Welcome to Week 2 of my blog!
In our ICT workshop this week we discussed the definition of Web 2.0. I learned that it was a trent in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design, with its aims to facilitate creativity, information sharing, and most notably collaboration among fellow users. This concept has led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosting services including Aggregation services,Tracking and filtering, content, Social Networking, and collaborating services.
Implications of Web 2.0.
- Students as co-creators
- Sites set up for particapation
- Personalised content and tools
- User control over content
- Greater use of feeds and other external content
- Less distinction between content and tools
- Automatically undating courses.
Among the web sites which utilize Web 2.0 are the following.
• You Tube
• Twitter
• FaceBook
• Wikipedia
• LinkedIn
• WordPress
• MySpace
• Flickr
The blog is an online published tool that enables people to easily publish their loves, passions, dislikes, peeves, discoveries and insights. The posting and commenting process contributes to the nature of blogging. The Yale University law professor, Yochai Benkler (2001) refers to blogging as 'weighted conversation between a primary author and a group of secondary comment contributors, who communicate to an unlimited number of readers'.
How applications can be useful for teaching and in the classroom
There has been significant debates over the advantages and disadvantages of using social software through mainstream education. Those who will argue its advantages will draw upon the emphasis on lifelong learning and supporting the development of young people’s skills in creativity and innovation. From the workshop session I learned that blogging facilities to allow staff and students to create their own personal pages. The system proves to have a
variety of educational related uses such as developing essay plans, creating photo galleries and recording personal development. Students develop better communication skills by authentically communicating. It can also help students in developing their writing skills by allowing them to publish their work and invite comments from others.
The Web 2.0 can be useful for learning and teaching in terms of:
• group work
• projects and cases
• outside experts and content
• field work
• language teaching
• multimedia assignments/e-portfolios
Examples of primary school blogs and ways children are using new technology through learning.
Hope CE Primary School
Chorlton Park Primary School
Useful websites.
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