and whether there are any disadvantages to these new technologies. Specific Web 2.0 applications mentioned that could benefit students include blogs, social networks, image and video sharing sites, presentation and research sharing tools, bookmark sharing, and collaborative authoring platforms.

1. Publication & Dissemination Web 2.0 Emma Duke-Williams School of Computing

2. What is “Web2.0”?

3. What is “Web2.0” Social Networking (Facebook, MySpace) Publication (YouTube, LastFM) Collaboration (Google Docs) Sharing Just a marketing term??

4. Some questions? What is it? What’s in it for me? (as a student) Publication & Dissemination / Learning? Any disadvantages?

5. Blogs

6. Reading blogs

7. Some social Networks.

8. Image sharing

9. Video Sharing

10. Presentation/Research Sharing

11. Bookmark sharing

12. Collaborative Authoring

13. PLE Personal Learning Environment