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Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students

Discover the top Web 2.0 applications that every student should have in their virtual backpack. From note-taking to collaboration, these tools will enhance your academic experience. Recommended by Josh Catone, Lead Writer at Read/Write Web.

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Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students

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  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

  2. http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_backpack_web_apps_for_students.phphttp://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_backpack_web_apps_for_students.php

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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/

  6. Office Replacements Zoho Google Docs

  7. Note Taking

  8. Mind Mapping “Inspiration” like tools MindMeister

  9. Studying

  10. Bookmarking

  11. Collaboration

  12. Calendars 30 Boxes

  13. Calculations

  14. Bibliographic Tools

  15. Relevance to Internet Pedagogy • Web 2.0 tools/applications can be applied across the curriculum Examples: Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, RSS

  16. 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

  17. Relevance to Internet Pedagogy • Allow for easy collaboration with others (local and/or world-wide) Examples:

  18. 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”

  19. New Concerns for the Security Implications of Web 2.0

  20. PCWORLD Dec. 2007 Issue

  21. More Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Information http://tinyurl.com/g7oq6

  22. More Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Information http://hubpages.com/hub/Education20

  23. Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Enhance Reverse Collaboration Meet Me At the Library Retrieve Obsolesce Isolation Partnerships

  24. 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?

  25. 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

  26. http://blaugh.com/2006/10/13/the-whole-internet-truth/

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