Web 2.0 Tools for Everybody
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What is Web 2.0?
Web 2.0 (generally pronounced "web-2-oh") is a group of Web tools (software) that is based on technology that allows users to electronically communicate and collaborate in a variety of ways: person-to-person, person-to-group, group-to-group, and group-to-person. The nature of Web 2.0 makes it possible for many of the tools to be independent of the type of hardware used, thus becoming ubiquitous in our culture. For example, you could watch a digital video on an iPod, cell phone, or home computer. Someone could find a great Website that they bookmark for themselves as well as for their classmates and instructor, which can be accessed from any computer connected to the Internet anywhere in the world.
If all this seems dizzying, don't worry. It's like learning to ride a bicycle - once you get the hang of it, it doesn't matter whether you've got training wheels or are on a 20-speed racing machine - just put your feet on the pedals and go!
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Podcast
Audio or video recordings of varying lengths and purposes.
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Podcasts can be played on a computer (desktop and laptop). The device must have a speaker or headphones.
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On a computer - a Web browser (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, etc.)
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BCC iTunes
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Blog
(short for "Web log")
Often called "online journals," blogs are personal communications that are most often text and visual images about a person's life and/or opinions.
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Any electronic device (such as a computer) that can display a Web page.
To create blogs, the easiest method is to have a computer with a keyboard and mouse. |
To see blogs, you need a Web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
In order to create a blog, you need blogging software.
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Blogger
Educated Nation (higher ed blog)
Chocolate & Zucchini |
Wiki
(short for "Wiki-Wiki," the Polynesian phrase for quick! quick!) |
Any electronic device (such as a computer) that can display a Web page. |
To see wiki, you need a Web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
In order to create a wiki, you need wiki software. |
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Social Bookmarking
Social bookmarking is a way to share Web references. If you've used a Web browser, you know you can keep a list of your favorite sites ("Favorites" or "Bookmarks").
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Any electronic device (such as a computer) that can display a Web page. |
To see shared bookmarks, you need a Web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox.
In order to share bookmarks, you need register with a bookmarking site. |
Del.icio.us (pronounced "delicious") |
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