Charles M. HuffmanCharles M. Huffman

Ru Story HuffmanRu Story Huffman

Georgia Southwestern State UniversityGeorgia Southwestern State University

““a second generation of the World Wide Web that a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online” and share information online”

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_2_point_0.htmlhttp://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_2_point_0.html

“…“…especially the movement away from static especially the movement away from static webpages to dynamic and shareable content and webpages to dynamic and shareable content and social networking” social networking” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Web_2.0en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Web_2.0

““Web 2.0 does not refer to any Web 2.0 does not refer to any specific change in the technology of specific change in the technology of the Internet, but rather the behavior of the Internet, but rather the behavior of how people use the Internet” how people use the Internet” www.twinity.comwww.twinity.com/en/glossary/en/glossary

Information RevolutionInformation Revolution

ProgressiveProgressiveDo things that cannot be done any other Do things that cannot be done any other

waywayCreate new content (or borrow), Create new content (or borrow),

collaborate, communicatecollaborate, communicate ““Cool” factorCool” factorReflects current generation’s media use Reflects current generation’s media use

User Centric User Centric Rich contentRich contentCustomizeCustomizeControl ScopeControl ScopeGroup/IndividualGroup/IndividualThreat?Threat?Mostly Free, So Cost EffectiveMostly Free, So Cost Effective

Web 2.0 ToolsWeb 2.0 Tools    Following is a list of no-cost Web 2.0 sites that are    Following is a list of no-cost Web 2.0 sites that are available for teachers to evaluate. Many of these tools available for teachers to evaluate. Many of these tools are on the open Internet, so look at them carefully before are on the open Internet, so look at them carefully before using with your students! using with your students!

Shedding Light on Web 2.0: Diigo ListShedding Light on Web 2.0: Diigo List..presentation support site with links to information ..presentation support site with links to information and Web 2.0 tools. Links to over 100 tools for and Web 2.0 tools. Links to over 100 tools for teachers and learnersteachers and learners

  Aggregator: Aggregator: PageflakesPageflakes...a Web-based aggregator that allows you to create a ...a Web-based aggregator that allows you to create a page for you and a page for students, and includes page for you and a page for students, and includes "flakes" to add in, such as a calculator"flakes" to add in, such as a calculator

  BlogBlog: : BloggerBlogger...one of the best online blog-creation sites; easy to ...one of the best online blog-creation sites; easy to use, privacy features now built-in, and it works welluse, privacy features now built-in, and it works well  

BlogBlog: Class : Class BlogmeisterBlogmeister...a blog site set up specifically for educators and ...a blog site set up specifically for educators and students with many privacy controls built-instudents with many privacy controls built-in               Collaboration: Collaboration: EtherPadEtherPad...an easy-to-use, no password needed, synchronous ...an easy-to-use, no password needed, synchronous shared notepad with all revisions storedshared notepad with all revisions stored         Database: Database: ZohoZoho Creator Creator...an online database application that can be used for ...an online database application that can be used for surveys, inventories, data collection, and much moresurveys, inventories, data collection, and much more       Podcast: Gabcast  Podcast: Gabcast...easy-to-use podcast creation and hosting site; ...easy-to-use podcast creation and hosting site; even use your cellphone to record the podcasteven use your cellphone to record the podcast             Presentation: VoiceThread  Presentation: VoiceThread...online presentation site that allows you to attach ...online presentation site that allows you to attach audio and video and users to leave audio and video audio and video and users to leave audio and video commentscomments

  Social Networking: del.icio.usSocial Networking: del.icio.us...save your bookmarks online, share with viewers, and ...save your bookmarks online, share with viewers, and search, via tags, others' linkssearch, via tags, others' links             Social Networking: Flickr  Social Networking: Flickr...a social networking site for photographs; a great source ...a social networking site for photographs; a great source of material for students to accessof material for students to access             Social Networking: Ning.com  Social Networking: Ning.com...a site which allows you to create your own social ...a site which allows you to create your own social network; consider using a private social network with your network; consider using a private social network with your studentsstudents       Synchronous Collaborative Environment: Adobe Connect Now  Synchronous Collaborative Environment: Adobe Connect Now …online conferencing system with file sharing, a …online conferencing system with file sharing, a whiteboard, audio, video, and much morewhiteboard, audio, video, and much more       Synchronous Collaborative Environment: WiZiQ  Synchronous Collaborative Environment: WiZiQ...a "virtual classroom application that is fully equipped ...a "virtual classroom application that is fully equipped with 2-way audio, text chat, whiteboard, PowerPoint and with 2-way audio, text chat, whiteboard, PowerPoint and PDF document sharing capabilities"PDF document sharing capabilities"  

ExampleExample

Dove EvolutionDove Evolution

TimeTimeScreening/FilteringScreening/FilteringSkillSkill Instability of networkInstability of networkLevel of involvementLevel of involvementEquipment Equipment Sense of Loss of Control?Sense of Loss of Control?

Technology out of contextTechnology out of contextReliability of contentReliability of contentDistractionDistractionAdministrative ResistanceAdministrative ResistanceGood source of informationGood source of information

Just not necessarily knowledgeJust not necessarily knowledgeThreatThreat

Zotero

Blogs

Social Bookmarks/

Tagging

Wiki

Flicker/Snapfish/Slideshare

YouTube

FacebookMySpace

TwitterRSS

Google Docs/iGoogle/

Google Groups/Google Notebook/et al.

Etc., etc., etc.

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Dr. Charles M. HuffmanDr. Charles M. HuffmanAssociate ProfessorAssociate Professorof Psychologyof Psychologychuffman@canes.gsw.educhuffman@canes.gsw.edu

Ru Story HuffmanRu Story HuffmanAssistant ProfessorAssistant ProfessorReference LibrarianReference Librarianru@canes.gsw.eduru@canes.gsw.edu