The document discusses various Web 2.0 tools that can be used for education, including Wikipedia for accessing online information, cloud computing for accessing files and applications remotely, and video conferencing tools like Google Hangouts for online collaboration. It also discusses how blogs, like those hosted on WordPress or Blogger, can be used for online journals, and social networking sites like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn to connect with others online.

1. Web 2.0 Tools on
the WWW
By,
C. Janani

2. Contents
• Web 2.0 Tools in Education
• Wikipedia
• Cloud Computing
• Video Conferencing
• Blogs
• Social Networking

4. Web 2.0 Tools in Education
• The use of Web 2.0 tools is transforming our work, and more specifically the
way we support students in the classroom.
• As schools bring more technology into their classrooms, teachers will in turn
strive to put more technology in their students’ hands.
• Web 2.0 Tools are online software programs that allow users to do a number of
different things.
 To teach curriculum content
 Store data
 Create/edit video
 Edit photos
 Collaborate and so much more.
• These programs are often free and are used by teachers, students, and
sometimes parents, both in and out of the classroom, on a pretty regular basis.

5. Examples :
Great Web 2.0 tools to support you in the classroom:
Alice Glogster Kidblog
Linoit Blender LiveBinders
Skype Sketchup Storybird
VoiceThread Bitsrtips Wordle
Wetoku Audacity Open Office
TEDTalks GIMP

7. Slideshare.com

8. Wikipedia
• Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia,
created and edited by volunteers around
the world and hosted by the Wikimedia
Foundation.
• Some one who has edited a Wikipedia is
known as Wikipedian.

10. Cloud Computing
• Cloud computing is the delivery of different services through the Internet.
These resources include tools and applications like data storage, servers,
databases, networking, and software.

11. Examples

14. Video Conferencing With Google Hangout

17. Blogs
• A blog (shortening of “weblog”) is an online journal or informational
website displaying information in the reverse chronological order, with
the latest posts appearing first. It is a platform where a writer or even a
group of writers share their views on an individual subject.
• Example
1. WordPress.org
2. Joomla.com
3. Squarespace.com
4. Blogger.com
5. Tumblr.com
6. Google blogger.com

18. Google Blogger

19. Blog Creation Page

20. Social Networking
• A social networking service (also social networking site or social
media) is an online platform which people use to build social networks
or social relationship with other people who share similar personal or
career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.
• Examples:

22. Facebook
• This is easily the largest social
networking site in the world and one of
the most widely used. And, Facebook
was perhaps the first that surpassed the
landmark of 1 billion user accounts.

23. Instagram
• Instagram was launched as a unique
social networking platform that was
completely based on sharing photos and
videos. This photo sharing social
networking app thus enables you to
capture the best moments of your life,
with your phone’s camera or any other
camera, and convert them into works of
art.

24. Twitter
• This social networking site
enables you to post short text
messages (called tweets),
containing a limited number of
characters (up to 280), to
convey your message to the
world.

25. LinkedIn
• LinkedIn is an
American business and
employment-oriented service that
operates via websites and mobile
apps.