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Aggregators: Weather patterns, current events,
holidays around the world, author blogs
Blog—Gathering and reporting data, persuasive
writing, field trips, reactions and reflections
Instant Messaging—Virtual office hours, study
sessions, group work, interviewing an expert
Online Photo Galleries—Virtual field trip, expert
guest, illustrated original work, sequencing events
PhotoBlog—Field trip, assemblies, data gathering,
documentation, reactions, video yearbook
Podcast—Book discussions, debates, performances,
interviews, vocabulary instruction, test review,
data gathering, tutorials, learning resources
Social Bookmarks—Content resource lists,
student favorites, evaluation of resources
Social Networks—Locating experts, interviews for
school or classroom newspaper, identifying facts
and opinions, debating arguments, comparing and
contrasting cultures
VideoBlog—Classroom presentations, recitals and
concerts, classroom news report, interviews,
school announcements
VoIP—Conducting interviews, gathering data,
collaborative projects, pen pals (ePals)
Wiki—Class newsletter, collaborative book,
homework and classwork resources, study guides,
student-of-the-week, interactive reviews
Judy Campf and Sharon Gallagher
Baltimore County Public Schools
2008-2009
Vocabulary Reference Guide
Suggestions for Use
in the Classroom
Educational Uses for Web 2.0
Social Networking is a fairly new phenomenon in the
world of cyber communication. The Social Networking in the K-12
Classroom Vocabulary Reference Guide bridges the gap between the
users of the original Web and those who use the Web for
collaboration and communication.
Web 1.0, or the original World Wide Web
(WWW), is a flat or single-sided digital resource. That is to say,
users visit Websites in order to obtain information. Resources and
Weblinks are located from the Web and are integrated into other
digital formats such as word processing documents, multimedia
presentations, and spreadsheets.
Web 2.0 is an interactive web in which users obtain and
share information with an audience around the world. Through
Web 2.0 technology, resources are located and are
integrated in manners that make them available to other users with
common interests and concerns. Web 2.0 is sometimes called the
Read/Write Web because these tools allow users to obtain (read)
as well as create (write) their own digital media.
Web 2.0 Sites to Explore
Blurb ٠ Collective X ٠ EditGrid
EdModo ٠ Edu 2.0 ٠ Elgg ٠ Glypho ٠ Google ٠
Knowtes ٠ Lulu ٠ Moodle ٠ OfficeLive ٠ PBWiki ٠
SchoolTube ٠ SeedWiki ٠ TeacherTube ٠ Think ٠
VoiceThread ٠ WetPaint ٠ WikiBooks ٠ Wiki
Media Commons ٠ WikiJunior ٠ WikiQuotes ٠
WikiSource ٠ WikiSpaces ٠ WikiSpecies ٠
Wikipedia ٠ Wiktionary ٠ WizIQ ٠WriteBoard ٠
YacaPaca ٠ Zamzar ٠ZohoWriter

2. Aggregator – Digital tool that collects and organizes content
generated by RSS feeds (see Rich Site Summary) through online
user subscriptions. The aggregator works to locate content such
as news headlines, weather forecasts, sports updates, television
schedules, blogs, podcasts, vlogs, etc. in order to save the user
time on the Web. Most aggregators are free and are built into
portal Websites providing a personalized view of the information.
Blog (Web Log) – Website consisting of a log of personal
events, thoughts, or concerns. Entries are read in reverse
chronological order (most current to least current). Blogs are
used to chronicle events in one’s life that he/she wants to share
with others. Blogs may be entirely text-based, but may also
contain pictures, audio, and video clips used to further illustrate a
personal journey. If a blog has a specific focus, the name of the
blog will reflect this purpose – PhotoBlog, ArtLog, VLog, MP3Log,
FashionBlog, TravelBlog, etc. A version of a blog that contains
very short posts is called a MicroBlog.
Constructivist Learning Environment – Educational
learning theory based upon the structure that learning occurs
from the collection of personal experiences and prior knowledge
combined with the knowledge and ideas of others. In a
constructivist classroom, learners are actively engaged in
collaboration about strategies for solving problems and
creating new learning experiences for all.
Instant Messaging (IM) – Form of communication that takes
place via the Internet through the use of text messages or voice
messages sent and received in the form of chats. There are a
variety of technologies that allow for this real-time communication
over a network and participants may be chatting with one person
or with a group of people. Individual chats and group chats are
arranged by the person initiating the chat. Some instant
messaging programs allow the sharing of video, desktop
applications, document sharing, and voice communication.
