February 6, 2008
Get Into the Swim of Web 2.0
Posted by Mary Woodard under TCEA, Technology, Web 2.0 | Tags: TCEA, Technology, web2.0 |[2] Comments
The wiki appears to be the presentation tool of choice at TCEA this year. This session also featured a wiki to point you toward its resources.
Presenters: Dr. Mary Ann Bell, Dr. Holly Weimar, Sam Houston State University
Many teachers and librarians have not had time to explore web 2.o tools. Blogs are familiar, but other tools are not.
Web 1.0 = presented information to users
Web 2.0 = users can add their own information
ABCs of Web 2.0
gives a little more detail into what Web 2.0 is. My favorites are P -participation required and U – users are what drive the web!
How can librarians in teachers learn about Web 2.o in a filtered environment? Districts are starting to allow access to some Web 2.0 tools and using them with students.
Start out by being a blog reader. Can subscribe to blogs via e-mail, but a better way is to use a blog aggregator.
Before starting a blog, know what you will do with it and be able to commit time to it. Regular posts are required.
Another way to start is by opening a Google account and using all of the tools they have to offer.
When you’re comfortable with blogs, you might move on to wikis or join a ning, which is a community of like-minded people.
Try out a web 2.0 tutorial, like MISD’s Learning Through Play.
Some great new tools are VoiceThread and Twitter. Twitter is like blogging meets instant messaging. You can follow other Twitter users and keep up with their new ideas. Twitter posts can be no longer than 140 characters.
Other fun and free web 2.0 sites are featured at Knock Your Socks Off.
Web 2.0 organizational tools:
Ta-da list
43 Things
Remember the Milk
February 8th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
I have put together a wiki that I would like to eventually launch here at TMS. It’s still a little rough, and I would like your input. I am not sure about the privacy settings, how to promote it, and what all I should do with it. Your input is appreciated. Here is my link:
http://tigerreader.wetpaint.com/
February 10th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
I like your blog! My favorite part of the ABCs are many of the words I have for the letter C: collaboration, communication, connecting, convergence, and conversation — all of which involve your two favorites P: participation required and U: users are what drive the web! Thank you for the entry!