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Web 2.0 and the Web 2.0 and the Academic EnvironmentAcademic Environment
Sidney AndrewsMay 07, 2008
IntroductionIntroduction
A little about me.Why are we here?
◦What is the academic environment?◦What will I get out of this?
What are we going to do?◦Discuss◦Participate◦Share
Web 2.0Web 2.0
A few notable features that separates web 2.0 sites from web 1.0◦Collaboration◦User Interaction (Creativity)◦Sharing Data
The web is moving away from it’s previously static existence
Two Articles◦http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/20
05/09/30/what-is-web-20.html◦http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2
Today’s Featured ToolsToday’s Featured Tools
SlideSharedel.icio.usTwitterGoogle ReaderWikidot
SlideShareSlideShare
Share Powerpoint slideshowsOpen to the publicEmbed presentations in websitesView & download presentationsTrack your presentation statistics and
commentsPrivacy
◦You can make it impossible to download your presentation
◦You can make the presentation only visible to a friends list
del.icio.usdel.icio.us
Social bookmarking◦Bookmark pages online◦Share bookmarks with other users◦Bookmark pages FOR other users◦Bookmarking community
PortableIntegrated into FirefoxTag Bookmarks
TwitterTwitter
Emerging Coverage of this tool◦http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i25/25a01501.htm
Instantly communicate with other usersCommunication Model
◦A leader sends a message and all of the “followers” receive it
Classroom Use◦Share information with students outside of class
Works with text messages if students so chooose
Google ReaderGoogle Reader
RSS FeedsMost common use of Web 2.0Scan Articles QuicklyRSS Link provided by most blogs and
news sitesMost popular tool
WikidotWikidot
Free wiki hostingShare information amongst colleaguesUseful as a tool in a courseLong-term storage of informationGreat way to start new research
Blackboard?Blackboard?
You already have a Web 2.0 tool◦Students can interact and submit information
using Blackboard◦There are discussion boards available for
communication between students and instructors
◦Dynamic site that is constantly changing as your course progresses
ImplementationImplementation
Two main areas◦The department
Collaboration on research Sharing web resources Sharing presentations
◦The classroom Instant data sharing with students Expose students to more information than where
they normally look Obtain independent information from the students
Discussion & Questions?Discussion & Questions?
Tools Discussed◦SlideShare◦del.icio.us◦Twitter◦Google Reader◦Wikidot◦Blackboard
Remember that you have to take time to play around with the tools and decide for yourself what would benefit your department, group or class
Thank YouThank You