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Web 2.0Web 2.0a Primer for LMC Staff a Primer for LMC Staff
and Facultyand Faculty
Michael Nieckoski
Technology Learning Services
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Getting Started This presentation is available online TLS Web site on the Intranet (portal) https://intranet.landmark.edu/tls/TechnologyResources.cfm
This is an overview! Acknowledgements:
– Doing this presentation for 3 years now– There is a tremendous amount of material here– Overload is imminent!– However, don’t be daunted– Cafeteria approach: pick and choose the items that are
interesting and will be useful to you
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What is this “Web 2.0?”The Term, Web 2.0 is used to describe a
new way of thinking about and using the Web -- it is not a piece of software.
Web 1.0 was characterized by static web pages and users were spectators
Web 2.0 is characterized by dynamically created web pages, usually with user-generated materials
Web 2.0 also takes better advantage of the “linking people-to-people” capabilities of the web (social)
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“The Web is US!”Users are now active participants in the
Web, posting, creating and sharing their content online. Users are encouraged to add value to the website.
Sharing and collaboration opportunities abound with the new tools.
Separation of contentcontent from formform– A technical advancement
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Web 2.0
Let’s watch a video!– An excellent presentation from Kansas State
University. 4:31– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gmP4nk0EOE
Goes by Fast! Illustrates the Web 2.0 concepts
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Expectations of the “Digital NativesDigital Natives”
That it is FREEThat it is FREE– ““subscribe” has a new meaningsubscribe” has a new meaning– Rights, intellectual property, copyrightRights, intellectual property, copyright
That information is easily available 24/7That information is easily available 24/7– The “1-800 Generation”The “1-800 Generation”
That everyone WANTS to be connectedThat everyone WANTS to be connected– Staying “in touch”Staying “in touch”– Numerous messages, constant changes Numerous messages, constant changes – Toy versus ToolToy versus Tool
That everyone is “good”That everyone is “good”– Posting opinions, imagesPosting opinions, images
That it will change, and I will change with it.That it will change, and I will change with it.
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Social NetworkingSocial media describes the online tools
and platforms that people use to share opinions, insights, experiences, and perspectives with each other.
*Facebook http://www.facebook.com/MySpace http://www.myspace.com/MoodleMoodle= Social Learning environmentTraineo, eBay, Pandora & Last.fm, Digg,
Catster, DailypuppyCreate your own! Ning.com
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Social Video:For posting and viewing online video *http://www.youtube.com/Landmark’s Channel – for marketing
purposes.Many educational videos availablePolitical and social implications
– Moved from “conspicuous consumption to conspicuous experience”
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Social Bookmarking
http://del.icio.us/– all your bookmarks in one place on the web– bookmark things for yourself and friends– check out what other people are bookmarking
Uses TAGsTLS Delicious Site
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Social Resources Using, reusing, sharing
Creative Commons licensingMerlothttp://www.teachertube.com/Flashcards for books
flashcardmachine.comGoogle Earth LitTripsWebQuest.orgCulturally Authentic Pictorial Lexicon
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Sharing photos
*Flickr is the LMC Standard http://www.flickr.com/
Tagging and GeotaggingMany others: Photosite, Webshots,
Kodakgallery, Bebo, Picasa
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Blogs (weB LOG)Def: An online journal that can be
commented on by readers/subscribers This tool has expanded its capabilities dramatically and
is often used as the base of an interactive web site.
*WordPress.com is the LMC StandardLMC Library’s Digital Text Notes BlogTLS Blog “The AT Messenger”
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WikiA wiki is a website that allows the visitors
themselves to easily add, remove, and otherwise change available content.
Online collaborative authoring tool (async) This tool has also expanded its capabilities
dramatically and is often used as the base of an interactive web site.
Moodle incorporates WikisOutside of Moodle, *PBWorks.com is the LMC
standard.Wikis in Plain English video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY– (check out others in this series)
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RSS [Really Simple Syndication]
An orange squarewith waves indicatesthat an RSS feed is present on a web page.
Clicking on this icon gives you the url to subscribe to the site.
You may “subscribe” to a website (news) or podcast (NPR show). Use a “reader” to manage your “subscriptions”. Common ones are iTunes, Thunderbird, My Yahoo! and Google. Most late-model browsers have readers built-in.
• All your news and information is in one place.• Information is updated automatically.• It’s free!
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Text Messaging/IM (“texting” or Instant Messaging)
*MeeboGoogleTalkAIMMSIMAnd on and on…
The expression,“all thumbs” has taken on
a new meaning:these days, it’s
good to beAll thumbs!
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Other interactive opportunities…PodcastingWeb Conferencing (Go2Meeting)
Classroom CaptureShared Calendars (Google, Yahoo)
Skype: VOIP voice/video over IPEyeJot: video emailResearch/Library
– Connectivity: ex. Google Scholar– Persistent links to database articles within Moodle
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What’s this I see?
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Now5 years: We’re Goin’ Mobile!
Apple iPhone HP iPAQBlackberry Storm
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Kindle
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Cloud ComputingCloud ComputingAccess, not baggage
GoogleGoogle ApsYahooYahooMicrosoftWill be MANY others!
Facts: Yahoo has Facts: Yahoo has 13,70013,700 employees employees (Source= NPR Jan 2009, (Source= NPR Jan 2009, afterafter laying off 1000 - recession) laying off 1000 - recession)
As of March 31, 2009, Google Inc. has As of March 31, 2009, Google Inc. has 20,16420,164 full-time full-time employees. (Wikipedia)employees. (Wikipedia)
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Second Life (virtual environments)Second Life (virtual environments)
Move to mobile devicesMove to mobile devices
Wholly online coursesWholly online courses
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Technology is a Moving Target!
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Web 2.0 – How It Affects EducationHow students think about their academic
work and their expectationsThe experiential nature of this intensely
social environmentStudents build their own learning (building on
their social experience – constructivism)Harvard/MIT shares entire curriculum online
– http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/index.htm– http://mycourses.med.harvard.edu/public/
Open Library
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Web 2.0 – How It Affects our Teaching and our Students’ Learning
Our choices of technologies to useOur choices of what we will/won’t teachHow they will be doing their research
– Connectivity: ex. Google ScholarWhat we expect from our students and
what we will accept from them.– Quotes from blogs?– Wikipedia?– YouTube? (or other media sites)
A call for a new form of literacy?
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Links to useful 2.0 stuff Web 2.0 Backpack for students
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_backpack_web_apps_for_students.php
Go 2 Web 2.0 Directory http://www.go2web20.net/
Article in EduCause Review: Web 2.0: A New Wave of Innovation for Teaching and
Learning?
http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm06/erm0621.asp?bhcp=1
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More YouTube Videos Introducing new technology
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQHX-SjgQvQ&feature=related
Another explanation of Web 2.0– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsa5ZTRJQ5w&feature=related
Yet another-with a lot of the jargon explained.– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LzQIUANnHc
Wikis in Plain English (check out others in this series)– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
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