What is this Blog about?

This Blog has been created as part of an Assignment on Web 2.0 tools. It will contain tutorials on five Web 2.0 tools and also one activity that can be done with each of them. The foregoing are Glogster, Penzu, Pinterest, Popplet and Powtoon.

Hope you find this useful!

Some theory!

Web 2.0 is also known as "Read Write Web", as opposed to Web 1.0, which is referred to as "Read Only Web". Thefore, the difference between these kind of webs is basically related to the fact that in the case of Web 2.0, users are very active and can generate, share and edit content, and comment on other people's meterials as well. Thus, it promotes collaborative work. 

Unlike Web 2.0, Web 1.0 users were passive and the information available was not dynamic but static. As the University of Melbourne points out, "Web 2.0 is the term used to describe a variety of websites and applications that allow anyone to create and share online information or material they have created. [...] it allows people to create, share, collaborate & communicate."


In the words of Nick Peachey, "Web 2.0 enables:

• Socialisation - Through socialisation our students can use the language and skills they are learning to build networks and develop relationships with real people.

• Collaboration - They can work together with others to construct and share real knowledge.

• Creativity - They can create genuine products, in a wide range and combination of media to high standards, that will have a real audience.

• Authenticity - The tasks and activities they do and the people they communicate with to do them are real and motivating.

• Sharing - They can share what they create and learn from each other Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers."

How to use this blog

Look at the entries and choose the one/s you want to read. The different tutorials are directly linked to their respective activities. 

References:

Peachey, N. (2009). Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers. Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers, p.3

What is Web 2.0 Technology?. (n.d.). What is Web 2.0 Technology?. Retrieved October 23, 2014, from http://www.unimelb.edu.au/copyright/inform