Presentation that I did at my Issues, Trends, and Law in Education Grad class.

1. Web 2.0 in the
Classroom
Jessica E. Pugliano
Monday, April 20, 2009

2. What is Web 2.0?
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3. What is Web 2.0?
Coined by Dale Dougherty and Craig Cline a!er the O’Reiquot;y Media Web 2.0
Conference in 2004.
The Web as a platform.
The underlying philosophy of relinquishing control.
Glocalization - making global information available to local social contexts and
giving people the flexibility to find, organize, share and create information in a locaquot;y
meaningful fashion that is globaquot;y accessible.
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4. What is Web 2.0?
An attitude, not a technology
When data, interface and metadata no longer need to go
hand-in-hand
Action-at-a-distance interactions and ad hoc interactions.
Giving up control and setting the data $ee
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5. The Machine Is Using Us
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
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6. Monday, April 20, 2009

7. So why use Web 2.0?
It’s $ee!
Requires only a computer and internet connection.
Coquot;ective intequot;igence - it’s coquot;aborative.
Transparent - brings instant gratification.
Potential for passion - creates ownership.
Open to the public - brings real recognition.
Permanence - searchable source.
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8. Where should I start?!?!
Blo&ing
Wikispaces
Flickr
Slideshare
Sumopaint
Voicethread
Google
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9. Why Blog in school?
Blogs are powerful communication tools and powerful publishing tools.
It is connecting and learning.
It is a way to improve their writing.
It is a place to share.
It is a place for feedback.
It is a motivator.
It is a quick and easy way to web publish.
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10. Where can I create a blog?
www.edublogs.com
www.glogster.com
SchoolWorld websites have it built in.
www.wordpress.com
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11. Wikispaces
Free wiki for everyone.
www.wikispaces.com
Creates an easily edited webpage that you can control and
coquot;aborate with students.
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12. Flickr
One of the best sites for photos.
www.flickr.com.
Aquot;ows you to search by copyright.
Biquot;ions of photos available.
You can control the pictures your students use.
Free (with limitations)
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13. Slideshare
www.slideshare.net
Aquot;ows you to upload a Powerpoint/Keynote
presentation to the web.
You can also view many presentations.
Free
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14. Sumo Paint
www.sumopaint.com
Essentiaquot;y a $ee version of Photoshop.
Students can edit, create, and share photos.
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15. VoiceThread
http://voicethread.com/?#q
Students can write, identify, draw, and comment on
various pictures, movies, and documents that you upload.
Need microphone (built-in or external) and/or camera.
Free (with limits)
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16. Google Apps
GoogleDocs
Google Presentations
Google Forms
Google Calendar
Picasa
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17. Pros/Cons of Web 2.0
Pros Cons
Free Takes time to learn (for us - not
students).
In many cases, easy to use
Certain sites use a lot of bandwidth.
Wealth of applications available.
Students information is “out
Creativity is at a maximum. there” (how do we protect them?!?!)
Students coquot;aborate. Not aquot; information is accurate.
Differentiated instruction. Can take more time in class.
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18. Where do we go from here?
Web 3.0?
The “semantic web”
Ubiquitous
Artificial Intequot;igence
The Web thinks for us
Only time wiquot; tequot;....
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19. Citations
(2009, April 19). Web 2.0. Retrieved April 20, 2009, $om Wikipedia Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Web_2.0
Bhatt, Kamla. “Tim O’Reiquot;y On What Is Web 2.0?”. Online Video. Youtube. Retrieved April 20, 2009. http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQibri7gpLM
MacManus, Richard (2005, September 07). [Weblog] What is Web 2.0?. ZD Net. Retrieved April 20, 2009, $om
http://blogs.zdnet.com/web2explorer/?p=5
Pastore, Ray (2009 ). Web 2.0.
Wesch, Michael “The Machine Is Using Us”. Online Video. Youtube. Retrieved April 20, 2009. http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
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