Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students

Author: Josh CatoneRead/Write Web Blog

www.readwriteweb.com

Presented by John Evans11/20/07

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_backpack_web_apps_for_students.php

Author: Josh Catone

• a Lead Writer at Read/Write Web since March 2007.

• from Rhode Island, USA

• co-founder of the web's largest community dedicated to Ruby on Rails development, Rails Forum.

Context

• The article is an opinion piece providing a recommended list of Web 2.0 applications for students to add to their virtual backpack as they ready themselves for the upcoming term in university, college and/or high school.

Web 2.0

• "The term Web 2.0 (pronounced "web two point Oh") was conceived in 2005 to describe a new breed of websites that use newer web authoring tools, are low learning curves (for the user) and support a collaborative environment ... usually free and usually just all done in a web browser"– Source Shambles website

http://www.shambles.net/web2/

Office Replacements

Zoho Google Docs

Note Taking

Mind Mapping

MindMeister

“Inspiration” like tools

Studying

Bookmarking

Collaboration

Calendars

30 Boxes

Calculations

Bibliographic Tools

Relevance to Internet Pedagogy

• Web 2.0 tools/applications can be applied across the curriculum

Examples: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, RSS

Relevance to Internet Pedagogy

• Web 2.0 tools/applications provide an easy fit with Literacy with ICT in the classroom.

• Critical and Creative Thinking

• Ethics and Responsibility

• ICT Literacy

Relevance to Internet Pedagogy

• Allow for easy collaboration with others (local and/or world-wide)

Examples:

Potential Problems/Concerns

• Many educators are unaware of the existence and/or application of these online tools.

• Training is not readily available in the classroom application of Web 2.0 tools

• Fear of exposure of students to online applications which may have few “borders”

New Concerns

for the Security Implications

of Web 2.0

PCWORLD

Dec. 2007 Issue

http://tinyurl.com/

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More Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Information

http://hubpages.com/

hub/Education20

More Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Information

Enhance

Retrieve Obsolesce

Reverse

Web 2.0 Applications/Tools

Collaboration

Partnerships Isolation

Meet Me At the Library

Discussion

• What obstacles exist in our educational system that may prevent the use of Web 2.0 tools/applications ?– Classroom Obstacles?

– School Wide Obstacles?

– Division/District Wide Obstacles?

– Province Wide Obstacles?

Bibliography

• Catone, J. (2007, June 22). Web 2.0 backpack: web apps for students. Retrieved November 6, 2007, from Red/Write Web Web site: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_backpack_web_apps

_for_students.php

http://blaugh.com/2006/10/13/the-whole-internet-truth/