Transcript Web2.0

The term web2.0 refers to the development of
online services that encourage collaboration,
communication and information sharing.
CILIP Scotland
http://www.slainte.org.uk/files/pdf/web2/Web2GuidelinesFinal.pdf
Accessed 28/06/10
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Ability to publish online is changing the face
of the internet
◦ Politics – blogs, podcasts, youtube
◦ Issues discussed and debated online
◦ Social networking
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Your subject
◦ What are other people saying about your subject?
◦ What websites/resources are other people using?
◦ Online tools to help you present your work and
work with other students
Old web
Web2.0
Computer based
Complicated to publish to web
Read only
Passive user experience
Web based
Simple to publish to web
Read, write & upload
Rich user experience
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Blogs
Wikis
Social networking sites
Sites that collate resources
RSS feeds
Google Docs
Other useful sites
Practical exercise
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What web2.0
media do you use
already?
What do you think
of it?
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Blogs
◦ Personal website, often with entries arranged by
date
◦ Interactive – visitors can add comments
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Find blogs related to your subject
◦ http://blogsearch.google.co.uk
◦ http://www.blogsearchengine.com
◦ http://www.blog-search.com
◦ http://www.blogscope.net
◦ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs
Things to think about
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What are other people saying about your subject?
Do you agree with them?
What ideas does this give you for your own work?
Ideas for internet searches/keywords?
What websites are other people linking to?
Can you ignore blogs / can you trust them?
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Create your own blog
◦ http://wordpress.com/
◦ http://www.blogger.com
◦ http://www.typepad.com/
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What is a wiki?
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Database of pages that users can edit
Multiple authors, instant updating
e.g. Wikipedia
Do you trust wikis?
Wiki search engine
◦ http://www.wiki.com
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Create your own wiki
◦ Why would you do this?!
◦ http://pbworks.com
◦ Blackboard
How is a wiki
different to a blog?
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Facebook
◦ 1 in 3 UK residents
◦ Join groups for your subject!!
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Twitter
◦ Micro-blogging
◦ Follow organisations in your subject area
 http://www.twitter.com
 http://search.twitter.com (Twitter search)
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Delicious
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Save your favourites
Add tags to find sites easily
Access anywhere
Search other people’s Delicious sites
http://delicious.com/kxlcwkc
http://delicious.com
See also
◦ http://digg.com
Why would you
use this?
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RSS=Really Simple Syndication
Receive updates whenever a website adds
new content
RSS Reader account
◦ Gmail comes with this!
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How could RSS feeds help you?
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Create and edit documents without having
program on your machine
◦ Word, Excel, PowerPoint
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Create a picture
◦ Insert text, lines, images, shapes
◦ Download as png, jpg, svg, pdf
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Create an online survey
◦ Design your questionnaire online
◦ Email to whoever you choose
◦ Results presented in a spreadsheet for you
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Share documents with others
◦ Select who can view & who can edit
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Skydrive
◦ http://www.windowslive.co.uk/skydrive.aspx
◦ 25gb of online storage
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Wordle
◦ http://www.wordle.net
◦ Create a Wordle for your essay...
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Netvibes
◦ http://www.netvibes.com
◦ Online dashboard
Few final links here
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Get to know one of the web2.0 resources
discussed
Blogs
Wikis
Delicious
RSS feeds
Google Docs
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How will you use web2.0?
Would you like help with any of the resources
featured?
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