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**Web 2.0

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"In alluding to the version-numbers that commonly designate software upgrades, the phrase **"Web 2.0" hints at an improved form of the World Wide Web.** Technologies such as **weblogs**, **social bookmarking, wikis, podcasts, RSS feeds (and other forms of many-to-many publishing), social software, web application programming interfaces (APIs), and online web services such as eBay and Gmail** provide a significant enhancement over read-only websites. Stephen Fry (actor, author, and broadcaster) describes Web 2.0 as "an idea in people’s heads rather than a reality. It’s actually an idea that the reciprocity between the user and the provider is what’s emphasized. In other words, **genuine interactivity** if you like, simply because **people can upload as well as download**".[6] The phrase "Web 2.0" can also refer to the **transition of websites from isolated information silos to interlinked computing platforms that act like software to the user**. Web 2.0 also includes a social element where **users generate and distribute content, often with freedom to share and re-use**. The result is a rise in the economic value of the Web as **users can do more online**."

Web 2.0. (2007, October 22). In //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Retrieved 16:32, October 22, 2007, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Web_2.0&oldid=166188737

Second Life || Websites that enable members to connect with friends, post and view profiles, music, photos, videos most blocked by school systems Embed chat, text, video, music within the site. Educational benefit may be to create curriculum connections throughout the world and broaden professional development opportunities. Many sites out there, Classroom 2.0 for educators. Currently blocked. || Elluminate Webinars LiveMeeting || Great way to involve guest speakers, give presentations to wider audience, conversational language without any distance barrier. Broaden the scope of professional development. Some are free. || Google Calendar || Often a functionality that is embedded into other application. Shared Calendar for projects || Video podcasts are sometimes called 'vodcasts' - smaller video files that can be viewed on a computer or downloaded to a portable media player with video capability. || Zoho || Asynchronous collaboration ||
 * === Category of Web 2.0 Tools === || === Popular Examples === || === Educational Use === ||
 * Blogs - weblogs, users contribute to a diary || Blogger, Yahoo || Tool for writing instruction, problem-solving, foreign language learning, "diary", mentoring, professional reflection, 'log' of all activities to promote staff development; separate blog for a single purpose ||
 * Social Bookmarking - share bookmarks with others || Delicious, Furl || Folksonomy: users 'tag' websites with keywords and make lists available to other members to search - organize content for specific curricular units, students can add to the content with resources they find, piggy-back on what others have bookmarked - look at the lists of the experts in the field to see what they are bookmarking - makes for more efficient searching ||
 * Photography - share and edit pictures || Flickr, Picnik || Photo-sharing and photo-editing. Copyright free photos for use in projects in presentations. (Unsuitable content always an issue). Can share photos for curricular purposes with other schools. Currently blocked in CCPS schools. ||
 * Wikis || Wikispaces, Wikipedia, PBWiki || Project collaboration, collaborative writing assignments, curriculum/unit website to organize materials, can revert to earlier version of the wiki if necessary. Not usually blocked but users need to be aware of privacy laws. ||
 * Social Networks - Virtual Communities || My Space, FaceBook
 * Chat or Voice Over Internet (VOIP) || Skype
 * Calendars || Airset
 * Podcasts - audio and video || Podcast.net, iTunes || Audio files that can be listened to on a computer or portable audio player. They are usually a series of broadcasts that can be subscribed to (most are free). Online radio show, book reviews, book talks, foreign language practice, interviewing, reading fluency, storytelling, professional development topics. Free iTunes to search for some podcasts.
 * Mapping || Google Maps || Great for geography, can embed images, descriptions. Teachers can design activities to work with Google maps, current satellite images can be accessed for current events. ||
 * Online Collaborative Writing Tools || Google Docs, Gliffy
 * Mashups ||  || A bit of this and that recombined to maker a new item. Mixes content from independent sources to make something new. ||

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