Web 2.0: Online Emancipation

Contents What is Web 2.0 Place In Schools The Good The Bad Opinions

Web 2.0 Defined “"Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the internet as platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform. Chief among those rules is this: Build applications that harness network effects to get better the more people use them."

What it really is Second generation of internet services that are consumer driven and produced. emphasizing collaboration and sharing.

Examples You-Tube Youtube.com Load Videos Watch Videos Anything and Everything

Examples Flickr.com Load Photos Watch Photos Share Photos Anything and Everything

Wikipedia.com Examples Online Encyclopedia User generated content Multiple Languages articles

The Bad Opinionated Inappropriate material/content Identity theft False Information

The Bad Time Wasting Copyright Violation Poor development of interpersonal skills

The Good Freedom to express and create Larger quantities of data Sharing Ideas Communicating Perspectives

The Good Breaks down barriers Possible cultural integration Advance of technology Boundless Possibilities

Place in Schools Parents, Students, Faculty to make the decision based on their values and beliefs.

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