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Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students
Author: Josh CatoneRead/Write Web Blog
www.readwriteweb.com
Presented by John Evans11/20/07
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_backpack_web_apps_for_students.php
Author: Josh Catone
• a Lead Writer at Read/Write Web since March 2007.
• from Rhode Island, USA
• co-founder of the web's largest community dedicated to Ruby on Rails development, Rails Forum.
Context
• The article is an opinion piece providing a recommended list of Web 2.0 applications for students to add to their virtual backpack as they ready themselves for the upcoming term in university, college and/or high school.
Web 2.0
• "The term Web 2.0 (pronounced "web two point Oh") was conceived in 2005 to describe a new breed of websites that use newer web authoring tools, are low learning curves (for the user) and support a collaborative environment ... usually free and usually just all done in a web browser"– Source Shambles website
http://www.shambles.net/web2/
Office Replacements
Zoho Google Docs
Note Taking
Mind Mapping
MindMeister
“Inspiration” like tools
Studying
Bookmarking
Collaboration
Calendars
30 Boxes
Calculations
Bibliographic Tools
Relevance to Internet Pedagogy
• Web 2.0 tools/applications can be applied across the curriculum
Examples: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, RSS
Relevance to Internet Pedagogy
• Web 2.0 tools/applications provide an easy fit with Literacy with ICT in the classroom.
• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Ethics and Responsibility
• ICT Literacy
Relevance to Internet Pedagogy
• Allow for easy collaboration with others (local and/or world-wide)
Examples:
Potential Problems/Concerns
• Many educators are unaware of the existence and/or application of these online tools.
• Training is not readily available in the classroom application of Web 2.0 tools
• Fear of exposure of students to online applications which may have few “borders”
New Concerns
for the Security Implications
of Web 2.0
PCWORLD
Dec. 2007 Issue
http://tinyurl.com/
g7oq6
More Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Information
http://hubpages.com/
hub/Education20
More Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Information
Enhance
Retrieve Obsolesce
Reverse
Web 2.0 Applications/Tools
Collaboration
Partnerships Isolation
Meet Me At the Library
Discussion
• What obstacles exist in our educational system that may prevent the use of Web 2.0 tools/applications ?– Classroom Obstacles?
– School Wide Obstacles?
– Division/District Wide Obstacles?
– Province Wide Obstacles?
Bibliography
• Catone, J. (2007, June 22). Web 2.0 backpack: web apps for students. Retrieved November 6, 2007, from Red/Write Web Web site: http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_backpack_web_apps
_for_students.php
http://blaugh.com/2006/10/13/the-whole-internet-truth/