Transcript Slide 1

Web 2.0 Backpack:
Web Apps for Students
Author: Josh Catone
Read/Write Web Blog
www.readwriteweb.com
Presented by John Evans
11/20/07
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
“Inspiration” like tools
MindMeister
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
More Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Information
http://tinyurl.com/g7oq6
More Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Information
http://hubpages.co
m/hub/Education20
Web 2.0 Applications/Tools
Enhance
Collaboration
Reverse
Meet Me At the Library
Retrieve
Obsolesce
Partnerships
Isolation
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/