Web+2.0+Resources

What is Web 2.0?

®  Web 2.0 is known as the Read/Write Web. ®  Tools are based on what is commonly known as Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML) programming. Ajax is a Web development technique used for creating interactive Web applications. ®  You can use your browser for access rather than having to purchase software and install it on your computer.

Web 2.0 Concepts: ®  Content is now conversation ®  Content is organized by the readers ®  People connect through the content – share ideas and learn from each other ®  Greatest advantage: these are collaborative tools that allow people to work together simultaneously from any location. All you need is an Internet connection.

Some examples of web-based tools, many of which are free and available for anyone to use are: Blogs - online journal with one or many contributors, however, generally the moderator frames the discussions and then invites readers to reply to posts. Photo Sharing – Flickr is one of the best known of the free, online photo management and sharing applications. Podcasts - a way to distribute multimedia files such as music or speech over the Internet for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. Slide Share - a presentation application that allows you to create presentations and share them with the world. Social Bookmarking – shared lists of user-created Internet bookmarks. Allows you to create a page of annotated URLs. Del.icio.us is probably the most popular example. Video Production - animoto is a video production Web site that allows you to upload pictures, select music, and easily produce a 30-second project. Wiki - site to register and begin to create your own educational wiki. Zoho Show - another presentation application that allows you to create presentations and share them.