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