1. Computers Are Your Future Twelfth Edition
Spotlight 4: Web 2.0
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2. Spotlight 4: Web 2.0
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3. 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
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4. 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
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5. 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
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6. Blogs and Vlogs
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7. 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
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8. Wikis
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9. 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
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10. 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
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11. 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
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12. 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
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13. 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
edx.org
and many more
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15. ww.coursera.org
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18. 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.
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19. 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
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20. 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?!
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21. Evolution of web based education
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22. Web 3.0
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