What is Web 2.0?

The term “Web 2.0” refers to a perceived second generation of web development and design, that aims to facilitate communication , secure information sharing, interoperability, and collaboration on the world wide web.

What’s the difference?Web 1.0

Netscape

Britannica Online

Personal websites

Web 2.0

Google

Wikipedia

Blogging

Web 2.0 Core Competencies

Services, not packaged softwareControl of data sources that

improve with useTrusting users as co-developersHarnessing collective

intelligenceSoftware above the level of a

single deviceLightweight user interfaces

Blogs

A blog (a contraction of the term weblog) is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video.

Wikis

A wiki (from Hawaiian meaning "quick") is an online content management system (CMS) designed to facilitate the collaborative editing of documents through an in-browser text interface, which are then immediately presented as publicly visible web pages.

Podcast

A podcast usually consists of a combination of audio and/or video that is made available for download via syndication.

Webcast

A webcast is a media file

distributed over the

Internet using streaming

media technology. A

webcast may either be

distributed live or on

demand. Essentially,

webcasting is “broadcastin

g” over the Internet.

Social NetworkingA social network service focuses on building online communities of people who share interests and/or activities, or who are interested in exploring the interests and activities of others. Most social network services are web based and provide a variety of ways for users to interact, such as e-mail and instant messaging services.

RSS Feeds

RSS (an abbreviation for Really Simple Syndication) is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format.

Collaboration Sites

Google Docs

Wikispaces

Web 2.0 Resources

Internet4Classroomshttp://www.internet4classrooms.com/web2.htm

Teaching Web 2.0 – Everything You Need in One Placehttp://www.teachweb2.wikispaces.com

Go Web 2.0 – Web Applications Indexhttp://www.go2web20.net/

Atomic Learning Web 2.0 Resources**http://movies.atomiclearning.com/k12/web20

** NOTE: If you are using it away from school you must log in. The username is germantownhs and the password is shelby.