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For K-12 Educators

Objectives:This tutorial on Web 2.0 was created specifically for K-12 Teachers. Upon completion of this tutorial you will be able to:

Define the following terms:

•Web 2.0

•Social Network

•RSS

•Blog

•Wiki

•Creative Commons

•Cloud Computing

•Identify two Web 2.0 tools that have been developed for safe

use with children.

•Identify two Web 2.0 tools that you could use in your classroom.

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How is Web 2.0 different than the original Internet?

a. It has pictures and sounds.

b. It is interactive.

c. It is international.

d. It has two versions.

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What is a social network?

a. A program for Internet chat.

b. An inter-office communications device.

c. A way to make international phone calls.

d. A website that allows users to interact based on common interests.

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What does this symbol stand for?

a. Click to add RSS.

b. Click to add a comment.

c. Follow me on Twitter.

d. Internet radio.

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A blog is ……

a. a negative text response.

b. an interactive calendar.

c. a chat program

d. an online journal

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Wikis are used for….

a. spreading rumors.

b. polling users for their opinions.

c. collaborating with others

d. interviewing experts.

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Creative Commons licenses serve what purpose?

a. They give permission to create web content.

b. They give organizations permission to broadcast on the web.

c. They protect content creators and allow users to know their rights.

d. They allow users to interact based on common interests.

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Why would Edublog be preferable to using Facebook for class communications?

a. Edublog has built in safety features for students.

b. Facebook doesn’t allow video uploads.

c. Edublog lets you communicate worldwide.

d. Facebook is not an educational network.

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Name a safer alternative for viewing and uploading student created videos than YouTube.

a. Amazon.com

b. PBS

c. SchoolWorks

d. SchoolTube

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When you save data to the “Cloud” where does it go?

a. A specific file on your hard drive

b. Amazon.com

c. It is saved on the sponsoring company’s Internet server.

d. It is sent to your email account.

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A live meeting over the Internet featuring interactive participation is a …..

a. chat

b. VoiP

c. webinar

d. wiki

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Web 2.0 Basics

aggregator

RSS Feeds

Creative

Commons

blog

avatar

chatpodcasts

Instant

messaging

hashtag

email

Web 2.0

tag cloud

tag

social

networking

VolP

wiki

widget

webinar

webcast

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aggregatorAn aggregator is a web page or program that allows you to subscribe to new articles or changes to your favorite websites, blogs, and news agencies. Your favorite web information comes to you in one place rather than you going to visit all those web sites each day.

Your

Subscriptions

Specific

Article

avatar

An avatar is a pictorial representation of a real person on a social network, or, more commonly, in digital gaming.

blogA blog is an online journal that is frequently updated and gives the writer’s opinion on a particular topic.

Blogs can be used with students for writing responses, reading journals, discussion of controversial issues, or in place of a school paper. The most current entry usually appears at the top of the page.

chat“Chat” uses a program or web site to allow people to converse through written messages in real time. Although Chat has developed a negativeconnotation, there are safe and free apps thatallow you to create your own meeting room and invite only those you wish to attend.

cloudCloud Computing, or the Internet

Cloud refers to the Internet, and,

specifically, storage space on

servers owned by Internet

corporations and service providers.

When you purchase music or

eBooks from Amazon, for example,

your media is retained in a drive on

their servers, your personal cloud

space. You can access this from any

computer with internet access as

well as your phone or tablet. Most

Web 2.0 applications operate in the

cloud and not on the hard drive of

your computer.

Creative CommonsCreative Commons is a

system of licensing

especially for works

published on the Internet.

These free licenses are a

way for “content creators” to

label their works to let others

know if the content may be

used, changed,

commercialized, and so

forth. These licenses also let

other Internet users find

music, photos, art-work and

presentations that are

available for use without

writing for permission (or

violating copyright laws).

emailEmail is a system for sending extended written communication electronically from one device to another via telecommunications.

Gmail and Gaggle.net are both good email applications for educational purposes.

hashtag

Hashtags came about as a

way for Twitter users to

track topics and find other

users discussing the same

topic. They consist of a

number symbol followed by

letters or a word. If you

search a certain hashtag,

all public messages with

that tag will appear in your

results.

instant messaging

Instant

messaging

uses a

program to

allow two or

more people to

communicate

in real time

using written

transmissions

over the

internet.

podcasts

A podcast is a non-music audio

file created to be shared on the

internet. College professors

record lectures and make them

available online; There are

podcast series available, as well

as educational lectures,

speeches, and more. When

video is combined with audio,

the files are generally called

“vodcasts”.

RSS feeds

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. Web publishers can use RSS to send out headlines of their newest publications. Individuals can use an aggregator to view the feeds they subscribe to. Information of interest comes to you for convenience.

Aggregator webpage.

Subscription icons.

social networkingSocial networking is the use of websites to let individuals, and organizations connect based on common interests. The user in encouraged to create content and interact with others, sharing ideas, playing games, or discussing concepts.

tag

A tag is a keyword or term assigned to a piece of information so that the information can be found in a data search. A set of tags can belong to news, a blog, or a social network. You can click on a tag and bring up information on that topic.

On social networking sites, like Facebook, users can tag pictures with other user names to share this information or media with the other users.

tag cloudSocial (community)

web pages often ask

you “tag” your entries

so others looking for

specific topics can

find those entries. If

the web page has a

tag cloud, users click

on a word to bring

articles with those

tags to the top of the

list. The larger the

word in a tag cloud,

the more frequently

that tag has been

used on the web site.

Web 2.0In the early days of the

Internet, information was

presented in text and

graphics, and users read web

pages to gather information.

