Kevin Kearney's List: What is Web 2.0

Web 2.0 is a term used to refer generically to a state of evolution of the Internet (and specifically the World Wide Web), compared to the previous condition. It tends to indicate how Web 2.0, the set of all those online applications that allow a strong level of user-interaction site (blogs, forums, chat systems such as Wikipedia, YouTube, Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, WordPress, etc.)

"The term Web 2.0 has been proposed to describe what is seen as a revival of the
World Wide Web. In particular, it describes the Web 2.0 interfaces that allow
users to interact with both the content of the pages but between them, making
Web 2.0 web community and interactive."

"It can also be argued that the “web 2.0″ is not a new version of the World Wide
Web, but in fact includes only the technologies and concepts of “web 1.0″. Thus,
examples of web 2.0 services (see above) are fully contained in the original
site. Other critics have associated with that term seconds Internet bubble,
arguing that many Web 2.0 companies trying to create the same product with an
obvious lack of economic model."

"The original cloud-map picture (constructed by Luca Cremonini on December 25,
2006, for railsonwave.com) has been recreated in svg format from the image of
Markus Angermeier and was improved with links to Wikipedia sources."

"This is going to be somewhat of a long post. So if your brain With that being
said, if your
attention
span is too small for big ideas
, leave now."

"In this second of a 4-part Beginner´s Guide series

I take a look at Web 2.0. What is it, and what does it mean for
teachers? The
first of the series
looked at Web 1.0, in case you missed
it."

"A moment of extreme clarity became an obsession for me last week. A session that
I had prepared for the
IL-TCE
conference
went from "Web 2.0 Tools for the Classroom" to "Why Web 2.0 Is
Important to the Future of Education." Then, as PowerPoint fever gripped me
(OpenOffice.org Impress, actually), moving slides around as though they were
puzzle pieces finally coming together correctly, I found my thoughts coalescing
toward a bold conclusion and a final title change: "Web 2.0 Is the Future of
Education.""

""Web 2.0" in just under 5 minutes."

Web2.0 for Education - Teaching with Technology Symposium

"Using the Web 2.0 write up in Wikipedia this video is to help teach educators
about Web 2.0 tools."

Who's Really Participating in Web 2.0 - TIME

"Earlier today, Richard took a look at the state of
e-learning
2.0
, which got me to thinking about how school might be different if I were
in college today because of the influx of new Web 2.0 apps aimed and students.
I went to a school that utilized a Virtual Learning Environment called WebCT
(since absorbed by the
Blackboard

company), and it really wasn't very fun to use. Note taking meant writing on
paper, study groups meant face-to-face meetings, and if you were struggling
through Shakespeare, your best bet was to turn to the library, not the Internet."

"With the start of the new school year, many teachers and students are seeking
new products and technologies to help them through their upcoming academics.
With the increase of teachers using blogs and wikis, and students networking and
utilizing online tools, the demand for easier and more efficient ways of
learning is on the rise. To me, the growing interest for web-based learning is
amazing, which brought me to thinking; what if I were to consolodate some of the
helpful online products and services that can help students, teachers and
administrators alike? Well, I convinced myself. The following is a compilation
of Web 2.0 products that I’ve personally researched and tested. These services
are grouped into two main categories: “Tools”; and “Office Applications”. Some
more specific services include: organizers, gradebooks, research tools, document
managers, diagrams, and more."

"Being productive and getting things done both rely on planning and being
organized. But with the hustle and bustle of courses, it's sometimes easy to
forget what you have to do and when. So here are 25
Web
2.0
applications (mostly free) that should help you on your quest as a
student or professor in being productive."