Web 2.0

 

According to Wikipedia, Web 2.0 is defined as, "a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users. These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies. The term became notable after the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004.[2][3] Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but to changes in the ways software developers and end-users use webs."

 

 

Gotta love Web 2.0 - so many applications... so little time! Here are some very exciting new Web 2.0 applications that could help us in our work at the AEA to be more efficient, effective, and communicate with our LEAs:

Before you begin, make sure you have an email account that is not your work email...

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VoiceThread - group conversations around images, documents, and videos

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Zamzar - free online file conversion! Simply upload the file you want to convert, choose what you want to convert it to, enter your email address, and then wait for Zamzar to email you the converted file (usually in less than 5 minutes.) One of the best uses for this software is to convert YouTube or Google videos (educational ones, of course!) to QuickTime .mov or .avi or other video types that you can save to your computer then play or embed in a PowerPoint document.

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Flicker - online photo management and sharing, search for photos, store photos here instead of taking up space on your hard drive (math consultants - search for "geometry" and use it with a PBIT)

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One True Media - Mix photos and videos, add their effects for free online!

 

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StumbleUpon StumbleUpon helps you channel surf the internet and discover great websites, videos, pictures, blogs and more — all according to your interests. As you Stumble and rate the sites you visit (using a thumbs up/down), StumbleUpon learns what you like and is able to deliver you better recommendations.
 

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Podcasts on Web 2.0 and wikis in the Middle School math classroom

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Google Earth -Google Earth combines the power of Google Search with satellite imagery, maps, terrain and 3D buildings to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips Math Lessons

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Google Sketchup - great for geometry!

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Gapminder - Gapminder is a non-profit venture promoting sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic and environmental development at local, national and global levels.

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Classroom 2.0 - the social networking site for educators. Great place to create a space for you, join in discussion forums with other educators around the globe, create a blog, share your photos and videos, etc. Visit Judy's Classroom 2.0 space and join Classroom 2.0 - let's be friends!

 
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SlideShare - place to share presentations with others (Powerpoint, Keynote, etc.) SlideShare is the best way to share your presentations with the world. Let your ideas reach a broad audience. Share publicly or privately. Add audio to create a webinar.

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SlideRocket - (in beta now) a web application that provides everything you need to design professional quality presentations, manage and share libraries of slides and assets, and to deliver presentations in person or remotely over the web.

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ShowBeyond - a multimedia slidecast creator, online publishing platform and story sharing community. With Showbeyond, you can easily grab your images, add your sound and text to create multimedia stories. Then, you can share your stories with friends or post to blogs and social networking sites.

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TeacherTube - like YouTube but much "safer", educational videos

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Blog - web log - great for sharing information with your group, EduBlogs

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Wiki - collaborative web page (writing space) that allows users to read, add, and edit text and files like sound, movies, and links to other websites. Edit and Save.

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Podcasts - Dan's MathCast, iTunes, Education Podcast Network

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Groups - Yahoo Groups - A Yahoo! Group is any group — that uses Yahoo! Groups to privately share info, images, ideas and more — on the web. Good for sharing files, having discussions, etc. It’s free, secure and spam-protected.

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Social Bookmarking - Del.icio.us - keep your Favorites on a web page where you can access them from any online computer and share them with others

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Google Docs - online word processing, spreadsheets, presentations and more - share, collaborate, store your work - works seamlessly with Office applications

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Tapped In - Tapped In is much more than a website; it's a community and an online environment. The tools currently available include support for creating groups online and the ability to create and edit a files, links, and notes in Tapped In.

Groups in Tapped In have a room associated with them and are owned by one Tapped In member. Once a group is created, group members can meet to have online conversations, post to the discussion board, upload files, and add links and notes to the group room. Groups can be configured with various settings that determine how Tapped In members become group members and what they can do in the group room once they are members. A member of a group can be appointed as a moderator and given special privileges beyond those of regular members. Only group members or members of an approved visiting group can enter the group room.

If you're like many education professionals, you use multiple computers and often do not have the document or the web site link you need on the computer you are on. If you store a document in Tapped In, all you have to do is log in to Tapped In and the files, links and notes you have created are available to you. You can access them from any computer you work on if it is connected to the Internet. You may create links, files, or notes in the Me tab, any of which you may share in your personal office, if you choose to have one. You may also share files and links on your member profile. Files, links, and notes may be created in any room you have permission to do so, such as your office, or a group room for a group of which you are a member and in which members may create room items.

 

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