1. WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS ROBERT A KARL - INSTRUCTOR

2. WHAT IS WEB 2.0? – THE READ/WRITE WEB

3. EXAMPLES OF WEB 2.0 THEMES Collaboration Tools that enable people to work together Photo Books or Scrapbooks Allow users to create visual stories from their digital photos. Digital Storytelling Tell a story using technology tools. Quiz Makers Create a secure, professional web-based online quiz Graded instantly – saving hours of paperwork.

4. EXAMPLES OF WEB 2.0 THEMES Gradebooks: Track student progress online and calculate course grades Social Bookmarking Share bookmarked sites, provide resources to students, useful for keeping students on task Presentation tools Move beyond PowerPoint And many, many more!!

5. WHAT ARE SOME SOCIAL BOOKMARKING APPLICATIONS? They are defined online as: Diigo: Great tool if you browse web using different computers and browsers Diigo Portaportal: A web based bookmarking utility that lets you store links to your favorite websites online; no longer limited to any one computer Portaportal Delicious: Delicious helps you find cool stuff and collect it for easy sharing Delicious

6. CHOOSING THE BEST SOCIAL BOOKMARKING SITE Social bookmarking sites share key features, but try to differentiate to attract audiences How intuitive is it? How easy are key functions? Does it do what I want it to do? Is the language and terminology right for my context? How much learning would it take for users to figure it out? How does it look, and is this what I had in mind? How do I know if I chose the right tool? This site has great resources to support the Web 2.0 assignment: http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Finding+the+Right+Tool

7. LISTS OF WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS Ultimate Web 2.0 list: http://edtechtoolbox.blogspot.com/p/web-20-tools_04.html Kathy Schrock’s Web 2.0 List http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/edtools.html#Web20_tools Sue Summerford’s Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s. html

8. WEB 2.0 DIRECTORIES http://www.web20searchengine.com/web20/web-2.0-list.htm http://www.go2web20.net Educational Web 2.0 Sites: http://techlearning.com/blogs_ektid35720.aspx

9. HOMEWORK Assigned Readings and Discussion Board Assignments a. Read the article “Integrating Web 2.0 Tools into the Classroom” by Daniel Light and Deborah Keisch Polin. The article is available in the Course Documents section of Blackboard. Add a post to the Discussion Board in the Week 3 Discussion Thread called “Required Reading”. Add a second post, replying to one of your colleagues. b. Visit this website, The 100 Best Web 2.0 Classroom Tools Chosen by You: http://edudemic.com/2011/11/best-web-tools/ http://edudemic.com/2011/11/best-web-tools/ Visit 5 of the sites on the list and provide an annotated synopsis describing the 5 applications. You can add one post with 5 paragraphs, briefly describing one application in each paragraph. Reminder: Complete 3 rd journal entry, reflecting on what you learned during Week Three.

10. ASSIGNMENT Assignment – Web 2.0 presentation – 20% of grade Details can be found in the Assignments section of Blackboard. The assignment is due at 11:59 PM on Friday, September 21. Visit the ED 5255 wiki to post your topic. http://robbkarl1.wikispaces.com/ED+5255