| Our goal is to have educators and parents on the same page when it comes to your children. This site has numerous interactive features that can be overwhelming at first, but this short tutorial page can give you an idea of what Web 2.0 is about. We want to make things a little simplier for parents, in order to do this we are offering our PTA online! To get started, please read the following. According to Wikipedia.org, Web 2.0 is a term describing a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aims to enhance creativity, information sharing, and, most notably, collaboration among users. These concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies. The term became notable after the first O'Reilly Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004.[2][3] Although the term suggests a new version of the World Wide Web, it does not refer to an update to any technical specifications, but to changes in the ways software developers and end-users use webs. Do a Wikipedia search below to find more information on Web 2.0. Learn more by clicking HERE and take the quiz while your there! This site features numerous web 2.0 widgets to help make our website work for you. On this site you will find a Chat box call the Parent Chitter Chatter, which is box where parents can communicate with each other, staff or teachers of Castleton elementary community.This site also features a RSS feed box on health/ educational related news, a parenting podcast, Del.icio.us tags box,iCal calendar, notes widget and a Quick email tool, where parents can send emails to PTA staff, faulty or other parents. The activities and PTA page has a comments and suggestions box that parents can also use for quick comments. Look at the articles in the widget below to familiarize yourself with web 2.0. |