Web 2.0 refers to the more

interactive Internet which has

developed, allowing users to

take an active part in sharing

their own information and

opinions, and interacting with

each other, as well as with

Web-based media.

webcast

A webcast is live streaming video media over the internet. Church services, rock concerts, and lectures are all types of webcasts.

webinarA webinar is a live seminar transmitted over the Internet. A key feature of webinars is the capability of participants to interact with comments, applause, and live discussion using tools built into the user-interface.

widget

Web widgets are small applications that are built into websites to make the site interactive. Calendars, calculators, weather, and sticky notes are examples of widgets.

wikiWikis are websites created for collaboration. Members or invitees can work together to share ideas and build a community of lesson plans, book reviews, or hints on playing a game.A person creates a wikiand invites others to join. The owner can set different levels of access for users. This wiki allows high school writing classes and teachers to collaborate and share ideas.

VoiP

VoiP stands for “Voice over

Internet Protocol”. VoiP

allows users with an internet

connection to use

headphones, or a standard

telephone with special

hardware, to make voice

calls over the internet.

Icons, Icons, Everywhere,

Icons!Do you recognize these?

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As with any web resources, you have to be careful of what you find on YouTube, but there is still a wealth of information there.

Twitter offers a way for users to share quick thoughts and statements instantly using a maximum of 140 characters. Available on all platforms and mobile.

• Simple to use

• Many templates and designs to choose from

• May add simple tools, like a calendar and photos

• Customize your domain name: “www.blogger.bestteacher.com”

1. Type you information.

2. Click “Publish”

3. View your blog!

Use a wiki for student portfolios, student group projects, teacher planning and professional development. In this wiki, school librarians work together to create a list of links to famous author’s websites and works.

Pinterest is a social networking tool that allows you to save (pin) pictures, recipes, or websites. You can “follow” friends Pinterest pages, as well as search for people who have common interests (eg: education).

Diigo is a social bookmarking application that allows you to save links to your favorite web pages online so you can access them from anywhere.

Reddit is a social news site that allows users to add links or comments on topics of interest. Users vote on the topic (up or down) which creates a list of the most popular topics on the web.

Evernote allows users to save their own files to “the cloud” and access them from any device with internet access.

Facebook is a social networking site that allows people and organizations to create pages, share comments, photos, and videos. Users can create links to other users to communicate and collaborate.

Skype allows users to make free video calls to anyone on the internet. Skype does require a download, but it you can communicate to any other Skype user on all platforms

Create a Dropbox account, install a folder on your home and work computers, and even your phone. Every file you save to this folder will automatically be saved to the other devices.

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a way to have updates to your favorites blogs, news sites, and more sent to YOU (via an aggregator), so you can glance at the headlines rather than visiting each website everyday.

RSS

Feed

Flickr allows users to upload and save personal photos, tag them, and share them with other users. There are different levels of “sharing” set by the content owner.

Yahoo is a multinational corporation with a web presence best known for mail, but also offering news, games, video sharing, fantasy sports, maps, and more.

Google offers nearly an unlimited suite of online tools for collaboration, productivity, communication, and organization.

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Animoto is a quick easy way to create special effects videos using your own photographs or video clips.

Jing records images and video from your desktop. Turn a presentation into a narrated video. Jing requires a free download, and videos have a five-minute maximum length.

Pixlr is a free online photo editor with quite advanced tools. Pixlr also offers vintage effects. You can upload your Photos or transfer from Facebook or other web sites.

Upload files to Zamzar, select the format you want, and in a few moments you will receive a link to the new file. Converts videos, documents, or images to other formats. For example, a student brings a paper typed in Claris Works, but you only have MS Word. Use Zamzar to convert.

Classroom 2.0 is a social networking site for educators who wish to learn more about web-based applications and how to use the web for learning activities as well as professional development.

Sponsored by Verizon as well as the top educational organizations, Thinkfinity offers thousands of free lesson plans, as well as hundreds of student interactive tools.

Edmodo is a social networking site created especially for educational use. Many safeguards are built in to Edmodo. You create a class, you invite our students using a passcode. Also join groups of fellow educators, and connect with teachers around the world.

Create a word cloud be entering text. The more frequently a word is used, the larger it appears in the “wordle”. Select color schemes, fonts, style. This word cloud was created from Obama’s

inauguration speech.

Gliffy is a free online application you can use to create diagrams, charts, pictorial layouts. Invite other users to collaborate on the same project.

Enter an instructional passage, click the “Sift” button. The most common words are identified. Select a word and related images appear. Even a thesaurus will find synonyms. Great for ESL.

Create surveys and email a link to your participants. Collect the data in charts and access the free response comments.

Symbaloo allows

you to save links to

your favorite web

sites on a page of

customizable

button-link ions.

Create a page of

links on specific

topics for student

research.

Suite of online collaboration tools

Zoho Notebook allows collaborators to add text, images, videos, almost anything in a shared “notebook”

Free for one project at a time, unlimited collaborators

Create interactive collage posters with images, video, and music. Connects with other social sites for importing media.

Prezi is a web-based presentation application that combines characteristics of both slides and whiteboards. Add videos, graphics, and images to create an interactive product.

SchoolTube is one of the safest places to find and upload educational videos.

Search Slideshare

for presentations

and documents

that you can use in

your instruction.

Upload your

presentations to

share with others.

Teach students to use Bibme to

assist in creating proper citations.

Enter a book title of web site URL

and Bibme locates the data for

the citation. Add any missing

information, push a button and

your bibliography is created in the

correct format.

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I hope you learned something new!Designed By Cayla Armatti

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