Instant messaging can be used for the resolution of questions
and clarification, coordinating schedules, arranging meetings,
collaborating about documents and spreadsheets,
troubleshooting technical issues, and maintaining contact with
friends and family.
Moblog (Mobile blogging) – Collection and sharing of digital
photographs or video clips through the use of a cameraphone or
other mobile device. Mobloggers send multimedia messages
containing pictures and video to other users through the cellular
phone network.
Online Photo Galleries (Photo sharing) – Websites
designed for the uploading, publishing, and sharing of personal
photographs. Photo sharing websites make digital pictures and
video clips available to private or public audiences. Private
online photo galleries require the owner of the photos to send an
invitation to friends and family. Once accessed through an
emailed Weblink, viewers may see, download and save, or print
the pictures. Public photo sharing sites are searchable and allow
of aggregators. RSS feeds keep users
informed and up-to-date on content and
news that is of most interest to them.
They are written in XML (Extensible
Markup Language) so they can be
distributed to users based upon individual
needs or requests.
Social Bookmarks – Method for
storing and retrieving favorite Website
addresses from any computer at any time. Social bookmarking
Websites allow everyone to view everyone else’s favorites in
order to build a community from those who frequent the same
Websites.
Social Networks – Community of online users who share a
common interest or purpose and wish to communicate with
each other about these interests and activities. Social networks
use a variety of communication tools including chats, instant
messaging, email, blogs, wikis, podcasts, file sharing, VoIP,
discussion postings, etc.
Video Blog (vlog) – Website with video logs used to share
content and ideas. Most entries in a vlog combine video, audio,
and text.
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) – System used for
the transmission of real-time voice communication over the
Internet. VoIP is accessible through Instant Messaging tools.
Each user needs an Internet connection, access to the Website
or IM tool, a set of speakers, and a microphone. Some VoIP
tools allow more than one speaker at a time, while others
require each speaker to have control over the “talk” feature.
Wiki – Software designed to allow anyone to creatively
develop, modify, organize, and link content. Wikis are
collaborative in nature; that is, they are designed to allow
visitors to contribute ideas through built-in editing tools.
Content displayed in wikis may not be reliable since each
author or editor includes information relevant to his/her needs
and interests.
Web 2.0 Vocabulary
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the pictures to be viewed, downloaded and saved, or printed by
anyone.
Open Source – Set of guidelines allowing the sharing of
software programs without the requirement of fee-based
contracts or purchases. Users of open source resources are
provided with the source code and the right to use it as desired.
There are ten conditions which must be met in order for a
program or application to fall under the Open Source Definition
(http://opensource.org/docs/osd):
1. Free Re-distribution: software can be freely given away
or sold
2. Source Code: source code must either be included or
freely obtainable
3. Derived Works: redistribution of modifications must be
allowed
4. Integrity of The Author's Source Code: licenses may
require that modifications are redistributed only as
patches
5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups: no one
can be locked out
6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor:
commercial users cannot be excluded
7. Distribution of License: rights attached to the program
must apply to all to whom the program is redistributed
without the need for execution of an additional license by
those parties
8. License Must Not Be Specific to a Product: program
cannot be licensed only as part of a larger distribution
9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software: license
cannot insist that any other software it is distributed with
must also be open source
10. License Must Be Technology-Neutral: no click-wrap
licenses or other medium
Photoblog – Form of photo sharing and publishing that is
searchable and visible to anyone on the Web. Photoblogging is
a digital tour of one’s experiences through the use of
photographs rather than text.
Podcast – A set of digital video and audio files which are
viewed via the Internet. The term “podcast” comes from a
“portable broadcast.” Podcasting is the act of recording video
and audio files for sharing over the Web. Podcasts can be
downloaded and viewed offline or can be viewed while the
media is streaming from the server to the computer. Podcasting
allows viewers to experience an event without actually attending
the event since it provides and audio and video version for
viewing at a later time. In an educational setting, a podcast can
be used to communicate curriculum, assignments and other
information to parents, provide a demonstration of a skill or
strategy, or record a classroom event that can be used for
further learning and reflection.
RSS Feeds (Rich Site Summary or Really Simple
Syndication) – Web-based information frequently
published as news headlines, blogs, and podcasts. The RSS
contains a summary of content with links to the entire text. RSS
feeds are generally received by users in the form of an email
(such as a listserv) or are built into Web portals through the use