The document discusses Web 2.0 and how it differs from earlier versions of the web. Web 2.0 focuses on user-generated content, collaboration, and sharing information online through social media and user-editable sites. It provides a list of free Web 2.0 tools for teachers to evaluate, including blogs, social networking sites, collaboration tools, and more. Concerns about using these tools in education are also mentioned.

1. Charles M. Huffman Ru Story Huffman Georgia Southwestern State University

2. “ a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online” http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_2_point_0.html “… especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content and social networking” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Web_2.0

3. “ Web 2.0 does not refer to any specific change in the technology of the Internet, but rather the behavior of how people use the Internet” www.twinity.com /en/glossary

4. Information Revolution

6. Progressive Do things that cannot be done any other way Create new content (or borrow), collaborate, communicate “Cool” factor Reflects current generation’s media use

7. User Centric Rich content Customize Control Scope Group/Individual Threat? Mostly Free, So Cost Effective

8. Web 2.0 Tools Following is a list of no-cost Web 2.0 sites that are available for teachers to evaluate. Many of these tools are on the open Internet, so look at them carefully before using with your students! Shedding Light on Web 2.0: Diigo List ..presentation support site with links to information and Web 2.0 tools. Links to over 100 tools for teachers and learners Aggregator: Pageflakes ...a Web-based aggregator that allows you to create a page for you and a page for students, and includes "flakes" to add in, such as a calculator Blog : Blogger ...one of the best online blog-creation sites; easy to use, privacy features now built-in, and it works well

9. Blog : Class Blogmeister ...a blog site set up specifically for educators and students with many privacy controls built-in Collaboration: EtherPad ...an easy-to-use, no password needed, synchronous shared notepad with all revisions stored Database: Zoho Creator ...an online database application that can be used for surveys, inventories, data collection, and much more Podcast : Gabcast ...easy-to-use podcast creation and hosting site; even use your cellphone to record the podcast Presentation: VoiceThread ...online presentation site that allows you to attach audio and video and users to leave audio and video comments

10. Social Networking: del.icio.us ...save your bookmarks online, share with viewers, and search, via tags, others' links Social Networking: Flickr ...a social networking site for photographs; a great source of material for students to access Social Networking: Ning.com ...a site which allows you to create your own social network; consider using a private social network with your students Synchronous Collaborative Environment: Adobe Connect Now …online conferencing system with file sharing, a whiteboard, audio, video, and much more Synchronous Collaborative Environment: WiZiQ ...a "virtual classroom application that is fully equipped with 2-way audio, text chat, whiteboard, PowerPoint and PDF document sharing capabilities"

11. Example Dove Evolution

13. Time Screening/Filtering Skill Instability of network Level of involvement Equipment Sense of Loss of Control?

14. Technology out of context Reliability of content Distraction Administrative Resistance Good source of information Just not necessarily knowledge Threat

15. Etc., etc., etc. Zotero Blogs Social Bookmarks/ Tagging Wiki Flicker/Snapfish/ Slideshare YouTube Facebook MySpace Twitter RSS Google Docs/iGoogle/ Google Groups/Google Notebook/et al.

16. Scriblink

19. Dr. Charles M. Huffman Associate Professor of Psychology [email_address] Ru Story Huffman Assistant Professor Reference Librarian [email_address]