1. What about the World Wide Web? 9 th Grade Digital Dimensions

2. In your groups… Go to my wikispace. – Digital Dimensions>Worksheets> click on link for notes to class discussion for the “what about the www” worksheet. – Under each question, add your name and your group’s response to each question. Remember only to add first names (no last names!)

3. Think about it… Why should we learn about Internet Safety? What are some online risks? What are some ways the internet has improved daily life (advantages)? What are some of the disadvantages of the internet? What is Web 2.0?

5. Ajax asynchronous JavaScript and XML Using a group of web development techniques for creating interactive web applications When combined, Web applications are able to make quick updates to the user interface without reloading the entire page.

6. Blog Short for Web log Web page that serves as a publicly accessible personal journal for an individual

7. Creative Commons provides free tools that let people easily mark their creative work with the freedoms they want it to carry. lets you dictate how others may use your work. allows the creator to keep the copyright but allows others to copy and distribute work provided they give the creator credit and only on the conditions specified by the creator.

8. DIY Do It Yourself

9. Mash ups web application that combine two or more web-based information sources to create something new. Example http://www.housingmaps.com – Google Maps combined with real estate listings from Craigslist. – Choose a city, say New York, and you can see what’s for rent or for sale based on the location.

10. Open Source of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available Example – iTalc in the classroom – http://italc.sourceforge.net/home.php http://italc.sourceforge.net/home.php

11. Podcasts a form of audio broadcasting using the Internet. http://podcast.com/

13. Social Networking The process of meeting and networking with people through the use of specific Internet technology. The interaction between a group of people who share a common interest

14. More Social Networking

15. Tags A label

16. Wiki page or collection of Web pages designed to enable anyone who accesses it to contribute or modify content, using a simplified markup language group communication mechanism www.wikispaces.com

17. RSS RSS (Rich Site Summary) is a format for delivering regularly changing web content.

18. Twitter is a social networking and micro- blogging service Allows users to send and read other users' updates (known as tweets. Updates are displayed on the user's page and delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them. Senders can restrict delivery to those in their circle of friends.

19. Web 2.0 links

20. Ning

21. Del.icio.us

22. Stu.dicio.us

23. Furl

24. Blinklist

25. Stumbleupon

26. Digg

27. Diigo

28. GeeSee

29. Meebo Rooms