Think+2

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The term "Web 2.0" can be applied across broad categories of emerging technology tools and design principles, social and economic shifts, business philosophies, participatory media and culture, etc.... Web 2.0 tools (blogs, wikis, podcasts, social networking and social bookmarking sites, tagging, photo- and video-sharing, RSS, etc...) are collaborative, browser-based and user-driven. They include platforms and tools for publishing, connecting, sharing, organizing and remixing.

A popular synonym for "Web 2.0" is the "Read/Write" web, which suggests that users are //contributing, creating and collaborating// rather than just //consuming// web content. "Web 1.0" or the "Read-Only" web was a place where the average user didn't publish content, because it required technical knowledge (HTML and other programming code) and money (to purchase server space and software). Web 2.0 tools allow users to easily participate and to customize their online experiences.

At its core, Web 2.0 is about powerful Web-based technologies **connecting people and ideas**.

Discovery Exercise -
Watch the Videos below, reflecting on how this information changes your thinking about education

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 * The World is Changing**

Did you Know?
 * The World is Changing**

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 * Students are Changing**

A Vision of Students Today

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**[[image:thinking.jpg]]Task**:
**What might Web 2.0 look like in school?**

Read the article "[|A Day in the Life of Web 2.0]" by David Warlick. Consider the ways in which Web 2.0 tools might change (or have already changed) your professional practice. How might you be able to use these new tools to to engage today's "digital learners?" Why would you want to? During the blogging module, you will be asked to complete a blog post reflecting on your initial thoughts about Web 2.0 and its role in 21st Century teaching and learning, so please write or type some notes -- **OR**... use Writeboard (see below).

**[[image:stretch.jpg]]Stretch Task** (optional)
[|Writeboard] is a simple, //collaborative// word processor that works in your web browser. Using Writeboard, anyone can create a document and invite others to add to it simply by sharing the web address and password -- no registration necessary! Use Writeboard to compose a 1-2 paragraph response to the above task. During the blogging module, you can copy and paste your Writeboard text into your blog post. (Be sure to save your Writeboard link and password so you can get back to it)! If you just want to play with a Writeboard document, visit [|this sample Writeboard] (password = **learning**) and experiment with adding some text.

After completing Thinks 0, 1 & 2 be sure to mark the Introduction Module complete by placing an **X** in the google spreadsheet!

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