READ THE ENTIRE ASSIGNMENT BEFORE COMPLETING THE ACTIVITIES This week, we are going to be exploring Web 2.0. “Web 2.0 is a trend in the use of World Wide Web technology and Web design that aims to facilitate 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 practice of categorizing content through tags). 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 the Internet.” (http://www.stiltonstudios.net/glossary.htm)
IMPORTANT: Some Web 2.0 Sites require you to "register" in order to use their features. Remember that you should NEVER use an important password, like your email password, when you register to use a Web site or other third party service.
1. Visit each of these Web 2.0 sites: An example of the technology commons: everyone contributes. http://www.instructables.com/
Online diagrams
(note: this site requires registration, so this is an optional visit)
http://www.gliffy.com/
Online Computer Assisted Drawing - You can design the layout for a room. (Note: This site will ask you about accepting "gears" This is a technology that allows you to save Web 2.0 work on your computer so that you can work on it when you are not connected. You do not have to accept gears to try this site, so you can select "deny.")
http://draw.labs.autodesk.com/
Markup maps You do not have to register to use this site.
http://quikmaps.com/
Web 2.0 and the election - Be sure to try the "spin" button. You can also select other individuals besides the two presidential candidates.
http://labs.google.com/inquotes/ Very Cool! Presenting content and documents in new ways using Web 2.0. Be sure to explore this site in depth.
http://www.digitalvaults.org/ The future of searching just added a "music" search (located at the top left of the screen) last week.: http://www.searchme.com/ Amazon.com just released their Web 2.0 storefront YESTERDAY! Is this the future of online shopping? Use the arrow keys to navigate. Zoom in and zoom out using the space bar.
http://windowshop.com Compare Online Calculators - Which Site is better?
http://instacalc.com/ vs. http://www.calcoolate.com/ |