Web 2.0 Backpack: Web Apps for Students

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Web 2.0 Backpack Web Apps for Students

• Author Josh Catone
• Read/Write Web Blog
• www.readwriteweb.com
• Presented by John Evans
• 11/20/07

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http//www.readwriteweb.com/archives/web_20_backpa
ck_web_apps_for_students.php
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Author Josh Catone

• a Lead Writer at Read/Write Web since March 2007.
  
• from Rhode Island, USA
• co-founder of the web's largest community
  dedicated to Ruby on Rails development, Rails
  Forum.

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Context

• The article is an opinion piece providing a
  recommended list of Web 2.0 applications for
  students to add to their virtual backpack as they
  ready themselves for the upcoming term in
  university, college and/or high school.

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Web 2.0

• "The term Web 2.0 (pronounced "web two point Oh")
  was conceived in 2005 to describe a new breed of
  websites that use newer web authoring tools, are
  low learning curves (for the user) and support a
  collaborative environment ... usually free and
  usually just all done in a web browser"
• Source Shambles website http//www.shambles.net/we
  b2/

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Office Replacements
Zoho
Google Docs
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Note Taking
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Mind Mapping
Inspiration like tools
MindMeister
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Studying
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Bookmarking
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Collaboration
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Calendars
30 Boxes
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Calculations
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Bibliographic Tools
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Relevance to Internet Pedagogy

• Web 2.0 tools/applications can be applied across
  the curriculum
• Examples Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, RSS

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Relevance to Internet Pedagogy

• Web 2.0 tools/applications provide an easy fit
  with Literacy with ICT in the classroom.

• Critical and Creative Thinking
• Ethics and Responsibility
• ICT Literacy

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Relevance to Internet Pedagogy

• Allow for easy collaboration with others (local
  and/or world-wide)
• Examples

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Potential Problems/Concerns

• Many educators are unaware of the existence
  and/or application of these online tools.
• Training is not readily available in the
  classroom application of Web 2.0 tools
• Fear of exposure of students to online
  applications which may have few borders

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New Concerns for the Security Implications of
Web 2.0
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PCWORLD Dec. 2007 Issue
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More Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Information
http//tinyurl.com/g7oq6
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More Web 2.0 Applications/Tools Information
http//hubpages.com/hub/Education20
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Web 2.0 Applications/Tools
Enhance
Reverse
Collaboration
Meet Me At the Library
Retrieve
Obsolesce
Isolation
Partnerships
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Discussion

• What obstacles exist in our educational system
  that may prevent the use of Web 2.0
  tools/applications ?
• Classroom Obstacles?
• School Wide Obstacles?
• Division/District Wide Obstacles?
• Province Wide Obstacles?

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Bibliography

• Catone, J. (2007, June 22). Web 2.0 backpack web
  apps for students. Retrieved November 6, 2007,
  from Red/Write Web Web site http//www.readwritew
  eb.com/archives/web_20_backpack_web_apps_for_stude
  nts.php

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