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?

f Allows users to create, change, and publish all kinds of dynamic content f Web 1.0 is basically a read only medium but Web 2.0 is read and

write.
f Everyone can be creators, publishers and entertainers f Interactive f 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?

f Your students are already using them! f Useful for information sharing, learning, collaborating and

communicating
f Enables you to extend course materials f Encourages creativity via multimedia mediums f They are interactive- lead to constructivist teaching methods

SOME ISSUES TO CONSIDER..

f Determine objectives and best tools to achieve them f Consider issues of security and privacy f Web 2.0 tools are generally simple to use, and inexpensive or free

WHAT ARE SOME DIFFERENT WEB 2.0 TOOLS?

f Blogs f Wikis f Photo sharing f Video streaming f Social Networking f Social Bookmarking f Virtual Worlds f Common craft videos Common craft videos are useful

for explaining Web 2.0 technology

BLOGS
fa website where entries are made in

journal style and displayed in a reverse chronological order. fA Blog can be maintained by one person or group or organization
fInteractivity? In the Comments

FREE BLOGGING SOFTWARE

f Blogger www.blogger.com f Wordpress www.wordpress.com f LiveJournal www.livejournal.com

Examples http://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

Googles Blogsearch
http://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
f A wiki is a website which enables documents to be written

collaboratively using a web browser.

f Collaborative web page. f People can write documents together. f Can be public or restricted to certain users.

FREE WIKI SOFTWARE

fWikispaces http://www.wikispaces.com fPBWorks http://pbworks.com/content/edu-

classroom-teachers fWetPaint http://www.wetpaintcentral.com/ fAll allow free classroom accounts Example of a wiki: http://physicsconnection.wetpaint.com/

HOW COULD YOU USE A WIKI IN YOUR CLASSROOM?

PHOTOSHARING
f Sites allow you to upload, arrange and tag and share photos f Some users allow others to use photographs freely f Examples: Flickr, Shutterfly

VIDEOSTREAMING
f Search and show f Create and show f Sites host videos created by individuals or by companies that allow free

access
f Include viewer comments f Example:YouTube, Vimeo, TeacherTube

HOW COULD YOU USE PHOTO OR VIDEO SHARING IN THE CLASSROOM?

PODCASTING
f Podcasting: a series of audio or video digital-media files which is

distributed over the Internet.

f Do not need an iPod can be accessed via computer f Basically a blog with video/audio f iTunes is a way to subscribe and access podcasts

CREATING PODCASTS
f Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net f Simple format: capture powerpoint slides and add audio f Search iTunes for podcasts. Example: CSULB chemistry lab

HOW COULD YOU USE PODCASTING?

SOCIAL NETWORKING
f 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

fHelps 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 fTags: labels used to categorize items are known as tags fhttp://www.ebizmba.com/articles/socialbookmarking-websites

SOCIAL BOOKMARKING
f It is like your favorites but publicly available on the web, therefore

shareable

DELICIOUS
f Example of social bookmarking f 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