Instructional Technology and Media for

Learning
Twelfth Edition

Chapter 6
Connecting Learners Using
Web 2.0

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Learning Objectives
6.1 Describe key functions of Web 2.0 that have implications for
learning.
6.2 Identify ways to integrate Web 2.0 resources into instruction.
6.3 Discuss the advantages of using Web 2.0 resources to support
learning.
6.4 Discuss the limitations of using Web 2.0 resources to support
learning.

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Introduction
• Learning opportunities with a global reach
• Learners have new perspectives
• Social-ethical issues
• Online learning

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Web 2.0 Functions
• Websites that allow users to interact and publish data.
• Open Source
• Cloud Computing
• Collaborative Contributions
• Social Networking
• Mashup

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Integrating Web 2.0 Resources into
Instruction (1 of 3)
• Blogs
– A dialog with a group of people around the world with a shared
interest around a topic or issue.
– Teacher or learner centric
– Read blogs by content experts
– Create an instructional blog or collaborate with other teachers or
classrooms
• Wikis
– Supports collaborative writing and editing of online content
– Create and share information and media online
– Learners produce knowledge using higher-order thinking skills

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Integrating Web 2.0 Resources into
Instruction (2 of 3)
• Productivity Apps
– Online office tools such as word processing, presentations,
spreadsheets
– Collaboration on productivity tasks
– Easily accessible from an internet connection
• Social Bookmarking
– Ability to organize, store, manage and search for booked marked
sources.
– Groups can gather and share resources collaboratively
– Can be teacher created and shared with learners to guide a
discovery lesson

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Integrating Web 2.0 Resources into
Instruction (3 of 3)
• Multimedia Sharing
– Podcasts, Video sharing (youtube), Pinboards, etc.
– Engage and capture learner attention
– Digital resources for teachers and learners
• Social Networks
– Facilitates online connections with users who have similar interests (ie
those in the same class)
– Post assignments, surveys, quizzes, calendar of events, etc.
• Mashups
– Current, real-time data from different websites and applications
– Weather, Interactive Maps

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Advantages of Using Web 2.0 for
Instruction
• Portability
• Easy to produce
• Authentic audience
• Connectedness
• Social awareness
• Free

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Limitations of Using Web 2.0 for
Instruction
• Access to necessary sophisticated hardware
• Instability of open source apps
• Quality of messages
• Credibility
• Bias
• Safety issues
• Possibility of cyberbullying

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