Web 2.0Online Tools for the Present & Future

Tom McGeePA Technology Keystone

Lower Merion School Districtmcgeet@lmsd.org

www.tommcgee.wikispaces.com

Friday, February 8, 2008

So What’s Up 4 Today?

•We’re going to learn about the power of web 2.0•We’re starting a blog!•Set up your own wikispace•Start collecting web 2.0 & online tools

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What Is Web 2.0?

• Read/Write Web

• Online Tools

• Small fee = full access

• Ability to network and collaborate

• embeddable code

Free!

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What Makes It Work?

• It’s Free!

• Open Source

• Ability to Collaborate

• Levels the playing field

"Applications that get better, the more people use them!"

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What Makes It Work?

These tools will help you sift through large amounts of information and help others connect to you

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Why Web 2.0?

• Information Processing

• Global Communication

• Being Self Directed

3 most important standards in education

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