1. Computers Are Your Future Twelfth Edition*
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Computers Are Your Future Twelfth Edition
Spotlight 4: Web 2.0
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Spotlight 4: Web 2.0
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What Is Web 2.0?
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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. Blogs and Vlogs Blogs (short for Web log) Vlogs (short for video log)*
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Blogs and Vlogs
Blogs (short for Web log)
Contains a personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks
Many free sites can help set up a blog
Vlogs (short for video log)
Set of personal reflective videos
Many vlogs are posted on YouTube
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Blogs and Vlogs
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Wikis
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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
CoffeeCup is HTML wiki software
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Wikis
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8. Podcasts and Vodcasts Podcast*
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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
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Podcasts and Vodcasts
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10. Podcasts and Vodcasts Vodcast (or video podcast)*
Podcasts and Vodcasts
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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*
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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*
Social Networking
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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. Social Networking Examples of social networking sites (con’t.)*
Social Networking
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Examples of social networking sites (con’t.)
LinkedIn—site for professionals to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities
Ning—networks related to your interests
Digg—discover and share content from anywhere on the Web
RSS Feeds—notifies you when updated Web content is available
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Social Networking
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15. Instant Messaging Instant messaging (IM)*
Instant Messaging
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Instant messaging (IM)
Quick way of chatting with your buddies
AOL Instant Messenger
Microsoft Live Messenger
Yahoo!
Many social networking sites
Chatting is synchronous—both parties online at the same time
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16. Instant Messaging Chat by voice through use of: Webcam*
Instant Messaging
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Chat by voice through use of:
Webcam
Microphone and speakers
Skype and similar services
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Texting
Texting
Provides quick communication of messages that may include images, video, and sound
Usually on a mobile phone and uses abbreviations
State legislation is designed to protect young Internet users from sexting, a combination of sex and texting
Is asynchronous—parties need not be online at the same time
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18. Texting Avoid texting when:*
Texting
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Avoid texting when:
In motion: running, walking, jogging, riding a bike, etc.
Sitting alone in a remote public place
Walking in crowds
Driving
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Tagging
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Tag
User-generated word or phrase that helps organize Web content
Web developers refer to these tags as metatags
When searching, tags help locate a Web page or blog
Another meaning: assigning names to people in a photo (tag a photo)
Facebook
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20. Collaboration Tools Collaboration tools*
Collaboration Tools
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Collaboration tools
Help people work online as a team
Google Apps is suite that combines:
Gmail
Google Docs
Can be used to create, edit, and import existing word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation documents
Google Calendar
Google Talk
Google Sites
Microsoft Office Web Apps are also available
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Web 2.0 in the Classroom
Forums and discussion boards are threaded discussions that may or may not be monitored.
Someone asks a question or expresses an idea and others add their thoughts or answers
Collaboration is important in completing team project. Some tools:
Podcasts on iTunes, videos on YouTube, Web searching, blogs, and wikis
Be sure to apply netiquette.
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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.
LivingSocial collects data people provide on sites such as Facebook and sells it to businesses for marketing.
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23. Safety and Privacy Beware of giving out too much personal information*
Safety and Privacy
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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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Web 3.0?
Web 3.0
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 “mashup” combines two or more applications into a single application
Example: Review restaurants and locate them with Google Maps
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