There are numerous Web 2.0 resources that we have not yet discussed in class. For this assignment, conduct some research to see if you can find an interesting Web 2.0 resource that might be used within the final semester project you will be developing.
Here are a few Web 2.0 compilation websites that might be helpful to you in completing this assignment.
Web 2.0 for the Classroom Teacher
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listweb20s.html
A Free Learning Tool for Every Learning Problem?
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2008/04/free-learning-tool-for-every-learning.html
Resources for Teachers on Web 2.0 and other Applications
http://wiki.abc.edu.sv/mediawiki/index.php/Resources_for_Teachers_on_Web_2.0_and_other_Applications
The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2007
http://oedb.org/blogs/ilibrarian/2007/the-best-web-20-applications-for-education-%E2%80%94-2007/
When you have completed this assignment, please post a comment in which you describe the Web 2.0 resource you selected and discuss how it might be used to enhance the project you are developing.
Alternatively, you may select a Web 2.0 resource that you feel might be a good addition to one of the other projects being developed, rather than your own.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Class Three Assignment 2: Web 2.0 Resources
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My project is a user guide so I decided to look for some content authoring tools. After looking through all of these:
http://www.diigo.com/user/delaskelton/contentauthoring?tab=
I decided on Microsoft's LCDS program:
http://www.microsoft.com/learning/tools/lcds/default.mspx
I chose LCDS because of Microsoft's developing experience and because it supports Silverlight, Microsoft's new multimedia application which some say will blow Flash and other similar apps away in the near future.
I used the website, http://techwatch.reviewk.com/2008/04/web-20s-top-1000-list-2/, which gave a list of various types of Web 2.0 resources. My project is working on the IT wiki for prospective students. After looking through the list on this site, I thought it may be beneficial to create a Facebook group for current and prospective IT students as well as IT alumni and faculty. Many people already have a Facebook account so for most they would not have to sign up for something new or learn a new interface. It could be an excellent communication tool for everyone and create a social network. I'd be happy to hear any suggestions/comments about this if anyone has any.
I have not necessary found a way to use web 2.0 in my project specifically since my project is designing promotional CDs and DVDs for the IT Program. However, Slideshare.com is a Web 2.0 tool that could be used in the http://coe.uh.edu/digitalstorytelling web project. Slideshare is site where you can host and share your powerpoint presentations publicly or privately. The presentation can be viewed on the Slideshare site or it can be linked to or embedded in a web page. Slideshare.com like many other social sharing services, users are able to add tagging, rate, and comment on the content. The originator of the presentation can choose to make the slide show available to be downloaded. I think the use of this tool will enhance the digital storytelling web site because viewers of the site will be able to view Powerpoint presentations without opening or downloading them.
I looked at each of the links for the assignment and visited close to every page and didn't have an "a-ha" moment about adding a resource to my assignment. If everything is well with my project, we can have all the social bookmarking shortcuts to add the journal articles to everyones favorite list. I did like the Google translator. I looked at my personal blog and translated it into Spanish. This could be useful if colleagues, or more importantly, students from other countries are conducting research and need to translate the journal articles on the fly, they can.
I did like the Awesome Highlighter web site.
http://www.awesomehighlighter.com/
When visiting this site, the reader types in a web address and is able to highlight passages on the webpage. I think this would be ideal for researchers. I think that each article could have the option of being viewed as a pdf and then have a link directly to the highlighter site with the article already placed. What would be real cool is if we could somehow have the user highlight passages they found useful and then share the highlighted version. That might be wishful thinking though.
I still have to no idea how to use web 2.0 resources in my project. But I found one website that might be useful either for the digitalstorytelling website of the IT website. The website is www.suggestionbox.com. Like the name suggests, it's the tool that allows people to send their comments or suggestions. I'm not sure how it really works in detail since it costs money to sign up. I think it could be used for people who might have comments/questions instead of having to email.
Shambles offers a web-based service designed for International school communities that organizes Web 2.0 uses in Education.
It’s Asian influence is clearly visible from the time you arrive at the site, and it’s extraordinarily rich with content. I found this site to be very useful, and I plan to utilize it in my own courses this coming Fall.
You can find the link to, “Web 2.0 in Education,” by going:
http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/web2edu/
The Educational uses of Web 2.0 was the search string I used in Google to find this website and this Web 2.0 application.
I spent a couple of hours on this site, evaluating some of the things that others are using web 2.0 to do in their classrooms or alternative settings.
I think this site is very valuable and I encourage everyone to check it out.
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