Computers Are Your Future Twelfth Edition Spotlight 4: Web 2.0 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Spotlight 4: Web 2.0 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

What Is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 Set of techniques that collectively provide an upgraded presentation and usefulness for the World Wide Web Applications include: Blogs and Vlogs Wikis Podcasts and vodcasts Social networking Photosharing Communication Collaboration Content sharing Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

1.0 vs 2.0 Web 2.0 Web 1.0 Static content Limited information uploading Not truly interactive Very limited social networks Limited multimedia support Web 2.0 Dynamic content Easy and frequent information uploading Truly interactive Heavily relies on social networks Rich multimedia support Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Blogs and Vlogs Blogs (short for Web log) Vlogs (short for video log) Contains a personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks Many free sites can help set up a blog Blogger is an example Vlogs (short for video log) Set of personal reflective videos YouTube is an example Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Blogs and Vlogs Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Wikis Wiki Online information source that allows anyone to edit, delete, or modify content Wiki means “quick” in Hawaiian Can create your own wiki May have errors, so it should not be a primary research source Most popular wiki is Wikipedia, a free encyclopedia Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Wikis Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Podcasts and Vodcasts Podcast Blend of iPod and broadcast—program in digital format available for download and replay Most podcasts are free; others have a small charge iTunes is a popular source Can create your own podcast with software and a microphone Mostly died in favor of vodcasts Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Podcasts and Vodcasts Vodcast (or video podcast) Refers to the online delivery of a video clip on demand Popular video-sharing Web sites include: YouTube iTunes iTunes Higher Education Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Social Networking Social networking Group of individuals creating a community for: Sharing pictures, thoughts, and common interests Securing employment Be aware of security issues when using any social networking site Clickjacking Identity theft Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Social Networking Examples of social networking sites Second Life—a free online virtual world Facebook—used by over 250 million people Twitter—uses quick, frequent entries Flickr—service used to store and share photos and videos MySpace—started the social networking push Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Web 2.0 in the Classroom Many universities now offer free courses to the whole world Social learning Watch videos Do online homeworks and projects Chat with other people like you to learn the material Examples www.coursera.org www.udemy.com edx.org www.udacity.com and many more Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

www.coursera.org Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

ww.coursera.org Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

www.coursera.org Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

www.coursera.org Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Web 2.0 in Business More and more employers check social networking sites of potential employees. Be careful what you post on social networking sites. Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Safety and Privacy Beware of giving out too much personal information Use privacy options Don't trust, just verify Control comments Search yourself to check your profile Follow school or company policies Read privacy statements of Web sites Do not invite strangers to be friends Create smaller social networks Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Web 3.0? Web 3.0 - The semantic web The next generation of the Web Search tasks will be faster and easier The more you use the Web, the more your browser learns about you You can be less specific in your searches The web will "know" what you are looking for Big brother?! Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Evolution of web based education Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

Web 3.0 Copyright © 2012 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

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