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WEB 2.0 FOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS
A taste of Web 2.0, the key to unlocking the power of the Internet
Cathy Outten – Science Education Librarian
WHAT IS WEB 2.0?
Allows users to create, change, and publish all kinds of dynamic content
Web 1.0 is basically a “read only” medium but Web 2.0 is “read and write.”
Everyone can be creators, publishers and entertainers Interactive
Are we moving on to the “Social Web”?
DEFINITION OF WEB 2.0
Definition of Web 2.0 in Wikipedia has been changed many times (why?):
“The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web. Examples of Web 2.0 include social networking sites, blogs, wikis, video sharing sites, hosted services, web applications, mashups and folksonomies.” 4-15-2011
Today?: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
WHY USE WEB 2.0 TOOLS?
Your students are already using them! Useful for information sharing, learning, collaborating and
communicating Enables you to extend course materials Encourages creativity via multimedia mediums They are interactive- lead to constructivist teaching
methods
SOME ISSUES TO CONSIDER…..
Determine objectives and best tools to achieve them Consider issues of security and privacy Web 2.0 tools are generally simple to use, and
inexpensive or free
WHAT ARE SOME DIFFERENT WEB 2.0 TOOLS? Blogs Wikis Photo sharing Video streaming Social Networking Social Bookmarking Virtual Worlds
Common craft videos Common craft videos are useful for explaining Web 2.0 technology
BLOGS
a website where entries are made in journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order.
A Blog can be maintained by one person or group or organization
Interactivity? In the Comments
FREE BLOGGING SOFTWARE
Blogger www.blogger.com Wordpress www.wordpress.com LiveJournal www.livejournal.com
Exampleshttp://sematcsulblibrary.blogspot.com/http://mikelloydtech.wordpress.com/
BLOGS
According to Technorati there were 37.3 million blogs in 2006,
and 126 million in 2009 – as tracked by BlogPulse
Lots to read!
SEARCHING FOR BLOGS
Scienceblogs.com
Technorati www.technorati.com
Google’s Blogsearchhttp://blogsearch.google.com/
RSS FEEDS / BLOG READERS
Examples:
Google Reader / iGoogle
My Yahoo
Can include any regularly updated site (e.g. blog or news site)
Science Blogs Links to 80+ reviewed and active science blogs.
National Science Digital Library: http://expertvoices.nsdl.org/
How would you use a Blog?
Motivate students to participate. Enhance writing and reading skills. Instill critical thinking skills through evaluation of posts. Teach web/blog etiquette. Provide students a comprehensive
guide to resources selected by you.Collaborate with colleagues.
WIKIS
A wiki is a website which enables documents to be written collaboratively using a web browser.
Collaborative web page. People can write documents together. Can be public or restricted to certain users.
FREE WIKI SOFTWARE
Wikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com PBWorks
http://pbworks.com/content/edu-classroom-teachers
WetPaint http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/ All allow free classroom accounts
Example of a wiki: http://physicsconnection.wetpaint.com/
HOW COULD YOU USE A WIKI IN YOUR CLASSROOM?
PHOTOSHARING
Sites allow you to upload, arrange and tag and share photos
Some users allow others to use photographs freely Examples: Flickr, Shutterfly
VIDEOSTREAMING
Search and show Create and show Sites host videos created by individuals or by companies
that allow free access Include viewer comments Example: YouTube, Vimeo, TeacherTube
HOW COULD YOU USE PHOTO OR
VIDEO SHARING IN THE CLASSROOM?
PODCASTING Podcasting: a series of audio or video digital-media files
which is distributed over the Internet. Do not need an iPod – can be accessed via computer Basically a blog with video/audio iTunes is a way to subscribe and access podcasts
CREATING PODCASTS
Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net Simple format: capture powerpoint slides and add audio Search iTunes for podcasts. Example: CSULB chemistry
lab
HOW COULD YOU USE PODCASTING?
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Web sites and services that allow you to connect with friends, family, and colleagues online, as well as meet people with similar interests or hobbies (e.g. Facebook)
HOW WOULD COULD (SHOULD) YOU USE FACEBOOK?
SOCIAL BOOKMARKS / FOLKSONOMY
Helps users to store, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web pages on the Internet with the help of categories and “tags” and use them from anywhere
Tags: labels used to categorize items are known as tags
http://www.ebizmba.com/articles/social-bookmarking-websites
SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
It is like your “favorites” but publicly available on the web, therefore shareable
DELICIOUS
Example of social bookmarking Example: http://delicious.com/tags/csulblibrarian
Also: Diig, Stumbleupon, Pinterest
HOW COULD YOU USE SOCIAL BOOKMARKING IN THE CLASSROOM?
HOW DO WE SELECT APPROPRIATE WEB 2.0 FOR SCIENCE EDUCATORS?
Criteria for selection:
--Ease of set up and use
--Free
--Should enhance education/pedagogy
--Should provide Active Learning
--Could also be used for Professional development