A teacher walked into my office last week and asked, "What is web 2.0, anyway?" I realized that I take for granted that everyone else uses the same lingo that I do, and that I should explain that. (For instance, if I said Freddy Sanchez hit a walk-off double, most of you would have no idea what that means, but I just assume everyone knows.) So after I explained it, he said, "Well, that's exactly how we should be teaching! That's how my classroom is going to be next year." Oh my gosh!! That's equivalent to when I was teaching English and a student would say to me in the middle of Hamlet or Othello, "I never liked Shakespeare before, but now I love it!" What an awesome thing for a teacher to hear. (Of course, often the reason was, "Hamlet's a freak." Oh well.)
So here's an explanation of web 2.0:
Web 2.0 refers to the part of the World Wide Web where we can collaborate and communicate with pretty much anyone in the world. Here are three different forms of explanation for you, depending on which you prefer. The third is a video I found on YouTube, the second is a slide show from Slideshare, and the first is an article from Wikipedia. By the way, all three of those sites are part of web 2.0 technologies. (If you want a "complete" list, go here.)
CLICK HERE FOR THE Wikipedia ARTICLE. (Notice you can choose any language in which to read the article once you reach the site.)
Slideshow from Slideshare (here's the link in case the embedded presentation is blocked).
Video from YouTube. I hope this isn't blocked for you. (Here's the link in case you can't see the embedded video.)
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