Web 2.0 represents the second generation of the World Wide Web and is characterized by more user-generated content, greater interactivity, and participation through social media and networking. Key aspects of Web 2.0 include easy publishing of content by users, social networking and collaboration, open exchange of data between websites and applications, and interactive user experiences. Sir Tim Berners-Lee originally envisioned the Web as a collaborative medium where people could meet, read, and write online, and Web 2.0 has helped realize this vision through user contributions and interactivity.

1. Because the internet used to be really boring
WEB 2.0

2. THE INVENTION OF THE WEB
• Computers weren’t always connected. You used to have to write a code and make a
physical and wire or phone connection to link and share between 2 computers.
• Hypertext allowed links between pages in a single computer, for example, within a disc of
software.
• But then Sir Tim Berners-Lee thought up the idea of linking computers to each other via a
‘Web’ with addresses (urls) to call up pages from other computers. His original vision of
the Web was "a collaborative medium, a place where we [could] all meet and read and
write”.
• https://embed.theguardian.com/embed/video/technology/video/2015/feb/19/tim-berners-
lee-web-idea-reality1

3. FROM WEB 1.0 TO WEB 2.0
• The original Web just had basic pages to see, always created by designers and
programmers
• Then personal contributions and interactivity came with Web 2.0, allowing each of us to
be the designer and have a voice

4. WEB 2.0
• Web 2.0 is a term coined in 1999 to describe web sites that use technology beyond the
static pages of earlier web sites.
• The term is closely associated with Tim O'Reilly because of the O'Reilly Media Web 2.0
conference which was held in late 2004.
• Although web 2.0 suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an
update to any technical specification, but rather to cumulative changes in the ways
developers and users are able to interact with the Web.

5. WEB 2.0 BASICS
• Web 2.0 is simple: easy for anyone to publish their
work on the Internet
• Web 2.0 is social: easy for people to connect with
other people
• Web 2.0 is open: easy for websites and computer
programs to exchange data with other sources
• Before Web 2.0, internet users could just read information on the web
page.
• With Web 2.0, users can interact with the site.

6. WHAT CAN THE WEB DO DIFFERENTLY NOW?
• A Web 2.0 site may allow users to interact and collaborate with each other in a social
media dialogue as creators of user-generated content in a virtual community.
• Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, blogs, video sharing sites, hosted
services, web applications, mashups and forums, social bookmarking, social curation, and
wikis.

7. SIR TIM BERNERS-LEE’S VISION FOR THE WEB
• Now Berners-Lee has a vision for Web 3.0 that turns data into relationships, automatically
personalizing and drawing in those things related to your search, unobtrusively and
automatically pulling data into our daily lives to serve us.
• https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_berners_lee_a_magna_carta_for_the_web?language=en

8. WEB 2.0 RESOURCES FOR YOUR SELF & CAREER
• Podcasts –
• A combination of the words pod and broadcast, these are episodes of audio files or digital
radio.
• Anyone can be a producer of content. Many large companies, agencies, and specialties
produce these, including many for education, and most of them are free.
• http://podbay.fm/browse/top
• Polls-
• This allows you to create a poll to gather aggregate information, thoughts, responses and
opinions from a group.
• A great resource for teachers and many other careers.
• http://www.polleverywhere.com
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfgkN2zZIlA

9. WEB 2.0 RESOURCES, CONTINUED
Collaborative Tools:
• Collaborative Web 2.0 Tools allow groups to collaborate on documents, spreadsheets and
presentations, and to build libraries of reference materials, project documents, and shared
to-do lists.
• Google Docs, Dropbox, etc.
• Many, many more, to help you work together online and face to face.
• Resource for Teachers: http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/Collaborative+Tools
• Choose one of the tools and describe how it could help you with your education, a future
job, or in your personal life.

10. WEB 2.0 RESOURCES, CONTINUED
Videos:
• You don’t need special skills or equipment to create personalized videos for your career.
• Many students routinely use software like Video Maker for PC, or iMovie for Mac to create
short films as part of their classes.
• This week we will use an online site that will help you create your own animated video,
GoAnimate! So pick a topic, create a story line and script, and you’re on your way!
https://goanimate4schools.com/public_index
http://goanimate.com/videomaker