Web 2.0 Ideas and Examples

Updated June, 2009
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Web 2.0 Workshop Practice Activities

Blogs

Blogs or online Web+Logs can be used in a variety of settings for a variety of purposes.

• Students can provide an overview of a course discussion
  
• Teachers can blog about class topics or assignments
  
• Blogs can be used for learning logs or reflection journals
• Blogs can be assigned readings for class
  

Examples:

2007 Best Blog Awards

University of Chicago: Law School Blog

Photography-History, University of California, Berkeley

Dignitas class blog site -Students were assigned a time to blog about class. Students gave an overview of the online discussion and "in class" discussion. Additionally, students found outside relevant resources and related topics.

Dr. Takkunen's Blog- SisuTech

Micro-blogging sites

Micro-blogging sites allow individuals to blog short (100 characters or less) statements. This can be done via cell phone or the web. Micro-blogging can allow a person to follow people who are experts or interested in a certain topic.

Examples:

Article: Micro blogging with Twitter

Twitter

Chery's Twitter Page

Plurk

Online Video Sites

YouTube, Teacher Tube, and Google Video are all popular public video sharing sites. Students can create videos to demonstrate their understanding of a certain concept. Teachers can use online videos to demonstrate concepts

Examples:

Homelessness Awareness

This video is an example of a video created by Jordon Chong, a St. Scholastica student. Jordan created this video for a project in my dignitas class. Students were asked to think about a social issue that they cared deeply about.

You Tube

100 Best YouTube Videos 

Teacher Tube

Google Video

Podcasting 

There are a variety of different ways to utilize podcasting. A faculty member can podcast lectures. Students can then load them on to a MP3 player and replay them. Students can also create a podcast for an assignment. Sarah Bryans Bongey has provided excellent information on podcasts on our Academic Technology Site.

Examples: 

Article on Podcasting in Education

National Public Radio Podcasts

Mn Public Radio Podcasts

Dr. Cizadlo's Anatomy and Physiology Podcast

Education Podcast Network

Popular Podcasts in Education: DIGG

Wiki's

Wikis can function as collaborative web-based writing spaces. Faculty can create a Wiki for the class. Students can create a wiki to demonstrate learning, debate a topic, collaborate on a writing topic and more.

Blog on Wiki's: Writing Intensive/Student as scholars

Article: Teachers new to Wikis

Wikispaces: For Teachers

College French class in Quebec

Article on using Wikipedia from Inside Higher Ed.

Educational Wikis

Social Networking Sites

Social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace can be used to inform groups such as  alumi and students about events and important information. Students in courses can create groups to discuss course assignments and to share information related to course content.

Blog about using Facebook and other social networking sites with college students

Examples:

Linkedin

Facebook

School of Education Facebook

Myspace

Social- Book Marking

Social book marking sites provide opportunities for popular web sites to "rise to the top". Also, individuals can save and organize sites they find useful. These sites can be shared with other individuals.For example, as more people "tag" a site they find valuable, the site may be rated higher than others.

Social photo sites

Social photo sites provide an amazing collection of photos that are uploaded and shared by people all over the world.

Consider how you might use photos for learning activities. What if your class was discussing the idea of any of the following?

Poverty

Social Justice

How to get the most out of online photo sharing sites 

Examples:

Flickr- Photos from Hurricane Fay

Web-based Mapping

Examples

Google Maps- See satellite and photo features

Google Earth

The College of St. Scholastica on Google Maps

Real time earthquakes on Google Maps

Minnesota Google maps with photos

MISC:

This section provides a variety of other Web 2.0 applications.

Wordle- Make online word clouds

bubbl.ushttp://www.bubbl.us/edit.php- Free online mind mapping

Course web page: Poetry 

Poll Everywhere- Web-based polling

Virtual worlds: Article

Angel Learning: Virtual worlds

Google Docs provide for collaborative sharing

Doodle- Easy event scheduling

Dim Dim- Free videoconferencing software

Mediated Cultures