Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Wednesday, August 8, 2007

WoooHoooo

It Worked!!!!!!!!!

Test Post

My blog has not been posting lately.....

Flickr

So when technology works, it can run the world! But when it is not in the mood to co-operate....... :(

My attempt to join the flickr community during the week could only be described as UNSUCCESSFUL!!!!! It can drive you to insanity!

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

What Is Web 2.0?

It is essentiall an increasing range of software that supports a variety of technologies for open, collaborative communication, learning and creativity.

It requires:
  1. a platform
  2. social networking
  3. read/write web
  4. social software
  5. gathering and sorting

Lecture One

THE WEB

  • Web 1.0 is gathering information on the web.
  • Web 2.0 is constructing knowledge collaboratively on the web.
  • Web 2.0 is the heart and soul of online education. e.g. podcast, ajax, tagging, second life etc.
  • Web 2.0 is putting the "we" in "web"!!!
  • Experts in Web 2.0: Andy Budd

http://www.andybudd.com/presentations/dcontruct05/


WEB 1.0 EXAMPLES


Personal Web Sites

Britannica Online

Content Management Systems

Directories

Screen Scrapings

WEB 2.0 EXAMPLES

Blogs

Wikipedia

Wikis

Tagging

Web Services

Semester Two

WELCOME TO NETWORKED LEARNING!!!!!